1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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The Iowa State Fair and Exposition will be held at 

 DesMoines. Aujr. 27 to Sept. ;{., 



Ik'es shall be in one-comb observatory hive with 

 trlass on both sides. 



In awarding premiums in the different entries of 

 hone.v the judtre will trive e(iu.'il consideration to the 

 <iuality of the honey and to the style of packatre in 

 which it is exhibited as regards beauty and desirable- 

 ness for purpose of marketintr. 



If there is only one exhibit in any specified article, 

 and if, in the opinion of the judfre, it is not worthy of 

 first premium, he mav award second or third, or none 

 at all. 



Exhibitors at the time of makinfir entry must file a 

 statement with the secretary that the honey and wax 

 they exhibit were produced in their own apiaries. 



Only one entry will be allowed any exhibitor for any 

 one premium. 

 Best and larfrest display of comb honey, 



not less than 300 lbs $20 $15 $10 



Lart^est and best display of extracted hon- 

 ey, not less than 100 lbs 20 15 10 



Case of comb honey, clover or linden, not 



less than 12 sections 5 3 2 



Case of honey, fall flowers 5 3 2 



Extracted honey, clover, 10 lbs 5 3 2 



Extracted honey, linden, 10 lbs 5 3 2 



Extracted honey, sweet clover or alfalfa, 10 



lbs 5 3 2 



Extracted honey, fall flowers, 10 lbs 5 3 2 



Three extractintr-frames of comb honey, 



shown separately 3 2 1 



Display of beeswax, not less than 20 lbs. .. . 6 4 2 



Display of desitrns in beeswax 6 4 2 



Golden Italian bees with queen, one for ob- 

 servatory hive 5 3 2 



Dark Italian bees with queen, for observa- 

 tory hive 5 3 2 



Carniolan bees with queen, one for observ- 

 atory hive 5 3 2 



German bees with queen, one for observa- 

 tory hive 5 3 2 



One erallon of honey vinegar, with recipe, 



shown in glass 3 2 1 



Largest and most attractive display of ex- 

 tracted and comb honey, wax, bees, im- 

 plements, etc., owned by exhibitor 25 15 



Clubbing together of exhibitors to make this display 

 will not be permitted. 



J. 0. Simpson. Sec, DesMoines. 



The 41st annual Nebraska State Fair will be held at 

 Lincoln, Sept. 6 to 10. 



All bees and honey competing must have been pro- 

 duced by the exhibitor; and all honey must have been 

 produced during the present year unless otherwise 

 specified. 



Best comb basswood or white-clover honey, 

 not less than 20 lbs., crated and in single- 

 comb sections, weighing not more than 2 



lbs. each $5 $3 $2 



Alfalfa honey, the same amount, and crat- 

 ed as above 5 3 2 



Sweet-clover honey, the same amount, and 



crated as above 5 3 2 



Fall honey, the same amount, and crated 



as above 5 3* 2 



Extracted white-clover or basswood honey, 



20 lbs 5 3 2 



Extracted alfalfa honey, 20 lbs 5 3 2 



Extracted sweet-clover honey, 20 lbs., pro- 

 duced this season 5 3 2 



Heartsease honey, 20 lbs., to have been pro- 

 duced any time sirjce Aug. 1, 1908 5 3 2 



Extracted alfalfa fall Tioney, 20 lbs., to have 



been stored after Aug. 1 5 3 2 



Largest display by any one, including bees, 



extracted and comb honey 12 8 fi 



Most artistic designs in beeswax 4 3 2 



Display of honey in marketable shape, the 



products of exhibitor's own apiar>' 9 8 3 



Display of bees and queens in obsen'ato- 

 ry hives, and not allowed to fly, not less 



than five cages 6 3 2 



Demonstration of practical apiary work. .. 6 4 2 

 General display of bees, honey, and apiari- 

 an products, $25.00 silver cup, to become the proper- 

 ty of the individual winner only after three succes- 

 sive annual winnings. 



The following are confined to exhibitors in Nebras- 

 ka alone: 



Best collection of honey-producing plants, 

 giving time of blossoming, with common 

 and proper names, and furnish the secre- 

 tary a complete write-up for print $7 4 2 



The following premiums are oflfered by The A. I. 



