20 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



July 1 



State Fair Premium Lists. 



The Maryland State Fair will take place at Timonium, 

 Sept. 7 — 11. The following' premiums are offered: 

 Colony of Italian bees with movable combs. .. . $3 $1 



Display of comb honey, not less than 10 lbs 3 1 



Crate of honey ready for shipping 3 1 



Best display of bees in movable-frame hives, 



including their public manipulation 10 5 



J. S. NusSEAR, Sec, Lutherville, Md. 



The following is the premium list of the Ohio State 

 Fair, Columbus, Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 1909, for bees and 

 honey, to be exhibited in the farm-product depart- 

 ment — bees to be shown in closed hives. Displays 

 must not include honey entered for any other premi- 

 ums. 



Display of comb honey; appearance, iiuality. and 



condition for market to jfovern $l,').no $8.00 



Case of 24 sections white-clover comb honey ; gen- 

 eral appearance. tlUinK. and capping to govern. 3.00 2.00 



Case of 24 sections basswood comb honey.. 3.00 2.00 



Case of 24 sections comb honey from fall flowers.. 3.00 2.00 

 Display of extracted honey; quantity, quality, 

 condition for market, and arrangement, to gov- 

 ern 15.00 8.00 



Six jars extracted honey, quart size 3.00 2.00 



Six jars extracted honey, pint size 2 00 1.00 



Display of candled honey, not less than 25 lbs B.OO 3.00 



Display of wax 2.00 1.00 



Nucleus of Italian bees m observatory hive 3 00 2.00 



Nucleus of Carniolan bees in observatory hive. . . 3 00 2.00 



Display of comb foundation tjy manufacturer 2.00 100 



I-argest and finest display of honey (comb and 

 extracted I, quantity, quality, and condition for 



market to govern .- 20.00 10.00 



A. P. Sandles. Sec. Columbus. 



The Spokane Interstate Fair will take place at Spo- 

 kane, Wash., Sept. 20 to 25. 



No exhibit can compete for more than one prize, and 

 no exhibitor can make more than one entry in each 

 lot. 



If any exhibits are sent in not accompanied by ex- 

 hibitors, all charges must be prepaid, and the secretary 

 and superintendent must be advised of shipment made, 

 and full instructions given as to disposal of exhibit at 

 close of fair. 



All exhibits not donated must be removed before 

 noon of the day following the closing of the fair. The 

 Spokane Interstate Fair will not accept the responsi- 

 bility of disposing of any exhibits. 



In this division no premiums will be paid unless 

 there is competition, and no premiums will be award- 

 ed where the exhibits are not individually worthy. 



The judge will in no case give first premium to a sec- 

 ond-grade product even though there be only two ex- 

 hibits. 



All exhibits must have been produced in the apiary 

 of the exhibitor during the year 1909. 



Honey must be pure nectar, sugar or syrup honey 

 being barred, and sections less than three-fourths full 

 will also be barred. 



The score for judging comb honey will be as foUpws: 



Color — dark, 5; amber, 7; white, 10; perfection of'cap- 

 ping, 10; body, 10; flavor, 10; best-filled sections, 15; 

 str?ightness of comb, 10; best-cleaned and white sec- 

 tions, 10; attractiveness of display, 10; quantity, not less 

 than 24 pounds, 15. 



Extracted honey:— Color— dark, 5; amber, 10; white, 

 15; body, 15; flavor, 15; style of package, 20; attractive- 

 ness of display, 20; quantity, not less than 24 pounds, 15. 



Specimen of comb honey, quality and 

 manner of putting up to be considered ... §5 $3 



Most attractive display of comb honey . . 10 5 



Specimen of extracted honey, quality 

 and manner of putting up for market to 

 be considered 5 3 



Most attractive display of extracted 

 honey 10 5 



Specimen of beeswax, not less than 10 

 lbs., soft bright yellow wax to be given 

 preference 3 2 



Most attractive display of beeswax. ... 5 3 



Single-comb nucleus Italian bees .... 5 3 



Single-comb nucleus black bees 5 3 



Single-comb nucleus Carniolan bees ... 5 3 



Single-comb nucleus Caucasian bees. ..53 



Display in single-comb nuclei of the 

 greatest variety of the different races 

 of bees 5 3 



Collection of queens of different vari- 



H. L. Edwards, Supt., Spokane, Wash. 



The Missouri State Fair takes place at Sedalia, Oct. 2 

 to 8. Exhibits must be in place by 6 p.m., Oct. 1, and 

 must have been produced in the apiary of the exhibit- 

 or. All extracted honey. must be exhibited in glass re- 

 ceptacles. 



