862 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 15 



INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Agricultural Iraple'ts. 



Electric Wheel Co 899 



Banking by Mail. 



Savings Deposit Bank 860 



Bee-smokers. 



Danzenbaker, F 859 



Bee-suDDlies. 



Blanke & Hauk 904 



Bondonneau, E 864 



Buell, S. D 907 



Gary, W. W., & Son 858 



Daniels, F. R 858 



Danzenbaker, F 859 



Falconer, W. T 910 



Grainger, E. & Co 864 



Griggs Brothers 859 



Hilton, George E 900 



Howkins & Rush 858 



Hunt & Son, M. H 861 



Jenkins. J. M 900 



Jepson, H. H 859 



Minnesota Bee Supply Co. .863 



Mondeng, Chas 903 



Muth, F. W. Co 857 



Nebel, J. & Son 863 



Nysewander, Joseph 904 



Peirce, E. W 900 



Pouder, Walter S 891 



Prothero, John A 900 



Root Co. , Syracuse 864 



Stapler's Seed Store 859 



Stringham, 1. J 900 



Texas Seed and Floral Co. .904 



Toepperwein, U. & M 901 



Weber, C. H. W 855 



Woodman, A. G 858 



Bees and Queens. 



Barnes, G. W 917 



Blocher, D. J 905 



Case, J. B 902 



Crim, W. W 903 



Doolittle & Clark 905 



Fajen, J. L 902 



Graffam & Brother 905 



Graves, E. M 903 



Hand, J. E 902 



Koeppen, Charles 904 



Laws. W. H 903 



Littlefield, W. J 902 



Martin, L 902 



Moore, J. P 903 



New Century Queen-rearing 



Co 902 



Quirin, H. G 902 



Robey, L. H 903 



Rouizahn, G 905 



Shaffer. H 902 



Shuff, Wm. A 904 



Victor. W. O 903 



Warden, F. J 903 



Wurth, Daniel 904 



Books. 



The Franklin Turner Co. ..859 



Classified Adve^tis s. 



Bees and Queens. 906 



Bee-keepers" Directory 907 



For Sale 906 



Food Products 906 



Honey and Wax Wanted. ..907 

 Honey and Wax for Sale. . .907 



Poultry 906 



Real Estate for Beekeepers.907 

 Wants and Exchange 906 



Comb Foundation. 



Dadant & Sons 910 



Dittmer, Gus 900 



Ilam3-fasteneps. 



Cooner & Fortune Co 899 



Honey-dealers. 



Griggs Bro's & Nichols 891 



National Biscuit Co 861 



Hildreth & Segelken 861 



Hutchinson, W. Z 863 



Israel, Chas. & Bros 861 



Honey-packages. 



Sackett, H. A 859 



Household Specialties. 



Best Light Company 899 



Land for Sale. 



.eaboard Air Line 899 



Miscellaneous. 



Mugler Engraving 905 



Texas School Lands 907 



Patents. 



Williamson, C. J 899 



Publications. 



American Bee Journal 863 



American Bee-keeper 910 



Guide to Nature — cover. 



Practical Fanner 899 



Seaboard Magazine 899 



Suburban Life — back cover. 



Saws. 



Barnes, W. F. & Jno 899 



Sprayers and Pumps. 



Myers, F. E 899 



Smokers. 



Danzenbaker, F 859 



WEST MICHIGAN STATE FAIR, GRAND RAPIDS, 



SEPT. 14—18, 1908. 



PREMIUM LIST OF THE APIARIAN DEPARTMENT. 



A. G. Woodman, Suft., Grand Rapids. 



Competition open to Michigan only. 



1. Entries must be made before 6 p.m., Sept. 3, 1908. 



2. Nuclei must be exhibited in such shape as to be seen on 

 at least two sides, and should not be so crowded with bees but 

 tnit the queen can be easily found. 



3. Bees must not be allowed to fly during the hours of exhi- 

 bition; all honey shown to be the product of the exhibitor, and 

 produced during the season of 1908. 



