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SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OP THE 



ization of the National Pure Food 

 Commission the conditions have been 

 better. For the last five years the Chi- 

 cago market has been practically bare 

 of anything but pure honey. These 

 facts should go forth to the public. 



Hive Lifting Devices. 



"Would a hive-lifting device be of 

 use in the apiary?" 



There "were 3 affirmative answers and 

 12 negative. 



Wintering Nuclei in Cellar. 



"How would you winter a nucleus of 

 bees if the cellar were too damp?" 



Mr. Wilcox: Make it dry enough. 



Mr. Taylor: Make a queen-exclud- 

 ing honey-board and set it on top of 

 a strong colony. 



Honey-house for 50 Colonies. 



"What size honey-house is neces- 

 sary for 50 colonies, running for comb 

 honey, there being no other building 

 to store things in?" 



Mr. Taylor: If he wants to store 

 empty frames, etc., and room to pre- 

 pare honey for market; and if he 

 wants it for honey only, are two dif- 

 ferent things. About 15 feet square 

 is large enough for honey. 



Mr. Wilcox: 16 x 24 x 12 feet high 

 for storing empty frames, etc., and 

 preparing honey for market. 12 x 16 x 

 7 feet high, if for honey only. 



"What would it cost to build?" 



Mr. "Wilcox: $250. 



"Has anybody had experience with 

 tar paper over a frame house?" 



Mr. Dadant: I had experience with 

 a sort of felt, and very soon replaced 

 it by metal. We use corrugated iron 

 for cheap roofing. It is fire-proof, clean, 

 and does not rust readily. I have had 

 some for 7 or 8 years. It costs less 

 than shingles. 



Br. Miller: My shop is covered with 

 a sort of felt. I believe it is good. I 

 would put on this roofing instead of 

 shingles. 



Mr. Kimmey: I have had experience 

 with prepared roofing and corrugated 

 iron. I put up a building 48 x 50 x 

 24 feet. I put on corrugated iron a 

 year ago last March. Last January it 

 was all rusted out, and I had to put 

 new roofing on. There are different 

 kinds of both. Some stand well and 

 some don't. It depends upon the qual- 

 ity. As to felt roofing, I suppose he 

 means any roofing material.. I have a 



building 48 by 16 feet. I put on roof- 

 ing paper 8 years ago and it is just as 

 good now as it was then. There are 

 different kinds on the market. 



Mr. Fluegge: My plan was not to 

 cover a part of the building with roof- 

 ing, but to build the building itself 

 with tar paper or felt roofing. Build 

 the frame and then put it on in 4-inch 

 strips. Cover this with wire netting 

 and then cover with roofing. What is 

 the experience of bee-keepers ~ on it? 

 Is it worth having? It would be 

 cheaper than lumber here. 



Mr. Holbrook: In South Dakota 

 there are many tar-paper buildings. 

 Tar-paper will affect the taste of honey. 



Dr. Dadant: I have tried tar-paper. 

 I put sand on it. I had it three years, 

 then all of a sudden it leaked through, 

 and it didn't take long for it to go. I 

 have had corrugated iron since 1896. 

 It is not near a smoke-stack with coal 

 soot flying on it. The smoke of the 

 coal rots it very fast. You, however, 

 run no risk, because you don't need 

 to burn coal. Put the corrugated iron 

 over the tar- paper. The first that I put 

 on I galvanized all over. There was no 

 change in it. I don't nail it much. I 

 covered my barn with corrugated iron, 

 putting in three nails at the upper end 

 of the sheet and three or four at the 

 bottom; put them on top of the corru- 

 gation, and don't set them in too deep. 

 There is no danger of rusting and no 

 danger of fire. 



Mr. Plugge: Suppose the building 

 was built of that for walls instead of 

 wood, would it be dust-proof for a 

 honey house? 



Mv. Dadant: There would be no dust 

 if put up right. 



The convention adjourned until 9:30 

 a. m. the next day. 



THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. 



The meeting was opened with prayer 

 by J. L. Anderson. 



Pres. York being called away. Dr. 

 Miller occupied the chair for the first 

 part of the morning session. 



Committee on Resolutions. 



Mr. Kimmey: As is well known to 

 you, the wife of our President died re- 

 cently, and it is thought proper to 

 bring in these resolutions: 



Whereas, It has pleased Almighty 

 God in His divine wisdom to take from 

 our midst Mrs. George W. York, wife 

 of our respected and beloved presi- 

 dent; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That while we bow with 