Best case 12 sections honey from fall flowers $5.00 $3.00 

 Best case 12 sections white-clover or linden 



honey 5.00 3.00 



Largest display comb honey not including 



the above 5.00 3.00 



Best 20 lbs. extracted clover or linden honey 5.00 3.00 



Best 20 lbs. extracted honey, fall flowers 5.00 3.00 



Largest display of extracted honey, not in- 

 cluding the above 5.00 3.00 



Best 10 lbs. beeswax 5.00 3.00 



Best display of beeswax, not less than 20 



lbs., not including the above 5.00 3.00 



Most attractive display of comb and ex- 

 tracted honey, wax, bees, and imple- 

 ments, not including any of the above 10.00 5.00 3.00 

 Golden Italian bees and queen in sin- 

 gle-comb observatory hive 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Three-banded Italian bees and queen in 



single-comb observatory hive 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Albino bees and queen in single-comb 



observatory hive 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Black bees and queen in single-comb 



observatory hive 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Largest and best display of bees and 



queens, not including the above 10.00 5.00 3.00 



Best and most useful implement for the 

 apiary, invented by a Missourian, 

 nothing exhibited in the above to en- 

 ter the contest 5.00 3.00 



G. W. Williams, Sup't, Humansville, Mo. 



The Kansas State Fair will be held at Hutchinson, 

 September 11 to 17 inclusive. 



Goods properly labeled may be sent by express, 

 charges prepaid, to the secretary of the fair. 



No entrance fee, but 10 per cent will be taken from 

 winners. 



All exhibits must be in place by 6 p.m., Sept. 11. Ex- 

 hibitors are requested to state space wanted, before 

 Sept. 10. Arrangements can be made with the secre- 

 tary of this department. 



The judges will award the premiums of this depart- 

 ment on Sept. 13, at 9 A.M. , 



No article on exhibition can be removed until the 

 close of the fair. 



All entries are open to the State of Kansas. 



Perishable exhibits may be sent in Sept. 13. 



All bees in observatory hives and combs of honey 

 for extracting are to be on stand Langstroth frames as 

 adopted by the Kansas State Bee-keepers' Association. 



Best three-banded Italian bees and 

 queen in observatory hive $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 



Best three-banded Italian queen in 

 mailing -cage 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best golden Italian bees and queen 

 in observatory hive 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best golden Italian queen in mail- 

 ing cage 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best display of bees and queens. . 5.00 3.00 2.06 



Best case of white comb honey, 20 

 sections or more 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best case of amber comb honey, 20 

 sections or more, any variety. . . . 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best case of white-clover honey, 20 

 sections or more 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best case of alfalfa comb honey, 20 

 sections 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best display of comb honey. . . . 10.00 8.00 5.00 



Best special designs in comb honey 8.00 5.00 3.00 



Best comb of white honey for ex- 

 tracting 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best comb of amber honey for ex- 

 tracting 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best dozen 1-lb. jars white extracted 

 honey 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best dozen 1-lb. iars amber extract- 

 ed honey 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best display of extracted honey. . 10.00 8.00 5.00 



Best 5 lbs. of yellow beeswax. . . 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best designs in beeswax 8.00 5.00 2.00 



Best sample of honey vinegar with 

 recipe for making 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best display of bee-keepers' supplies 10.00 8.00 5.00 



Best and most attractive apiary dis- 

 play 10.00 8.00 5.00 



For best manipulating a swarm of 

 bees in cage by any person 15.00 lO.OD 5.00 



Best collection of honey-producing 

 plants and flowers, mounted. . . . 5.00 3.00 2.00 

 A. L. Sponsler, Sec. 



