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find that your queens have been super- 

 ceded with inferior queens, then intro- 

 duce new blood. 



Dr. Bohrer — The introduction of new 

 blood is that at some time or place de- 

 generation will begin. Now, the ques- 

 tion is,- when does it begin? I beHeve 

 that it begins first; that is, in breeding 

 and requeening. I would suggest that 

 good strains of bees be produced from 

 good breeders, and by this means you 

 will have good queens all the time. I 

 sometimes get queens from Texas and 

 other places, but keep them coming in 

 from different directions. I have some 

 queens that I want to get rid of, and 

 I don't want the queen that stands a 

 chance of producing a bad strain of 

 bees. 



Mr. Parsons — Those men who have 

 just spoken have given me some idea 

 as to the introduction of these queens, 

 but I think that the person, who asked 

 this question, asked it in the interest 

 of the honey-producer, not from a honey 

 standpoint. If your bees are not doing 

 as well as you want them to; if they 

 don't gather the honey that you think 

 they ought to gather; if they are not 

 as gentle ; then I would say that it would 

 be well to introduce new blood, but be 

 sure that it is better than the one you 

 have. It is a very easy matter to get 

 something that is not so good as the 

 ordinary; it will not do to depend up- 

 on getting a queen from an experienced 

 and honest queen-breeder and breed 

 from her and requeen your apiary. He 

 may do all he can, but he has not had 

 the time to test that queen to see if 

 she is a good all-around queen; she 

 may look all right, but she may be 

 lacking in .that point; so be sure that 

 the queen you get is better than that 

 which you have, else you may make 

 your bees inferior. 



Mr. Bergstrom — I think the question 

 has been misunderstood. The question 

 was this. Is it necessary to introduce 

 new blood annually — every year? I 

 don't think that there is anything ex- 

 ceeds the importance of introducing 

 new blood occasionally, or only when 

 it is needed. 



On motion, the meeting adjourned to 

 meet at 9 o'clock the next morning. 



SECOND DAY— FiKST Session. 



The Meeting was called to order at 

 9:30 a. m. Nov. 9, 1906, by Pres. C. P. 

 Dadant. 



Mr. Hilton — I move that the chair 

 be authorized to appoint Committees. 



Mr. Hatch — I second the motion. 



The motion was unanimously carried, 

 and a recess was given after which the 

 following Committees were appointed: 



ON EXHIBITS. 



Louis H. Scholl, New Braunfels, Texas. 

 D. H. Coggshall, West Groton, N. Y. 

 A. G. Anderson, Ferron, Utah. 



ON RESOLUTIONS. 



R. A. Holekamp, St. Louis, Mo. 



J. A. Stone, Springfield, 111. 



C. "C. Parsons, Bluff Springs, III. 



ON AMENDMENTS. 



J. Q. Smith, Lincoln, 111. 

 W. O. Victor, Hondo, T«xas. 

 W. H. Putnam, River Falls, Wis. 



ON QUESTION BOX. 



C. A. Hatch, Richmond Center, Wis. 

 Geo. E. Hilton, Fremont, Mich. 

 Fred W. Muth, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Pres. Dadant — ^The next subject was 

 a paper by Mr. Townsend, of Michigan, 

 on "The Production of Extracted 

 Honey," and the Secretary being sick 

 has upset the disposition of papers; and 

 as the paper may be in the mail this 

 morning, we will therefore take up the 

 question-box at once, unless someone 

 has something else to propose. 



Clarifying Beeswax. 



"How can beeswax be clarified?" 

 Dr. Bohrer — In order to determine 

 what is used to get the wax clear, the 

 best method of refining wax that I know 

 of is that one used in the United States 

 Depository. Go to your druggist and 

 look up the refinement of beeswax; it 

 is given in detail; the directions are 

 there. I used to do it but I will not 

 undertake to give it today. 



Mr. Rouse — I think the easiest way 

 to solve this question is for every bee- 

 keeper to use a solar wax-extractor, 

 and put the wax up in the best possible 

 shape for the market. 



Dr. Bohrer — ^Will it make it white? 



Mr. Rouse — Yes, sir. 



Mr. Kimmey — I simply wish to in- 

 quire the manner in which Mr. Rouse 

 uses his extractor. I purchased one, 

 but it does not work satisfactorily. 



Mr. Rouse — ^Well, I cannot say that 





