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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



tant of the United States; and as vast 

 amounts of extracted honey are used in the 

 bakeries, and for mechanical purposes, we 

 see that our estimate is certainly moderate. ' ' 

 It seems to us that bee-keeping is a pretty 

 Ug infant industi-y— and a sweet one, too. 



Xhe l^el)raslca State Fair will be 

 held this year on Sept. 8th to 15th, at Lin- 

 coln, Nebr. Our good friend and alert bee- 

 keeper, Mr. E. Whitcomb, of Friend, Nebr., 

 is superintendent of "Bees, Honey and 

 Apiary Goods" at the famous Nebraska 

 Fair. The following is the Premium List, 

 with rules and regulations : 



Rule 19.— When there is but one exhibi- 

 tor competing for a premium, the commit- 

 tee may award no premium, or second or 

 first, as merit may warrant. But in no 

 case shall the money award exceed half 

 that stipulated in case of competition. In 

 non-competitive awards, committee must 

 state in writing to the Board, in detail, the 

 reasons for awards. All non-competitive 

 awards are subject to revision and change 

 by the Board of Managers, or the State 

 Board when in session : ProvidaL The Board 

 of Managers, or the State Board, shall have 

 power in extraordinary cases, with evi- 

 dence justifying, to award a full cash 

 premium. 



Twenty per cent, of all cash premiums over two 

 dollars awarded by the Board will be retained as 

 entrance fees. 



LOT 1.— Bees and Honey. 



Points for the judgment of honey — 



Comb Honey : 1st. Perfection of capping. 

 2nd. Evenness of surface. 3rd. Whiteness 

 of capping. 4th General appearance as to 

 marketability. 



Extracted Bbney : 1st. Cleanliness. 2nd. 

 Clearness. 3rd. Flavor. 



Premiums— 1st. 2nd. 



Best comb basswood or white clover 



honey, not less than 30 pounds, 



crated and in single-comb sections 



weighing not more than 3 pounds 



each $10 .*5 



Best comb fall honey not less than 20 

 pounds, crated and in single-comb 

 sections weighing not more than 3 



pounds each 10 5 



Best gallon of extracted white clover 



or basswood honey 5 3 



Best gallon of extracted fall honey. . . 5 3 

 The above is limited to competitors pro- 

 ducing their own honey in Nebraska during 

 the year 1893. 



Best 20 Ibs.of granulated honey.. $5 00 !it;3 00 

 Best and largest display of any 

 one, including bees, extracted 

 combhoneyiiiid apiary supplieslT) 00 10 00 

 Best exhibit of brood-chamber 

 and surplus comb foundation, 

 full to partly drawn 10 00 5 00 



Best exhibit of apiarian supplies 



and implements 15 00 10 00 



Best display of honey in market- 

 able shape 10 00 5 00 



Best display of honey-candy, 

 honey-sugar, and sweets by any 

 one, in which honey is made to' 

 fill the place of sugar 5 00 3 00 



Best honey-vinegar, not less than 

 one-half gaUon 3 00 2 00 



Best display of bees and queens 

 in observatory hives, and not 

 allowed to fly 10 00 5 00 



Best exhibition of extracting 

 honey, to be exhibited on the 

 grounds under the direction of 

 the Superintendent, not later 

 than Thursday of the Fair 10 00 5 00 



Best honey-extractor, test to be 

 made by actual extracting 

 upon the grounds 5 00 3 00 



Best all-purpose single-wall hive. 2 00 1 00 



Best all-purpose chaff -hive 2 00 1 00 



Best bee-smoker 1 00 50 



The following is confined to exhibitors in 



Nebraska alone : 



Premiums— Ist. 2d. 3d. 



Best display of apiarian implements 

 and supplies, including comb foun- 

 dation, same full to partly drawn, 

 and queens and bees in cages $15 $5 



Best report of surplus honey stored 

 by any colony of bees during the 

 year 1893, the amount of stores, 

 manner of building up. handling, 

 kind of hive used, and kind and 

 quality stored, to be verified by 

 owner, entries to conform with 

 other entries of this class, and re- 

 port with verification to be filed 

 with Superintendent not later 

 than noon on Thursday of Fair . . 15 10 5 



LOT 3. — DiSCRETIONAKT. 



This lot is intended for any and all arti- 

 cles which have been omitted in any of the 

 foregoing lots in this class, and might 

 properly have been included therein. 



On July 24th, when sending us the fore- 

 going Premium List, Bro. Whitcomb wrote 

 as follows : 



Bro. York : — We ai'e getting some nice 

 honey in parts of Nebraska, but just in my 

 locality we are feeding every colony in the 

 apiary to prevent starving. Should there 

 be plenty of rain there will be an abundance 

 of heart's-ease flow. 



The space in the Nebraska honey-house 

 at the State Fair is all taken at this date, 

 and we are asking the Board of Managers 

 for more room. Indications point to the 

 largest display in every department in the 

 history of the State. E. Whitcomb. 



Nebraska apiarists are to be congratu- 

 lated upon the interest and enthusiasm 

 manifested in their department at the Fair. 

 It shows what conscientious and thorough 

 work will do. Bro. Whitcomb must be a 

 "happy bee-man." 



