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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Xlie Illinois* Apiiii°iau Kxliibit 



at the World's Fair is now being arranged 

 for. We have received a circular from Mr. 

 Jas. A. Stone, Secretary of the State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, in which are given 

 the Rules and Regulations for the Apiarian 

 Exhibit of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, to be made at the World's 

 Columbian Exposition, May 1 to Oct. 31, 

 1893. 



The following is a copy of the circular 

 sent out by Mr. Stone, and should be read 

 by every subscriber to the Bee Journal in 

 Illinois : 



To the Bee-Keepers of lUinois : 



By an Act of the Illinois Legislature a 

 sufficient sum of money has been appro- 

 priated to enable the Executive Committee 

 of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion to make a creditable exhibit of the 

 apiarian products of the State of Illinois, 

 in the National Agricultural .Building of 

 the World's Columbian Exposition. 



The rules of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture are given below. 



It will be the aim of the Executive Com- 

 mittee to conduct the exhibit in such a 

 manner that it will result in the greatest 

 good to the apiarian industry of the State. 



The rules of the Board of Control of the 

 World's Columbian Exposition require all 

 exhibits to be made in the names of the in- 

 dividuals exhibiting, and all awards must 

 follow the decision of the national judges. 



The committee propose to forward ship- 

 ping-tags to all exhibitors, requiring them 

 to carefully pack, prepay freight, and for- 

 ward duplicate receipts to the Secretary of 

 the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 care of W. I. Buchanan, Chief of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture, World's Fair 

 Grounds, Chicago, Ills. 



The Committee will pay all freight and 

 expenses incurred in connection with the 

 said exhibit, and will dispose of all the api- 

 ai-ian products consigned to them to the 

 best advantage, and return the proceeds to 

 the exhibitor ; or they will, on his choice, 

 be returned to the owner at his expense. 



In case a shipment should not reach the 

 Exposition in presentable condition, the 

 Committee will dispose of the same to best 

 advantage, and return the proceeds to the 

 owner — which will not prevent him from 

 sending another shipment in the same line. 



liec-Keepern of I/Unoia ! Nevnr before have we 

 had xuch an opportumty to show our products to 

 the world. 



We must have the best the State can pro- 

 duce, and plenty of it, that we may main- 

 tain our reputation, and receive a large 

 share of tlie awards. 



We urge upon yoii the importance of the 

 occasion, and ask you to send application 

 for entry, and your assistance in (listribut- 

 ing this circular, that a large proportion of 

 the bee-keepers of the State may be repre- 

 sented. Either the President or Secretary 

 of the Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 be in charge of the exhibit. 



^special Rules and Information Governing the 

 Exhibit of Bees, Beeswax and Bee- Appliances. 



I . Exhibits of Honey will be classified as 

 follows : 



Class 1 — Clover and Basswood. 



Class 2— White Sage. 



Class 3 — Buckwheat. 



Class 4 — All light honey, other than 

 enumerated in Classes 1 and 2. 



Class a — All dark honey, other than 

 enum'erated in Class 3. 



3. Exhibits of honey produced in 1892, or 

 earlier, must be sent in as soon as possible. 



3. Exhibits of Honey in Classes 1. 2, and 

 4, produced during 1893, will be received 

 between July 15th and Aug. 15th ; and in 

 Classes 3 and 5, between Aug. luth and 

 Sept. 1st, 1893. 



4. The following information should ac- 

 company 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 in nearest 

 home market. 



5. The dimensions of cases in which ex- 

 hibits will be made are as follows : Inside 

 measurement — width of case, 5 feet ; height, 

 6}.;^ feet; total height of case, including 

 base, 8 feet. 



G. Individual exhibits of comb honey will 

 be limited to lUO pounds, aud may be made 

 in any manner the exhibitor may desire, 

 subject to the approval of the chief of the 

 department. 



7. Individual exhibits of extracted honey 

 must be made in glass, and must not exceed 

 50 pounds. 



8. Individual exhibits of beeswax must 

 not exceed 50 pounds, and should be pre- 

 pared in such a manner as will add to the 

 attractiveness of the exhibit. 



9. Exhibits of primitive and modern ap- 

 pliances used in bee-culture, both in this 

 country and abroad, will be received, sub- 

 ject to the approval of the chief of the de- 

 partment. 



10. Special arrangements will be made by 

 the chief of the department for a limited 

 exhibit of bees. 



II. Collections of honey -producing plants, 

 suitably mounted and labeled, will be ac- 

 cepted if satisfactory to the chief of the 

 department. 



Please make your application immediateli/, 

 that shipping-tags may be sent you, and 

 full directions given. 



For fui'ther particulars address, 



J.V8. A. Stone, Sec. 



Bradfordton, Ills. 



All Aliuoriiial Nea^!•oll is what they 

 have had so far this jear in England. It 

 has been unusually dry, and rain was needed 

 very badly in May. 



