Jan. 31, 1907 



American l^Qe Journal 



Trade Notes. The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



Photographic Competition 



We are pleased to annouDce another series 

 of prizes tor llie best photographs submitted 

 to us, as described below, in two series, 

 American and Foreign, under thel following 

 conditions: 



First. — The competition opens January 

 15th, and closes October 1st, 1907. All pho- 

 tographs intended for this competition must 

 be in our hands by the last-named date. 



Second. —Competition for these prizes is 

 limited to bee-keepers or some member of the 

 family. Entries may be made for as many 

 different classes as may be desired. 



Third.— A photograph entered in one class 

 can not be entered in any other class. 



Fourth. — Each photograph should be 

 marked on the back with the name and full 

 address of the sender, and the class in which 

 it is entered. This is important. 



Fifth.— In judging the photographs, the 

 general appearance, neatness, etc., of the api- 

 ary, or exhibit, or yard, will be taken into 

 consideration. Photos may be sent un- 

 mounted. We rather prefer them this way, 

 and in a solio or reddish-brown if possible. 

 However, send such as you can get most 

 easily. 



Sixth.— With each of the photographs sub- 

 mitted we would like a brief statement of the 

 conditions under which the apiary was pho- 

 tographed or honey produced, or similar in- 

 formation regarding the photograph. This 

 should be limited to about one hundred 

 words. 



Seventh.- AH photographs and corres- 

 pondence regarcing the same should bead- 

 dressed to Advertising Department, Glean- 

 ings IN Bee Culture, Medina, Ohio. 



Eighth.— We reserve the right to limit the 

 number of awards or withhold any award it 

 no photo worthy is entered in the class. 



AMERICAN COMPETITION 

 (Including Canada and Mexico) 



AND 



FOREIGN COMPETITION 



The following are the classes in which en- 

 tries may be made : 



Class A.— Photographs of any apiary in 

 village, town, or city. 



Class B.— View of an apiary not exceeding 

 six hives in town or city. 



Class C— Apiary in town or country of 

 not less than six hives or more than lifty 

 hives. 



Class D.— Apiary in town or country ol 

 titty hives or more. 



Class E.— Photograph of comb honey pro- 

 duced by a single colony of bees ; not less 

 than ten sections, and this preferably in plain 

 sections. 



Class F.— Photograph of a bee-keeper^s 

 home, showing some view of the apiary it 

 possible. The apiary need not be prominent 

 in the picture, however. 



Class G.— Photographs of a crop of honey 

 from any number of colonies, six or more. 



Class H.— Photographs of any apiarian ex- 

 hibit of bees, supplies, or honey taken at fairs 

 or shows of any kind. 



Class I. — Photographs of any work in the 

 bee-yard, such as hiving swarms, extracting, 

 or any other operations with the hive. 



Class .J— Photographs of any other subject 

 relating to bee-keeping not classified above. 



PRIZES 



Value, Postpaid 

 First.- One leather-bound "A B C of 



Bee Culture," 190" English edition, or 



cloth-bound French or German $3.00 



Second.— One-halt leather "ABC of 



Bee Culture," 1907 English edition 1.75 



Third.— One " How to Keep Bees " and 



any two Swarthmore books - 1.50 



Fourth.— One full cloth-bound "ABC 



of Bee Culture," 1907 English edition. 1.20 

 Fifth.— One " How to Keep Bees," by 



Anna Botstord Comstock 1.10 



Sixth. — No. 1 bee- veil, all silk 80 



Seventh.— No. 2 bee- veil, silk face 50 



Eighth. — One illustrated book, " Bee 



Culture in Foreign Countries " 50 



Ninth.— One Bee Model, Queen 50 



Tenth.- One Bee Model, Drone 50 



Ten prizes are offered for each class : Ten 

 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, etc.— 

 one hundred prizes for American contest, and 

 one hundred prizes for the Foreign contest; 

 two hundred in all it that number of entries 

 are received, the prizes offered being identical 

 for each class for the American competition 

 and for the Foreign. 



If the winner of any certain prize already 

 has the prize offered, we will, on request from 

 him, furnish a selection of other items from 

 our catalogs, of equal value. 



