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more wax on the market, and foundation 

 would be cheaper ? 



That to condemn a bee simply because 

 it is black is a grave error ? 



That the Punic bees are black, and 

 they possess points never dreamed of in 

 the "coming bee ?" 



That the best bee brush is made by 

 cutting seven-eighths of the straws from 

 a common 10-cent corn broom ? 



That it is folly to wire brood-frames 

 at all ? 



That Prof. Cook has done much for 

 the queen-breeders of the United States 

 by getting queen bees admitted to the 

 mails ? 



That the last combined efforts of the 

 above named gentleman, and the editor 

 of the American Bee Journal, in 

 knocking off that senseless duty on 

 queens from abroad, deserve our highest 

 praise ? 



That if we could mail queens to Eng- 

 land, the Indies, and other points in the 

 Postal Union, our facilities would be 

 complete ? 



That the new dovetailed winter case 

 is too shallow ? 



That if it could be ma,de three inches 

 deeper, bees would winter better ? 



That if the cushion comes so near the 

 cover tiie moisture will condense thereon, 

 and thus ruin its only function — ridding 

 the cluster of the steam ? 



That unless the cushion is dry all the 

 time, the bees will winter poorly ? 



That Oleanings' new cover is very 

 artistic, and shows the touch of a 

 master-hand ? 



That Mr. Frank Benton holds a Gov- 

 ernment position under the Department 

 of Agriculture at Washington, D. C. ? 



Beverly, Mass. 



Bees and Honey at the County Fair, 



Mr. Editor:— Many readers of the 

 Bee Journal will recollect an essay 

 written by yourself and read at the last 

 December meeting of the Northern 

 Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association, en- 

 titled, " Bee and Honey Exhibits at 

 Fairs." 



Perhaps they will also remember an 

 article, published later, stating what the 

 above association had asked of the 

 Winnebago County Agricultural Society, 

 and also what the society had offered in 

 premiums on bee and honey exhibits. 



Our fair occurred last week, and I will 

 state the result : 



Mr. F. Kennedy took the blue ribbon 

 ($5.00) on display of comb-honey; S. 

 H. Herrick taking the red ribbon. 



Mr. Oliver Taylor took the blue ribbon 

 (first premium) on display of extracted- 

 honey ; the red on sample of comb- 

 honey; the blue on queen, drones, and 

 workers in cage ; beeswax, and bees in 

 glass hive ; also a special premium on 

 honey vinegar. 



Mrs. Chas. Winn took first premium 

 on sample of comb-honey, and second on 

 queen, drones, and workers in cage. 



The cages of queens and the observa- 

 tion hive constantly drew admiring 

 crowds. Those bees had little time to 

 rest, as they had to be up and dressed 

 all day long. The poor drones could not 

 stand the racket, and were all dead by 

 Thursday night. 



Mrs. Taylor took a special premium 

 — a silver cup — on honey pastry. 



S. H. Herrick and Oliver Taylor com- 

 peted for the prizes for "manipulation 

 of bees," showing how to handle the 

 frames, etc. 



This was done on the speaker's stand, 

 and t)efore large audiences, on three 

 different days, a short lecture on bees 

 and honey being given by Mr. Herrick 

 before each manipulation. 



On Friday Mr. Herrick invited ques- 

 tions from the audience, promising to 

 answer them to the best of his ability. 

 Many questions were asked, showing 

 that the audience were much interested 

 in the subject. 



Indeed, the .whole exhibit of bees was 

 a marked success. Now, friends, I will 

 only add, " Go thou and do likewise." 

 Bee-Keeper. 



Rockford, Ills., Sept. 9, 1891. 



ConTention I^otices. 



C^~The Capital Bee-Keepers' Association wiH 

 meet in the Supervisors' Room of the Court House, 

 at Springfield, Ills., on Oct. 10, 1891, at 10 a.m. 



C. E. YOCOM, Sec, Sherman, Ills. 



H^" The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its next meeting on Wednes- 

 day and Thursday, Oct. I4andl5, 189l,atFennimore, 

 Grant Co., Wis. 



BENJ. E. RICE, Sec, Boscobel, Wis. 



tS~ The r>th semi-annual convention of the Miss- 

 ouri State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held at 

 Sedalia, Mo., on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 7 

 and 8, 189) . Rates for those attending are promised 

 at the Sicher and Kaiser Hotels at $l.oO per day 

 each. All persons so desiring are requested to make 

 apiarian exhibits. A cordial invitation to attend 

 the convention is extended to everybody. 



J. W. Rouse, Sec, Mexico, Mo. 



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