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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. '28 



OBORCB >»•. YORK, - Editor. 



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United States Bee-Keepers' Union. 



Organized to advance the pursuit of Apiculture; to promote the interests 

 bee-keepers ; to protect its members ; to prevent the adulteration 

 01 honey; and to prosecute the dishonest honey-commission men. 



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PRESinENT— George W. York. Vice-Pres.— W. Z. Hutchinson 

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Board of Z>irecf ors, 



E. R. Root. E. Whitcomb. E. T. Abbott. 



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



GGTieral Alana^^r and Treasuror. 



Eugene Secor, Forest City, Iowa. 



Yol. inVII, CHICASO, ILL, OCT. 28, 1891. No. 43. 



Editorial Con)n)cr)i^^ 



A Baby Girl arrived at "ye editor's" home last Sun- 

 day afternoon— Oct. 24. It is our present intention to keep 

 her as long as she will stay. Both she and her niatnina are 

 getting along nicely, we are thankful to be able to say. 



The Illinois State Fair Honey Exhibit was 



the best we had seen since the one at the World's Fair, in 

 1893. While the number of exhibitors was not large, the 

 quantity and variety of honeys shown was good. We noticed 

 that the apiarian corner of the gallery of the great Dome 

 Building was an attraction that nearly everybody who at- 

 tended the Fair was careful not to overlook. 



Mr. Chas. Becker's exhibit showed the greatest improve- 

 ment over that of last year. We predicted then that he would 

 bo a hard man to compete with this year, and we were not far 

 from the truth In so saying. Mr. Becker also showed honey- 

 plants. 



Messrs. Jas. A. Stone ife Son this year also outdid their 

 exhibit of last year, when they showed mostly granulated ex- 

 tracted honey, and beeswax in fancy forms. This year they 

 had a fine exhibit of liquid extracted honey, and even more 

 fancy and interesting beeswax forms. The sou, Percy, is 

 quite an expert at moulding beeswax into novel and attractive 

 shapes. 



Mr. Geo. W. Polndexter, of DeWltl Co., made a good start 

 this year. Especially should be mentioned the unusual ex- 

 hibit of a log-cabin home, made entirely from honey, which 

 was described as follows on' page 601 : 



In size It Is about one foot In height and perhaps a foot 

 square. The house has the old-fashioned roof, with. the chim- 



ney for the fire-place running up the side. The one door 

 swings ajar, allowing one a view of the interior of the hut. 

 He also has made of honey proportionately in size to the log- 

 cabin, an exact reproduction of his home and apiary. From 

 honey is made bis house, and scattered all around it, also 

 made from pure honey, are the beehives. Placed here and 

 there, just thick enough to give the apiary yard a pretty ap- 

 pearance, are artificial flowers. A fence made out of comb 

 foundation encircles the apiary and house, and the entire 

 thing is enclosed in a large glass frame separate from the log- 

 cabin, which is arranged in a frame alone. 



At next year's Fair we will expect to see Mr. Polndexter 

 pretty near the top of the list in the line of a complete ex- 

 hibit of comb and extracted honey. 



Mr. W. Z. Hutchinson, of Michigan, was there as usual 

 with his excellent exhibit, composed of comb and extracted 

 honey, beeswax, bees, and honey-plants. Mr. Hutchinson is 

 an old hand in the honey exhibition business, and always puts 

 up a splendid show. 



Mr. Geo. H. Kirkpatrick, also of Michigan iformerly of 

 Indiana), is another old Fair bee-man, tho not old in years. 

 The comb honey he had on exhibition was not excelled by the 

 best shown at the World's Fair. 



Mr. Thos. S. Wallace's bees and queens were beauties. 



Take it all in all, the Illinois State Fair this year was a 

 wonderful success in all the departments. We believe there 

 were 2,800 entries in the poultry department, which this 

 year occupied a brand new brick building, specially erected 

 for that department^the best in the country. 



The last day we were on the grounds we understood there 

 were 30,000 people in attendance, and the day following 

 65,000 — the largest single-day attendance yet recorded at 

 any State Fair. 



In the name, and on behalf, of the bee-keepers of Illinois, 

 we wish to tender thanks to the State Board of Agriculture 

 for their liberal treatment of the bee-keeping industry, and 

 especially to Hon. H. J. Cater, the Superintendent in charge 

 of the Apiary Department, who Is tireless in his efforts to see 

 that bee-culture is treated generously and justly. 

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Dr. Besse's S'weet Clover L,a-wsuit.— October 

 18 we received the following letter from Dr. Besse, of Dela- 

 ware Co., Ohio, referring to his sweet clover case : 



My sweet clover lawsuit is again put off until the January 

 term. My attorneys had it put off on account of the Judge 

 ruling out tho depositions that I had taken in Buffalo, for the 

 reason (?) that the stenographers inserted the name of each 

 one who gave testimony, as, for instance, "Deposition of Dr. 

 Mason," or "Deposition of A. I. Root," etc. 



I see in the last Bee Journal that there is to be a conven- 

 tion of the Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Association at the New 

 Briggs House, Nov. 10 and 1 1. Now, if my attorneys think 

 it best, I will be there, and try to get a few depositions again. 



Please say in the next number of the Bee Journal that I 

 expect now to be on hand, arid should be glad to get all.the 

 assistance possible from fellow bee-keepers. 



Yours respectfully, Dr. Besse, M. D. 



The bee-keepers of the Northwest will be glad to meet Dr. 

 Besse. He is a live convention man. ,We are sure he will find 

 plenty who will be pleased to help him outj^with their deposl- 

 tions^rcgardiijg the value of sweet][clover as a honey-plant. 

 There are'plenty in this|region who know a good deal about it. 



XIic Xraus-mississippi Exposition next year 

 will possess the greatest bee and honey exhibit over known, if 

 Hon. E. Whitconil), the Commissioner for the Apiarian Depart- 

 ment, is allowed to have his way about It. From two recent 

 letters to us we quote these paragraphs : 



It is my desire that as many States as possible shall bo 

 represented in this department, and that they put up a honey 

 show tho like of which tho world has never witnost. I cannot 

 say at this time just what the building will bo for this depart- 

 ment, but wo are given to understand that plans for the same 



