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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. U, 



GBORGB W. YORK, • Btfitor. 



POBLISHT WEEKLY BY 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY, 

 US Aficliie-an St., - CHICAGO, //./.. 



tl.OO a Year — Sample Copy Sent Free. 

 [Bntered at the Post-Offlce at Chicago aa Second-Class Mall-Matter. 



United States Bee-Keepers^ Unioii. 



Organized to advance the pursuit of Apiculture: to promote the Interests 



of bee-keepers ; to protect Its members ; to prevent the adulteration 



of honey; and to prosecute the dishonest honey-conimlBsion men. 



Membership Fee— SI. 00 Per Annum. 



lixecxitlve Committee, 



Peesident— George W. York. Vice-Pbes.— W. Z. Hutchinson. 

 Secretary— Db. A. B. Mason, Station B, Toledo, Ohio. 



Hoard of Z>ireof ors, 



E. R. Root. E. Whitoomb. E. T. Abbott. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. Dr. C. C. Miller. C. P. Dadant. 



General A/anag-er an<l Treasurer, 



Eugene Secoh, Forest City, Iowa. 



VoLfflVII, CHICAGO, ILL, OCT. 14, M No. 41, 



Editorial Con)n)cr}i^^ 



The Xorttiwestern Convention, to be held 

 at the New Briggs House, northeast corner of Randolph street 

 and Fifth avenue, Chicago, Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 

 10 and 11, promises to be a good one. Editor Hutchinson, 

 of the Bee-Keepers' Review, expects to be here ; and Editor 

 E. R. Root, of Gleanings, says he "might come with some 

 coaxing." We think he ought to come without coaxing. 



Remember, this meeting comes during the Fat Stock 

 Show, when the railroad rates will be low. It is likely that 

 the IlliDois State Bee-Keepers' Convention will hold a session 

 some time during the two days, as may be decided upon after 

 the members get here. 



We are hoping that every bee-keeper within at least 200 

 miles of Chicago will be here. There will likely be no essays, 

 but lots of very Interesting and profitable discussions, in regu- 

 lar old Northwestern style. Come. 



The Illinois Honey Exhibit at the State Fair, 

 held at Springfield Sept. 27 to Oct. 2, inclusive, was very 

 fine Indeed. The editor of the American Bee Journal had the 

 honor, as well as pleasure, of acting as judge of the exhibits 

 In the apiary department, and was In attendance Wednesday 

 and Thursday, Sept. 29 and 30. 



We might say here that, so far as wo know, the Illinois 

 Fair Is the most liberal In Its premium list toward bee-keepers, 

 of any Fair association In this country. The cash premiums 

 offered this year amounted to a total of )S164r. No wonder 

 creditable displays were made. 



The premiums offered on bees and honey were this year 

 divided — first, "For Illinois bee-keepers only;" and, second, 



" Open to the world." In the former there were four exhibi- 

 tors ; and in the latter, seven, the three extra being from 

 Michigan. But we noticed that the entries made did not quite 

 cover all the premiums offered. 



The judge, in making the awards, was governed by the 

 rules adopted by the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 publisht on page 261 of the Bee Journal for April 29, lb97. 

 The following were the winners of the premiums : 



FOR ILLINOIS BEE-KEEPEKS ONLY. 



Display of comb honey — 1st, $25, M. J. Becker; 2nd, 

 .S15, Jas. A. Stone & Son ; 3rd, $5, Geo. Poindexter. 



Case of white clover comb honey, 12 to 24 lbs. — 1st, So, 

 M. J. Becker ; 2nd, .S3, Jas. A. Stone & Son. 



Case of basswood honey, 12 to 24 lbs. — 1st, §5, S. G. 

 Soverhill. 



Case of comb honey from fall flowers — 1st, $5, Jas. A. 

 Stone & Son. 



Display of extracted honey — 1st, $25, C. Becker ; 2nd, 

 $15, Jas. A. Stone & Son ; 3rd, $5, Geo. Poindexter. 



Display of samples of extracted honey named — 1st, $5, C. 

 Becker ; 2nd, .$3, Jas. A. Stone & Sod. 



Display of candied honey — 1st, $15, Jas. A. Stone & Son; 

 2nd, $10, C. Becker. 



Display of beeswax — 1st, $15, Jas. A. Stone & Son ; 2nd, 

 $10, C. Becker. 



Display of queen-bees in cages — 1st, $5, Thos. S. Wal- 

 lace; 2nd, .$3, Jas. A. Stone & Son. 



Display of Illinois honey-plants — 1st, $5, C. Becker; 2nd, 

 $3, Geo. Poindexter. 



OPEN TO THE WORLD. 



Display of comb honey — 1st, $25, W. Z. Hutchinson ; 

 2nd, $15, Geo. H. Kirkpatrick. 



Collection of labeled cases containing 12 or more pounds 

 of white honey from different flowers — 1st, $10, Geo. H. Kirk- 

 patrick ; 2nd, $5, W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Collection of labeled cases containing 12 or more pounds 

 of amber or dark honey from different flowers — 1st, $10, Geo. 

 H. Kirkpatrick. 



Display of extracted honey — 1st, $25, W. Z. Hutchinson ; 

 2nd, $15, C. Becker; 3rd, $5, Geo. H. Kirkpatrick. 



Display of samples of extracted honey, named — 1st, $5, 

 Geo. H. Kirkpa'rick; 2Dd, $3, W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Display of candied honey — 1st, .$15, Jas. A. Stone & Son ; 

 2nd, $10, W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Display of beeswax — 1st, $15, W. Z. Hutchinson; 2nd, 

 $10, Jas. A. Stone & Son. 



One frame dark Italian bees — 1st, .$5, Geo. Poindexter ; 

 2nd, $3, Elmer Hutchinson. 



One frame golden Italian bees — 1st, $0, Thos. S. Wallace; 

 2nd, $3, W. Z. Hutchinson. 



One frame Carniolan bees— 1st, $5, W. Z. Hutchinson ; 

 2nd. .$3, Geo. S. Kirkpatrick. 



One frame Albino bees — 1st, $5, Geo. H. Kirkpatrick ; 

 2nd, $3, W. Z. Hutchinson. 



One frame Cyprian bees — 1st, $5, Elmer Hutchinson; 

 2nd, .$3, Geo. H. Kirkpatrick. 



One frame Holy Land bees — 1st, $5, W. Z. Hutchinson; 

 2nd, $3, Geo. H. Kirkpatrick. 



One frame black bees — 1st, $5, W. Z. Hutchinson ; 2nd, 

 $3, Geo. Poindexter. 



We might say that we found the rules for judging a very 

 great help, but in several instances they need revising badly. 

 At some future time we hope to point out some of their weak 

 points, now that they have had one good test. 



Bees 'Win Agfain.— Mr. J. L. Strong, of Page Co., 

 Iowa, it will be remembered, was in trouble last year on ac- 

 count of keeping bees In a city. His case came up in the 

 courts recently, and of course decided in his favor. Here is 

 what he reported Sept. 29 : 



I wrote you last January that proceedings had been com- 

 menced In the district court to prevent me from keeping bees 

 In the city of Clarinda, Iowa, claiming the same as a nuisance. 

 The suit was to have come up in the January term, but was 

 continued until the present term, when a decree was given In 

 favor of the defense. 



The plaintiff had an army of witnesses, but when they 

 went ou the stand, they knew very little about what they 

 were expected to testify to. The trial occupied a day, and the 



