THE AMERICAiN BEE JOURNAL. 



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boney extractor and apiarian supplies, 

 and Ist, on Cypiian and Syrian queens 

 and colony of Syrian bees. 



L. Eastwood, of Waterville,0.,took 

 2d premiuQi on display of comb honey 

 and on exhibition hive aud crate of 

 comb honey. 



E. T. Lewis & Co., of Toledo, Ohio, 

 made a nice display of 8 or 10 honey 

 extractors, and a large quantity of 

 apiarian supplies and were awarded 

 1st premium on display of supplies, 

 foundation mill, honey extractor, bee 

 hive, wax extractor, foundation for 

 brood chamber, foundation for surplus, 

 and honey knife. 



D. S. Given & C, Hoopeston, III., 

 had one of their foundation presses 

 and samples of foundation on exhi- 

 bition, and attracted a good deal of 

 attention, especially from bee-keepers. 

 Their press was also awarded the first 

 premium. 



And, Mr. Editor, your " humble 

 correspondent feels no little pride " in 

 being able to say that he was awarded 

 1st premium on display of extracted 

 honey in the most uuirketable shape, 

 beeswax, glass hive, honey vinegar, 

 package for extracted honey, Italian 

 queens, and 1st and 2d on colonies of 

 Italian bees, and 2d on extracted 

 honey aud foundation for brood 

 chamber. 



The awarding committee, consisting 

 of Tliomas G. Kewman, II. H. Over- 

 meyer and II. R. Boardman, did, what 

 1 think I am safe in saying but few 

 committees have accomplished where 

 the competition was so earnest, and 

 the exhibitors so competent to act as 

 judges themselves— they gave perfect 

 satisfaction in their awards ; not a 

 single exhibitor making a word of 

 complairit, but saying tliey were satis- 

 fied, the awards being all right. 



Nearly all of the comb and some of 

 the extracted honey on exhibition, 

 was sold during the fair at good prices 

 and a fair amount that was not on ex- 

 hibition was disposed of, as were also 

 a goodly quantity of supplies. 



A supply of the Ajdsrican Bee 

 JouiiNAL.^the Bee-Keepers^ Magazine 

 and Bre-Keepers^ Exchange^ were fiu'- 

 nished for distribution to those inter- 

 ested in bee-keeping, and the Bee 

 Journal office accommodated those 

 wanting Cook's Manual. Bees and 

 Honey, and the Ajjiary Register ; as 

 did also the publishers of the Maga- 

 zine with the Bee-Keepers' Text Book 

 and bound copies of the Bee Keepers^ 

 Magazine. 



Mr. Lowmaster exhibited an ingeni- 

 ously-constructed drone- trap, one that 

 would be of service to such bee-keep- 

 ers as raise more drones than they 

 have use for, and Mr. Ileddon sent a 

 supply of Given foundation, both 

 heavy and very thin, that was fine in- 

 deed ; also, quite a quantity of figured 

 white spruce sections, that were very 

 nice. Mr. Lowmaster's foundation 

 and sections were not entered for 

 competition. 



During his stay at the fair, Mr. 

 Newman gave several addresses, and 

 on the afternoon of Thursday a large 

 box was made to do service as a plat- 

 form, on which, supplied with honey 

 put up in the most approved styles, he 

 gave a pleasing and instructive talk 



to such of the crovFd as were willing 

 to listen. 



When all was done and the fair was 

 over, the verdict of exhibitors, bee- 

 keepers and others was— Success. 



A. B. Mason. 



Wagon Works, O., Dec. 5, 1882. 



[We are very sorry that Dr. Mason 

 is so afflicted. To his energy and skill 

 is due the excellent display and ex- 

 hibit of bees and honey, and we hope 

 he will be able to give the Bee and 

 Honey Show for 1883 his best atten- 

 tion.— Ed.] 



i^The annual meeting of the Ma- 

 honing Valley Bee-keepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held at Berlin Center, 

 Mahoning Co., O., in the town hall on 

 Friday and Saturday the 19th and 2()th 

 of January, 1883. All bee-keepers are 

 invited to attend and send essays, pa- 

 pers, implements, or any thing of in- 

 terest to the fraternity. A full at- 

 tendance is requested of all who are 

 interested. In fact, the meetings will 

 be so interesting that you cannot 

 afford to miss them. We expect a 

 lecturer from abroad on the evening 

 of the 19th. L. Cakson, Pres. 