Root Co., Medina, 0.: 



Best 5 lbs. beeswax, one year's subscription to 

 (Jh-anings in Bee Culture $1.00 



Best 10 lbs. extracted honey, one copy of How to 

 Ke(>p Hecs $1.10 



Best nucleus of Italian bees, one standard Root 

 c'opper smoker $1.35 



Best single case of comb honey, one copy of the 

 A B C of Bee Culture $1.50 



Most interesting display of bees and queens, one 

 German ABC book $2.50 



Largest display of different racafe of bees, 5 lbs. 

 Root's Weed process foundation; 1 lb. each of 

 medium brood, light brood, thin super, extra- 

 thin sui)er, drone $2.50 



Finest frame of honey for extractor, 100 Hoffman 



brood-frames $2.90 



The following special of^er is made by the Nebraska 



State Bee-keepers' Association: 



For besta,nd most instructive display of apiarian 

 products, including bees, comb and extracted 

 honey; beeswax, not less than 50 lbs.; designs 

 in beeswax, and original home-made apiarian 

 appliances, all products of exhibitor's own api- 

 ary; subject to the above restriction as to spe- 

 cial premiums— silver trophy cup $25.00 



This cup is to pass annually from prior winners, un- 

 til won three years successively, when the ownership 



shall become permanent. 



W. W. Cole, Sup't, Neligh, Neb. 



The Interstate Live-stock Fair will take place at 

 Sioux City, la., Sept. 20—26. No entry fee is required. 

 Ten per cent will be deducted from each cash premi- 

 um paid. Each exhibitor must purchase an exhibitor's 

 ticket— price $2.00. 



Entries close Sept. 19 at 6 P.M. 



Exhibitors must have their exhibits in place by Mon- 

 day morning, Sept. 20, at 9 o'clock. 



All exhibits of bees, honey, and products of the api- 

 ary must have been produced by the exhibitors in 

 their own apiaries. 



Points for the judgment of honey: Comb honey — 

 perfection of capping, evenness of surface, best filled 

 out. All standard-sized sections can compete. Ex- 

 tracted—flavor, cleanliness, and body. 



All honey to be in tightly fitted cases or packages so 

 as not to attract flies and bees. 



The uniformity of marking, both of queens and 

 bees, will determine their superiority. 



When there is but one exhibitor competing for pre- 

 mium, the committee may award no premium, or sec- 

 ond or first, as merit may warrant. 



No award will be permitted on any entry where ex- 

 hibitors club together for the purpose of taking pre- 

 miums. 



The following are premiums on comb honey in stan- 

 dard-sized sections crated for shipment: 



Best 100 lbs. light $5 $2 $1 



Best too lbs. medium 5 2 1 



Best 100 lbs. dark 5 2 1 



Best and largest display of comb honey — 10 5 



Premiums on extracted honey in glass jars, tin cans, 

 or other packages are as follows: 



Best 100 lbs. light $5 $2 $1 



Best W)0 lbs. medium 5 2 1 



Best 100 lbs. dark 5 2 1 



Best and largest display of extracted honey 10 5 



Bees and <iueens in single-comb observatory hives, 

 bees not allowed to fly— premiums as follows: 



Italian $3 $1 



Caucasian 3 1 



Carniolan 3 1 



Native or black 3 1 



Largest display of bees as above 3 1 



The following are specials: 



Best 10 lbs. wax $3 $1 



Best display of candied honey, fruits, can- 

 dies, cakes, etc., in which honey takes 



the place of sugar 3 2 1 



Neatest and best package of honey for the 



masses for 10 cents 2 1 



Best display of all the products of the apia- 

 ry, including bees and queens 10 5 



Best, largest, and most atjtractive display of 



hives and fixtures 7 3 



At the pavilion, screened in with wire, there will 

 take place a novel and exciting exhibition twice each 

 day of the fair — the handling of bees by experts. In 

 this new feature there is much information to be gain- 

 ed from these experts that will prove of value to the 

 young bee-keeper as well as many of the older ones. 

 The exhibition is free to all. A reception committee 

 of three in the building every day. 



R. A. MORGAN, Sup't, Vermillion, S. D. 



