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with the maragement of bees in 

 one of the best honey regions of 

 Europe and brought the knowledge 

 they Here acciuire tl to their Ken- 

 tucky hem?, established tliree-fourth 

 cf a cfEtury a'?o. No rural branch 

 of the family from that day to this, 

 but has been a keeper of bees, nev- 

 er for pecuniary gain, but because 

 tf that fascination, engendered by 

 contact with a creature, the most 

 wonderful acd inspiring, given from 

 the creative hand. 



At this early day there was lit- 

 tle accurate knowledge about all 

 these questions, later solved by 

 the introduction of modern frames 

 '"'.nd distinctive kinds of bees. The 

 I^argstrcth hive, the Italian bee, 

 were introduced about the middle 

 or the ]at8r 6 0's. Prior to that time 

 all colonies were kept in hives 

 having a cubic content of from 

 20 to 2500 inches, with 



Frank C. Pollett, Atlantic,. Iowa, 

 elected vice jiresidcnt of the Na- 

 tional at St. Louis, February 1914 



Dr. Burton N. Gates, Amherst, 

 Mass., re-electerl president of 

 National at St, JLouis Febru- 

 ary 1914 



two cross bars to support 

 the combs. In the top of the 

 hive were five lioles, in a 

 square, one being in the 

 center. Above these was 

 applied a cap with capacity 

 of 15 to 20 pounds of 

 surplus. The hives were gen- 

 erally made cf undressed 

 lumber, there being a preju- 

 dice agair.st paint, white- 

 wash and planed siirfaces. 

 The "old school" of that_ day 

 maintained that a "gum,"' a 

 section of hollow log, was su- 

 perior to a box, in that it was 

 cooler in summer and warmer 

 in winter. These I recall 

 with distinctness. 



The most profitable colonies 

 were those kept in an attic 

 in a large outer box with ca- 

 pacity of about half a cubic 

 yard, the smaller box beins 

 in a corner thereof. The:e 



