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all around, and the frames extend over. A great many 

 people call that the Wisconsin hive. That is not the Wis- 

 consin hive at all. That is a Langstroth-Simplicity hive. 

 They make at the same time what they call a Wisconsin 

 hive, that is the trade name; that has Hoffman frames in 

 it which fit inside the hive on a tin rabbet. The sliding 

 arrangement of the hive is the same as the St. Joe hive, and 

 if the gentlemen do not know how to handle that, why, we 

 are ready to show them how to handle it so that they won't 

 have any trouble about it. But don't get the two hives con- 

 fused. The old Langstroth-Simplicity hive, in my opinion, is 

 worthless because it hadn't a correct bee-space above it and 

 the frames were not the same. So when you order hives 

 don't say you want a Langstroth-Simplicity hive unless you 

 want an odd frame, for you will get it. The other is the 

 same as the dove-tailed hive; and in all of the hives that 

 concern makes, the frames are the same except that old 

 Langstroth-Simplicity, and that is not of any account. 



Mr. Whitney — When you order hives don't order the 

 Whitney hive. He has a hive of his own, and he doesn't 

 want any better, and he has none to sell ! 



Mr. Stuebing — It depends mostly on the man, how he 

 handles the bees and how he places and handles the frames. 



FIRST DAY— Afternoon Session. 



Pres. York called for the report of the Foul Brood Com- 

 mittee which had been appointed two years ago. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOUL BROOD. 



Mr. Moore — The Foul Brood Committee, of which I have 

 the honor to be chairman, really has nothing to report. We 

 reported in full to date at the last meeting, and frorn then 

 till now there was no work that could be done except in- 

 specting apiaries. I don't suppose that comes under the scope 

 of this report. There is a heading in the program that does 

 refer to such matters as that. We might make our recom- 

 mendations ; we might tell you a lot of things ; we might 

 say this fall the Legislature meets again and we have to get 

 the law over again, or fail to get it. Mr. Kannenberg is with 

 me on this committee, and I believe there is a vacancj-^ to 

 fill. As the committee having charge of this matter, we have 

 to urge upon each one of you individually to do what you 

 can to get a law through the Legislature this fall. If you 

 know some member of the Legislature, communicate with him 

 by all means. If. you do not know any member take the pains 

 to find the names and addresses of the nearest member to 

 you and communicate with him. If every one of us would 

 do that it would have a material effect. When I was there 

 two years ago and appeared before committees of the 

 Legislature to get the laws we did get, they said, " For 



