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of the State of Illinois, to bestir them- 

 selves and see that their exhibit is sec- 

 ond to none in the country. To do this 

 we have no small job, and must have the 

 co-operation of every live bee-keeper in 

 the State. 



The Illinois State Association should 

 be inaugurated at once, and incorpor- 

 ated as soon as possible. It should have 

 the co-operation of every local and 

 county bee-convention in the State. Its 

 meetings should be centrally located, so 

 as to draw out an attendance of bee- 

 keepers from all over the State. 



I would suggest that Springfield be 

 the place to organize — the Capital Bee- 

 Keepers' Convention being located there. 

 The Union Bee-Keepers' Association is 

 located almost due west. The Turkey 

 Hill Association south, near Belleville, 

 and I think there are, or have been, 

 several other societies scattered over 

 central, eastern and southern Illinois. 



The societies in the northern part of 

 the State are almost as convenient to 

 Springfield as to Chicago. 



Why not begin right and make it a 

 State organization indeed, as well as in 

 name ? We have the bee-keepers, we 

 have the bees, and we have the resources 

 for work. If these are properly devel- 

 oped and brought out, we need no out- 

 side help. So locate at Springfield, and 

 get all the available forces in the State, 

 to work at once. 



I believe the different counties can be 

 induced to help this thing along, as well 

 as the State. In this way we can ap- 

 proach almost every individual in our 

 State Legislature, with men from his 

 own district. Of course we would gladly 

 welcome any bee-keepers from our sister 

 States, but the work will have to be 

 done by those of our own State, and the 

 expenses arranged for by them. 



The suggestions by Dr. Miller and C. 

 P. Dadant are good, and should be put 

 into practice at once. A. N. Draper. 



Upper Alton, Ills., Jan. 21, 1891. 



The executive committee are to call 

 the next convention, and we suggest that 

 it be called at once, and invite the bee- 

 keepers of the whole State to come and 

 organize a State Society, by either 

 changing the Capital into a State organi- 

 zation, or creating a new one. 



Let immediate action be taken, and 

 the work can be done at once. 



The suggestions of the officers of the 

 Northwestern, came too late for this 

 issue. 



The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its next 

 convention in the Court House at Lan- 

 caster, Grant county, Wis., on March 25 

 and 26, 1891. All who are interested 

 in bee-culture and convention-work are 

 cordially invited to attend. The topics 

 for essays and discussions are — 



Spring dwindling and its cure — Edwin 

 Pike, Boscobel. 



Bee-enemies, and how to avoid them — 

 N. E. France, Platteville. 



Foul-brood and its cure — N. E. France. 



What are the most destructive birds 

 that kill bees ? — Edwin Pike, Boscobel. 



Queen introducing and rearing — A. E. 

 Coolie, Mt. Hope. 



What is the best way to ventilate a 

 cellar for bees to winter in ? — H. Evans, 

 Wauzeka. 



How shall our members manage to sell 

 our honey crop to the best advantage ? — 

 Edwin Pike, Boscobel. 



Does it injure a queen to have her 

 wings clipped ?— M. M. Rice, Marion. 



Which will produce the most honey — a 

 colony allowed to swarm (counting in 

 the work of the swarm), or one kept 

 from swarming ? — Delos Ricks, Boscobel. 



Which is the most profitable way for 

 increase, by artificial swarming, or by 

 natural swarming? — M.M.Rice, Boscobel. 



Robbing, its cause and cure — H. Gil- 

 more, Georgetown. 



Is it profitable for a farmer to keep 

 bees ? — E. S. Morse, Fcnnimore. 



Location of an apiary and stands, 

 tools, etc. — B. E. Rice, Boscobel. 



Other occupations for bee-keepers, 

 which pay well, to combine with it ? — 

 Mr. Prideaux, Bloomington. 



Edwin Pike, Pres. 



Benj. E. Rice, Sec. 



If you have a desire to know 



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 Queen, at any time of the year when bees 

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 cages, candy for queen-cages, etc.— all 

 about forming nuclei, multiplying or unit- 

 ing bees, or weak colonies, etc. ; or, in fact 

 everything about the queen-business which 

 you may want to know, send for"Doolit- 

 tle's Scientific Queen-Rearing;" a book of 

 170 pages, which is nicely bound in cloth, 

 and is as interesting as a story. Price, bound 

 in cloth, $1.00. For sale at this office. 



