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about 30 lbs. of extracted, which I sold at 

 15 cts. a pound. 1 did not give these bees 

 any brood either, as they were almost a 

 month ahead of the other five. 



J now have 16 good strong colonies and 

 two not so strong if they winter successful- 

 ly. From the remaining colonies I sold 

 19.3 sections and 196 pounds of extracted. 



I am enclosing a picture of part of my 



new colonies. I am standing by the hive, 

 with my daughter and two young friends 

 who had been helping me extract. My 

 little apiary is on the north side of the 

 lawn, with about 20 acres of natural shelter 

 to the west, and with a hedge on the east. 

 The bush is oak and wild fruit-trees — 

 plum, cherry, and saskatoon. 

 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. 



WASHINGTON BEEKEEPERS' CONVENTION 



BY H. T. SKINNER 



The 22d annual convention of the Wash- 

 ington State Beekeepers' Association was 

 held in the Commercial Club rooms at North 

 Yakima, on February 9 and 10. 



Weather conditions were unusually bad, 

 and the attendance was not as large as ex- 

 pected; but those who braved the elements 

 were well repaid, for the program was an 

 excellent one. 



The officers' reports showed the associa- 

 tion to be in a healthy condition. 



There were papers and addresses by some 

 of the best-known beekeepers of the state 

 on subjects of interest to beekeepers, one by 

 Mr. Sauter, of College Place, Washington, 

 on queen-rearing, being of particular inter- 

 est. Mr. 8auter is the only large commer- 

 cial queen-breeder in the state. 



There was a paper by Professor Wilson, 

 Fntom.ologist of the University of Wiscon- 

 sin, entitled " Better Queens, better Bees ; 

 better Bees, less Disease." 



Professor Thornber, of the Washington 

 State College, told of the college extension 

 work. 



On the evening of the 9th Professor Me- 

 lander. Entomologist of the Washington 

 State College, gave an illustrated lecture 

 entitled " Ants, Bees, and Wasps," which 

 was a revelation to many of those present. 



Anson S. White, the only surviving one 

 of the charter members of the association, 

 read an interesting paper on the original 

 membership and the early days. 



The members were so well pleased in buy- 

 ing containers in carload lots in 1915 that 

 they decided to order the same way this 

 year, and may add some other articles to 

 the list. 



During the year four members have pass- 

 ed away, viz., L. R. Freeman, a charter 

 member, and first secretary of the associa- 

 tion; D. B. Greenwalt, at one time presi- 

 dent ; J. D. Mcintosh, and Mrs. Pressey, all 

 well and favorably known. 



Ten new members were added during the 

 year. 



A committee was appointed to draft a 

 foul-brood law, and also one to aiTange for 

 the purchase of containers for the coming 

 year's product. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year 

 were : President, J. B. Raraage, North Yak- 

 ima; vice presidents, C. W. Higgins, Wa- 

 pato; E. Sauter, College Place; W. H. 

 Tucker, Prosser; J. J. Peters, Arlington; 

 secretarj', H. T. Skinner, North Yakima ; 

 treasurer, Gus Sipp, Selah. 



North Yakima, Wash. 



[The progTam of the Washington State 

 Beekeepers' Association for this convention 

 is a pleasing departure from the conven- 

 tional type. It is a really creditable 24- 

 page booklet giving the program, interest- 

 ing facts regarding the association, lists of 

 members, etc. Enough advertising was se- 

 cured to offset the cost of the printing and 

 probably more. — -Ed.] 



A BEE -PROOF SUIT 



BY " BEGINNER 



I have followed the discussion on the 

 above subject in Gleanings, but all the sug- 

 gestions developed weak points in practice. 

 Here is one, however, that is quite bee- 

 proof. H is the helmet of mild steel, built 

 on the sealed-cover system, and fitted with 

 a pair of magnifying rectilinear lenses. 

 These enable the most timid student to make 



accurate observations of the annoying bee 

 oscillating flight in perfect security. The 

 visor is of cold-drawn heavy-gauge steel 

 wire. GP is a new-pattern glass periscope 

 for viewing all cowardly rear attacks, and, 

 incidentally, the important gauge glass on 

 the oxygen-tank. S (beneath the OT) is 

 the new type of cold-smoke battery. SD, 



