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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



[September. 



creased to 1,340 got me 60,000 pounds 

 of comb honey. If I let them have 

 their way of swarming I would not 

 have gotten satisfactory honey. It 

 takes all this fussing. I can take care of 

 1,000 swarms of bees, I would have to 

 have ten men to stay three months if 

 I allowed swarming. 



(To Be Continued). 



PREMIUMS FOR COLORADO 



BEE-KEEPERS. 



At the meeting of the Committee on 

 Exhibits held March 2, at Denver, the 

 following premium list has been drawn 

 up by the committee and the following 

 list of premiums will be given away at 

 the next meeting of the Colorado State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. All paid up 

 members are eligible to take part in 

 this contest. 



123 

 No. 1. Best Nucleus Ital- 

 ian Bees & Queen In Ob- 

 servatory hives $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 



No. 2. Best Nucleus Oar- 

 nio'lan Bees & Queen in 



Observatory 'hives 3.00 2.00 1.00 



No. 3. Best Nucleus Cauca- 

 sian Bees & Queen in Ob- 

 servatory hives 3.00 2.00 1.00 



No. 4. Largest & best dis- 

 play of bees of various 



races 5.OO 3.00 2.00 



No. 5. Best case of white 



comb tooney 3.00 2.00 1.00 



No. 6. Best case of light 



amber honey 3. 00 2.00 1.00 



No. 7. Best & largest dis- 

 play of comb 'honey 5.00 3.00 2.00 



No. 8. Best display of comb 

 honey to be product of a 

 single colony for the sea- 

 son of 1907 3.00 2.00 1.00 



No. 9. Best 50 lb. of white 

 extracted honey in suit- 

 able glass jars for retail 



trade 3. 00 2.00 1.00 



No. 10. Best display of 50 lb. 

 of am'ber (light) extracted 

 honey in suitable glass jars 



for retail trade 3.00 2.00 1.00 



No. 11. Best display of gran- 

 ulated extracted honey in 



small packages 2.00 1.00 .50 



No. 12. Best & largest dis- 

 play of extracted honey.. 5.00 3.00 2.00 



No. 13. Best display of 10 lb. 

 yellow beeswax 2.00 1.00 .50 



No. 14. Best display of spec- 

 ial designs in beeswax... 2.00 1.00 .50 

 We have also drawn up a few rules for 



the judging of these exhibits which are 



as follows: 



The best case white comb honey, the 

 best case light amber, and the best photo- 

 graph, exhibits Nos. 5. 6 and 16, to be- 

 come the property of the Association, 

 the premium to be paid owner of the 

 honey. 



In judging bees the correct markings 

 of each race, quietness on the combs, 

 number of bees in the observatory hive, 

 the appearance and general condition of 

 the coimb on which they are displayed 

 and the appearance and the condition of 

 the bive in which they are exhibited 

 should be considered in their proper ro- 

 tation. 



In judging white comb honey the grad- 

 ing rules adopted by the State Associa- 

 tion should be accepted as the standard. 

 In light amber honey the same rules 

 should apply excepting color, which mat- 

 ter sbould be left to the option of the 

 judges. 



In judging extracted honey the flavor, 

 color and body of the exhibits should 

 be considered first, then the attractive- 

 ness of package and arrangement of 

 the display. In granulated honey, flavor, 

 texture and attractiveness of package 

 and arrangement of exhibit should be 

 considered. 



In judging beeswax, color, freedom from 

 impurities, and perfection of form to be 

 considered. 



1. 2. 3. 



No. 15. Most instructive dis- 

 play of Apiarian Products, 

 and of the various uses 

 made of Honey & Bees- 

 wax $ 5.00 $3.00 $2.00 



No. 16 Best Exhibition of 

 Photographs of Apiaries 

 and things pertaining to 

 Apiculture 2.00 1.00 .50 



THE COLORADO HONEY PRODUCEKS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



Committee on Exhibits, 



Frank Rauchfuss, 

 W. L. Porter, 

 J. W. Pease, 

 M. A. Gill, 

 A. Elliott. 



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