W The Nebraska State Bee- Keep- 

 ers' Association, will hold its annual 

 session in Wahoo, Saunders county. 

 Neb., commencing Thursday, Jan. 

 11th, 1883. Arrangements have been 

 made with the railroads to secure \}4 

 fare for the round trip. The Saunders 

 county Bee- Keepers' Association will 

 furnish entertainment free to all 

 visiting apiarists. Bee-keepers from 

 neighboring States will he welcomed. 

 T. L. VonDorn, Pres. 



Geo. M. Hawley, Sec. 



^g" The annual meeting of the Cort- 

 land Union Bee-keepers' Association 

 will be held in Ccutland, N. Y., on 

 Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1S83. 



M. C. Bean, Sec. 



McGravyville, N. Y. 



1^° The annual meeting of the 

 Champlain Valley Bee- Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will be held at Middleburg, 

 Vt., on Thursday, January IS, 1883, at 

 10 a. m. T. Bkookins, Sec. 



The North Eastern Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold their thirteenth 

 Annual Convention in the City Hall, 

 at Syracuse, N. Y., on the 9lh, 10th 

 and 11th days of January, 1883. 



Business of great value to every 

 bee-keeper in the State will be brought 

 before the meeting. Every member 

 is requested to attend and bring their 

 friends, that all may be benefited by 

 the action there taken. 



The question drawer will be opened 

 each day, and questions answered and 

 discussed. All are invited to send 

 questions. Appropriate diplomas will 

 be awarded to successful exhibitors of 

 implements, etc. Let all attend. 



Geo. W. House, Sec. 



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Bees on Sliares, Hoiicy Comb, Etc, 



— I commenced wit-h 8 colonit-s in the 

 spring ; I obtained 6 natural swarms, 

 made 8 by dividing, and bought 3 

 queens. I put into winter quarters 17 

 colonies, all in good condition. I am 

 trying to winter on the summer stands 

 by packing in dilffrent ways, which I 

 will try, to see whether 1 can safely 

 bring them through. I think I can 

 ascertain the number of colonies in 

 our county without much expense. I 

 think it will reach l.UOO. I bought 13 

 colonies. I like the Bee Journal- 

 well and would not do without it if it 

 cost twice as much. Does hiiney comb- 

 injure the stomach ? In taking bees 

 on shares what arrangements should 

 be made? The amcnint of honey I 

 obtained was 4.50 pounds in 2 poinid 

 sections. I sold my honey at home at 

 20c. per pound. 



D. R. Rosebrough. 

 Casey, III., Dec. 1, 1882. 



[Wax is indigestible in the human 

 stomach, but we do not know that it 

 injures it; the wax must pass off 

 through the alimentary canal in the 

 same condition it went into the stom- 

 acli. There is so little of it in comb 

 honey that it would hardly be noticed, 

 unless eaten in large quantities. Be- 

 sides, tliere is something about even 

 the comb tliat is sweet and enticing to 

 the palate ; hence the expression — 

 " sweet as honey, or the honey comb." 



It is usual for one party to furnish the 

 hives of bees, and the other party the 

 care and labor. The expense of new 

 hives, surplus boxes, comb fountlation 

 and queens is usually divided equally, 

 and at the end of the season the honey 

 and increase of bees are equally di- 

 vided — leaving each to take all chances 

 of marketing, as well as wintering. 



Always make a written contntct, 

 stating the agreement in full, and then 

 there will be less liability of a misun- 

 derstanding. 



We shall be pleased to receive the 

 report you oiler for your county. — Ed.]; 



The Season's Work.— Our bees came 

 out last spring in fine condition, with- 

 out the loss of a colony or ;i queen. 

 After our spring sales we had 40 colo- 

 nies to begin the season with. We 

 keep none but pure Italians. We now 

 liave 10.5 colonies, all in winter quar- 

 ters, in good condition. Surplus honey 

 secured, in conib,2,.'j00 lbs.; extracted, 

 2,700 lbs.; total, 5,200. About one- 

 fourth of our colonies, spring count, 

 were devoted to queen-rearing. I 

 have been engaged in bee-culture for 

 many years, and I think the prospects 

 for energHtic bee-keepers brighter 

 than ever before. F. A. Snell. 



Milledgeville, 111., Dec. 12, 1882. 



