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Future Displays. 

 It seems desirable from year to year that honey displays 

 should be improved, and matters of displaying perfected. 

 Honey is not an easy material to show. It must be kept away 

 from the flies and dirt. It must be properly illuminated. 

 Hence, means of displaying honey can be greatly developed. 

 Moreover, the beekeeper has had no standard to which he can 

 match his competitive displays. It would therefore seem a 

 proper function at the agricultural and other fairs to devote 

 attention to carefully arranged beekeeping exhibits which shall 

 serve not only to inform the public of the value and utility of 

 honey but also to inform the beekeepers what and how to dis- 

 play. It is therefore suggested that an especially prepared 

 exhibit, which can be shown at a limited number of fairs during 

 the coming season, be arranged. This display should be in 

 conformity to the schedule of premiums offered for honey and 

 apiarian products. It might be expected that such a display 

 would stimulate better and more extensive exhibiting. It 

 should have a distinct effect on the purchasing public, which 

 should increase the utilization, of honey. 



The 1917 Market for Honey. 

 It was thought in December, 1916, that the crop of that 

 season was having a phenomenal sale. Prices advanced and 

 beekeepers soon disposed of their crops. The demand for 

 honey in 1917, however, far exceeds any previous demands. 

 Prices have advanced materially. As yet there is no stability 

 in the market, however. It is anticipated, nevertheless, that 

 the 1917 crop will have soon been disposed of. Vast shipments 

 of this crop are being made to foreign countries. It is there- 

 fore imperative that the crop of 1918 be as large as possible. 

 It can safely be said that there will be no overproduction. 

 With this in mind, beekeepers are again urged to consider ex- 

 tracted honey production. 



