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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. -,.5 



with this new treatment. If so, we shall 

 have to ero a little slow about condemninj^' 

 the new drug-, even if we do not put com- 

 plete confidence in it for the treatment of 

 our diseased combs. 



Prof Harrison says further that even the 

 adulterated drug- may be made to answer 

 provided there is a half more of it used. 

 The extra amount necessary will depend, 

 of course, on the degree of adulteration. 



WM. m'evoy for director on the na- 

 tional BOARD. 

 The following announcement from Mr. N. 

 E. F'rance will explain itself: 



A'5 it will soon be time for National members to vote 

 for officers, and amendments to the constitution, I 

 ■wish to say to the members that Canadi has 60 mem- 

 bers, and many more ready to join at their next annu- 

 f\l meeting. They have no member on the Board of 

 Directors but should have. Mr E. R. Root not being 

 ;. caiididae for re-election, I shall vote for William 

 McEvoy to succeed him. He has done more for Cana- 

 da than any other member, and this season he settled 

 i-ever.l cases for us. N. E. France. 



COPY OF POSTAL BALLOT. 



Me. G. W. Yokk, Chicago: 



I hereby cast my vote as follows : 



For General Manager 



(To succeed N. K. France, of Platteville, Vi is.) 



For Director 



(To succeed R. C. Alkin, of Loveland, Col.) 



For Director 



(To succeed P. H. Elwood, of Starkville, N. Y.) 



For D irector 



(To -iucceed E. R. Root, of Medina, O.) 

 (Mr. Root is not a candidate for re-election.) 



Amend ments to the Constitution 



(for or against). (Name and Address.) 



AH votes must be in before January 1, 1904. 



I shall be very glad to see Mr, McEvoy 

 elected in my pl^ce, as I can not serve, 

 even if elected. He is a very hard worker, 

 and is greatly interested in every thing 

 that pertains to the best interests of bee- 

 dom. He will be a most excellent man on 

 the Board, and I shall be sincerely gratified 

 if he is elected. 



JOINT CONVENTION OF THE OHIO STATE 

 AND HAMILTON CO. BEE-KEEPERS' ASS'N. 



The following will be of interest to Ohio 

 bee- keepers: 



I,ast evening we completed arrangements for our 

 meeting on Nov. 2r>. There will be a business meeting 

 for the joint associations at 2; 30 p m., in the Grand Ho- 

 tel, and at 7:30 the stereopticon exhibition by Mr. Root 

 will take place. At this meeting we have the promise 

 of attendance of i ur new representatives, some of 

 whom are bee-keepers. We aie sending a circular to 

 every bee-keeper in Hamilton Co , and adjoining coun- 

 ties in Indiana and Kentucky, stating our objects, and 

 requesting their attendance. .Some 500 complimenta- 

 ry tickets of admission wtre inclo.sed with the circular 

 to make the invitation emphatic and se ure a good at- 

 tendance of bee-keepers, and their families and lady 

 friends We sent an invitation to N. E. France, and 

 trust he will be with us. W. J. Gilliland, Sec'y. 



bilverton, Ohio, Nov. 10. 



CHICAGO-NORTHWESTERN CONVENTION. 



This will be held in Chicago, Dec. 2 and 

 3 This is one of the big conventions, and 

 ernes the nearest to those of the National 

 of any other held during the year. The 

 following is the announcement put out by 

 the secretary: 



'l"he regular annual meeting of the Chicago- North 

 Western Bee-keepers' Association will be held in the 

 Revere House club-room, southeast corner of North 

 Clark and Michigan Streets, Dec. 2 and 3. The Reve'-' 



House has made a rate of 75 cts. per person per night 

 for lodging, when two occupy a room. Meals 35 cents, 

 or on the American plan at tf2 per day. Owing to the 

 Revere House furnishing free a place for holding our 

 meeting, we feel that all who can do so should patron- 

 ize them during the convention. Dr. C. C. Miller, W. 

 Z. Hutchinson, E. T. Abbott. N. E France, J. Q. Smith, 

 J. A. Stone, and Huber H Root have signified their in- 

 tention to be present. This will be one of the best 

 conventions ever held in Chicago It has been sug- 

 gested that beekeepers bring with them samples of ^ 

 honey, and such little appliances as they have that are 

 considered handy to work with in the apiary. 

 G. W. York, Pres. H. F. Moore, Sec. 



ROOFS FOR HIVES ; STEEL ROOFS SHORT- 

 LIVED. 



It is a very difficult matter now to get the 

 old-fashioned iron in roofing-tin, the same 

 as we used to get years ago. Iron made by 

 the old process would last many years 

 longer for roofing than the present steel 

 made by the new process. Indeed, build- 

 ers and contractors have come to recognize 

 the fact that the new steel roofings, unless 

 g-alvanized, are very short-lived. The mod- 

 ern method of making- the steel seems to 

 take out some elements that protect it from 

 rust. One would naturally suppose that 

 painting this steel, and keeping it painted, 

 would protect it thoroughly, but such is not 

 the case. Some of the modern steel roofs 

 that we put on our buildings rust right un- 

 der a good coat of paint. 



An old contractor said to me the other 

 day that he would never ag-ain recommend 

 to his patrons steel roofing, as the asbes- 

 tos, magnesia, fabric, or gravel-and-tar 

 roofing-s were far more durable. 



And this brings me to the question of tin 

 roofs for hives. Unless the new modern 

 steel is galvanized, it probably will not last 

 as long as ordinary cheap paper; and an 

 intending purchaser had better make his 

 selection from covers made entirely of wood 

 or wood covered with paper, cloth soaked 

 in white lead, or g-alvanized steel. Do not 

 use tin, if 3'gu do not wish to have your 

 roofs rust in a short time. 



A very good substitute for tin is muslin 

 soaked in white lead. I saw some excellent 

 covers protected with this material, in Col- 

 orado, that had been in use several ^-ears, 

 and were good then. The cloth will take 

 up the oil; and if it is painted occasionally 

 it probably will outlast tin a good many 

 times over; and, what is of considerable im- 

 portance, it is much cheaper. 



APICULTURAL REPORT OF THE CENTRAL EX- 

 PERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, CAN.; SIZE 

 OF HIVKS; SAINFOIN AS A HONEY-PLANT; 

 DO BEES INJURE ORCHARD FRUITS? 



We have before us the apicultural report 

 given by Mr. John Fixter, foreman of the 

 Central Pixperimeutal Farm, Canada, at a 

 meeting held in the House of Commons, June 

 2b, 1903. The report details at length va- 

 rious experiments made on the farm. These 

 appear to have been conducted from a 

 strictly practical standpoint; and the end 

 aimed at was, plainly, that of devising 

 methods, and deducing from actual tests 

 conclusions that would be of the greatest 

 import to the average bee-man. 



