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sends a thousand pounds, in tin cans, 

 could expect as much pay as one who 

 sends the same amount, nicely put up, in 

 glass receptacles of different styles. 

 But there are unreasonable people in all 

 pursuits, and ours is not an exception. 



When the exposition is over, the 

 person in charge, should re-pack without 

 charge and return to the owners, every 

 thing not sold. 



With such an arrangment, all things 

 would be in common for the display 

 from each State. The honey belonging 

 to A, B, and C, would be used, just as 

 though it all came from one person, so 

 as to make the best possible display ; and 

 each package being marked with the 

 owner's name, would tell to whom it 

 belonged. 



It is more than probable, that parties 

 placed in charge of some of the State 

 exhibits, will know but little about 

 arranging things, so as to make the best 

 display, and perhaps have less taste than 

 knowledge. In such cases, some one 

 who has the taste, will have to be hired 

 to do the arranging. 



Perhaps the next N. A. B. K. A. meet- 

 ing will formulate some plan for general 

 adoption ; but, in the meantime, working 

 and planning should go forward. 



A. B. Mason. 



Since writing the above, I have at- 

 tended the Michigan State Bee-Keepers' 

 Convention at Detroit, and suggested 

 the above plan, and that Society has 

 started "the ball rolling," and appointed 

 the needed committees. 



Another suggestion might perhaps not 

 be out of place. Some States have no 

 bee-keepers' socreties to organize the 

 work. Would it not be a good plan for 

 the leading bee-keepers of such States 

 to get together and organize, or, by cor- 

 respondence, agree upon some plan, and 

 appoint suitable persons to look after 

 the needed legislation and appropriation, 

 and for doing all other needed work ? 

 for, if this matter is left over till next 

 Winter, it may be too late. — Gleanings. 



Auburndale, O., Jan. 10, 1891. 



Fonl Brooil— Qnestions Answerel. 



AUG. KOEPPEISr. 



As requested, on page 854 of the Bee 

 Journal for Dec. 27, I reply to the 

 questions there propounded by Mr. 

 McEvoy. 



1. My bees, in the Fall of 1889, were 

 in good condition, and without any signs 

 of foul-brood, as I had cured them that 



Summer. In May, 1890, I looked them 

 over, and cleaned the hives out. The 

 bees were then in the same condition, 

 without the least indication of foul- 

 brood, so I thought that I had them 

 cured all right. 



2. In June, as the white clover began 

 to blossom, I looked them all over care- 

 fully again, and found 7 diseased colo- 

 nies. I did exactly as Mr. Pringle ad- 

 vised. I got a clean hive and clean 

 frames ready. Towards evening I moved 

 the hive away and put the clean one in 

 its place, with foundation starters, shook 

 the bees off, put the frames of brood 

 which I thought were worth saving in 

 another hive, and those that were not 

 worth saving, I melted into wax. The 

 frames I saved, I left some bees on, and 

 covered the hives with carpets and bags, 

 closed the entrances, and left them alone 

 for ten days, and treated them just as 

 the other ones. From these 7 colonies 

 which I tried to cure, 6 swarmed out. 



3. In July, as the basswood began to 

 blossom, I looked them over carefully 

 again, and found 12 or 14 diseased col- 

 onies. These I treated the same way, 

 except that I put in foundation about 6 

 inches long. In some I put 3 frames, 

 and in others 2. The brood I saved 

 from these diseased colonies I put into 

 3 hives, placed one on top of another, 

 and treated them as stated before. 



I had 3 hives on shares from a widow. 

 With these I took particular pains. I 

 bought new foundation, and put in each 

 one two full sheets ; but every one of 

 the bees left the hives. 



4. I treated them just as the other 

 ones, but these did not leave the hives. 

 My hives are 4 feet apart from entrance 

 to entrance. I treated them all at once. 



5. No swarms except those that left 

 the hives. 



6. Not one ounce of honey. 



7. For both, but did not get any. 



8. I always winter on Summer stands. 

 I put a couple of sheets of woolen cloth 

 on top of the frames, then 3 or 4 sheets 

 of paper, then 3 or 4 sheets of cloth 

 again, and a foot of good dry leaves on 

 top of all. I packed them in October, 

 and left them until May. 



9. In the middle of July I found my 

 bees all in a starving condition, as the 

 basswood had only yielded a little honey 

 for three days. I bought a dollars' 

 worth of sugar, and made it into syrup 

 with medicine, and fed them all together 

 in little troughs outside of the hives. I 

 kept on every week, but the bees seemed 

 to dwindle away, and have no honey. 



10. From these 37 colonies about 18 

 swarmed out. I doubled them about the 



