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swarms. In my experience with Italian 

 bees, I have had but few second swarms, 

 and believe that they are far more provi- 

 dent than the common bees, for the little 

 swarms that flit from tree to tree late in 

 the season are usually black bees. 



At the present writing (July 7th) strong 

 colonies are little more than making a 

 living, and the prospect for a fall flow is 

 quite encouraging, as there have been 

 abundant showers. Polygonum (smart- 

 weed), which grows in corn and potato 

 fields, is now making its appearance. 

 Spanish -needle and beggar-ticks, which 

 grow luxuriantly upon overflowed lands 

 and along water-courses, yield much honey 

 in the fall. 



Winters in tlie Cellar.— We notice 

 by one of the late bee-papers, that a poor 

 fellow down in Ohio " winters in the cel- 

 lar." Now that's a bad place for a man to 

 winter in, and, besides, it's time enough 

 for people to stay under ground after 

 they're dead, and not before. We feel 

 sorry for the man who has to " winter in 

 the cellar." But it may have meant that 

 he winters his bees iti tlie cellar, though it didn't 

 say so. It's quite an art to be able always 

 to say what you mean, isn't it ? 



Xlie J\el>raslca Ntate ff'air will be 

 held at Lincoln on Sept. 7th to 14th this 

 year. A specially liberal premium list has 

 been prepared for the apiarian department, 

 of which Bro. E. Whitcomb, of Friend, 

 Nebr., is the Superintendelit. The condi- 

 tions and list of premiums offered are as 

 follows : 



LOT I.— Bees and Honey. 

 [Points for the Judgment of Honey.] 



Comb Honey — 1st, Perfection of capping ; 

 2nd, Evenness of surface ; 3rd, Whiteness 

 of capping; 4th, General appearance as to 

 marketability. 



Extracted Honey— 1st, Cleanliness; 2nd, 

 Clearness ; 3rd, Flavor. 



1st. 2nd. 

 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 $10 00 *5 00 



Best comb fall honey not less 



than 20 lbs., crated and in sin- 

 gle-comb sections, weighing 



not more than 2 lbs. each 10 00 



Best gallon of extracted white 



clover or basswood honey 5 00 3 00 



Best gallon extracted fall honey .5 00 3 00 



The above is limited to competitors pro- 

 ducing their own honey in Nebraska dur- 

 ing the year 1894. 



Best 20 lbs. granulated honey. . .15 00 $3 00 



Best and largest display of any 

 one, including bees, extracted 

 and comb honey, and apiary 

 supplies 15 00 10 00 



Best exhibit in beeswax 10 00 5 00 



Best exhibit in apiarian supplies 

 and implements. 15 00 10 00 



Best display of honey in market- 

 able shape 15 00 10 00 



Best display honey-candy, honey- 

 sugar, and sweets by any one, 

 in which honey is made to fill 

 the place of sugar 5 00 3 00 



Best honey- vinegar,not less than 

 }i gallon 3 00 2 00 



Best display of bees and queens 

 in observatory hives, and not 

 allowed to fly 10 00 5 00 



Best exhibition of extracted 

 honey, to be exhibited on the 

 grounds under the direction of 

 the Superintendent, not later 

 than Thursday of the Fair. . . .10 00 5 00 



Best honey extractor, test to be 

 made by actual extracting up- 

 on the ground 5 00 3 00 



Best all-purpose single-walled 

 hive 2 00 1 00 



Best all-purpose chaflE hive 2 00 1 00 



Best bee-smoker 1 00 50 



The following is confined to exhibitors in 



Nebraska alone : 



lst.2d.3d. 



Best display of apiarian imple- 

 ments and supplies, including 

 comb foundation, same full to 

 partly drawn, and queens and 

 bees in cages $10 $5 $ 



Best report of surplus honey stored 

 by any colony of bees during the 

 year 1894, the amount of stores, 

 manner of building up, handling, 

 kind of hives used, and kind and 

 quality stored, to be verified by 

 owner, entries to conform with 

 other entries of this class, and re- 

 port with verification to be filed 

 with Superintendent not later 

 than noon on Thursday of the 

 Fair 15 10 5 



LOT II.— County Collective Exhibits. 

 1st. 2d. 

 The county in Nebraska showing the 

 best collection of honey of all kinds, 

 any or all ages, shapes and condi- 

 tions $25 $15 



The exhibits must have been produced in 

 the county exhibiting. Individuals com- 

 posing this collective exhibit may compete 

 for any or all minor premiums offered. 



LOT III. —Honey-Producing Plants. 



1st. 2d. 

 For the best collection of honey-pro- 

 ducing plants $10 $5 



Certainly, the foregoing generous list of 

 premiums will call out a large exhibit. 



