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count, to about 21 colonies, and the 

 Spring of 1883 found him with 17 colo- 

 nies, two of which sent out no swarms, 

 and from the remaining 15 colonies he 

 hived 43 swarms of bees, coming through 

 the season with a grand total of 60 colo- 

 nies of bees, and about 200 pounds of 

 honey. 



Subsequent investigations, and this 

 little piece of experience, led him to the 

 adoption of a hive of larger capacity, 

 and the following Spring found him 

 equipped with buzz saws and other ap- 

 propriate machinery for accurate work, 

 and a large lot of 10-frame simplicity 

 hives, having frames 17^ by 9}4, and 

 now came an interesting feature in his 

 experience : It was found that the top- 

 bars of the frames in the old 8-frame 

 hives were all too long, and had to be 

 trimmed ere they would go into the new 

 hives. Each and every colony had to 

 be carried into the honey-room, and as 

 they were transferred, every comb, bees 

 and all, had to be inverted into a frame 

 work prepared for this purpose, and the 

 ends clipped with a tenon saw, in order 

 to make a uniform frame throughout 

 the yard. 



Mr. Hambaugh now began his work 

 as an apiarist in earnest, but as a comb- 

 honey producer he could never solve the 

 increase problem, and not until frequent 

 communications and visits to the Da- 

 dants, and noting their success as ex- 

 tracted-honey producers, did he become 

 convinced of the feasibility of their 

 ideas and plans, which he still adheres 

 to, believing them to be the most econom- 

 ical, simple, and, when strictly followed, 

 sure to be rewarded with a greater 

 degree of success, financially, than any 

 other method extant. 



Mr. Hambaugh handles about an 

 equal number of simplicity and Dadant 

 hives, and he gives a decided preference 

 to the Dadant hive for extracting pur- 

 poses. His success as a honey-producer 

 is well known throughout the country. 



We might give other items of interest, 

 but space forbids. 



ConTention IVotices. 



j^~ The next annual meeting- of the Rock 

 River Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 at Sterling, Ills., on Thursday, Dec. 3, 1891. 

 J. M. BuRTCH, Sec, Morrison, Ills. 



Xhe Missouri Bee-Keeper for October 

 and November, in one number, con- 

 tained the report of the State Conven- 

 tion, which we present this week. 

 Brother Quigley remarked that '-those 

 present at the meeting seemed to enjoy 

 themselves." It certainly was a very 

 lively meeting, judging by the report. 

 It is worth a careful perusal. 



^"The annual meeting of the Colorado 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in 

 Denver, Jan. 18 and 19, 1892. 



H. Knight, Sec. Littleton, Colo. 



!^"The Michigan State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will meet in Grand Rapids, Mich., on 

 Tliursday, Dec. 31, 1891, and Friday, Jan. 1, 

 1892, Geo. E. Helton, Sec, Fremont, Mich. 



J^"The Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will meet in Springfield, Ills., on Wednes- 

 day and Thursday, Dec 16 and 17, 1891. 



Jas. a. Stone, Sec, Bradfordton, Ills. 



^" The Eastern Iowa Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will meet in DeWitt, Iowa, on 

 Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 2 and 3, 1891. 

 Frank Coverdaxe. Sec, Welton, Iowa. 



I^~The Kansas State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold their second annual meeting 

 at Beloit, Kan., on Dec. 8 and 9. with the State 

 Horticultural Association. All the bee-keepers 

 of the State are cordially invited to attend. 

 L. Wayman, Sec, Chanute, Kan. 



]^"The Eastern New York Bee-Keepers 

 Association will meet in convention with the 

 North American Association, Dec. 8 to 11, in 

 Agricultural Hall, Albany, N, Y. 



W. S. Ward, Sec, Fuller's Station, N. Y. 



]^"The Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac 

 Counties Bee-Keepers' Association will meet 

 at Concordia Hall, Sebewaing, Mich., on Dec. 

 15, 1891. All interested are cordially invited 

 to attend, and ^elp make this one of the best 

 meetings ever held by this association. 

 Jno. G. Kundinger, Sec, Kilmanagh, Mich. 



^P~A special session of the California Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, in honor of the visit of 

 Prof. A. J. Cook and A. I. Root, will be held in 

 Los Angeles, Calif., at the Chamber of Com- 

 merce, Jan. 6 and 7, 1892. The California 

 permanent exhibit in an adjoining room, will 

 no doubt be of interest to all. 



C. W. Abbott, Prest. 



G. W. Brodbeck, Sec. 



l^^The North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its annual convention in the 

 Agricultural Hall, at Albany, N. Y., from Dec. 

 8 to 11, 1891. The hotel reduced terms are as 

 follows: Globe Hotel, $2 per day; American 

 Hotel, $2; Cox Brothers, No. 4 William st.,$l; 

 W. H. Keeler, 488 Broadway, European plan, 

 rooms .50 cts., 75 cts., and $1; Kimbal House, 

 69 Washington St., $1; Merchants Hotel, 497 

 Broadwav, $2 : I. Keeler, restaurant, 56 State 

 St.; Odel Restaurant, 94 State st. Reduced 

 railroad rates have been secured from Chicago 

 and the Mississippi River and from the South. 

 Every local and State association should send 

 one or more delegates. Those who intend to 

 be present should send their names either to 

 the President or Secretary. The programme 

 will be issued soon, giving all particulars. 



P. H. ELwoon, Pres.. Starkville, N. Y. 

 C. P. Dadant, Sec, Hamilton, Ills. 



