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Xlie Bee and Honey Sliovr at 



Buffalo, N. T., promises to be one of great 

 interest. The Buffalo Courier makes these 

 comments on It : 



Not least among the many new and at- 

 tractive features of the Buffalo International 

 Fair will be the bee and honey department, 

 Tinder the superintendence of O. L. Her- 

 shiser, who is a practical and scientific api- 

 arist. This industry has hiiherto received a 

 very small and unequal share of patronage 

 from the majority of large fairs, notwith- 

 standing the efforts of bee-men to secure a 

 more hearty recognition. Premiums have 

 usually been so insignificant as to be no in- 

 ducement to those who would with reason- 

 able inducement make a representative dis- 

 play, and the products of the apiary have 

 usually been forced Into some out-of-the- 

 way place, in space not desirable for other 

 purposes. 



The managers of the Buffalo Interna- 

 tional Fair have taken a long step in ad- 

 vance, and placed the " bee and honey " 

 department on an equal footing with other 

 industries. They have offered a handsome 

 sum of money in premiums, and the de- 

 partment will be advantageously located in 

 the main building. 



The following are the "Rules" and 

 " Premiums " of the Honey Show : 



Exhibitors will not be allowed to remove 

 lioney trom their exhibit during the Fair, 

 but may sell from a reserved supply, for 

 which uo charge will be made. 



Exhibitors who sell honey, must enclose 

 it securely in paper or cartons. 



Honey exhibited or sold must be this sea- 

 son's crop, and all honey must be the pro- 

 duce of the exhibitor. 



Exhibitors competing for a single pre- 

 mium cannot be included in a display. 



Colonies of bees must be exhibited so as 

 to be readily seen on at least two sides. 



A breach of these rules will forfeit all 

 premiums that may be awarded, and the 

 right to exhibit the following year. 



Display of comb honey.largest and most 



attractive -^SO 115 18 



Display of extracted lioney, largest and 



most attractive 30 15 8 



Sample ol comb honey, not less than 25 



pounds in shape for remilinK 10 5 3 



Sample of extracted honey not less than 



25 pounds, in best shape for retailing. 10 5 3 



Display of comb honey, by a lady 15 5 



Display of extracted honey, by a lady... 15 5 

 Largest collection of samples of differ- 

 r ent kinds of honey, from any source.. 15 8 

 Display ot beeswax, largest and most ^ 



attractive... —0 10 



Sample of beeswax, not less than 10 lbs., 



the produce ot the exhibitor 6 3 



Honey-vinegar, nnt less than one gallon, 



displayed in gliss 6 3 



Assortment of honey candies t> 3 



Assortment of pastry made with honey 10 5 

 Assortment of fruits preserved in honey 6 3 

 Colony of Italian bees iu observatory 



hive.. 



10 



Colony of eyrian bees in observatory 

 hive ^^ ^ 



Colony of Cyprian bees in observatory 

 hive '^ ^o 5 



Colony of Carniolan bees In observatory 

 hive ^0 5 



Best collection of queen-bees, not less 

 than one dozen. In such shape as to be 

 easily seen ■,•■':•■ ' 



Colleiaion of honey producing plants, 

 properly named, pressed and inoun.ed 

 orin bloom :'•■/•: — v ^^ ^ 



Display of comb foundation, both brood 

 and surplus, made on the grounds, 

 quality to be considered 20 in 



Sample foundation for brood-chamber, 

 oualily to be considered 10 5 



Sample foundation for surplus, quality 

 to be considered .■•• — i" o 



Largest and most complete line of bee- 

 keepers' supplies, exhibited by manu- 

 facturer, quality of workmanship to 

 be , onsidered, Society's large bilver 

 Me-al. „. , 



Besi bee-hive for comb honey. Diploma. 



Best bee-hive for extracted honey 



Diploma. „, , 



Beat bee-hive for all purposes, Diploma 

 and Medal. 



Competent judges will carefully examine 

 and pass upon any new and meritorious im- 

 provement or invention, and make such 

 honorary awards as they deem just. 



The superintendent of the bee and honey 

 department, 0. L. Hershiser, will furnish 

 a premium list of the fair, and give any 

 further information regarding the apiary 

 department to all bee-keepers who may 

 apply for it. 



As Mr. Hershiser has induced the fair 

 managers to make these liberal offers, we 

 hope that the bee- keepers will give a hearty 

 response, so that it can be shown to have 

 been a good venture for the fair, as well as 

 for beekeepers. 



Mr. Hershiser desires to make the follow- 

 ing announcement to those who intend to 

 exhibit : 



Those who contemplate making exhibits 

 in this department, should send estimates 

 for the space they wish to oceupy,at as early 

 a date as possible. Space will be assigned 

 in June. If application is made early, we 

 can have all the space we can use. The 

 liee and honey exhibit will be in the main 

 building, where every visitor may see it. 



