1906 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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MR. DOOLITTLE AT THE FIELD DAY, DEMONSTRATING HOW HE MAKES HIS CELL CUPS, 

 AND HOW HE MOUNTS THEM ON CELL-BARS. 



speaker, and take in just the class of dem- 

 onstration work that he desired to see, con- 

 spicuous signs were posted up in the roped- 

 off inclosures. Then Mr. Selser would from 

 time to time announce with hi9 speaking- 

 trumpet that Mr. Doolittle would begin his 

 work at his stand; Mr. Pratt at his; A. I. 

 Root at his, and so on. 



Prof. H. A. Surface, who was president 

 of the day, presided over the large gather- 

 ing that assembed in one big crowd under 

 the shade-trees, backed by a sort of amphi- 

 theater arrangement of the grounds. 



We had the pleasure of hearing several 

 speakers, some of whom had not been pre- 

 viously announced, among them being the 

 veteran bee-keeper, L. C. Root, of Stam- 

 ford, Ct., a son-in-law of father Quinby. 

 Mr. Root is a natural and easy speaker, and 

 delighted the audience with some interesting 

 reminiscences. Then several of the speak- 

 ers were introduced before they actually be- 

 gan their work. This was followed by a 

 demonstration by Prof. H. A. Surface, of 

 Harrisburg, Pa., transferring from an old 

 box hive to a modern one. The work was 

 performed on an elevated stand in front of 

 some seven or eight hundred bee-keepers. 



There was not a demonstration that was 

 more unique or better performed than this. 



Prof. Surface has a clear voice, a forcible 

 manner of delivery, and during the whole 

 performance he held his audience with the 

 closest of attention. As a colU ge professor 

 he knows thoroughly the art of teaching by 

 object lesson. Many will wish to see and 

 hear him again. 



Unfortunately the editor's camera failed 

 to get this transferring work, through an 

 awkward mistake of leaving the cap over 

 the lens while the exposures were being 

 snapped off by the aforesaid editor, all obliv- 

 ious to the fact that he was not getting a 

 single picture. 



You know there are certain times in one's 

 life when he feels like turning around and 

 kicking himself. Your editor had an acute 

 attack of that feeling just about that time, 

 but he refrained from inflicting the pen- 

 alty. 



The other illustrations here given show 

 several of the speakers at work talking to 

 interested groups while the demonstrations 

 were being made. Among the number is 

 A. L Root, who, bareheaded, was explain- 

 ing the qualities of some of his pet Cauca- 

 sians. G. M. Doolittle was caught in sever- 

 al poses, for he illustrated his method of 

 queen- rearing from start to finish, showing 

 each step. 



