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STATE bee-keepers' ASSOCIATION. 113 



forestall swarming. We make preparations for the bees to 

 swarm and we are not there to take care of them, so instead 

 of that we go at it and shake them off and make the swarms 

 while we are there to see to it. 



Pres. York — What about joining the National in a body 

 this year? 



Dr. Miller — Moved, duly seconded, that this Association 

 join the National in a body, at the rate of 50 cents a member. 



Pres. York put the motion which, on a vote having been 

 taken, was declared carried. 



Dr. Miller — Right in connection with the point which is 

 before us is the question of uniting with the State. If it is a 

 proper thing to bring that up now I move that this Associa- 

 tion, as a body, unite with the Illinois State Association, pay- 

 ing into its treasury 25 cents per member. 



The motion was seconded. 



Mr. Colburn — ^What is the present membership of the 

 Illinois Society? 



Mr. Smith — The present membership of the Illinois State 

 Association is over 150. 



Mr. Wilcox — How many bee-keepers' societies are there 

 in the State of Illinois ? 



Mr. York — I think there are two besides this, outside 

 of the State organization, that is, the Northern Illinois and 

 the Western Illinois. 



Mr. Whitney — I want to ask the Treasurer as to what 

 effect taking 25 cents for each member joining the State 

 would have upon our balance in the Treasury? 



Mr. Moore — There would not be enough money left in 

 the Treasury to support our Association if we paid out 75 

 cents on each dollar, that is, 50 cents to the National and 25 

 cents to the Illinois State. The actual expenditure for mem- 

 bership if this motion is passed, under our Constitution, will 

 be about $20 out of our treasury. 



After a long discussion Pres. York put the motion that 

 this Association join the Illinois State Association in a body 

 by paying 25 cents a member, which, on a vote having been 

 taken, was declared carried. The necessary amount to pay 

 same was secured by passing the hat. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The President appointed as tellers Messrs. Fluegge, Jacob 

 and Dadant. Ballots were taken and the officers were all 

 re-elected as follows: President, George W. York; Vice- 

 President, Mrs. N. L. Stow; and Secretary-Treasurer, Her- 

 man F. Moore. 



queen's wing and leg growing. 



"Does a queen's wing ever grow again after being 

 clipped?" 



Dr. Miller— No. 



Mr. Criggs — Does a queen's leg ever grow where a leg 

 has been pulled out? 



