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1HE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



The Apiarian Exhibit. 



Below we give special rules and in- 

 formation governing the exhibit of 

 bees, honey, beeswax and appliances; 

 also an illustration of the proposed 

 glass cases in which the exhibit will 

 be made at the World's Columbian 

 Exposition : 



1. Exhibits of Honey will be class- 

 ified as follows : 



Class 1. Clover and bass wood. 



Class 2. White sage. 



Class 3. Buckwheat, 



Class 4. All light honey, other 

 than enumerated in Classes 1 and 2. 



Class 5. All dark honey, other 

 than enumerated in Class 3. 



2. Exhibits of Honey produced in 

 1892, or earlier, must be in place on 

 or before April 20, 180:) 



•'!. Exhibits of Honey in Classes 1, 

 2 and 4, produced during 1893, will 



cases to be borne by the different 

 State Commissions, Bee-Keeper's As- 

 sociations, or by individual exhibitors, 

 in proportion to the number of lineal 

 feet occupied. These cases will be- 

 come the property of such exhibitors 

 at the close of the Exposition. The 

 following is an illustration of the 

 proposed cases. 



The dimensions are as follows: 



Height of base 18 inches, width of 



case 5 feet, height of case above base 



(inside measure) 6 feet ; total 8 feet.. 



The case has sliding doors on both sides, 



6. Individual exhibits of comb 

 honey will be limited to 100 pounds, 

 and may be made in any manner the 

 exhibitor may desire , subject to the ap- 

 proval of theChief of the Department. 



7. Individual exhibits of extracted 

 honey must be made in glass, and 

 must not exceed 50 pounds. 



be received between July 15th and 

 August loth; and in Classes 3 and 5 be- 

 tween August 15 and Sept. 1, 1893. 



4. The following information should 

 accompany each exhibit: 



a. Kind of Honey. 



b. Name of Exhibitor. 



c. Place where produced. 



d. Character of soil in locality 

 where produced. 



e. Variety of bee. 



f. Name of plant from which 

 honey was produced. 



g. Yield per colony. 



h. Average price of product at 

 nearest home market. 



5. In order to secure a uniform, 

 handsome and economical installation 

 of honey and beeswax, the Exposition 

 will erect suitable glass cases, of a 

 uniform character, in which such ex- 

 hibits will be made ; the cost of these 



8. Individual exhibits of beeswax 

 must not exceed 50 pounds, and should 

 be prepared in such a manner as will 

 add to the attractiveness of the exhibit. 



9. Exhibits of primitive and mod- 

 ern appliances used in bee culture, 

 both in this countiy and abroad, will 

 be recieved, subject to the approval of 

 the Chief of the Department. 



10. Special arrangements will be 

 made by the Chief of the Department 

 for a limited exhibit of bees. 



11. Collections of honey-producing 

 plants, suitably mounted and labeled, 

 and will be accepted if satisfactory to 

 the Chief of the Department. 



12. The right is reserved to add to, 

 amend or interpret the above rules. 



Signed, W. I. Buchanan. 



Chief, Department of Agriculture. 



Approved, George R. Davis, 



Director-General. 



