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tor this purpose, charging us no 

 rent, feeling that they were well 

 paid for what little trouble we made 

 them by the more complete polle- 

 nization of their fruit and clovers. 

 We sometimes have the owner call 

 up by phone, some one who has 

 had our bees upon their place be- 

 fore, and ask them what, if any, 

 trouble they had had with our bees 

 among their stock or otherwise. 

 This usually settles it and we are 

 allowed to put them there for one 

 trial year, which we know means 

 R,s long as we care to keep them 

 there, as no trouble is ever exper- 

 ienced along this line. Tlie ground 

 being rented, we move one of our 

 12x16 ft. sectional houses and set 

 it up at that point. About the mid- 

 dle of May we usually move the 

 bees. To prepare the bees to move 

 the bottom board is stapled on 

 with box staples, then a screen is 

 placed over the top, after removing 

 the cover. No other precaution need 

 be taken at this time, as the screen 

 over the top will give them all the 

 ventilation they will need. The 



screens are nailed on the day be- 

 fore moving and entrance blocks 

 cut to fit with nails started so 

 they can be closed up the next 

 morning with dispatch, before the 

 bees begin to fly. A flat rack on 

 the big wagon with 4U00 pounds 

 bolster spring is used to move on. 

 Fifty swarms decked two deep make 

 a load, including the flat covers 

 which are packed in around the 

 hives to make all solid. You can 

 move bees just as well without 

 springs, only you have to drive a 

 little more carefuly, especially, 

 where it is stony roads. Unload your 

 swarms upon the stands you ex- 

 pect to leave them during the seas- 

 on, drive your team away and im- 

 mediately open the entrances. You 

 can remove the screens from the 

 top at your leisure, but remove 

 the entrance blocks. This is very 

 important. The above instructions 

 are for May moving in the North. 

 We will call upon our Editor 

 in Florida to tell us how to move 

 bees in the South, for there is 

 likely a difference. — Ed.) 



Field Notes From Iowa 



By J W. STINE, Salem, Deputy Inspector for Iowa 



The demand has been, so great 

 for the second annual report of the 

 state inspector that the supply is 

 nearly exhausted and requests for 

 copies outside the state cannot 

 longer be granted. 



There were not as many present 

 at the field meeing at Mt. Pleasant 

 as was anticipated for many of the 

 bee-keepers are farmers and were 

 threshing and could not attend. 

 However there were about 50 in 

 attendance and the meeting was 

 one of interest and profit to all 

 who were present. It was voted 

 to hold the summer meeting next 

 season at Hamilton, 111., at the 

 home of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal and Mr. C. P. Dadant & Son, 

 who were ipresent, gave us the as- 

 surance of a hearty welcome. 



It was decided to make the meet- 

 ing a tri-state meeting and Mr. 

 Moore of Illinois and Mr. Hole- 



camp of Missouri and J. W. Stine 

 of Iowa were appointed a committee 

 to arrange for the meeting. The 

 opening prayer was made by Pro- 

 fessor Leist of Iowa Weseyan Col- 

 lege and the address of welcome 

 was given by Mr. Mills the mayor 

 of Mt. Pleasant. Nearly everyone 

 had the same tale of woe to tell 

 of it being too dry for the bees 

 to do much in the way of surplus 

 honey this season. 



Some new members for the Iowa 

 Association were received at this 

 meeting. 



The Iowa Bee-Keepers' Assoc- 

 iation is planning for the best bee- 

 keepers meeting ever held in Iowa 

 to be held at Ames next November, 

 the 17th, ISth and 19th. This is 

 earlier than usual, but it seemed 

 necessary to select an earlier date in 

 order to avoid conflict with other 

 gatherings. The afternoon ses- 

 sions will be given over to a short 



