. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 134 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Feh. 27, and see what width of section, 4}^x4}i, seems to have the preference. A show of hands revealed the fact that 7 to the foot seemed to have a little bit the lead in the preference; 1% came next; after that, X%. NUMBER OF BROOD-FRAMES DURING THE HARVEST. Question.—" How many combs, Langstroth size, should be left in the brood-chamber during the harvest for comb honey ?" In answer to this, the President called for an expression. The majority favored the 10-frame size—that is, the majority who voted at all.
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 134 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Feh. 27, and see what width of section, 4}^x4}i, seems to have the preference. A show of hands revealed the fact that 7 to the foot seemed to have a little bit the lead in the preference; 1% came next; after that, X%. NUMBER OF BROOD-FRAMES DURING THE HARVEST. Question.—" How many combs, Langstroth size, should be left in the brood-chamber during the harvest for comb honey ?" In answer to this, the President called for an expression. The majority favored the 10-frame size—that is, the majority who voted at all. Mr. Green and Mr. Wheeler thought one section of the Heddou hive sufficient, which would be equiva- lent to 5 Langstroth combs. Mr. Walker—Does not Mr. Green have swarming from those shallow oases '? Mr. Green—Yes, sir ; but I give them another story, or half section, if they need room. Question.—" How many reduce the brood-room of an old colony during the harvest ?" An expression from the convention showed that there were but very few who did so, while the majority did not. Question.—" How many hive their swarms on less than the full brood-room ?" A call for an expression showed that the majority did so. ADVERTISING FOE COMMISSION-MEN. Question.—"Should the bee-papers accept advertisements of commission-men, soliciting shipments ot honey?" Mr. Green—There is no more reason why they shouldn't, than that the publisher of any trade-journal should not solicit advertisements from people coanected with their trade. Mr. Mandelbaum—The firm I represent has bought largely on commission, but in the future we propose to buy outright. In answer to the question, I think bee-papers should accept advertisements from commission-houses. It is the bee-keep- ers' own fault if he gets caught by unreliable parties. Mr. Newman—I should answer the question in the affirm- ative, providing the bee-papers have investigated the standing of the parties wh
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