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TOENTH ANNUAL REPORT O'F THE 



Mr. McEvoy — No, he should not 

 start at any time with that. 



WHEN TO RE-QUEEN COLONIES. 



"What is the best time for a bee- 

 keeper living in this part of the State 

 of New York to re-queen?" 



iMr. Cyrenius — I would say about 

 six weeks before a honey-flow. 



TOP-FLOW AND TRAVEL-STAIN. 



"•Can top-bars for the prevention of 

 travel-bars stain and propolis on sec- 

 tion boxes be recommended as eco- 

 nomical?" 



Mr. McEvoy — Yes. 



CLEANING SECTIONS. 



"What is the best method of clean- 

 ing propolis and travel-stain from 

 these sections?" 



A memiber — The best thing' I have 

 found is a good, sharp penknife. 



"FRANCE" HONEY-CAN. 



"What is that honey-can here for?" 

 Mr. France — I suppose you mean 

 this five-gallon can. I have tried 

 since you have had me in harness to 

 find something better for the bee- 

 keepers in the line of five-gallon cans 

 for selling and shipping honey, and I 

 am no dealer or interested in any 

 man's supplies. This is the can I 

 prefer to any other package I have 

 seen. It is a round five-gallon can, 

 . set it in any receptacle and liquefy 

 the honey. The top of the can is 

 raised, with a three-inch screw top. 

 You can pour out of a three-inch hole, 

 and by turning it over it will drain 

 dry. Then, by putting it in the wood- 

 en jacket, with that wooden head 

 over it, it goes by freight as fourth- 

 class rate, anywhere. As to the cost 

 to our Association members, it is fur- 

 nished by the factories at 37% cents 

 by the 100, or 40c single can. Two 

 square cans cost 60 cents; two cans 

 boxed. I tried this comparison; I 

 bought aOO' cases of the square, and 

 the same number of these cans, and I 

 found that the freight on the square 

 ones was $2.60 more than it was on 

 these round cans. Then, again, after 

 they were filled we had that additional 

 weight to pay for again; the consumer 

 w-ould have to pay before he got it, 

 and it is the price between you and 

 the consumer that is going to sell the 



goods. Lastly, I find honey sells bet- 

 ter in a single can. Imagine the con- 

 venience with a pail handle; and the 

 honey, in the jacketed cans is entirely 

 encased in wood. I ttiave shipped them 

 to Maine, Colorado and Texas. I have 

 had but one report of a leakage, and 

 that is where they threw a trunk on 

 it. 



Mr. Ross — Does that fourth-class 

 rate apply to car loads? 



Mr. France — Yes. 



PRICE OF APIARIAN LABOR. 



"How much a month can an expert 

 man get, working for a large honey- 

 producer?" 



Mr. France — Through the Informa- 

 tion Bureau, there is one leaf contain- 

 ing the names of those who want help 

 for 1911, and the prices tlhey are offer- 

 ing I would not consider were intend- 

 ed for very iprofessional men; they 

 would' accept from $40 to $70 a month. 

 In come cases that includes board. 



Mr. Davenport — In regard to that 

 question, I might state information 

 that was given me yesterday. Most 

 bee-keepers throughout the country 

 know something abput him; he started 

 a large corporation or trust to insti- 

 tute apiaries to amount to about some 

 50,000 colonies. He has already start- 

 ed 100 in Jamaica, and he stated to 

 m^ he is willing to pay $2,00'0' a year 

 for a good, expert bee-keeper to handle 

 a bee-yard of a thousand colonies. 



INViTATIONIS FOR THE NEXT AN- 

 NUAL MEETING. I 



Mr. Hofmann — Now, in regard to the 

 next place of meeting, I want to say 

 that I am ihere as a Member of the 

 Executive Committee of the Minne- 

 sota Bee-Keepers' Association, with 

 credentials as a duly elected delegate 



.to represent our Association in this 

 convention. I have come no short dis- 

 tance to extend personally to the Na- 



' tional Bee-Keepers' Association an 

 invitation to hold its next annual con- 

 vention in Minnesota. The point of 

 meeting, of course, will be left to the 

 Executive Committee. Either Minne- 

 apolis or St. Paul are desirous of hav- 

 ing the convention, and I can say, 

 without successful contradiction, that 

 either city is the equal of any in Amer- 

 ica. These points can be reached con- 

 veniently from any section. Many 

 througih railroad lines center here. 



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