FEBRUARY 15, 1914 



from four colonies to thirty, and secured 

 730 lbs. extracted honey. One of the lot 

 was evidently very weak, and has died. All 

 the rest are strong, and have a large winter 

 supply of food. Mr. White has resided on 

 the same farm for the last thirty years, and 

 has kept bees nearly all the time, producing 

 honey by the carload. He is one of tlie 

 pioneers in the county. Mr. White and Mr. 

 Leigh R. Freeman, editor Northtvest Farm 

 and Home, are the only ones left of the 

 original membeis of the association. 



All the papers were full of good whole- 

 some instruction, and created a good deal of 

 discussion, especially when the care of al- 

 falfa and sweet clover was mentioned. 



Just before the noon hour the secretary 

 called the officers to their feet in front of 

 the members and presented them with the 

 badges of their office, which, he stated, had 

 been generously donated by the proprietors 

 of the American Bee Journal. After which 

 tellers were appointed to take the names of 

 all present and give them a badge neatly 

 printed as follows: "Annual Convention 

 Wasliington State Beekeepers' Association. 

 Noi-th Yakima, Wash., Januaiy 7, 8, 1914." 

 Every one present offered a vote of thanks 

 to the donors. 



The afternoon and morning of the second 

 day were full of discussions, and filled in 

 by music by friends of the association. The 

 piano was generously loaned us by the 

 Sherman-Clay Music Co., the manager being 

 one of the singers. 



The banquet was a success in every way. 

 After the toasts the election of officers took 

 place. 



The following officers were elected : 



E. E. Starkey, Prosser, President; Lee G. 

 Simmons, Ellensburg, re-elected Vice-presi- 

 dent (thii'd term) ; Gus Sipp, Selah, re- 

 elected Treasurer (second term) ; J. B. 

 Ramage, North Yakima, re-elected secre- 

 tary (fifth term). 



Three new members were added to the 

 list, with promise of more soon. The pres- 

 ident, secretary, and C. W. Higgins were 

 elected a legislative committee to draft the 

 foul-brood law and have it presented to the 

 legislature in January, 1915, and do what 

 they could for its passage. 



When the convention adjourned, the hap- 

 piest bunch of beekeepers separated which 

 it has been my lot to be associated with in 

 my beekeei:)ing experience. 



North Yakima, Wash. 



A NEW WAY TO USE THE NEW SPECIAL SECTION SUPER 



BY CHARLES HOWELL 



I have been putting the new special super 

 to a test for two years for fancy comb 

 honey, as I wanted to use a section-holder 

 that would protect the section all around, 

 and I find some difficulty in getting the 

 sections out of the fraroes. Furthermore, I 

 do not like the odd-sized sections. Both 



gives the four sections good compression, 

 so that one can handle them as easily as 

 brood-frames. I do not tier up, as I can 

 easily take out finished sections and fill in 

 with empties, so this is a big saving. The 

 14-inch bee-space above sections is a great 

 help to the bees in doing fine work. 



objections I have done away with without 

 making any change in any of the fix- 

 tures. 



By using the 4I/4 x 414 plain section in 

 the frames made for the 4% sections I place 

 a slat 17 inches long on top of the sections 

 held in place by one super spring, which 



I do not think there is a super made that 

 can beat it. One can finish up all his 4% 

 sections all in the same super until they are 

 gone, produce chunk or extracted at the 

 sides if desired, and still be using regular 

 fixtures. 



Hackettstown, N. J., Jan. 5. 



