ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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Officers for 1908: 



J. Q. Smith, President and* State Foul 

 Brood Inspector, Lincoln. 



Vice Presidents: 



1st — Geo. W. Cave, Kirk^vood. 

 '2d— W. H. Hyde, New Canton. 



3d — A. L. Kildow, Putnam. 



4th— S. N. Black, Clayton. 



5th— C. P. Dadant„ Hamilton. 



James A. Stone, Secretary. 



Chas. Becker, Treasurer, Pleasant 

 Plains. 



On motion the dates for the next an- 

 nual meeting were fixed for Thursday 

 and Friday, November 19 and 20, 1908, 

 and the place of meeting ^the Capitol 

 Building, Springfield. 



At the close of the election the con- 

 vention adjourned ito meet again at 

 1:30 p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, NOV. 20. 



The members of the Association were 

 enjoying a social interchange of ideas 

 and renewing acquaintances, when at 

 2 o'clock President Smith said: 



Gentlemen, we will come to order for 

 a brief session. 



Mr. Becker: There is one thing I 

 wish to speak about that I think would 

 be a good idea. Our reports seem ito be 

 small, and we have no essays nor any 

 papers. I think we ought to have a re-' 

 port from every bee-keeper who is a 

 member of our Association, stating the 

 number of colonies he had last spring, 

 the number this fall and the number of 

 pounds of honey produced during the 

 season. I know that when it has been 

 a bad year bee-keepers do not like to 

 make such reports, but I think we 

 ought always to make repor'ts in a time 

 like this. I move that the Secretary 

 send cards to the members not present 

 asking them to make report and that 

 the members here present fill out a 

 slip giving this information and also 

 stating the condition of the bees at the 

 close of the season. 



Mr. Becker's motion received a sec- 

 ond and was put ito vote and carried 

 unanimously. 



Mr. Cave: I had about 140 sitands in 

 the spring; when clover came in bloom 

 had only about 100, but the number in- 

 creased again to 138; I hardly know 

 how to write up a report. 



It was decided that the number of 

 colonies on hand when the bees began 

 rto work should be the number given, 

 then the increase, if any, or number on 

 hand in the fall. 



The following are the reports made 

 to the secretary by .the members in at- 

 tendance at this session of the con- 

 vention: 



Mr. Stone: 



Number of colonies in the spring 40 



Increase 5 



Comb honey produced, lbs 300 



Extracted honey produced, lbs 1000 



Bees in fine condition for winter. 



Mr. Cave: 



Number of colonies in the spring 100 



Increase 38 . 



Comb honey produced, lbs ' 1200 



Extracted honey produced, lbs 300 



Bees in good condition. 



Mr. Hinderer: 



Number of colonies in the spring 34 



Increase 12 . 



Comb honey produced, lbs 1900 



No extracted honey 



Bees in good shape for winter with 

 plenty of honey. 



J. Q. Smith:.' 



Number of colonies in spring 24 



Increase . ." 7 



Comb honey produced, lbs 600 



Extracted hones'- produced, lbs 400 



Condition good. 



James Poindexter: 

 Number of colonies in the spring near 



about 45 



Increase 5 



Comb hones'- produced, lbs 250 



Extracted honey produced, lbs 160 



Bees in splendid condition; have never 

 seen them as strong as they are this fall. 



Wm. H. Hyde & Sons: 



Number of colonies in the spring 325 



Increase 75 



Comb honey produced, about, lbs 3750 



Extracted honey produced, lbs 6000 



Bees in good condition. 



John Sauer: 



Number of colonies in the spring 5 



Increase , 12 



Comb honey produced, lbs 450 



No extracted honey 



Went into winter quarters very hea-vy. 



D. P. Earnest: 



Number of colonies in the spring 28 



Increase 3 



Comb honey produced, lbs 550 



Extracted honoy produced, lbs 160 



Bees in .good condition for winter. 



Charles' Becker: J 



Number of colonies in the spring 39 ■ 



Increase 13 



No comb honey 



Extracted honey produced, lbs 600 



Bees in good condition. 



Louis "Werner: 



Number of colonies in the spring 140 



Sold 10 



Increase 20 



(Making present number 150.) 



Comb honey produced season of 1907, « 



lbs 2000 



Extracted honev produced, season of t 



1907,. lbs 500 f 



Mr. Becker: I must leave for my 

 train in a few minutes, but would like 

 Ito say this y^t before I go. I move 



