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required to await the movements of some 

 so-called "honey-prophet." 



We believe the above rule for prophesy- 

 ing is for linden, sourwood, and white 

 clover honey. 



Who knows but this may be the secret to 

 which the Tennessee honey-prophet, Sam 

 Wilson, has been so tenaciously hanging 

 on? We shouldn't be a bit surprised if it 

 should prove to be that very secret. If so, 

 every bee-keeper can now be his own 

 " honey prophet " — whether he gets any 

 honey or not. 



Jllr. ]\. \¥. MclL..ain— once in charge 

 of a United States experiment apiary, and 

 an apicultural writer — has been visiting 

 recently at Mrs. Atchley's home. Mr. 

 McLain's address is Hinsdale, Ills. 



I'Ue lotvii Iloiiey Kxllil>ii at the 



World's Fair, we have pleasure in illus- 

 trating and describing this week. No sep- 

 arate appropriation was made for the ex- 

 hibit, but the Iowa Columbian Commis- 

 sion, recognizing bee-culture as one of the 

 many agricultural pursuits of the State, 

 desired that a creditable exhibit of honey 

 and wax should be made in connection 

 with their agricultural exhibits, and for 

 that purpose appointed Bro. E. Kretchmer, 

 of Ked Oak, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 1893. This 

 being too late to secure suitable honey for 

 an exhibit from the crop ot 1892, only 

 enough was placed in the case at the be- 

 ginning of the Fair to retain the space. 



There being no money to buy the honey 

 for a suitable exhibit, Mr. Kretchmer, by 

 issuing several circulars, and making sev- 

 eral personal visits to prominent apiarists, 

 enlisted the aid of the Iowa bee-keepers, 

 and nobly did they respond by loaning the 

 honey that was exhibited in the Iowa case. 

 Believing that much credit is due those 

 who thus generously loan honey for exhi- 

 bition purposes, we give the names of those 

 who aided thus, and also what they con- 

 tributed : 



E. J. Cronkleton, of Dunlap — 100 pounds 

 of nice comb honey. 



F. A. Beals, of Salix — 480 pounds of ex- 

 tracted basswood honey, and 544 pounds of 

 comb honey. 



R. B. Arnold, of Foster— -20 pounds of 

 white clover comb honey. 



T. C. DeClercq, of DeSoto — 60 pounds of 

 extracted clover honey, (50 pounds of ex- 

 tracted basswhod honey, and 105 pounds of 

 comb honey. 



L. G. Clute, of Manchester — 20 pounds of 

 very nice comb honey, an(i this was hon- 

 ored with an award. 



A. J. Duncan, of Hartford — 50 pounds of 

 extracted basswood honey. 



F. Furst, of Adair — 40 pounds of comb 

 honey. 



Oliver Foster, of Mt. Vernon — 30 pounds 

 of comb honey, and 60 pouuds of extracted 

 honey ; which also received an award. 



Thos. O. Hines, of Anamosa — 91 pounds 

 of comb honey. 



Thos. Johusou. of Coon Rapi<is — 22 pounds 

 of comb, and 25 i>uunds of extracted honey. 



Iowa Exhibit at the World's Fair. 



Noah Miller, of North English— 48 pounds 

 of wliite clover comb honey. 



J. H. Stanford, of Cherokee— 20 pounds 

 of aster honey, gathered in October, 1892. 



J. L. Sti'ong of Clarinda — 100 pounds of 

 comb honey. 



J. H. Stephens, of Riverton — 60 pounds 

 of extracted basswood honey, and 43 

 pounds of comb honey. 



Mont. Wyrick, of Cascade — 100 pounds of 

 extracted honey. 



E. Kretchmer, of Red Oak — 100 pounds of 

 alfalfa comb honey, which received an 

 award ; also 200 pounds of extracted clover 

 honey, which also received an award, and 

 175 pounds of clover comb honej-. 



Win. Kimble, of DeAVitt — <?' pounds of 

 comb, and <itj pounds of extracted honey, 

 which received an award. 



All of the extracted honey was displayed 



