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Show DKSKRICT BEE ASSOCIATION. 1 1th Ward School Hoi --e. Salt lake Cuy. 10 a.m., Monday, March 4, 172. Pursuant to a call madt by President Presi-dent W. Woodruff, of the society fur the introduction and culture of i-tock, bees, li.ili, elc, a number of he members mem-bers of aid society met at the hou.-e and on the day above written, to discuss dis-cuss the propriety of organizing a Territorial Ter-ritorial Bee association. After prayer by bUhop L. I. Yount president Woodruff stated the object of the meeting and expressed a wi.-h that a society fur bee culture be formed. It was moved that such a society be organized by this meeting and that it be called the Peserei Bee association. Curried. President Woodruff presented the following names for officers of said association, as-sociation, which were put in nomination nomina-tion to the meeting aud unanimously elected to fill the several ofliecs assigned them: A.M. Musser, president; S. II. Putnam, M. Thurston, and John Morgan, Mor-gan, vice-presidents, tor Salt Ijake county; K. V. Morris, secretary and ; U. S perry, treasurer. It was suggested that one ur more I vice-presidents from each county of the Tenitory b-j added to the list of officers, and on motion, John Parks was unanimously unani-mously elected vice-president for Pavis county. It was moved thai the others of the association be authorized to draft a constitution for tin; guidance of the association as-sociation aud to be submitted to the people at our next meeting. Carried. President Woodruff asked the apiarists apiar-ists present to give the nice ling gems of their experience in the local culture of bees, and 10 discuss points pertinent perti-nent to the occasion, and wanted some advice as: to the proper treatment of foul brood now infesting some apiaries. M. Thurston thought his expe- j rience with foul brood, was possibly greater than that of any one present and strongly recommended cutting it entirely out and burying it in ihc earth, taking great care that no bee smells or tastes it during Ihc operation of renewing it. lie said in foul brood the bee would be about two thirds , grown. Tho caps arc sunken and not j oval as when healthy, and can easily , be detected by the very offensive smell emitted when uncapped. In similar meetings east, it has been recommended to bury hives containing tho foul brood with its contents, to prevent the spread of the disease. S. 11. Putnam believed it possible to successfully cleanse the hooey from tho taint of foul brood, but agreed that the safest plan would bo to bury it so as to prevent infection by direct or indirect contact. John Morgan had written cast to learn how to treat ibul brood and believed be-lieved much tho best plan was to expunge ex-punge it from the hive as soon as discovered. dis-covered. His bees had wintered well. He had lost but one swarm, which no doubt obtained the dyscntry from eating eat-ing unsealed honey, which had become soured. C. Mcrk ley said that ho hud kept his bees in three conditions for seven or eight weeks, some in the cellar, some under close shelter outside, and one stand in the summer house. Those in the summer house during that time ate 3i pounds honey, those under shelter ate 2 pounds, while those in the cellar ate but a j pound of honey. George Bailey thought that foul brooding was promoted by exposing young bees to sudden cold cnanges of weather. C. Mcrkley shared with him in this opinion, to which however, Messrs. Putnam and Thurston dissented, dissent-ed, believing with an eastern bee journalist, jour-nalist, that the cause of foul brooding was as obscure as that of cholera. Geo. Bailey had wintered twenty-five swarms very successfully in a dry collar col-lar aud they had eaten but little honey. ho-ney. S. II, Putnam said that in foul brood the bee is in a larva state, and when the cap is removed a very fetid smell is emitted. He could not give general directions for wintering bees becauso the conditions and circumstances differ so greatly, adding that a dark, dry, cold, but uot frosty cellar was a good place to keep them in, yet he preferred prefer-red tho summer-house in this climate of ours. W. G. Youog desired to learn the best kind of artificial food for weak swarms of bees, and the best plan to feed them. M. Thurston said honey should be given to the weak swarms by simply transferring the frame containing the honey. In the absence of surplus honey, best white sugar scalded should be used. He thought that in this country strong swarms should be wintered win-tered on the house tops. John Morgan believed that from 100 to 200 drones in a hive are all sufficient; a much greater number would destroy the swarm. A drone catcher is a very necessary adjunct to an apiary. S. II. Putnam described the benefit of the use of the drono catcher, moth preventive, and bee feeder now sold with the Kidder hive. A discussion, in which most of the leading bee keepers present participated, participa-ted, then ensued on the subjects of the best hive, bevelled edged form, uniform hive for the Territory, infringements on patents, the right of ownership to the Kidder patents, cost and economy of hives, &e., all of which elicited much valuable information on these various I points. J A. Milton Musser hoped to ascertain I the number of swarms now in the Territory Ter-ritory and wished at the end of each lyear to make an annual exhibit of the success attending the labors of this ; association. He desired that our intelligent in-telligent local apiarists would from time ' to time, through the medium of the I local prints, give the people the b;ne-k b;ne-k of their experience and officially in struct them at the beginning of each month how bees should be managed during the month, so that when the moth season approaches they would be apprised of it; and when drones should be killed they would be posted, and be instructed also as to the best method of preventing the destruction of bees by j toads, mice, chickens, birds, &c He i regarded an experienced local apiarist ! in the light of a very useful missioo-1 missioo-1 ary, who should not put his light under I a bushel, but give the people the ben-lefit ben-lefit of his experience and talent, other-I other-I wise he might be viewed as a drone, 'deserving an oblivious death by sting icg. In the discussion about the best hive ; for universal adoption, at least till a better kind was made, a decided preference pre-ference was given to tho Kidder, to make and sell which S. H. Putnam possesses the sole .territorial right, for which he stated he had paid Mr. Kidder Kid-der tfl.OoO. In view of S. H. Putnam's circumstances and his indefatigable ! enorts to promote bee culture, many of 1 the members hoped that co one would take advantage of his right, and that he wc-uld be remembered for the out- - lays already incurred, by Ke owners purchasing farm rirhts of him, for which he charges $0. I Before the meeting was dissolved the following resolution wai passed with ; one dissenting vote: I KesolveJ, that the Sentiment of this ; : meeucg ivis a decided preference to . the general use and adoption of J. P. I . Kiddtr's patent bee-hive. Adjourned to meet at same hour and place, Saturday, 16th insu ! Benediction by President Woodruff. ! A. M. MrssEa, I Sec'y pro tern. |