GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 15 



Doolittle's Conversations will be conspicuous by their 

 absence in this issue. The copy designed for this num- 

 ber was received in ample time, but it was mislaid with 

 a large bunch of other copy until it was too late. 



GLEANINGS FAIR CONTEST. 



Our readers who intend to make exhibits at the com- 

 ing county and State fair will find it easy to earn money 

 by obtaining subscriptions to Gleanings. We offer 

 some very liberal prizes for parties sending the larg- 

 est lists. Besides these are our regular commissions 

 allowed on every subscriber secured. We would very 

 much like to be represented at every county and State 

 fair possible. For particulars as to the contest see 

 advertisement on page 848. 



LAST call; second GLEANINGS PRIZE-PHOTO CONTEST 

 CLOSES SEPTEMBER 1. 



Many of our subscribers could not take part in our 

 first contest, as the time was so short, and it was the 

 season of the year when good photos could not be ob- 

 tained. Those who were fortunate enough to have pic- 

 tures had an advantage. To give all an equal chance 

 we have arranged our second contest to extend over the 

 best time in the year to take pictures. Keep your eyes 

 open for a good view, and when you have found it get 

 a camera and you will have a chance to win one of our 

 liberal prizes. It's a great satisfaction to have a good 

 photo of one's bees, even though a prize is not won. 



Convention Notices. 



bee-keepers' field MEETING. 



The program of the bee-keepers' field meeting to be 

 held at Jenkintown. Pa., Thursday, Sept. 7. 1905, has 

 been sent us, and will appear in our next issue. The 

 great demand on our space just now renders this delay 

 unavoidable. A large number of the most prominent 

 bee-keepers are on the program, which alone will insure 

 an interesting meeting. 



NOTICE TO BEE-KEEPERS. 



I wish to announce that I have made arrangements to 

 attend at least two fairs this fall with a finer exhibit 

 than I ever had. First will be at La Fayette, Ind., Aug. 

 28 to Sept. 1; second will be at Kankakee, Sept. 4 to 9, 

 and I invite bee-keepers to come»and see the latest im- 

 provements in the line of bee-keepers' supplies. I espe- 

 cially request bee-keepers to attend the Kankakee fair, 

 and to give us their ideas as to when it will be the best 

 time to hold a convention in Kankakee. A convention 

 of this kind would indeed be a help, and I see no reason 

 why we should not succeed. H. S. Duby. 



St. Anne, 111., July 25. 



The Missouri State Bee-keepers' Association will 

 meet in Sedalia, Aug. 22, 23. The opening session will 

 be at 2:30 P. M., Aug. 22. The room for us to meet in 

 will be named later. Louis A. Osborn, of that place, 

 has kindly consented to act as host, and will direct us to 

 a place of meeting and to accommodations. Good hotel 

 accommodation can be had at $1.00 to $2 00 a day; pri- 

 vate boarding, cheaper. Hon. Geo. B. Ellis, Secretary 

 Agricultural Department, will be there to give us a talk 

 and lend us a helping hand. The State fair, to be in 

 session there at the same time, will cause cut railroad 

 rates to be obtained from all parts of the State. The 

 State Live-stock Association, also meeting there the 

 24th, will give us some inspiration. Let us turn out 

 and make an extra effort. W. T. Gary, Sec. 



Wakenda, Mo., July 11. 



PREMIUM LIST 

 of the bee department of the San Antonio International 

 Fair, beginning Oct. 21, closing Nov. 1, 1905; Udo Toep- 

 perwein, Supt., San Antonio. Texas. 

 Golden Italian bees and queen in sin- 

 gle-comb observatory hives $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 



Three-banded, in same $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 



Carniolan bees and queen, in same. . . 5.00 3 00 2.00 



Caucasian " " "... 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Cyprian " " "... 5.00 3.00 2 00 



Holy-land " " "... 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Black " " "... 5.00 3.00 2 00 



Best display of bumble bees 5. 00 3 00 2.00 



Best display of banded bees 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best and largest display of various 



races of bees in observatory hives 10 00 6.00 4.00 

 Best and largest display of queens of 



various races in mailing-cages... 5.00 3.00 2.00 

 Best case of white section comb 



honey, not less than 12 lbs 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best case of light-amber section comb 



honey, not less than 12 lbs 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best and largest display section comb 



honey 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best display of special designs in 



comb honey 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best 12 lbs. friction-top pail white 



bulk comb honey 3.00 2 00 1.00 



Best 6 lbs. same 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best 3 lbs. same 3 00 2.00 1.00 



Best display bulk comb honey 5.(0 :<.00 2.00 



Best dozen jars white ext'd honey. . . 3 00 2 00 1.00 



Best dozen jars light amber extracted 3.00 2 00 1.00 



Best display of extracted honey 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best display of extracted honey in 



granulated form 3.00 2 00 1.00 



Best sample cake of bright yellow 



beeswax, not less than 2 lbs 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best and largest display beeswax 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best display special designs beeswax 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best display fruit preserved in honey 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best honey vinegar 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best honey wine 3.00 2.00 1.00 



Best display of honey - pi'oducing 



plants mounted 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Best instructive display of apiarian 



products, and of the various uses 



made of honey and beeswax 20.00 10.00 5.00 



Best and largest display of bee-keep- 

 ers' supplies Diploma 



THE NATIONAL CONVENTION TO MEET IN SAN ANTONIO, 

 OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 1. 



The International Fair holds its annual exhibition in 

 San Antonio. Texas, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. When this fair 

 is in progress there are very low rates in force on the 

 railroads out for 600 or 700 miles. Then there are har- 

 vest excursions from the North on the second and 

 fourth Tuesdays of the month. The fourth Tuesday in 

 October comes on the 24th. Considering these facts, it 

 has been decided to select Saturday, Oct. 28, as bee- 

 keepers' day at the fair. This will give ample time for 

 members from the North to reach the city by starting 

 the 24th. The regular sessions of the convention will 

 begin Monday, Oct. 30, and continue three days. 



"The Fair Association has designated Saturday, Oct. 

 28, as bee-keepers' day, and will so advertise it, and 

 especial pains will be taken to have on exhibition hives, 

 honey, wax, bees, and other apiarian products. At this 

 fair will be on exhibition all of the agricultural and 

 other products of the South and Mexico, and a visit to it 

 will really be worth all the trip will cost, to give one an 

 idea of the South and her products. 



Then the Texas members propose to give a genuine 

 Mexican supper, which will be free to all outside mem- 

 bers. There will be Mexican band and toast-making— 

 in short, it might be called a banquet. On Sunday the 

 members can attend church or go on a trolley-ride 

 around the city. Side trips to Uvalde and other places 

 are planned for all who wish to see the country after the 

 convention is over, bee-keepers at the various honey- 

 centers having promised to take the bee-keepers around 

 free of charge. Texas is one of the greatest, if not the 

 greatest, of honey- producing States in the Union, and 

 bee-keepers will now have an opportunity to see her 

 wonderful resources, enjoy the hospitalities of her peo- 

 ple, and profit by meeting in convention, all at very 

 small cost. 



The headquarters of the National Association will be 

 at the Bexar Hotel (pronounced Baer, long sound of a), 

 corner of Houston and Jefferson Sts., and rates are only 

 $1.00 a day. and up. The convention will be held at 

 Elks' Hall, 125 W. Commerce St., only two blocks from 

 the Bexar Hotel. 



Every thing is now arranged except the program, and 

 I wish that every one would write and make sugges- 

 tions in regard to topics and men to discuss them. If 

 you have no special topic that you wish put into the 

 program, you must surely have some question that you 



