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have a full comb of it in the other room. They can go in 

 there and acquaint themselves with the condition. If you 

 get a smell once, you will never forg.et it. 



Mr. Duff — We bee-keepers in Cook County ought to know 

 the names of the queen-breeders who sent out diseased 

 queens. It is only just. An ounce of prevention is better 

 than a pound of cure. 



Mr. Smith — I- will just state that in this case I judged 

 from the results. They were persons whose bees never had 

 foul, brood until they got queens from that dealer. 



Mr. Duff — I should think that would be enough. 



Mr. Smith — That man has an apiary at his home place, 

 but I understand that he had three out-apiaries. I am going 

 down there to demand inspection of his apiaries, and he will 

 say, "That's where I rear my queens, go and look at it." I 

 look there and find no foul brood, but I don't know the con- 

 dition of his out-apiarieSj and as long as I have no law to 

 go there and demand an inspection, he might say, "My bees 

 are all right, and you mind your own business." Until we 

 have a law of that kind I would not be willing to say who 

 the party is, but Mr. York knows those in Cook County that 

 have had queens from him, and their results are the same. 

 They never had foul brood until they got queens from that 

 dealer. 



Mr. Hogge — The main point is. Do we want help from the 

 legislature in the way of this compulsory clause. It is not 

 a question whether somebody has been done good or not, 

 but the question is. Do we want the inspector to be em- 

 powered so that he can go in case we do know, or do be- 

 lieve, there is foul brood near us? 



Pres. York — Do you want to put it to a vote? 



Mr. Hogge — Yes, sir. 



Pres. York — All in favor of having such a compulsory 

 foul brood law in this State, raise your hands. [Practically 

 a unanimous vote in favor.] 



Mr. Clarke — Foul brood being carried by queen-bees, I 

 would like to know in what way it is carried. 



Mr. Smith — By the honey that is in the queen-cages, and 

 by the no doubt taking out the infection of the queen-cage. 

 I think it can be carried that way. 



Mr. Kanenburg — As long as we have voted that we want 

 this compulsory clause in the law, I wish to make a motion 

 that—. 



Mr. Moore — Some of us may not know that the legisla- 

 ture meets only every two years, so nothing can be done until 

 December, 1904. This is merely breaking the ground for 

 what we want to do at that time. 



Pres. York — What will you do with the report of the 

 foul brood committee? They can do nothing more until the 

 legislature meets, which is a year from this fall. 



Mr. Starkey — Thank the committee for its work, and 

 discharge it. 



Dr. Miller — I want to mention one point which possibly 

 might surprise you a little. There was a certain amount of 



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