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starters four days, then give foundation 

 and a young queen, or queen-cell, and 

 all will be right. 



The plan recommended by Mr. Pringle, 

 of curing foul-brood in the honey season, 

 by starters and then foundation, is one 

 of the best plans of cure ever given, if 

 done in the time of a honey flow, and in 

 the evening, so that the bees will get 

 settled down nicely before morning. 



All of the diseased combs, and the 

 combs that were used for four or five 

 days,"?7iust he melted into wax, and all 

 honey or feed from diseased combs must 

 be boiled before it is fed to other colonies. 



There is not an apiary that has foul- 

 brood that I cannot cure between the 

 last of May and the middle of October. 

 But it pays best, and is much less work, 

 to cure foul-brood in the time of a honey 

 flow. 



Woodburn, Ont. 



Illiiis State Bee-Keepers' Association, 



JAMES A. STONE. 



The Capital Bee-Keepers' Association 

 met in Springfield, Ills., Feb. 26, 1891, 

 according to previous notice. After the 

 preliminaries were concluded, a recess 

 was taken for the purpose of forming a 

 State organization. 



P. J. England, of Fancy Prairie, was 

 chosen temporary chairman, and C. E. 

 Yocom, of Sherman, temporary secretary. 



On motion, the chair appointed Thos. 

 G. Newman, of Chicago ; C. P. Dadant, 

 of Hamilton; and Hon. J. M. Hambaugh, 

 of Spring, a Committee on Constitution. 



Adjourned until 1:30 p.m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION— 2 P.M. 



Committee on Constitution reported. 

 The report was read by sections, amend- 

 ed, and adopted as follows : 



Article I. — Name. 

 This organization shall be known as 

 " The~'Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation," and its principal place of busi- 

 ness shall be at Springfield, Illinois. 



Article II. — Object. 

 Its object shall be to promote the gen- 

 eral interests of the pursuit of bee-culture. 



AHiele III. — Membership. 



1. Any person interested in apiculture 

 may become a member, upon the pay- 

 ment to the Secretary of an annual fee 

 of one dollar. 



2. Any person may become an hon- 

 orary member by receiving a majority 

 vote, at any regular meeting. 



Article IV. — Officers. 



1. The officers of this association shall 

 be a President, five Vice-Presidents, a Sec- 

 retary, and a Treasurer. The term of 

 office shall be for one year, or until their 

 successors shall be elected and qualified. 



2. The President, Secretary, and 

 Treasurer shall constitute the Executive 

 Committee. 



3. Vacancies in office, by death, resig- 

 nation or otherwise, shall be filled by 

 the Executive Committee until the next 

 annual meeting. 



AHiele V. — Amendments. 

 This Constitution may be amended at 

 any annual meeting by a two-thirds vote 

 of the members present — thirty days' 

 notice having been given to each member 

 of the association. 



On motion the chair appointed a com- 

 mittee of three, as a Nominating Com- 

 mittee, as follows: Col. Chas. F. Mills, 

 Springfield ; Hon. J. M. Hambaugh, 

 Spring; and C. P. Dadant, Hamilton, 

 The committee reported as follows : 



President, J.P.England, Fancy Prairie. 



Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Harrison, Peoria ; 

 C. P. Dadant, Hamilton ; W. T. F. Petty, 

 Pittsfield; Hon. J. M. Hambaugh, Spring; 

 Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo. 



Secretary, Jas. A. Stone, Bradfordton. 



Treasurer, A. N. Draper, Upper Alton. 



Mr. Black, of Clayton, moved to adopt 

 the report. Carried. 



Hon. J. M. Hambaugh moved to make 

 Mr. Thomas G. Newman, of Chicago, the 

 first honorary member. Carried. 



The following preamble and resolutions 

 were adopted : 



Whereas, The Illinois State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association has been advised of a 

 movement looking to the organization of 

 an association to be known as the "Illinois 

 Farmers' Club," and composed of the 

 live-stock and other associations of the 

 State, and having for its object annual 

 meetings for the promotion of the vari- 

 ous industries represented ; and 



Whereas, The interests of all engaged 

 in farming pursuits can be greatly pro- 

 moted by such annual gatherings, held 

 for the purpose of discussing all matters 

 relating to agriculture ; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association hereby agree to co- 

 operate with the agricultural organiza- 

 tions of the State, in holding a series of 

 meetings in the month of December. 

 1891, at Springfield. 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this 

 Association that arrangements be made 

 for holding the meetings of the respec- 

 tive organizations, composing the Illinois 



