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TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



are the only man who can do this, but 

 have some one give a scientific lec- 

 ture, and one that is educational. 



Pres. Bowen — It has been moved and 

 seconded that this matter of exhibit- 

 ing' bees on the Fair Ground be left to 

 the discretion of the Executive Com- 

 mttee. 



Motion. 



Mr. Stone — I think that will be ali 

 right. I will tell you why we got this 

 premium. Mr. E. R. Root was talking 

 with several of us at the National Bee- 

 keepers' Association Convention when 

 it met in Chicago, several years ago, 

 and was telling about the exhibit 

 that he made at a County Fair in 

 Ohio, and' he said it took a good 

 deal of courage for him to go into 

 a cage with a hive of bees, without 

 any hat on, and his sleeves rolled up 

 to his elbows, but he says he subdued 

 the bees and handled them all right. 

 He spoke of the race that was going on 

 at the race track, and that he had 

 the whole crowd from there, and 

 some one from the race track came 

 over and asked him to dispense with 

 the handling of bees until the race was 

 over, that it was too attractive! 



I would like to know if Mr. Werner 

 has not had a pretty big crowd every 

 year? I have heard people say at the 

 Fair, "Did you see them handling bees 

 out there in the Fair Grounds." I 

 think that it should be made known 

 what time in the day this will 'be 

 shown, when it is to be done. If left 

 with the Elxecutive Committee they 

 will manage things the way they think 

 best. We have these cages on hand, 

 made of copper or brass wire, they 

 cost $54.00. 



Dr. Bohrer — Do you ever exhibit 

 bees without the cage? I have seen 

 that done. 



Mr. Werner — I generally make two 

 exhibits demonstrating the handling 

 of bees, one with healthy bees, the 

 other foul brood, and was paid only 

 for the one and not for the other. I 

 have always had a very good crowd; 

 mine was educational; I demonstrated 

 to the people from the beginning to 

 the end, showing them how to handle 

 the bees and how to get at them. I 

 always had a number of people around 

 the cage. Every afternoon the exhibit 

 was at two o'clock, and the people 

 were there and iwere interested in see- 

 ing what was being done. I set up a 



colony of foul brood bees, and a col- 

 ony of good bees, and I demonstrated 

 how to cure foul brood, and so on. 



Mr. Stone — They ruled that part 

 out; we don't want foul broodi handled. 



Motion was repeated, put and car- 

 ried. 



Mr. Pyles — L^st year the election of 

 Foul Brood Inspector was taken up 

 before the general election of officers, 

 for the simple reason a number had 

 decided to keep the two offices sepa- 

 rate, and I move you that we proceed 

 to the election of officers, first the 

 election of Foul Brood Inspector. 



Motion seconded. 



Mr. York — I think Mr. Pyies said that 

 last year you elected Foul Brood In- 

 spector first. 



Pres. Bowen — If there is no objec- 

 tion we will proceed with the election 

 of Foul Brood Inspector. 



Pres. Bowen — We are open for nom- 

 inations under the head of Foul Brood 

 Inspector. 



Mr. Kildow was nominated. 



Mr. York — I move if there are no 

 other nominations the Secretary be 

 instructed to cast the ballot for Mr. 

 Kildow. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



iPres.^ Bowen — We are now under 

 the head of nominations for President 

 of this Association, whom will you 

 place in nomination for President? 



Mr. Coppin — I nominate Mr. C. P. 

 Dadant. 

 Motion seconded and carried. 



Mr. Moore — I move that the Secre- 

 tary cast the vote of this Convention 

 for Mr. C. P. Dadant for President. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Mr. Becker — It has always been the 

 custom and rule that the salary of the 

 Secretary be fixed before we make the 

 nomination or election. I move that 

 the secretary's salary be fixed for next 

 year the same as for last, $75.00. 



Motion seconded. 



Pres. Bowen — It has been moved and 

 seconded that the salary of the Secre- 

 tary be fixed at $75.00, the same as 

 last year. 



Motioai put and carried. 



Mr. Stone — Now that my salary is 

 fixed, the salary of the Treasurer 

 should be fixed also. 



Pres. Bowen — ^What has your salary 

 been, Mr. Becker? 



Mr. Becker— $25.00. 



