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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



July 15 



State Fair Premium Lists. 



The Wisconsin State Fair will be held at Milwaukee, 



Sept. 13 to 17. Premiums are open to all, but the ex- 

 hibit must be the products of the bees of exhibitor. 



Most attractive and finished dis- 

 play of comb honey $12.00 SIO.OO $7.00 $4.00 



Case white comb honey, 12 to 24 

 lbs 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Case amber comb honey, 12 to 

 24 lbs 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Display of honey in extracting- 

 frames 5.00 3.50 2.50 1.00 



Most attractive and finished dis- 

 play of extracted honey 12.00 10.00 7.00 4.00" 



Case of extracted while-clover 

 12 lbs. or more, in trlass, la- 

 beled 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Case extracted basswood or lin- 

 den honey, 12 lbs. or more, in 

 glass, labeled 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Case of other white extracted 

 honey, 12 lbs. or more, in 

 glass, labeled 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Case extracted amber honey, 

 12 1bs. ormore, in glas, lab'd. 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Display extracted honey, gran- 

 ulated or candied 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Beeswax, best 10 lbs. or more... 6.00 4.00 3,00 2.00 



Honey vinegar, not less than 1 

 gallon, in glass 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Nucleus of golden-yellow Ital- 

 ian bees and queen 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Nucleus of dark or leather-col- 

 ored bees and queen 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Nucleus of Carniolan bees and 

 queen 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Largest, best, and most attract- 

 ive exhibition in this depart- 

 ment, all things considered. . 15.00 12.00 9.00 6.00 



FARMERS' EXHIBIT. 



Exhibitors in numbes 2 to 7, inclusive, can not enter 

 exhibits in "Farmers' Exhibit." 

 Case white comb honey, 12 to 



24 lbs 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.00 



Case amber comb honey, 12 to 

 Case amber comb honey, 12 to 



24 lbs 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.00 



Case dark comb honey, 12 to 24 



lbs 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.00 



Case white extracted honey, 12 



lbs. or more, in glass 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.00 



Case amber extracted honey, 12 



lbs. or more, in glass 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.00 



Case dark extracted honey, 12 



lbs. or more, in glass 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.00 



Largest, best, and most attract- 



exhibition in this department 



—all things considered 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 



Most original and attractive de- 

 sign in comb honey 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Most original and attractive de- 

 sign in beeswax 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Candies made with honey — 



quantity, quality, and display 



considered .5.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Competitive live -bee demon- 

 stration, open to all, each 



contestant to furnish his own 



demonstration cage 20.00 15.00 10.00 .5.00 



N. E. France, Sup't, Platteville. 



The State Fair of Texas will be held at Dallas, Oct. 16 

 to 31. All entries in the bee department will be sub- 

 ject to the rules and regulations in the catalog. 



Where there is no competition, but one award will 

 be made in one class of entry. 



No premiums will be awarded when the exhibit is 

 unworthy, although there be no competition. 



All articles entered for competition must be delivei'- 

 cd at the fairgrounds on or before Oct. 16. 



Address all correspondence regarding space, exhib- 

 its, etc., to Louis H. Scholl. New Braunfels, Texas. 

 Golden Italian bees and queen in single-comb 



observatory hive $5 $3 



Three-banded Italian bees and queen in single- 

 comb observatory hive 5 3 



Carniolan bees and queen in single-comb ob- 

 servatory hive 5 3 



Caucasian bees and queen in single-comb ob- 



serv'atory hive 5 3 



Cyprian bees and queen in single-comb ob- 

 servatory hive 5 3 



Holy Land bees and queen in single-comb ob- 

 servatory hive 5 3 



Banat bees and queen in single-comb observa- 

 tory hive 5 3 



Black bees and queen in single-comb observa- 

 tory hive 5 5 



Best display of bumble-bees 5 3 



Best display of ground-bees 5 3 



Best and largest display of bees of various 



races in observatory hives ^ 10 6 



Best and largest display of queens of various 



races in mailing-cages 5 3 



Best case, 12 lbs. or more, white section comb 



honey 5 3 



Best case of light-amber section comb honey. . 5 3 

 Best and largest display of section comb honey 8 5 

 Best display of special designs of comb honey . 5 3 

 Best 12 lbs. white bulk comb honey in friction- 

 top pails.. 3 2 



Best 6 lbs. white bulk comb honey in friction- 

 top pails 3 2 



Best 3 lbs. white bulk comb honey in friction- 

 top pails 3 2 



Best display of bulk comb honey 10 6 



Best dozen jars white extracted honey 3 2 



Best dozen jars light-amber extracted honey.. 3 2 



Best display granulated extracted honey 5 3 



Best and largest display of extracted honey 10 6 



Best sample cake of bright yellow beeswax, 



not less than 2 lbs 5 3 



Best display of special designs in beeswax 5 3 



Best and largest display of beeswax 8 5 



Best display of fruit preserved in honey 5 3 



Best honey vinegar, with recipe 3 2 



Best collection of Texas honey-yielding, press- 

 ed and mounted 5 3 



Best instructive display in apiarian products, 

 and of the various uses made of honey and 



beeswax 20 10 



Best and largest display of bee-keepers' sup- 

 plies diploma. 



The Illinois State Fair will be held at Springfield, 

 October 1 to 9. 



All articles must be entered, and cards obtained from 

 the secretary before space will be assigned. 



Entries should be made on or before September 29. 

 at 6 P.M., by application to the secretary at Springfield, 

 who will furnish all necessary blanks. 



Articles in this class must be in place not later than 

 10 o'clock A.M., October 4, 1909. 



Articles for the fair should be billed to the "State 

 Fair Grounds, Springfield," with charges prepaid. 



Awards will be made by the single-judge system. 



Judges are instructed that, if they have good reason 

 to believe that an exhibitor, by false entry or other- 

 wise, attempts to deceive and obtain an award by mis- 

 representation, they shall report the fact at once to the 

 superintendent of the department, who shall report 

 the same to the board, who may expel such exhibitor 

 for fraud for at least two years. 



Articles on exhibition can not be removed until the 

 close of the fair. 



All goods in this department not claimed the day fol- 

 lowing the close of the fair will be donated to charity. 



Every article entered for competition shall be under 

 the control of the superintendent of the department in 

 which it is entered; but the Board of Agriculture will 

 in no case be responsible for any loss or damage to 

 the same that may occur. 



Neither the State Board of Agriculture nor the secre- 

 tary will be responsible for goods sent to their care; 

 but all goods sent by express, addressed to the owner 

 at fairgrounds, Springfield, 111., will be delivered on 

 the grounds. 



Bees and honey— competition open to the world. 



The judges in this lot will be governed by the code 

 of rules adopted by the Illinois State Bee-keepers' As- 

 sociation. 



Five hundred pounds only will receive full score for 

 quantity in displays of comb and extracted honey, and 

 300 pounds only in displays of candied honey; .50 pounds 

 will receive full score for quantity in display of bees- 

 wax. 



Only one entry will be allowed each exhibitor for 

 any one premium. 



Display of comb honey $20 $15 .^10 



Collectionof labeledcases containing 12 

 or more pounds of white honey from dif- 

 ferent flowers 8 5 3 



Collection of labeled cases containing 

 12 or more pounds of amber or dark hon- 

 ey from different flowers 8 5 3 



