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nothing but a bare room, and these charming ( !) pictures 

 to gaze upon, while you are listening to the words of 

 knowledge that come. I think it would be a good idea 

 to have something on the line of our work on exhibition 

 here at the convention. Our Secretary-Treasurer has notified 

 us we are woefully weak in the form of finances. If we 

 join any more associations we probably won't have any- 

 thing left. If it meets with the approval of the Executive 

 Committee, I would like to make an offer of $10 to the 

 Association for three prizes for the exhibition of honey 

 at our next convention; $5 for the first, $3 for the second, 

 and $2 for the third — say a dozen sections of comb honey, 

 the quality and character considered, and I will myself be 

 responsible for the premium, if that meets with the approval 

 of the Association. 



Pres. York — I think that is a very good idea, and if 

 you wish to put it that way I think the Executive Committee 

 will arrange for an exhibition next year; and if anybody else 

 wishes to say they will give something, or give a premium 

 for something else, we can have that. 



Dr. Miller — I will take it out of the hands of the 

 Executive Committee, and move that the offer be accepted 

 with thanks. 



Mr. Reynolds — I second that. 



Pres. York put the motion, which was carried with ap- 

 plause. 



Dr. Miller — I want to suggest one caution. I have been 

 at conventions where we have had a great many things on 

 exhibition, and Mr. Swift doesn't know the danger-point 

 that lies in connection with that. One of the troubles about 

 it was that in an adjoining room, or sometimes in the same 

 room where these articles were on exhibition, the invariable 

 result would be that there would be two or three, or half 

 a dozen, people around those things looking at them and 

 talking about them while the meeting was going on, and 

 unless some steps are taken to prevent that, you are going 

 to do more harm than good. 



Mr. Swift — That is the reason I left it to the Executive 

 Committee. 



Pres. York — If we meet here next year we can have 

 it in front of the convention. 



Mr. Moore moved, seconded by Dr. Miller, that at 4 

 o'clock p. m. this convention adjourn to meet again next 

 year. Carried. 



SECOND DAY— Afternoon SeSbion. 



At 1 :30 the convention was called to order, with Pres. 

 York in the chair. 



PROTECTING HIVES FROM SUN HEAT. 



"Should hives be protected from the heat of the sun? 

 If so, what is the best method?" 



Mr. Hutchinson — I think where you are producing comb 