4. All strains of bees are to be bred by the exhibitor, and 

 grown or produced in Michigan. They must be plainly la- 

 beled, and placed in observatory hives, the appearance of the 

 hive to be considered. 



5. In judging the display of comb and ex racted honey, a 

 quantity up to the amount of 500 lbs. each will be considered 

 in making the awards. 



6. Exhibits of all kinds of implements and bee-keepers' 

 supplies are invited, for which space will be provided. A di- 

 ploma will be awarded for the best exhibits. 



7. In judging honey, etc., the following scale of points will 

 be used: Style, 10; body, 20; color, 30; flavor, 40. 



LIST OF PREMIUMS. 



1203 Display of comb honey — quality, quantity (up to the 

 amount of 500 lbs.); appearance and condition for market to be 

 considered. Premiums will be paid on a basis of 5 cts. per sec- 

 tion for '.rst ; 4 cts. per section for second, and 3 cts. per sec- 

 tion for third, for actual nu;.:iber of sections of comb honey 

 sh wn. Maximum amount of premiums, $25.00, $20.00, $15.00 

 respectively. 



1204 Specimen case of comb honey, not less than 10 lbs., 

 quality and condition for market to be considered — $5.00, $3.00, 

 $2.00. 



1205 Display of extracted honey — quality, quantity (up to 

 500 lbs.); appearance and condition for market to be consider- 

 ed. Premiums to be paid on a basis of 5 cts. per lb. for first ; 4 

 cts. pT lb. for second, and 3 cts. per lb. for ihlid. for actual 



amount shown. Maximum amount of premiums, $25.00, 

 $20.00, $15.00 respectively. 



1206 Specimen of extracted honey, not less than 1 lb — fla- 

 vor, color, body, and style to be considered — $3.00, $2 00, $1.00. 



1207 Display of extracted honey in granulated form — ap- 

 pearance, quality, and quantity (up to the amount of 150 lbs.) 

 to be considered. Premiums are to be paid on a basis of 5 cts. 

 per lb. for first; 4 els. per lb. for second, and 3 cts. per lb. for 

 third, for actual number of pounds shown. Maximum amount 

 of premiums, $7.50, $6.00, $4.50 respectively. 



1208 Mos' attractive disp ay of beeswax — quality and quan- 

 tity (up to the amount of 150 lbs.) to be considered. Premi- 

 ums are to be paid on a basis of 5 cts. per lb. for first; 4 cts. per 

 lb. for second, and 3 cts. per lb. for third, for actual number of 

 pounds shown. Maximum amount of premiums, $7.50, $6.00, 

 $4.50 respectively. 



1209 Most attracti e display of best honey-producing plants, 

 pressed, mounted, and named, not to exceed 25 varieties — 

 $5.00, $3.00, $2.00. 



1210 Italian bees and queen, single-frame nucleus, in ob- 

 servatory hive— $3.00, $2.00, $1.00. 



1211 Black bees and queen, single-frame nucleus, in observ- 

 atory hive— $3.00, $2.00, $1.00. 



1212 Carniolan bees and queeo, single-frame nucleus, in 

 observatory hive— $3.00, $2.00, $1.00. 



1213 Caucasian bees and queens, single-comb nucleus, in 

 observatory hive— $3.00, $2.00, $1.00. 



1214 Queen-rearing nucleus showing frame of queen-cells, 

 in observatory hive — $5.00, $3.00, $2.00. 



1215 Full colony in full-size observatory hive, showing dif- 

 ferent parts and appliances of h've, most instructive — $3.00, 

 $2.00, $1.00. 



1216 Largest, best, and most instructive display of nuclei of 

 diflferent races of bees in single-comb observatory hive — $5.00, 

 $3.00, $2.00. 



1217 Largest, best, most interesting, attractive, and in- 

 structive exhibition in this department, all things to be con- 

 sidered— $15.00, $10.00, $5.00. 



