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down. When carefully cared for he 

 thought there was no objection to such 

 sections. 



Mr. Aikin, some years ago, used 1,600 

 old sections. He had 16 in each super, 

 and the balance were new. The flow 

 was free and full, no swarming, and the 

 colonies were strong. In four days 

 every cell in the brood-chamber, and the 

 16 sections, were full. He thought 

 they had 1.600 pounds more honey. In 

 such a case he would use them. In a 

 light honey-flow, with weak colonies, he 

 would not use them. The comb in old 

 sections is not so good, and the honey is 

 inclined to granulate in them. 



DEQUEENING COLONIES. 



In reply to a question, Mr. Aikin gave 

 his method of dequeening colonies. His 

 honey-flow began about June 15th, and 

 lasted about 40 to 60 days. He de- 

 queened just before the honey-flow, by 

 removing the queen. The best he uses 

 for nuclei. He permitted them to rear 

 a new queen. There must be not over 

 one queen-cell left. To do this, he looked 

 through the hive carefully, when the 

 queen was removed again, 8, 9, or at 

 the farthest, 10 days after, removing 

 the queen and cutting out cells ; or if 

 he wished to introduce choice queen- 

 cells, he cut all out and put in these 

 special cells. Or he left them without 

 any cells for a day or two, and then gave 

 them a young queen. In this latter case 

 it was necessary to make the bees hope- 

 lessly queenless, or they might swarm 

 upon receipt of the queen. If left with- 

 out cells or queens for five or six days, 

 laying workers would begin to develop. 



It was then moved by R. L. Taylor, 

 seconded by Mr. Stone, that when the 

 evening meeting adjourned, it should do 

 so to meet in the Fair Ground at the 

 honey exhibit in Agricultural Building, 

 at 12 o'clock the following day. Carried. 



Mr. E. J. Baxter presented the follow- 

 ing resolution, which was referred to 

 the proper committee : 



Whereas, We, the bee-keepers of the 

 United States of America are decidedly 

 against the adulteration of foods and 

 drinks of all kinds ; therefore be it 



Resolved, That the North American 

 Bee-Keepers' Association use every 

 honorable means in its power to secure 

 the passage of the Paddock Pure Food 

 Bill, or some similar measure, to sup- 

 press adulteration. 



It was moved by Mr. Holtermann, 

 seconded by Mr. Draper, that the Secre- 

 tary receive a vote of thanks and $25 

 for his services. Carried. 



THIRD DAY~Fridat. 



The meeting was called to order by 

 Vice-Pres. Crane, and a Secretary was 

 appointed pro tern. 



The reports of committees being 

 called for, and none having a report, the 

 convention adjourned. 



The Treasurer's Keport. 



The Treasurer's accounts at the close 

 of the convention were condensed as 

 follows : 



RECEIPTS. 



Cash from former Secretary $ 69 73 



Membership fees, etc., at Chicago con- 

 vention 167 75 



Total $237 48 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Badges for Washington and Chicago 

 coDventions $ 44 20 



Amount toward printing proceedings 

 of Washington convention 20 00 



Printing notices for Chicago conven- 

 tion, as per bills approved by Secre- 

 tary 9 75 



Postage as per Secretary's account at 

 Chicago convention 11 20 



Amount voted for Secretary's services 25 00 



Total $110 15 



KECAPITULATION. 



Total receipts $237 48 



Total disbursements 110 15 



Cash on hand $127 33 



The following name should be added 

 to the list of members found on page 

 592:— 



Claude Smith, Norwich, N. Y. 



Mr. H. D. Cutting, we find, is not a 

 life member of the association, though 

 his name is found in the list of life mem- 

 bers on page 593. 



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