Buffalo is a very central location for a bee 

 and honey show for the Eastern and Middle 

 States, and we hope that a magnificent ex- 

 hibit will be made ot the products of the 

 apiary. 



Such Shows are the best educators ot the 

 the people that can be made. We shall 

 have (to all present appearances) the largest 

 crop of honey in many years, and every 

 means should be used to create a demand 

 for its consumption. It must be eaten by 

 tons upon tons— a little by everybody — and 

 still there will be enough left for cooking 

 and manufacturing purposes ! 

 Educate the People to Eat Honey 



Recipes tor Colds.— Here are some 

 recipes where honey is an ingredient for the 

 cure of coughs and colds. The items were 

 clipped from some paper and sent to us by 

 Dr. A. B. Mason. Other papers are re- 

 quested to copy them for the general good. 

 Here they are : 



In the changing weather of this month a 

 great many are troubled with a hacking 

 cough ; a cold, taken in time, can often be 

 checked. We keep aconite solution at our 

 house, which, by putting a few drops in a 

 little water and taken at short intervals dur- 

 ing the evening, will break up a cold by 

 morning. 



A correspondent writes that a heaping 

 tea-spoonful of honey stirred into a raw egg 

 is a very good corrective for a cough, which 

 should be continued for nine or ten morn- 

 ings. 



Another very good recipe is to put ten 

 cents' worth of balsam of fir gum into a pint 

 of whisky ; as the gum dissolves, pour off 

 the liquid and add to two-thirds honey one- 

 third of tiie liquid. Take a tea-spoonful at 

 a dose. We have used this in cases of very 

 bad coughs. A severe cough should never 

 be trifled with, nor allowed to run on. 



Catalogues for 1889 are on our desk 

 from— 



M. A. Williams, Berkshire, N. T.- 

 -One-Piece Sections. 



-1 page 



Joseph M. Hamhaugh, Spring, Ills.- 

 pages— Apiarian SuppUes. 



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A SO^ie FOR MAT. 



BY EBEN E. REXFORD. 



A song for May, whose breath is sweet 

 With blossoms glowing at our feet ; 

 Her voice is heard iu laughing rills 

 That ripple down the sunny hills, 



O, happy, happy May. 



The robin in the cherry tree 

 Is blithe as any bird can be ; 

 And bubbling from his silver throat, 

 His wordless songs of rapture float. 



O, happy, happy May. 



Above the hills the firmament 

 Bends down about us like a tent, 

 And we, O, fairy-footed May, 

 Are dwellers in your tents, to-day. 



O, happy, happy May. 



Our hearts are glad with bird and bee 

 For what we feel and what we see ; 

 O. would that life and love, we say. 

 Might always keep its happy May, 



Its happy, happy May. 

 — Vick's Magazine. 



Best Honey Weatlier.- A corres- 

 pondent in the Xdrthcasiern Farmer makes 

 these remarks about the best weather for 

 the secretion of nectar : 



It is my opinion that the best honey sea- 

 sons are when it is comparatively dry 

 weather. Frequent showers are beneficial 

 to the honey-producing flowers. On a very 

 warm day when the air is filled with elec- 

 tricity, but scarcely a cloiid overhead, by 

 taking notice you will see the bees bringing 

 in the honey with all possible haste. Being 

 loaded so heavily they drop upon the plat- 

 form for a little rest before entering the 

 hive. 



The hurrying to and from the hive as 

 though there was not one moment to lose, is 

 a pretty sure sign of a shower " making up"' 

 in the distant horizon. Flowers secrete 

 more at such a time. But after a shower, 

 when the sun again shines forth, and a gen- 

 tle breeze has shaken the rain-drops from 

 the flowers, the bees are again ready to start 

 out securing their sweets, but with less 

 appearance of nervousness. 



One who is not acquainted with these 

 " little laborers " cannot understand the in- 

 telligence they possess. It is regarded as 

 instinct. I am inclined to think it is a fair 

 amount of understanding. 



Scientific Queen - Rearing-, as 



practically applied ; being a method by 

 which the best of queen-bees are reared in 

 perfect accord with Nature's ways. This is 

 the title of a new book of 176 pages, by G. 

 M. Doolittle, ot Borodino, N. Y., which is 

 now ready for delivery. 



In this book Mr. Doolittle details the re- 

 sults of his experiments iu rearing queen- 

 bees for the past four or five years, and is 

 the first to present his discoveries to the 

 world. It is published in time for every 

 progressive bee-keeper to test the various 

 discoveries which it details, during the pres- 

 ent season. Send all orders for the book to 

 this ofBce. Price, $1.00, postpaid. The usual 

 discount to dealers in lots of 10 or more. 



Simniins' l\on-StTarniing Sys- 

 tem, and the American Bee Journal, 

 for one year, for $1.3.5. The subscription 

 to the Bee JotjRNAL may begin now. 



