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Dr. Miller, stated that a great change 

 had taken place on the above question. 

 A number of years ago James Heddon 

 had made the statement in convention 

 that when a brick was thrown up and it 

 never came down, then bee-keepers 

 would dispense with a honey-board for 

 the production of comb honey. This 

 appeared at that time to be the general 

 view of other members. 



SECOND DAY — Afteknoon Session. 



!For the purpose of aiding digestion, 

 Pres. Miller read a funny story. It was 

 about a Dutchman. The Doctor looked, 

 talked and acted like a Dutchman, and 

 appeared to please everybody. 



No. 2. — Obliging Farmek — "There's a 

 hive of bees right here that are stingers, 

 you bet!" 



Although all members were not in the 

 room, those from the various States and 

 Provinces were grouped with the follow- 

 ing result : 



California, 3. 

 Colorado, 4. 

 Illinois, 43. 

 Iowa, 23. 

 Indiana, 6. 

 Kansas, 1. 

 Kentucky, 2. 

 Nebraska, 2. 

 New York, 1.5. 

 Ohio, 30. 

 Pennsylvania, 3. 

 Wisconsin, 9. 



Ontario, 14. 

 Quebec, 1. 

 Maryland, 2. 

 Michigan, 20. 

 New Hampshire, 1. 

 Minnesota, 5. 

 Missouri, 4. 

 Vermont, 5. 

 Texas, 2. 



Dist. of Columbia, 6. 

 Australia, 1. 

 Chicago, 8. 



It was then moved by Mr. Cutting, 

 and seconded by Mr. York, that a com- 

 mittee of three bo appointed to revise 



the report which was being taken of the 

 proceedings, and that the President ap- 

 point the committee. The motion was 

 carried by a large majority, and the 

 President appointed Mr. H. D. Cutting, 

 Hon. Eugene Secor, and Dr. A. B. 

 Mason. The same committee were 

 given authority to pay George W. York 

 a proper sum for publishing the report 

 in pamphlet form, as heretofore, each 

 member to receive a copy of the report 

 free of charge. 



The discussion on burr and brace 

 combs was then continued. 



Jacob Alpaugh — I prevent these combs 

 largely by a proper bee-space, that being 

 J^ of an inch. Nothing will prevent 



No. 3. — "Here they come now! Look 

 out for them!" 



them entirely. Twenty-one had suc- 

 ceeded in the manner that Mr. Alpaugh 

 had pointed out. 



Mr. Wheeler — The width or thickness, 

 or both, has to do with it. A wide top- 

 bar, 1 3^ wide by % inch thick will answer 

 with }i inch space. 



N. D. West— Of late I have spaced 1% 

 flush from center to center. I now use 

 a top-bar 1 l/16x% inch, and ^i inch 

 between the top and the lower story. 

 The length of frame will influence the 

 necessary depth of top-bar. If we get 

 brace-combs wo are more liable to burr- 

 combs. 



Dr. Miller thought }i to }4 inch meant 

 all the difference between brace-combs 

 and no brace-combs. 



E. K. Root said in reply to a question 



