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parent hive, and place on a new hive ; 

 or, if working for extracted-honey, I 

 place a second story, containing combs, 

 on the new hive the fifth day after the 

 swarm has been hived. 



By waiting four or five days, the 

 queen has commenced to deposit eggs in 

 the new comb as it is built. By working 

 this way the queen will rarely ever go 

 above. If you use an excluder, it is bet- 

 ter not to place the second story on un- 

 til the second or third day. Seven or 

 eight days after the swarm has issued, 

 I remove all queen-cells except one, 

 thereby putting a stop to further swarm- 

 ing. 



The old colony treated in this way, 

 always builds up in time to be ready for 

 the basswood bloom, and very often 

 yields quite a nice lot of comb-honey. 

 If by chance the swarm is a late one, 

 they will be in good condition for winter- 

 ing well. R. B. WiLiJAMS. 



Question — What time of year is it best 

 to ship comb-honey ? 



In October or November, before cold 

 weather, when the price suits. 



Question — Shall we contract hives in 

 the commencement of the honey season, 

 when we get surplus from Fall flowers ? 



No. Let the bees have late crops for 

 Winter ; give the queen room, to keep 

 down increase. 



Question — Are we ready to throw aside 

 the break-joint honey-board ? 



Two say, no ; not so long as we have 

 burr-combs to contend with. One says, 

 I have no use for them. 



Selections, "My Garden," and "Mary's 

 JjittJe Lamb," were read by AV. S. Dorn 

 Blaser. 



The convention adjourned until to- 

 morrow morning. 



SECOND DAY— MORNING SESSION. 



The convention was called to order at 

 9:15 a.m., and the World's Fair was 

 discussed at length. 



On motion, a committee of two was 

 elected by the association, to use their 

 best efforts with the World's Fair Com- 

 mission of the State Legislature, with a 

 view to securing an appropriation of not 

 less than $5,000; the association to 

 pay the committee's expenses to Jeffer- 

 son City, if necessary, and the commit- 

 tee to report at the next meeting. 



From the number placed in nomina- 

 tion, Mrs. J. M. Null, of Miami, was 

 elected on the second ballot, and W. S. 

 Dorn Blaser, of Iligginsville, on the 

 fourth ballot. 



On motion, the selection of the place 

 for holding the next meeting was made 



a special order for 1:80 o'clock, after 

 which a recess of 15 minutes was taken. 



After recess, the Secretary read an 

 essay by P. Baldwin, of Independence, 

 on the subject, How can we increase the 

 membership of our association, and 

 make it so interesting as to insure its 

 success. 



It was decided, after considerable dis- 

 cussion, to invite exhibits of apiarian 

 implements and honey at future meet- 

 ings. 



Adjourned until 1:30 p.m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



At 1:30 the convention was called to 

 order, and the special order taken up. 

 Sedalia and Appleton City were named, 

 and the ballot resulted in favor of 

 Sedalia, by 24 to 3, and the selection 

 was made unanimous. The time for 

 holding the next convention will be be- 

 tween Oct. 10 and 20. 



On motion, the President appointed, 

 as a competent member to deliver a 

 lecture to beginners, at the next meet- 

 ing, G. P. Morton. 



An essay on My Idea of a Bee-Conven- 

 tion, by A. O. Calhoun, of Victor, was 

 read by the Secretary. 



W. S. Dorn Blaser then read a selec- 

 tion entitled, "The Closing Business," 

 and a recess of 15 minutes was taken. 



Resolutions were adopted, thanking 

 the citizens of Boonville for their hearty 

 welcome, and open-hearted hospitality ; 

 the county authorities for the use of the 

 court house ; and the newspapers of 

 Boonville for their kindly interest in 

 publishing the proceedings. 



It was also resolved that the associa- 

 tion, as a body, and the members as 

 individuals, should use every effort to 

 secure an adequate appropriation for* 

 creditable exhibit at the World's Fair at 

 Chicago. 



The association, by resolution, favors 

 the taxing of bees by State and county 

 authorities, the "basis of taxation to 

 be the actual value of a colony of Italian 

 bees on June 1." 



There being a bill pending before the 

 Missouri Legislature, " forbidding the 

 manufacture and sale of all vinegars, 

 except pure cider vinegar, which, if 

 passed, would debar the apiarist from 

 making vinegar from the odds and ends 

 of his apiary," it was resolved to use 

 all means in the power of the members 

 of the convention to have honey vinegar 

 included in the bill, as they deemed it 

 the finest and purest vinegar made. 



The committee appointed on the com- 

 munication of the Turkey Hill Associa- 



