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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Feb. 23, 1899. 



been past some years ag-o, but not enforced, and that the 

 law was probably intended to cover sweet clover. 



Question — Suppose my neig-hbor takes a full case or 

 two from a foul-broodv colony, shall he be told it cannot be 

 sold ? 



Pres. Aikin read Sec. 8 of the foul brood law. which 

 forbids under penalty the sale of such honey. 



HONEY LEAFLETS— CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 



A little discussion then took place on the propriety of 

 purchasing a quantity of honey leaflets, printed with the 

 Association's name, for the use of its members. The idea 

 was favored, and the suggestion made that each member 

 could in addition stamp the leaflets he used with liis own 

 name. 



The committee on Constitution and Bv-Laws (J. B. 

 Adams, D. A. McLean, and Ben Honnett) made the follow- 

 ing report : 



"Your committee would respectfully report that after 

 examining briefly the constitution we find that many im- 

 portant matters in it require revision, and require more 

 time than is now at our disposal, and we would recommend 

 that a committee be appointed to do this work and report at 

 our spring meeting." 



In accordance therewith, the following committee was 

 appointed : J. B. Adams, A. F. Foster, and M. A. Gill. 



GRADING OF COMB HONEY. 



The report of the committee on grading, consisting of 

 W. L. Porter. J. E. Lyon, Walter Martin, M. A. Gill, and 

 R. H. Rhodes, was read and adopted. The Secretary re- 

 quested the reporter to reword portions of it, so as to make 

 it clear without altering the meaning, and in its revised 

 form it stands thus : 



No. I.— Sections to bf «vU-filled, honey and comb white, comb not to 

 project bejond wood, wood to be well cleaned; cases to weigh not les.s 

 than 21 pounds net per case of 24 sections, but cases in lots must average 

 22 pounds net. 



No. 2.— Includes all amber honev, and all white honev not'included in 

 No. 1; to be fairly well sealed, and not weigh less than 18 pounds net per 

 case of 24 sections. 



Cl-LLS.— All cull honey shall be sold in the home market. 



After the report Mr. Porter exhibited the honey which 

 had been graded by the committee in arriving at their con- 

 clusions, setting each section up in turn, so as to be an ob- 

 ject lesson in grading. 



A section was then handed around which the committee 

 could not agree upon, and a vote taken on its grading. 

 Twenty-eight voted that it should go into the first grade, 

 and ten that it should go into the second. The comb was 

 white, straight, and well filled ; but on one side, at the bot- 

 tom, all of the first row of cells was empty, all but a few of 

 the second row, five of the third, and one of the fourth. 

 The trend of the ensuing discussion was in favor of calling 

 it a second-grade section. It was urged that only a few 

 cells were empty ; but the replies were made that then it 

 could not be called well capt, that it is hard to establish 

 rules after going beyond one row of cells, and that another 

 section, which was exhibited as undoubtedly a second- 

 grade section, had no greater number of empty cells, only 

 these were differently arranged, .so as to form a patch, and 

 thus be more apparent. 



A double-tier case faced with nice white sections, with 

 all varieties of No. 2 and cull honey behind the facers, was 

 next exhibited, and created much merriment. It was markt 

 "From the Rocky Mountain Apiary of Michael Snider, 

 of Rocky Canyon, Colo." Probably "but few present rea- 

 lized that it was a hoax, having been prepared by one or two 

 members as an awful example of faced honey ;" but as such 

 honey has actually been put on the market^ it was no ex- 

 aggeration. 



Mr. Pease— I don't see why No. 1 should correspond to 

 Eastern fancy, if we sell to Eastern markets. 



Pres. Aikin— My idea of proper grading is No. 1, No. 2, 

 and culls. 



F. Rauchfuss — The Washington grading cannot be 

 lived up to. Its fancy grade requires the wood to be uii- 

 soiled, and its No. 1 grade that the combs shall be uneven 

 or crooked, or otherwise defective. Now, here is a section 

 with the wood just a little soiled, and the comb perfectly 

 straight, completely capt and white. It is not fancy ; it is 

 not No. 1. What is it ? 



