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seminatiiig movable combs through- 

 out the country. Had it not been for 

 him, movable comb hives might now 

 be but little known. He v^as a kind- 

 liearted man, and would leave every- 

 thing else and care for his old mother. 



At the close of Mr. Langstrotti's ad- 

 dress, Mr. Geo. Grimm, Adam 

 Grimm's son, arose and thanked him 

 for the eloquent words spoken of his 

 father, and moved that a vote of 

 thanks be given Mr. Langstrotli for 

 ]iis loving words in regard to those 

 who were dead and gone, which was 

 nnaniraously carried, while heartfelt 

 tears welled up in many eyes. 



While a statistical table (wlrtch ap- 

 pears elsewhere) was being prepared, 

 ^Ir. Langstrotli exhibited to the mem- 

 bers a bottle of alcohol containing a 

 drone and two workers of Apis-Dor- 

 sata, which had been given him by 

 Mr. D. A. .Jones. While the workers 

 were larger thaii our queens, the 

 drone was not larger than our drones, 

 and ;Mr. Langstrotli expressed a hope 

 that it might be possible that a cross 

 might be obtained by the mating of 

 ail Apis-Dorsata drone with one of 

 our queens. 



After the statistical table had been 

 prepared, the Convention adjourned 

 to meet at 1:30 p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Meeting called to order at 1:30 p. m 

 President ^Miller in the chair. The 

 subject first taken up was "Foul 

 brood." 



Dr. Miller said, that the disease 

 could be discovered by the odor, and 

 by the appearance of the dead brood. 

 There were three remedies. First, 

 cremation ; secondly, the starvation 

 plan, and thirdly, the use of salicylic 

 acid. 



Mr. Marvin and others advocated 

 total destruction as the only sure 

 remedy, and all agreed that great care 

 was necessary that the disease might 

 not spread. 



The subject of ""Wintering" was 

 then taken up. 



J. E. Hunter : I put my bees in the 

 cellar when steady cold weather 

 comes, and winter without loss. I 

 take them out when it becomes so 

 warm that I cannot keep the bees 

 quiet. I have both upper and lower 

 ventilation, and aim to keep the tem- 

 perature at 4.5^. 



Dr. Miller: Thermometers vary; 

 bee-keepers should look out for this. 



E.J.Baxter: I wintered 110 colo- 

 nies, last winter, out-of-doors without 

 loss. jMy hives are not shallow. I 

 always try to have good, strong colo- 

 nies, and plenty of good honey for 

 stores. I leave in only eight combs, 

 filling up the empty space with dry 

 leaves, spreading a mat over the top 

 of the frames. 



E;. 3. Oatman : I shall winter 600 

 colonies out-of-doors, and 11 in the 

 cellar. I put those 11 in the cellar be- 

 cause they are in shallow hives. I 

 prefer out-door wintering with the 

 hives protected by chaff; and I do 

 not unpack them until all danger 

 from cold: is over. I prefer confec- 

 tioners' A sugar to all other stores for 

 wintering. We are not always cer- 

 tain that the liouey is pure ; it may be 



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