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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAJ-. 



Inyo Company, of Bishop, Inyo county, 

 1st on comb honey. 



J. Archer, of New Jerusalem, Ven- 

 tura county, 1st on comb and extracted 

 honey and bee-hive superior workman- 

 ship. 



Schacht, Lemcke & Steiner, of San 

 Francisco, 1st on comb and extracted 

 honey, said to have been produced in 

 San Diego county. 



The honey exhibited in the Nevada 

 State building was given a first award. 



The first prize that will be bestowed 

 on the prize takers is a "gold" medal, 

 which the paper from which I have ob- 

 tained the information above given, 

 states "cost 64 cents each." 



All those given premiums are honey- 

 producers except the San Francisco con- 

 cern, whose display reminded me more 

 of an exhibit of a fruit-canning company. 



I feel like poking some fun at the com- 

 mittee on awards for the consideration 

 it gave the only hive exhibited at the 

 Fair. It is hard to tell whether Mr. 

 Archer has a hive possessing superior 

 merits as a bee-hive, or whether the hive 

 is given a premium because it was made 

 up in a special manner for exhibition 

 purposes. From the fact that the com- 

 mittee mentions that it has superior 

 workmanship about it, and makes no 

 other reference to it, I should suppose 

 that the said committee saw nothing 

 more about the hive to justify them in 

 awarding it a gold medal, or as I should 

 suppose, a share in such a medal along 

 with his honey. 



North Temescal, Calif. 



Mm Su£arSyrii0 for Winter Stores. 



BY M. F. TATMAN. 



I have had over 20 years' experience 

 as a druggist, and had a good deal of 

 trouble at first in making syrups for the 

 various uses of the store in summer- 

 time, when we used large quantities for 

 the soda-fountain. By the hot-water 

 process we could not always get a uni- 

 form quality. If too thick it would 

 crystallize; and if too thin, if not used 

 soon, it would sour. 



Many years ago wo commenced the 

 cold-water process, and ever since we 

 can make a uniform quality that will 

 keep, I don't know how long — probably 

 indefinitely, without souring or crystal- 

 lizing. 



Our plan is, to take a ten-gallon keg 

 (a barrel could bo used, if necessary, in 

 the same way), knock out the head, and 



with it make a false bottom that will fit 

 inside of the keg, boring the false bot- 

 tom full of small auger-holes, putting in 

 pegs to hold it up about 6 inches from 

 the bottom of the keg ; then take white 

 flannel, about three or four thickness, 

 and put it over the false bottom, stuffing 

 it in around the edges so it all has to 

 percolate ; then we dump in granulated 

 sugar, about half full, then pour in cold 

 water and let it percolate in the cellar 

 or some room, and no kitchen or stove 

 mussed up. 



The first run we draw off from the 

 faucet below and dump back ; after that 

 the syrup is fit for the queen's taste, or 

 the bees either. All you have to do 

 afterwards is to draw off the syrup and 

 add more sugar and water. 



We have always fed our bees with 

 this, when they needed winter feeding; 

 with a barrel, a large quantity could be 

 made in a short time. 



Rossville, Kans. 



[The above article, which appeared 

 first in Oleaiiings, was also copied by 

 Bro. Alley, editor of the Aplculturist, 

 who said that it " is well worth $10 to 

 any bee-keeper who has to feed his bees 

 for winter." Let's see, $10 would pay 

 for any leading bee-paper for 10 years, 

 and here is just one suggestion that is 

 worth 10 years' subscription ! Verily, 

 it payeth to take and read bee-papers. — 

 Editor.] 



Bee-Paralysis in llie Soutli. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BY "NOVICE." 



Having noted in the American Bee 

 Journal for several issues during the 

 last year, some allusions to this disease, 

 and having had some experience with it 

 myself, I write for the information of 

 those who purchase queens to keep up 

 or increase their stock, and for those 

 who, like Prof. Cook, have had the dis- 

 ease in the apiary, and on the return of 

 hot weather have seen the symptoms 

 almost disappear, and have begun to 

 hope that they have seen the last of the 

 malady. 



I have had the disease in my apiary 

 for three years, and have watched it 

 closely. I have tried the salt remedy, 

 together with others, and have seen 

 them all fail. The truth is, in my opin- 



