STATE BEE-KEEPERS ASSOCIATION. 15 



Chicago-Northwestern, the American Bee Journal, and many 

 of the bee-keepers of the State, in securing the present law 

 that was placed on our statute books by the last legislature. 



The Secretary reported in the same manner what had 

 been done by the Premium- List Committee in securing a pre- 

 mium list from the State Board of Agriculture, which has 

 given us a list which we think is second to none in the United 

 States, unless it be those that have it given to their States 

 only/ We think ours should be limited to the State only, and 

 it would result in larger and finer exhibits. We are very 

 much indebted toH. J. Cater, Superintendent of the Apiarian 

 Department at the Fair, for the liberality of our premium list, 

 and for the care he has taken to see that we were fairly 

 treated as exhibitors and visitors at the State Fair. 



The Secretary also reported that Superintendent of Agri- 

 culture for Illinois at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition — 

 Will B. Otwell — was in correspondence with us, and was desir- 

 ous that our Association make an exhibit at the said World's 

 Fair, similar to the one made by the same at the Columbian 

 World's Fair. ^ 



On motion by Mr. Becker, it was ordered that an exhibit 

 be made if the Commission would give the same amount that 

 our State gave the Association for the Columbian Exposition, 

 viz.: ($350U) three thousand five hundred dollars, and that 

 the Executive Committee have charge of the correspondence, 

 and of the whole matter pertaining to the exhibit in case one 

 be made. 



The Association voted to complete the arrangement, par- 

 tially made at the last called meeting, whereby 50 cents from 

 each membership fee be paid for one year's membership in the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Association. 



The treasurer's report was read as follows : 



Pleasant Plains, III., Nov. 16, m)3. 



Treasurer's Report of the Ulinois State Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 July 13, 1903— 



Received of State Treasurer. .... . . . . . ................. . flOOO 



Paid on order No. 1, to State Inspector $ 75 00 



2, '^ " 31 10 



Total paid $106 10 



Balance on hand at this date 893 90 $1000 



Ceas. Bbckbb, Treas. 



QUESTION-BOX — KEABING QUEENS. 



Mr. Crim — What is the best plan for rearing queens fojr 

 our own use? 



Pres. Smith — Take your best queen away from Ber hive, 

 then after a number of queen-cells have been sealed, form 

 nuclei and place the combs containing these queen-cells in 

 them. 



Mr. Black — The most satisfactory way I have ever tried 

 has been to select the colony, or colonies, from which I wish 

 to rear queens, stimulate early by feeding until the colony Is 

 well provided with eggs and brood, then take the queen from 

 the colony, and introduce her into some colony where you wish 

 to requeen. - The colony made queenless will form numerous 



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