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nies of bees, and about 200 pounds of 

 honey. 



"Subsequent investigations, and this 

 little piece of experience, led hira to the 

 adoption of a hive of larger capacity, 

 and the following spring found him 

 equipped with buzz-saws and other ap- 

 propriate machinery for accurate work, 

 and a large lot of 10-frame simplicity 

 hives, having frames 17% by 9}4 ; and 

 now came an interesting feature in his 

 experience : It was found that the top- 

 bars of the frames in the old 8-frame 

 hives were all too long, and had to be 

 trimmed ere they would go into the new 



JOS. M. HAMBAUGH. 



hives. Each and every colony had to be 

 carried into the honey-room, and as they 

 were transferred, every comb, bees and 

 all, had to be inverted into a frame-work 

 prepared for this purpose, and the ends 

 clipped with a tenon saw, in order to 

 make a uniform frame throughout the 

 yard. 



" Mr. Hambaugh now began his work 

 as an apiarist in earnest, but as a comb- 

 honey producer he could never solve the 

 increase problem, and not until frequent 

 communications and visits to the Da- 

 dants, and noting their success as ex- 

 tracted-honey producers, did he become 

 convinced of the feasibility of their 

 ideas and plans, which he still adheres 



to, believing them to be the most eco- 

 nomical, simple, and, when strictly fol- 

 lowed, sure to be rewarded with a 

 greater degree of success, financially, 

 than any other method extant. 



"Mr. Hambaugh handles about an 

 equal number of simplicity and Dadant 

 hives, and he gives a decided preference 

 to the Dadant hive for extracting pur- 

 poses. His success as a honey-producer 

 is well known throughout the country." 



Mr. Hambaugh was married on Oct. 

 26, 1869, to Miss Josephine Shamp, of 

 Edina, Knox Co., Mo., who died June 

 16, 1872, leaving an infant but six 

 hours old. A sincere affection existed 

 between himself and wife, and her un- 

 timely taking off was a severe blow, 

 from which he was long in rallying. 



On Feb. 29, 1879, he was married, 

 for the second time, to Miss Frances A. 

 Cullinan, of Mt. Sterling, Ills. Five 

 children have blessed this union, and all 

 are living but one infant. 



Mr. H. follows farming and stock-rais- 

 ing in connection with bee-keeping, and 

 lately has added dairying ; so it would 

 seem that he is doing his share toward 

 making this land of ours to " flow with 

 milk and honey." 



He has always taken an active part in 

 society work, and is a member of the 

 North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion ; the Bee-Keepers' Union ; and has 

 been Secretary, and is now President of 

 the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion. In the latter capacity he was ap- 

 pointed, in connection with its Secretary, 

 Mr. Jas. A. Stone, to superintend the 

 Illinois apiarian exhibit at the Colum- 

 bian Exposition ; and as to how well he 

 has performed his duties while in this 

 position, let the thousands testify, who 

 have witnessed the unique Illinois api- 

 arian exhibit at the great World's Fair. 



In May, 1890, Mr. Hambaugh was 

 chosen to represent his District in the 

 Legislature. During his term he labored 

 incessantly not only for the rights and 

 privileges of apiarists, but for agricul- 

 turists and horticulturists as well — in 

 fact, for the general weal — and did more 

 to dispel the gross ignorance that blinds 

 a large per cent, of the latter class to 

 their own interests than any man who 

 ever went from this District — or, per- 

 haps, any District of his State. Among 

 other important measures, which space 

 forbids me to mention, he originated the 

 " Spraying Bill," which was calculated 

 to protect apiarists from having their 

 bees poisoned by the injudicious spray- 

 ing of fruit-trees. This bill passed the 

 House, but there being no "Hambaugh" 