Mr. Pease— Wouldn't the limit of 18 pounds for No. 2 

 allow pretty light honey ? 



H. Rauchfuss — Good honey may be light. 



F. Rauchfuss — Words do not speak plainly enough. A 

 good many members are absent. The only way better than I 



a description is to have representative combs of each 

 grade photographt, and send the photograph to a bee-paper. 



Mr. Carlzen — We have honey that is better than that. 



F. Rauchfuss — Then people will get something a little 

 better than they ask for, and there will be no complaints. 



By a vote of the convention, the committee were in- 

 structed to have a photograph made of representative .sec- 

 tions of each grade. 



OFFICERS .^ND COMMITTEES — RESOLUTIONS. 



Officers for the ensuing year were then elected, as fol- 

 lows : President, R. C. Aikin, of Loveland ; Vice-Presi- 

 dent, D. A. McLean, of Fort Collins ! Secretary, Frank 

 Rauchfuss. of Elyria ; Treasurer, Mrs. R. H. Rhodes, of 

 Arvada ; Member of Executive Committee, W. L. Porter of 

 Denver. 



On motion of Mr. Gill, a committee of three, consisting 

 of M. A. Gill, A. F.Foster, and D. A. McLean, were ap- 

 pointed to draft a vote of thanks to the Secretary for his 

 services, and send the same to the bee-papers. 



Other committees were appointed as follows : LEGISLA- 

 TION — L. Booth, Senator Swink, Col. Whipple. E. Milleson. 

 Exhibits— W. L. Porter, M. A. Gill, C. B. Elliott. Sup- 

 plies — Walter Martin, J. N. Pease, Philip Large. 



Re.solutions of thanks to Prof. Gillette were adopted for 

 his lecture on foundation, to the Board of Capitol Managers 

 for the use of the room, to the officers for their efficient 

 work, and to the reporter ; and other resolutions, also of- 

 fered by the Committee on Resolutions, that the Association 

 should feel grateful for the unwonted attendance and inter- 

 est manifested, and for the harmony and mutual feeling be- 

 tween the members, and that the bee-inspectors should be 

 ably sustained by the members of the Association in eradi- 

 cating- foul brood, were further adopted. 



The convention then adjourned, subject to the call of 

 the Executive Committee. 



CONDUCTED BY 



DR. C. C. MILLER, Marengo, III. 



[Questions may be mailed to the Bee Journal, or to Dr. Miller direct.] 



Seed of Rocky Mountain Bee-Plant. 



Where can I get seed of the Rocky Mountain bee-plant ? 



Amateur. 

 Answer. — The .f.eed-houses ought to be able to furnish it. 

 Write to .some of the seed advertisers in this journal. 



Small and Large Hives Queen's Laying. 



1. Referring to the controversy in the Bee Journal 

 about small and large size hives, and what a queen is capa- 

 ble of producing in eggs, I would like you to tell which is 

 the more profitable, to give 10 frames to a queen capable of 

 filling them with eggs, or 8 frames ? 



2. If this queen can keep 8 frames full for four years, 

 would she be worn out in two years on 10 frames ? 



Subscriber. 



Answers. — 1. That might depend somewhat on circum- 

 stances. As a general rule it might be better to let her have 

 the 10 frames. 



2. I don't believe she would, nor in three years. 



Using Sections with Drawn Comb. 



Which is best, to put on drawn sections of last year, 

 without cutting them down some, or cut them down, and to 

 what depth ? They have never had honey in them. 



South Alab.^ma. 



Answer. — In very rare cases the comb of drawn sec- 

 tions may be .so thick that it needs cutting down so the 

 comb will not touch the separator. Generally, however, the 

 only reason for cutting down or leveling sections is because 

 the edges of the cells are .soiled or discolored to a greater or 

 less depth. If the sections are of the ordinary kind, with 

 insets, lay a straight-edge across the section and see how 



