THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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The Centennial Display. 



The Centennial Commission have 

 erected u special building for bees, and 

 steps should be taken at once to make a 

 fine display there. 



It is arranged to have special shows of 

 honey on June 20 to 24, and Oct. 23 to 

 Nov. 1, and every thing of interest in the 

 way of hives, bees, or apiarian appliances 

 should be there on exhibition. 



We invite special ntteulion to the fol- 

 lowing letter, just received from the chief 

 of the Agricultural Bureau: 



U. S. Centennial Commission, ) 

 PniL.\DEi,pniA, March, 17th, 1876. i" 



Mu. Thomas G. Newman, publisher 

 American Bee Journal, Chicago, 111. — 

 Dear Sir: — Tlie advanced character of 

 apiarian apparatus produced in this coun- 

 try will not be as thoroughly shown at the 

 luternalioual Exhibition as is desirable, 

 unless manufacturers immediately apply 

 for space, which will be granted without 

 entry fee or rent for room, if application 

 be made at once. Otgects for exhibition 

 must be in place by 25th April. Yours 

 respectfully, Burnet Landreth, 



Chief of Bureau. 



The Centennial Committee of the N. E. 

 Bee-keepers' Association made report in 

 our last issue. The following is a further 

 report from the committee : 



REPORT OP the centennial COMMITTEE 

 OP THE north-eastern BEE-KEEPERS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The North-Eastern Bee-keepers' Associ- 

 ation appreciate the propriety of making 

 the display of honey at the coming In- 

 ternational Centennial as grand as practi- 

 cable — commensurate, if possible, with 

 the display in other branches of agricul- 

 ture. 



To this end a committee was appointed 

 to investigate the conditions and require- 

 ments necessary for the exhibitor, and 

 then appropriate as much of the funds 

 from the treasury, for laudable objects, as 

 they should deem prudent. 



The first part of their duty was per- 

 formed, and reported in the Bee Journal 

 for March. 



After proper deliberation, they decide 

 to offer the two following prizes, both of 

 which are to be competed for at the 

 SPECIAL SHOW of honey and wax, to be 

 held Oct. 23, to Nov. 1, 1876. 



They offer $35 for the best and most 

 meritorious display of comb and extract- 

 ed Honey and "Wax, — conditions as fol- 

 lows: The honey and wax must be of fine 

 quality, and put up in elegant packages, 

 such as are most likely to find ready sale 

 at high prices. Other things being equal., 



the larger the display, the greater the 

 merit. The judges will consist of practi- 

 cal bee-keepers and dealers in honey. 



They offer $25 for the best and most 

 practical essay on " How to keep Bees 

 successfully during winter and spring."" 



Such essays should not treat upon the 

 physiology of the bee, except so far as is 

 necessary to explain instincts and manage- 

 ment. This is suggested with a view 

 to making them brief. With bee-keepers, 

 the ultimate idea of success is, the attain- 

 ment of pecuniary reward, and in decid- 

 ing upon tlie merits of the essays, the 

 judges will keep this idea prominent. If 

 none of the " Centennial Committee" com- 

 pete for this prize, they will act as the 

 judges. 



In any case, unbiased, practical bee- 

 keepers will act as judges on the essays. 

 These prizes are open for competition to 

 the world. 



Before closing this report, the commit- 

 tee suggest that the time for holding the 

 " National Bee-keepers' Association " be 

 changed from the first Wednesday of Sep- 

 tember to the 25th of October, 1876. This 

 change will bring it into close connection 

 with the fall special show of honey and 

 wa,x, the time for which was fixed by the 

 Centennial Commission. 



By October 25th the summer work of 

 the apiary will be done, and the honey, to 

 some extent, disposed of. 



If the National Society meets at that 

 date, all bee-keepers can get home in time 

 to prepare and put their bees into winter 

 quarters. We hope these points will re- 

 ceive due consideration from the mass of 

 Northern bee-keepers. 



We will write to the officers of the 

 National Socieiy, and hope arrangemenis 

 can be made to have the October Special 

 Show of Honey and the meeting of the 

 National Society come at the same time. 



Suggestions and opinions will be grate- 

 fully received. 



J. H. Nellis, Secretary. 

 J. E. Hetherington, Chairman. 



We think, on the whole, that the time 

 named will be the best for all concerned — 

 and trust that arrangements will be made 

 accordingly, so that those going then can- 

 witness the honey show, as well as at 

 tend the Convention. 



51^° A correspondent asks us: "What 

 is the object of the comb foundation ? Is 

 it to make the bees build straight? " We 

 answer that it is not entirely that, though 

 it is a great help to those who cannot 

 spare combs for guides — but it saves the 

 bees' time, and, time is honey, and honey 

 is money to the apiarist. The foundation 

 saves fully one-half the time in building 

 comb. 



