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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



hoped that the benefits of this may be 

 seen in future disphiys. 



Mr. E. Armstrong, of Jerseyville, 

 111., had a very fine display of hives, 

 honey, bees, etc. The neat and taste- 

 ful way in which his honey was put up 

 and arranged attracted much attention, 

 and had a great deal to do in securing 

 him a number of the first premiums 

 which he received. We hope that 

 others may profit by his example an- 

 other year. One of the things that 

 attracted special attention was an Ex- 

 celsior Extractor on exhibition by Mr. 

 Newman, of Chicago. That gentleman 

 not being present, it devolved upon 

 the Superintendent to explain that it 

 was not a "churn," an "ice cream 

 freezer" or a "washing machine," all 

 of which the ladies persisted in calling 

 it, notwithstanding the fact that the 

 name was plainly written upon it. 



Mr. Alley's Drone Excluder which, 

 by the way, reached here too late for 

 entry, was carefully examined by many 

 bee men, and received much favorable 

 commendation. 



Mr. Armstrong of 111., and Mr. 

 Parker of Mo., were kept busy manip- 

 ulating their respective hives, and 

 were surrounded by attentive circles 

 most of the time. 



But the event that attracted the most 

 attention was the transferring by the 

 superintendent and Mr. Armstrong, in 

 the manipulating room, of a colony of 

 bees from an old box hive to one of 

 modern make with movable frames. 



The ti-ansfer was quickly made, and 

 excited the wonder and astonishment 

 of many present, who had never seen 

 anything of the kind done before. 



it may be worthy of mention that 

 among the exhibitors was a young 

 lady who had a very fine display of 

 comb and extracted honey, and whose 

 work indicated she was up to the times 

 in bee culture. 



In conclusion we would remark that 

 the officers of the Exposition deserve 

 much praise for the encouragement 

 and space which they gave this depart- 

 ment. It is to be hoped that the ac- 

 tion and interest of apiarians will be 

 such in the future as not to cause them 

 to regret it. 



PREMIUM LIST. 



CLASS F. 



E. T. Abbott . . . Superintendent. 

 BEES. 



1 Best colony Italian bees . .$10 00 



2d premium 5 00 



2 Best colony Carniolan bees . 10 00 



2d premium 5 00 



3 Best colony Syrian bees . . 10 00 



2d premium 5 00 



4 Best colony native bees . . 5 00 



2d premium 3 00 



5 Best display Imp'd Queens . 10 00 



2d premium 5 00 



6 Best display Queens reared 



by exhibitor, with progeny 10 00 

 2d premium 5 00 



7 Best display of the habits 



and economy of a colony 



of bees 10 00 



2d premium 5 00 



8 Best display honey in comb, 



not less than 75 lbs. ... 10 00 

 2d premium ........ 5 00 



9 Best display of extracted 



honey, not less than 50 lbs. 10 00 

 2d premium 5 00 



10 Best display honey in vari- 



ous and fancy forms ... 10 00 

 2d premium 5 00 



11 Best display of beeswax . . 2 00 



2d premium 1 00 



12 Best display honey produc- 

 ing plants, including stalks, 

 flowers and seeds, all la- 

 belled with name 5 00 



2d premium 3 00 



13 Finest bouquet honey plants 2 00 



2d premium 1 00 



14 Best comb foundation ma- 



chine, to be operated on 



the ground 10 00 



2d premium 5 00 



15 Best honey extractor .... 3 00 



2d premium 2 00 



16 Best wax extractor 2 00 



2d premium 1 00 



17 Best bee smoker Diploma 



18 Best section box for comb 



honey Diploma 



19 Best comb foundation . . Diploma 



20 Best bee vail Diploma 



21 Best honey knife Diploma 



22 Best keg for extracted 



honey Diploma 



23 Best bee feeder Diploma 



24 Best queen cage Diploma 



25 Best drone trap Diploma 



26 Best display apicultural lit- 



ature 5 00 



2d premium 3 00 



27 Best hive for manipulation, 



procuring comb and ex- 

 tracted honey and winter 



protection 10 00 



2d premium 5 00 



Apiauian. 

 St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 6, 1884. 



National Beekeepers' Association. — 

 As has already been noticed the next 

 annual meeting of the N. A. Beekeep- 



