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Mr. Black — I put- into some hives about one-half of each » 

 and they were all filled about the same time. 



Secretary Stone — I once sold some section honey to a 



grocer, who said, "I don't want anymore of Mr. 's honey ; 



it seemed to have a tough center, and some of. my customers 



brought it back." 



. Adjourned to 10 o'clock the next day. 



J . SECOND DAY. : 



The meeting was called to order at 10 o'clock a.m., Nov^^ 

 18, with Pres. Smith in the chair. ^ 



INTBODUCING QUEENS. ^ 



This question was again brought up and discussed as to 

 best manner of introducing queens. It was agreed that in 

 cases of the most difficult kind, when a laying worker is pres- 

 ent, the safest way to proceed is to dump all the bees on the 

 ground two or three feet from the hive, and in their mixed-up 

 condition they seem to take up with their new queen. 



GETTING BEES OUT OF SUPERS. 



Mr. Crim — What is the best method for getting bees out 

 of supers without the use of escapes ? 



Pres. Smith — I place the supers in a box, leave a small 

 hole in the cover, and the bees come to the light and get out. 



Secretary Stone — I tried this plan once and bees began to 

 rob, so I made a box with a tight cover, in which I made two 

 holes, and over them placed a cone of wirefcloth, and it 

 worked all right. " r 



GETTING RID OF ANTS. j 



Mr. Prlmm — How do you get rid of ants? ^ 



Pres. Smith— Sprinkle powdered borax, or gasoline, 



around where ants (or roaches) are. 



Secretary Stone — I use crude carbolic acid, diluted 20 



times. 



KEEPING COMB HONEY FROM CANDYING. 



Mr. Miller — How long can I keep my comb honey without 

 candying ? 



Pres. Smith — Keep it in a warm room, and it will keep 

 indefinitely. 



All agreed. 



On motion, adjourned until 1 o'clock. , 



Called to order at 1 p.m., pursuant to adjournment, with 

 Pres. Smith in the chair. 



On motion, proceeded to the election of officersij 



On motion of Mr. Black, the Secretary was instructed to 

 cast the ballot for J. Q. Smith for president for the-ensuing 

 year. 



Proceeded to ballot for five vice-presidents with the fol- 

 lowing result : 



First Vice-President, John S. Dowdy ; 2d, J. W. Primm ; 

 3d, Aaron Coppin ; 4th, James Poindexter ; Sth, S. N. Black. 



Motion prevailed instructing the President to cast the 

 ballot for Jas. A. Stone for s^retary. 



