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In a discussion on marketing honey a 

 number of good points were brought out. 

 and emphasis was given to the need of 

 proper grading and packing, and also to 

 the advantage of hohling u]) the price. It 

 was shown that it is foUy to spend time 

 and Labor produeiiig a crop of nice h.oney 

 and then selling for whatever the merchant 

 offers. There is a demand for all our prod- 

 uct in the local markets, and at good 

 }U'ices. 



Another discussion was in regard to 

 controlling swarming. It seems that most 

 of the members just " let 'em swarm," as 

 that seems to be the easiest way to " con- 

 trol" swarming. It was pointed out that, 

 in the production of comb honey, with pro- 

 longed and intermittent flows such as we 

 have, there is no satisfactory m.ethod of 

 prevention of swarming. It is, perhaps, 

 as well to allow them to swarm once, and 

 then throw the strength of the colony to the 

 swarm. When working for extracted honey 

 it is a much easier matter, as was stated by 

 B. G. Davis, as the use of young queens, 

 plenty of storage room, particularly of 

 drawn combs, and good ventilation, would 

 go a long way toward solving the prob- 

 lem. 



Miss Mira Tandy, of Nashville, gave an 

 address on " Beekeeping as a Supplemental 

 Course in the Public Schools." She favored 

 the organization of beekeeping clubs among 

 the boys and girls, after the manner of the 

 boys' corn clubs. Such clubs would create 

 an interest in beekeeping, and she thought 



would help to keei> the boys and girls on 

 the farm. 



Dr. J. S. Ward, State Apiary Inspector, 

 gave a review of the inspection work for 

 tlie past season. He said there was a marked 

 improvement in the foul-brood situation in 

 the State, and that, with proper care, the 

 disease could be kept under control. Dr. 

 Ward spoke of the symptoms, and gave the 

 methods of treatment" recommended for the 

 disease. He showed that the introduction 

 of a hardy strain of Italian stock is essen- 

 tial in the cure of European foul brood. 

 As for sacbrood, he thought a change of 

 queens all that was needed, although this 

 had not been thoroughly tested. He said he 

 liad seen whole apiaries wiped out by sac- 

 brood. 



A paper by Porter Ward, of Elkton, Ky., 

 was read, in which he told of producing ten 

 thousand pounds of honey from 100 colo- 

 nies, besides running a farm of 150 acres. 

 This was bulk comb honey, and, by the 

 way, this seems to be quite a popular way 

 of packing honey in this State. 



Tlie following officers were elected for the 

 ensuing year: President, T. J. Ayers, Cedar 

 Hill; Vice-president, W. B. Romine, Pu- 

 laski ; Seci-etary, J. M. Buchanan, Franklin. 

 Dr. J. S. Ward and J. M. Buchanan were 

 selected as delegates to the National con- 

 vention at St. Louis. 



After the convention adjourned, an hour 

 was spent in a general social chat, which 

 was enjoyed by all. 



Franklin, Tenn., Feb. 4. 



WISCONSIN STATE BEEKEEPERS' CONVENTION 



BY HARRY LATHROP 



The annual meeting of the Wisconsin 

 State Beekeepers' Association was held in 

 the assembly chamber at the State Capitol, 

 Feb. 3 and 4. The attendance, while none 

 too large, was better than it has been in late 

 years. Considering the resources of the 

 State for beekeeping, we should have one 

 of the strongest State associations in the 

 Union ; whereas we have hardly an average 

 in numbers. I think the reason is, our State 

 is so rich in other agTicultural resources, 

 especially in dairying and stock-raising, 

 that organized beekeeping is crowded out. 



At the opening of the convention, the 

 Secretary, Gus. Dittmer, announced that 

 our President, Jacob Hoffman, had died 

 during the year; and Vice-president Wilcox 

 Kot being present, it would be necessary to 

 appoint a temporary president. N. E. 

 France, State Bee Inspector, was aiipointed. 



II nd took the chair. He introduced, as the 

 first and principal speaker. Rev. Father 

 Jaeger, of Minnesota. Mr. Jaeger is at the 

 head of the Department of Apiculture in 

 the Minnesota State University. His topic 

 was, " The present needs of beekeeping." 

 " First," he said, " we should look foi'ward 

 to see what is the goal or object toward 

 which we are to work." This goal, as he 

 stated it, is the placing of beekeeping upon 

 such a solid basis that it will yield a fair 

 profit. He called attention to the fact that, 

 vears ago, when the farmers made and sold 

 butter of all grades, colors, and flavors, the 

 price was very low. Since the dairy inter- 

 ests have been organized, and the product 

 made uniform and excellent, the sale has 

 greatly increased, while the price has been 

 getting higher all the time. The ul'.imate 

 aim of the beekeeper should be the produc- 



