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you please put the foundation into 

 this box?" I said. "No, I have finislied 

 the machine, it belongs to you 

 to do the rest of it." He was using 

 then the Danzenbaker section, 4 by 

 5% inches. That has been the worst 

 box to get the foundation into so 

 that it wouldn't break. He put it in, 

 « he threw it across the honej^-house, 

 and the foundation was there all 

 right. I told him that wasn't a fair 

 trial. I cut the foundation out and 

 told him' to fasten it over again, and 

 he did. Somebody came into the 

 honey-house, and he three the sec- 

 tion,' and it went out through the 

 honey-house door into the bee-yard. 

 The foundation didn't leaye the box, 

 •but broke off about half an inch from 

 the section. We tried it over again. 

 I started then and came to Black- 

 stone, and during the night I just saw 

 how that machine could be perfected 

 so that it would work all right. I 

 telephoned down, and the consequence 

 was as soon as I got home I made 

 the machine in a rough state, and I 

 have used it all summer with suc- 

 cess, and I have not had a sheet of 

 foundation drop.. The secret of the 

 whole thing lies here, that the plate 

 that fastens that foundation to the 

 box must heat the box, or section, 

 at the same time as you melt the 

 wax, and all the wax which remains 

 on the foundation that is melted off 

 is on the plate. As it passes to the 

 box it deposits it, and being hot, and 

 the foundation being hot, if you drop 

 it on there it cements there, and it 

 leaves no unsightly wax. It is as nice 

 as though put in with the Daisy fas- 

 tener. I have used it with success 

 this season. Mr. Miller writes me 

 that he has a machine simplified that 

 works the same. way. There is an- 

 other thing, this machine does not in 

 any way heat the foundation or box 

 when you use it, so when you are 

 using it in hot weather and putting 

 foundation into sections it is all cool, 

 . so that it will drop down easily, and 

 it doesn't warp or twist. 



BLACK BEES VS. ITALIANS ON 

 BUCKWHEAT. 



"Will black bees gather more honey 

 from buckwheat than Italians?" 



President York — How many think 

 that they do, raise your hands. 

 (Seven responded). 



President York — How many think 

 the blacks will not gather as much as 

 Italians? (About fifteen raised their 

 hands.) 



TRAVEL^STAINED HiONEY. 



"What is done with travel-stained 

 comb honey, caused by being left on 

 the hives -for ripening?" 



J. E. Crane — ^Bleach it. 



Mr. Hershiser — Sell it for thirds. 



ALEXANDER MODIFIED SWARM- 

 ING. 



"The Alexander method of modified 

 "shook" swarming contemplates set- 

 ting the old hive, containing bees and 

 brood, over a new hive-body furnished 

 with frames of foundation, and one 

 frame of unsealed brood and the old 

 queen — a queen-excluder being placed 

 between — so to remain until all brood 

 above is capped, after which the old 

 hive is set off on a new stand, and a 

 laying queen introduced, all queen- 

 cells being destroyed, or cut out, be- 

 tween setting on and setting off. 

 When no increase is wanted, why not 

 leave the old hive with honey-board 

 on top for extracting through the sea- 

 son?" 



Mr. McEvoy — I lost over $300 one 

 year by just following that out exact- 

 ly that way, and I will give you my 

 reasons. The bees were bound to 

 crowd up to the brood, and then they 

 crowded in a lot of pollen below, and 

 it didn't work out right. The first 

 year I tried it, which was over 20 

 j'ears ago, it worked fine. The next 

 year I turned the whole yard whole- 

 sale, and 'I lost over $300. 



President York called for the paper 

 on "Comb Honey — ^From Nectar to 

 Market," by Mr. S. D. Housed of Camil- 

 lus, N. Y. Mr. House read his paper 

 as follows: 



COMB HONEY— FROM NECTAR TO 

 MARKET. 



This is a broad subject, and has 

 many essentials which are important 

 in reaching the highest results. I 

 have grouped a few of the most im- 

 portant essentials for your considera- 

 tion. " '^ 



First, a secretion of nectar, which 

 depends upon location and an All- 

 Wise Providence. 



Second, a practical bee-keeper, who 

 should be tactful and a willing worker. 



