Show the county beekeepers hold annual session the county beekeepers association held its annual meeting at 11 a m last saturday at orangeville Orang eville the usual it was in evidence secretary and treasurer 0 jr ten dered his report showing 21 members reporting results ol 01 their season s labor with colonies of bees spring count and 1073 fall count producing pounds honey ronnda wax and gillons of vinegar the health condition of the bees waff reported excellent excepting in t vo ic one at Orao eville and the oth er at laurence free from foul brood ev erv where bees ere dwindling in each of the two cases mentioned but no on could bo ass ened tor it at huntington the bees had been seen to visit clover as late as nov 10 of the past season co this report president andre v nel son added comment that yellow sweet clover if cut when would again i bloom the same season is late tho white variety the ellov is summed up thus may boa feed a crop of hay or seed and late bee feed the benanc al pirt of the association was shown to be in an excellent bendi tian considerable ament on hand all tor and the association tree from debt A G anderson derson traveling balest nan for the u aaion gave an lounging report of tup to kansas city which member felt assured safe and steady market tor flir honey count bee inspector chris la on reported hagog spent seven das tho past season ic the service of the county he had made it a rule thil where foul brood existed or iven of it that owners of the bees should assist he county in gettin nd of the by ol lowing tho instructions outi nud by he inspector ever one of such aises had been reported back to him as being in an alar condition mr ottosen suggested thit the coming inspector make a thoro agh canvass in february of all beba in the count for the purpose of locating foul brool if an thit being the time of season i vill chov up and he could then act accordingly and hind er its further spread while we have an excellent law on the bee industry let he had botic d a few points in it ahat can be improved the presided dei t a his annual address the on their excellent lattio assoni atlon and observed that in u ion is strength he thought that every person desiring to make a start with should be encouraged and stad by the older beekeepers in so cloine I 1 or the industry injured no one and it the nectar n t gathered by the bacs it bould tall to the ground an 1 be wasted ho cautioned all beekeepers to put all their products in the best roarke tible shape which will insure prompt sales and profitable returns in the election 0 new officers the old ones ft ere re elected excepting in the cise c ise of secretary ana treasurer A G anderson ot I 1 arron a elected to that position to fill the ca isad by the retirement of 0 jr mr was given a vote of thanks and then some for his our 3 sire services A change was also made by electing morgan lewis vice president of li v rence pre met mr was the choice of the beekeepers for the office of county bee inspector A of he were elected to ook over the laa on the boe industry and to report remedies to our local re representative a to the state the meeting being a lengthy ono it became necessary to adjourn to n room in the home of clr S 1 I cox to give va for another meeting in abo lie social ball mr cox aia given n vo e of thanks for that kindness |