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repetition of what I have described 

 above. This queen finally mated when 

 she was 21 days old, and turned out to 

 be a good layer. 



Testimony seems to be pretty strong 

 that drones do congregate, but why 

 should we assume that they go three or 

 four miles from the apiary to do so ? 

 Some one may say, that is a provision 

 of nature to prevent in-and-in breeding, 

 but I should say that is assuming too 

 much. 



Do the males of quails and other gre- 

 garious fowls go miles away from the 

 covey with which they were reared, to 

 find a mate in pairing time? or do they 

 choose a mate out of the flock they are 

 with? 



I should say, keep plenty of Italian 

 drones and no black ones in your own 

 yard, and the greater part of your Ital- 

 ian queens will be purely mated, if 

 there are no black drones reared nearer 

 than two miles from your apiary. 



Bluffton, Mo. 



Missouri Slate Bee-Keepers' Convention. 



The sixth semi-annual convention of 

 the Missouri State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation was held at Warrensburg, Mo., 

 on April 6 and 7, 1892. 



The convention was called to order at 

 2 o'clock p.m., by President G. P. Mor- 

 ton. The Secretary being absent, Mr. 

 A. A. Weaver was chosen as Secretary, 

 pro tern. He then read the report of the 

 previous meeting, which was accepted, 

 after which 12 new members were en- 

 rolled. 



The President then read his address, 

 which was referred to a committee of 

 three for examination, and report. The 

 committee appointed were Messrs. R. A. 

 Leahy, G. A. Ashworth, and L. W. Bald- 

 win. 



Mr. W. S. Dorn Blaser, of Higgins- 

 ville, then read an essay on " Apicul- 

 tural possibilities and difficulties," which 

 was discussed at some length. 



An essay on the "Grading of Honey," 

 was read by Mr. C. C. Clemons, of Kan- 

 sas City, which was also discussed, and 

 some attention given to the size and 

 weight of sections. A committee was 

 also appointed to examine Mr. Clemons' 

 essay, and report at the evening session. 



After a short recess, the President 

 appointed as a Committee on Resolu- 

 tions, the following : J. S. Atkins, J. 

 H. Jones and C. C. Clemons ; and Messrs. 

 G. H. Ashworth, J. S. Atkins, and L. 



W. Baldwin were appointed to answer 

 questions placed in the question-box. 



Mr. G. P. Morton, of Prairie Home, 

 then read an essay entitled, "Spring 

 dwindling of bees." The essay, con- 

 densed, embraces these points : 



See that every colony is provided with 

 a vigorous, prolific queen. 



Breed full stock of young bees in the 

 fall. 



Supply with abundance of stores. 



Use spring protection if you do not 

 protect through the winter. 



If these points are closely observed, 

 and just a little attention given the bees 

 in the spring, you need have no fears 

 of spring dwindling. 



After a discussion of the essay, the 

 question-box was consulted, and the 

 following questions answered : 



To which is apiculture more profit- 

 able — the honey producer or supply 

 dealer ? The honey producer. 



What is a suitable location for success- 

 ful honey production ? Where there is 

 plenty of white clover and linden. 



Can comb honey be produced without 

 separators, and be classed first grade ? 

 It is not practical. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The committee on the President's 

 message reported, by having the mes- 

 sage read by paragraphs, and passed on 

 by the convention, as follows : 



1. The arrangement for the World's 

 Fair exhibit was left to the Executive 

 Committee. 



2. Experimental Station was laid over 

 for Executive Committee's report. 



3. Amendment of Constitution to have 

 one meeting a year instead of two. The 

 motion to amend the Constitution was 

 lost. 



4. Classification of freights on ex- 

 tracted honey. Dicided to postpone in- 

 definitely. 



5. Affiliation with the North American 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. Laid over 

 until fall meeting. 



6. Consolidation of the Missouri Bee- 

 Keepers' Association with the Horticul- 

 tural Society. It was decided not to 

 consolidate. 



The convention then adjourned to 9 

 a.m., April 7. 



SECOND DAY — morning session. 



The convention was called to order at 

 10 a.m., by the President. 



It was decided that a part of the time 

 taken up by the regular programme be 



