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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Thirty-Five of the Forty- 

 Nine States and Territories in the 

 Union have accepted the building sites 

 assigned them on the Exposition 

 Grounds, and have submitted to the 

 construction bureau for approval the 

 plans of the buildings they propose to 

 erect. Nearly all the others, it is 

 known, are about ready to take like 

 action. Every state and Territory, with 

 perhaps three exceptions, will erect a 

 building. Quite a number of these 

 buildings will be reproductions of his- 

 toric structures, such as Independence 

 Hall, Washington's Mt. Vernon home, 

 old Fort Marion, etc. They will occupy 

 the northern portion of the Exposition 

 Grounds, and will be surrounded by 

 walks, lawns, shrubbery and flowers. 

 They will be used as headquarters for 

 State boards and visitors, and as recep- 

 tacles for exhibits showing State re- 

 sources, etc. 



The Knox County Fair will 

 be held at Vincennes, Ind., on Oct. 10th 

 to 15th, 1892. In the Premium List 

 we And the following liberal premiums 

 offered in the "Apiary Department :" 



1st. 2d. 



Best colony of Italian bees in one 

 frame observatory hive $5 $2 



Best colony of Cyprian bees in 

 one frame observatory hive. .. . 5 2 



Best colony of Syrian or Holy 

 Land bees in one frame observa- 

 tory hive 5 2 



Best colony of Punic bees in one 

 frame observatory hive 5 2 



Best colony of Native bees in one 

 frame observatory hive 5 2 



Best and largest display of differ- 

 ent races of bees in observatory 5 2 



Best and largest collection of 

 queen-bees alive 5 2 



Best and largest number of queen- 

 cells on one frame as actually 

 built by bees, shown with bees 

 in observatory hive, cells to be 

 alive at time of entry 5 2 



Note. — In awarding the premiums 

 on the different entries of bees, the 

 qualities of queens and bees to be con- 

 sidered. The bees and queen-cells must 

 all be shown in observatory hives with 

 glass on both sides, and so arranged 



that both sides of the comb can easily 

 be seen. 



Best comb honey, white clover 



or linden, not less than 24 lbs. $5 $2 

 Best comb honey, fall flowers, not 



less than 24 lbs 5 2 



Best and largest display of comb 



honey 20 10 



Best extracted honey, white clover 



or linden, not less than 24 lbs. 5 2 

 Best extracted honey, fall flowers 



not less than 24 lbs 5 2 



Best and largest display of ex- 

 tracted honey 20 10 



Best beeswax, not less than 10 lbs. 4 2 

 Best and largest display of apiarian im- 

 plements— 1st, $20; 2d, $10; 3d, $5. 



Note. — In awarding the premiums on 

 the different entries of honey, the com- 

 mittee will give equal consideration to 

 the quality of the honey, and to the 

 style of the packages in which it is ex- 

 hibited, as regards looks and desirable- 

 ness for purposes of marketing. 



One - Cent Postage Stamps 



are preferred by us when it is necessary 

 for any of our subscribers to send 

 stamps in place of paper money, Express 

 or Post-office Money Orders, or drafts 

 on New York or Chicago. The Express 

 Money Orders, or Post-office Money 

 Orders, are the safest outside of drafts. 

 Do not send checks on your local banks, 

 as it costs us 25 cents each to get them 

 cashed here. Postal Notes are no safer 

 than cash put into the envelope, so do 

 not waste your money in buying them, 

 but get a Money Order instead. 



An Excellent Paint for hives 

 is made by mixing raw linseed oil with 

 equal parts of zinc, white lead, and 

 French ocher. The combining of these 

 forms a smooth, durable surface that 

 will not peel or rub off. The color is 

 nearly white. So says a friend. 



A Bee-Keepers' Association 



was organized at a picnic held at Whit- 

 ing, Kans., on Aug. 27th, with F. M. 

 Green as President, and Jacob Hixon as 

 Secretary and Treasurer. The Bee 

 Journal wishes it a successful career. 



