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NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



LiOUIS C. DAD ANT. Secretary, 

 Chicago Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Association. 



were chaff hives with stationary bot- 

 toms, but I have cut them down now 

 so I have single-board bottoms, so I 

 can raise them up and give the bees 

 some ventilation. The question was 

 asked this afternoon, I believe, in 

 which hive had they wintered the 

 best. Those chaff hives cost a little 

 more than the other hives; I have dou- 

 ble-wall, two sides 1-inch stuff. I have 

 saved in the last twenty-five years, 

 with those hives, even if they cost 

 more, I have saved more in the work, 

 two or three times over, than if I 

 packed this other way, and have as 

 good results; they have made me 

 more money. 



Secretary Dadant. 



Mr. Moore then introduced the new 

 secretary, Mr. Louis C. Dadant. 



Mr. Moore — It seems strange to me 

 to get out of this position. I am really 

 greatly gratified to be able to shift my 

 responsibilities on such good shoulders. 

 I take great pleasure in introducing 

 Mr. Dadant, who will take charge of 

 the secretary's and treasurer's work. 



Mr. Thompson — I think we all ap- 

 preciate the work Mr. Moore has done 

 for the association. If we have nothing 

 more to offer Mr. Moore, I would move 

 that we give him a rising vote of 

 thanks. 



Dr. Miller — There was a man who 

 said today that Mr. Moore might have 

 perhaps done more to get members in- 

 to this society — I think his name was 



Mr. H. F. Moore, that said it. I doubt 

 very much if any one would have done 

 more than he has done to get members 

 into the society. 



The motion was seconded and car- 

 ried unanimously. • 



The convention- then adjourned until 

 7:30 p. m. 



FIRST DAY— EVENING SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order at 

 7:30 p. m., with Mr. York presiding. 



President York — We have one paper 

 to be read this evening, written by 

 Mrs. H. K. Beard, of Pennsylvania. I 

 will ask the secretary to read it. 



"Fruit and Honey— Can What You 

 Can." 



(By Mrs. H. K. Beard.) 

 There is no mystery or luck aoout 

 the canning or preserving of fruit. If 

 properly done, failure is almost out of 

 the question. The fruit or vegetables 

 should be barely ripe, never over-ripe,, 

 perfect of their kind, or at least with 

 no fermentation started in them, and 

 the sooner they are taken from tree or 

 garden and sealed up in jars the bet- 

 ter. If particular about keeping the 

 fruit in shape, or where a large amount 

 is to be done at once, it is usually put 

 uncooked into the jars and covered 

 with the honey, and the jars are then 

 set into a large boiler, with a perfo- 

 rated rest under them, to keep them 

 from the bottom. Fill the boiler with 



