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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



'I'lio Illinois Apiarian llxiiibit 



at the Worlds Fair is now being arranged 

 for. We have received a circular from Mr. 

 Jas. A. Stone, Secretary of the State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, in which are given 

 the Rules and Regulations for the Apiarian 

 Exhibit of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, to be made at the World's 

 Columbian Exposition, May 1 to Oct. 31, 

 1893. 



The following is a copy of the circular 

 sent out by Mr. Stone, and should be read 

 by every subscriber to the Bee Journal in 

 Dlinois: 



Tv tin- Bee-Keepers of INinoLs : 



By an Act of the Illinois Legislature a 

 sufficient sum of money has been appro- 

 priated to enable the Executive Committee 

 of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion to make a creditable exhibit of the 

 apiarian products of the State of Illinois, 

 in the National Agricultural Building of 

 the World's Columbian Exposition. 



The rules of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture are given below. 



It will be the aim of the Executive Com- 

 mittee to conduct the exhibit in such a 

 manner that it will result in the greatest 

 good to the apiarian industry of the State. 



The rules of the Board of Control of the 

 World's Columbian Exposition require all 

 exhibits to be made in the names of the in- 

 dividuals exhibiting, and all awards must 

 follow the decision of the national judges. 



The committee propose to forward ship- 

 ping-tags to all exhibitors, requiring them 

 to carefully pack, prepay freight, and for- 

 ward duplicate receipts to the Secretary of 

 the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 care of W. I. Buchanan. Chief of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture, World's Fair 

 Grounds, Chicago, Ills. 



The Committee will pay all freight and 

 expenses incurred in connection with the 

 said exhibit, and will dispose of all the api- 

 arian products consigned to them to the 

 best advantage, and return the proceeds to 

 the exhibitor ; or they will, on his choice, 

 be returned to the owner at his expense. 



In case a shipment should not reach the 

 Exposition in in-esentable condition, the 

 Committee will dispose of the same to best 

 advantage, and return the proceeds to the 

 owner— which will not prevent him from 

 sending another shipment in the same line. 



Jii'c- Kecjjers of Illinois! Xi'.vcr before haw we 

 hdd Kiwli an opportunity to n/iow our products to 

 the world. 



We must have the best the State can pro- 

 duce, and plenty of it. that we may main- 

 tarn our reputation, and receive a large 

 share of the awards. 



We urge upon you the importance of the 

 occasion, and ask you to send api^lication 

 for entry, and your assistance in distribut- 

 ing tins circular, that a large proportion of 

 tlie bce-kci'i>ers of the State may be repre- 

 sentoii Kitlier the President or Secretary 

 of the Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 be m charge of the exhibit. 



S}:ecial Jhilex und Iiifonniilion Goverrdtiy the 

 Ejiiibil (if JJera, Beexiiuix and Bee- Appliances. 



1. Exhibits of Honey will be classified as 

 follows : 



Class 1 — Clover and Basswood. 



Class 2 — White Sage. 



Class 3 — Buckwheat. 



Class 4 — All light honey, other than 

 enumerated in Classes 1 and 2. 



Class 5 — All dark honey, other than 

 enumerated in Class 3. 



3. Exhibits of honey produced in 1892, or 

 earlier, must be sent in as soon as possible. 



3. Exhibits of Honey in Classes 1, 2, and 

 4. produced during 1893. will be received 

 between July 15th and Aug. 15th ; and in 

 Classes 3 and 5, between Aug. 15th and 

 Sept. 1st. 1893. 



4. The following information should ac- 

 company each exhibit : 



(a) — Kind of honey. 



(b) — Name of exhibitor. 



(c) — Place where produced. 



(d) — Character of soil in locality where 

 produced. 



(e) — Variety of bee. 



(f) — Name of plant from which honey 

 was produced. 



(g) — Yield per colony. 



(h) — Average price of product in nearest 

 home market. 



5. The dimensions of cases in which ex- 

 hibits will be made are as follows : Inside 

 measurement — width of case, 5 feet ; height, 

 61. < feet; total height of case, including 

 base. 8 feet. 



6. Individual exhibits of comb honey will 

 be limited to 100 pounds, and may be made 

 in any manner the exhibitor may desire, 

 subject to the approval of the chief of the 

 department. 



7. Individual exhibits of extracted honey 

 must be made in glass, and must not exceed 

 50 pounds. 



8. Individual exhibits of beeswax must 

 not exceed 50 pounds, and should be pre- 

 pared in such a manner as will add to the 

 attractiveness of the exhibit. 



9. Exhibits of primitive and modern ap- 

 pliances used in bee-culture, both in this 

 countiy and abroad, will be received, sub- 

 ject to the approval of the chief of the de- 

 partment. 



10. Special arrangements will be made by 

 the chief of the department for a limited 

 exhibit of bees. 



11. Collections of honey-producing plants, 

 suitably mounted and lal)eled. will be ac- 

 cepted if satisfactory to the chief of the 

 department. 



Please make your application imtnediateh/, 

 that shipping-tags may be sent you. and 

 full directions given. 



For further particulars address, 



J.\s. A. Stone, Sec. 



Bradfordton, Ills. 



All Aliiioriiial K«'a!«»ii is what they 

 have had so far this year in England. It 

 has been unusually dry, and rain was needed 

 * ery l)adly in May. 



