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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



[December, 



MR. MUTH IN TENNESSEE. 



On September 25th, 26th and 27th, 

 I had the honor to be judge of the 

 apiarian department at the Tennessee 

 State Fair, and believe I filled the 

 bill, so to speak. Formed the ac- 

 quaintance of some fine fellows, and 

 a number of good bee-keepers. 



Several days ago I mailed you a 

 photograph of Mr. J. M. Davis, of 

 Spring Hill, Tenn., his son and apiary. 

 The son, whose name I can not now 

 recall, is indeed a bright, wide-awake 

 young man, and I predict a promising 

 future for him. Mr. Davis has some 

 of the finest three-banded Italian bees 

 that I have ever seen. His advertise- 



Moore, of Morgan, Ky. He is a young 

 man of some twenty-three or twenty- 

 four years of age, but is strictly busi- 

 ness. 



Mr. J. M. Buchanan, of Franklin, 

 Tenn., had a remarkable display of 

 comb honey a^ the State Fair, and 

 I am sending you a photograph there- 

 of. The artistic arrangement of his 

 fine comb honey, clear and bright ex- 

 tracted honey, beeswax, bee hives, 

 full frames of honey, etc._, carried for 

 him the highest honors with compara- 

 tive ease. I am also sending you a 

 neat picture (photo No. 3) of a corner 

 of his apiary. Mr. Buchanan is the 

 secretary of the Central Tennessee 



PART OP APIARY OF J. M. BUCHANAN. FRANKLIN, TENN. 



ments do not do his stock justice. 

 I am sending you under separate cov- 

 er another view of Mr. Davis' apiary 

 (photo No. i), showing a unique and 

 picturesque bee yard. 



Mr. Leslie Martin, of Lebanon, 

 Tenn., carried ofif the first prize for 

 his strain of Caucasian bees. By the 

 way, M'r. Martin was in the employ 

 of the Apicultural Department at 

 Washington for a number of years, 

 and is now recognized as one of the 

 brainiest bee-keepers in Tennessee. 

 Without a doubt, it is but the question 

 of a short time when his name will 

 be synonymous with J. M. Davis, and 



State Bee-Keepers" Association; has 

 been in the honey business for the 

 past four years, and has captured num- 

 erous prizes for comb honey, bees- 

 wax and bees. His enthusiasm along 

 the bee and honey line has brought 

 him remarkable success. 



The fair was a grand success 

 throughout, and I am really pleased 

 that the honor of being judge was 

 bestowed upon me. 



Sincerely yours, 



Fred. W. Muth. 



The more I see of men the better I 

 like my bees. 



