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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



in praise of the ofificers of the Expo- 

 sition for the Hberal treatment which 

 bee men have received at their 

 hands. 



About ^300 in premiums was of- 

 fered in this department, and the Hst 

 was well represented. 



Mr. Armstrong of Jerseyville, 111., 

 took first premium on best colony of 

 Itahan bees, comb honey, wax, his 

 crown hive, and a number of other 

 things. 



The St. Joseph Apiary carried off 

 the first premium on extracted honey, 

 case for display of honey on sale ; 

 Syrian, Cyprian and Carniolan bees, 

 and several small premiums. 



Mr. Newman's Extractor took the 

 first over a "Novice." The Berlin 

 Fruit Box Co. got first on Sections. 

 Mr. Muth got first on his " Perfec- 

 tion " Smoker in competition with 

 one that has been before the public 

 for some time. The " Glass Front" 

 Bee Veil had no trouble in winning 

 the first premium. Mr. Alley's 

 Drone Trap was honored with a di- 

 ploma. 



There were two large displays of 

 apicultural literature, on which Mr. 

 Parker was awarded first, and the 

 St. Joseph Apiary second premium. 



The superintendent of the depart- 

 ment had a large photograph of 

 Langstroth framed, and set up in a 

 conspicuous place, accompanied by 

 a slip of paper on which was written, 

 " Rev. L. L. Langstroth, inventor of 

 the movable frame hive." Many 

 stopped to look at his genial face, 

 and, we trust, went away with the 

 impression that in a certain sense, he 

 might be called a benefactor of his 

 race. 



We hope that next year your read- 

 ers will remember the St. Joseph Ex- 

 position and come with their bees, 

 honey, etc., and help to swell our 

 display. We are confident that they 

 will not regret it if they do. 



E. T. Abbott. 

 St, Joseph, Mo., Sept. 8, i88s. 



notes from austr.4lia. 

 My dear Mr. Locke : 



By the Californian mail which ar- 

 rived yesterday, I received a pleasant 

 surprise in the shape of a beautifully 

 bound copy of the "American Api- 

 culturist," Volumes i and 2. I have 

 noticed Mr. Cutting's remarks in ref- 

 erence to the excellence of the 

 binding and can fully endorse all 

 he says. It so happened that 

 the monthly meeting of our Bee- 

 keepers' Association was held last 

 night, and I was able to lay the vol- 

 ume on the table for inspection by 

 the members, who were much pleased 

 with it. They tried to convince me 

 that you intended the book for the 

 use of the Association. I am now 

 under a debt of gratitude to you, 

 which I will endeavor to pay, by get- 

 ting new subscribers to the "Ameri- 

 can Apiculturist." This is all the 

 more easy since yours is certainly 

 the best of the bee papers. 



I have also received two copies of 

 the "Beekeepers' Pocket Compan- 

 ion," and have started circulating 

 them among the members of our 

 Association. 



Our short winter of three months 

 is over : — almond trees, which are 

 planted largely around Adelaide, are 

 white with blossoms presenting a 

 beautiful appearance and offering 

 good forage for bees. The honey 

 season has therefore started. 



Wishing you success in your new 

 business, and trusting that the " Api- 

 culturist" will long continue to flour- 

 ish, believe me 



Yours truly, 



A, E. BONNEY. 



Engineer-in- Chiefs Office, 

 Adelaide, Aug. 7, 1885. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



— The honey crop of California 

 will not be over one quarter of that 

 of 1884. 



