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should support, to be shown every year. It is the best educator that 

 we can possibly have in the State, practically it is the only way to 

 reach the people in the State of Illinois as a great mass of people. The 

 Agricultural College is rather deficient in a course of bee-keeping. Mr. 

 Kildow was there and if he has anything to say in regard to the exhibit, 

 we should like to hear from him. 



Mr. Kildow. — I have not very much more to say, but it seems 

 to me this Association should keep up that exhibit at our fairs every 

 year, because w^e come in contact with people there that we do not see 

 any other time and what little instruction we can give in the way of 

 using honey in good marketable shape and keep the bees free from 

 diseases is one of the things we ought to do, just as much as making 

 honey for the exhibit, because we can educate them more or less there 

 and I am sure lots of them see sights that they never saw before, and I 

 think we ought to keep it up, for its educational points, and that is 

 what we are supposed to be doing, educate the public in our Hne of 

 business. 



Mr. Pitner. — I want to add a word to what Mr. Kildow has 

 said. I think that the financial benefit that the Association received 

 is verj^ gratifying. There is an increase of 103 members actively 

 engaged in the work and we ought to have an organization that the 

 State should be proud of. I agree with Mr. Kildow on the educational 

 value. I came to Springfield on purpose for that exhibit and there 

 are a lot of others in our territory just starting out, that want to get 

 all the information they can, and all the practical advice they can, and 

 I think, aside from the financial value, the increase in membership and 

 the education that you fellow gave there is well worth the trouble and 

 expense. 



The President. — I certainly agree with you. The Chair also 

 wishes to report that the committee, after consulting with the Board 

 of Agriculture previous to the last fair, decided not to make any change 

 in the premiums. The Department of Agriculture takes over the fair 

 on the 1st day of January. There will no doubt be some changes, 

 what they will be I cannot say just now, but I assure you that they will 

 be changes that will agree with the bee-keeper, especially the exhibitgr, 

 because it will be an increase in premiums. The premium list is a 

 little small for the expense that a bee-keeper has to go to, in going there, 

 and the average bee-keeper that shows at the fair can sell his honey 

 without ever exhibiting it. 



Mr. Warber. — I should like to say a word in regard to the ex- 

 hibit, since there has been considerable misunderstanding regarding 

 extracted honey. I think it would be well to have some literature 

 explaining that distributed at the fair. It would save considerable time 

 and talking. 



The President. — We are glad to have any suggestions. 



Mr. Warber. — Written by some competent person. 



The President. — Of course, the new committee will take that 

 into consideration at the fair. We are always ready for suggestions. 



Mr. Kildow. — I move you that this educational exhibit and this 

 committee which you will appoint attend to this part of it at the State 

 fair. 