Danzenbalier Prizes 



It is to be regretted that so many bee-keep- 

 ers are satisfied to produce year after year a 

 very ordinary grade of honey as regards its 

 appearance, when by a little more care, and 

 having more suitable fixtures, and by taking 

 the honey from the hive at just the right time, 

 a much larger percentage of " fancy," or "ex- 

 tra fancy " honey could be produced, which 

 would sell at a much higher price. The ex- 

 perience of honey-merchants generally is that 

 there is no difficulty in disposing of large 

 stocks of fancy or extra fancy, even when the 

 market Is dull. It is the inferior grades that 

 suffer most at these times. We believe, too, 

 that bee-keepers would be very much better 

 satisfied with their season's work it their best 

 efforts were made to produce a really fine 

 product. To increase further the interest in 

 extra fancy honey, the following prizes are 

 offered for honey produced in Danzenbaker 

 hives during the year 1907, under the follow- 

 ing conditions: 



FIRST.— As above stated, the honey must 

 be produced in a Danzenbaker hive, either the 

 present style or any Danzenbaker hive that 

 has been put out within the last few years. 

 These hives may be had of any dealer in bee- 

 keepers' supplies in any part of the country. 



SECOND.— For Classes 1 and 2 we require 

 a shipment of approximately the amount 

 stated, to be made by the bee-keeper direct to 

 us at Medina. After the prizes have been 

 awarded the honey entered for competition 

 in Class 1 or 2 will be held subject to the in- 

 structions of the producer. We will sell it at 

 5 percent commission, or we will ship it to 



any point direct by freight or express. There 

 being good honey markets in our immediate 

 vicinity, such as Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleve- 

 land, Buffalo, and Pittsburg, it can be dis- 

 posed of without difficulty at good market 

 prices, and the shipper will not have to lose a 

 I good market by shipping it here. Neither 

 I the honey awarded a prize nor that which ob- 

 I tained no prize is to be our property, but will 

 I be sold subject to the instructions of the pro- 

 ducer who sends it to us. We are interested 

 I only in inspecting it to award the prizes. 



THIRD.— For all honey submitted for prizes 

 we must have a definite statement from the 

 producer regarding the conditions under 

 which it was produced, whether a light or 

 heavy flow of honey, how the colony was 

 handled, how many colonies in the yard, from 

 what source produced, etc, 



FOURTH.— For Classes 3, 4, and 5, w© 

 must, in addition to the above report, have 

 the signature of two witnesses, certifying to 

 the correctness of the report. If the party 

 who sends us the report for the competition 

 is well known to us we shall not require these 

 witnesses. References may be given instead 

 of the signature of witnesses if desired. All 

 parties intending to compete for these prizes 

 should send for blanks which we will furnish, 

 on which the report may be made out. 



FIFTH.— It will be noticed in the last three 

 classes, three to five inclusive, that it is not 

 at all necessary to send us the honey — all we 

 require is a report. 



SIXTH.— We reserve the right to limit the 

 number of awards in each class, or to make 

 no awards in a class if there are no satisfac- 

 tory entries for the same. 



SEVENTH.— No contestant will be awarded 

 more than one prize in each class, but may 

 make two entries it desired — one in Class 1 or 

 2, and another in Class 3, -4, or 5. 



The classifications for the prizes are as fol- 

 lows: 



Class 1.— For best shipment of 200 lbs. of 

 comb honey in Danzenbaker sections. 



Class 2.— For best case of comb honey in 

 Danzenbaker sections. 



Class 3.— For best report of yield from 

 single colony in Danzenbaker hive. 



Class 4. — For best report of yield from five 

 colonies in Danzenbaker hives. 



Class 5.— Eor best report of general results 

 from use of Danzenbaker hive. 



For each class there will be ten prizes as 

 follows: 

 First.— SIO.OO. 

 Second. — $7 00. 

 Third.— $5.00. 

 Fourth.— $2.00. 

 Fifth to Tenth.— SI. 00 each. 



This is the time to decide to enter this com- 

 petition. No matter where you live, whether 

 in the United States or elsewhere, you can 

 certainly find one class in which you can 

 make an entry ; and as there are ten prizes in 

 each class, we believe that no one will be 

 greatly disappointed in the results unless it is 

 ourselves, and we hope that we shall not be, 

 but see a large number of entries. Even if 

 you fail to get a prize, you will doubtless have 

 increased the value of your own product by 

 your efforts to produce some big results or an 

 extra quality of honey. 



THE A, L ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio 



