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R. A. MORGAN. 



that subject by Mr. Morgan, of South 

 Dakota, which I will ask the Secre- 

 tary to read: 



Secretary Dadant then read the 

 paper of R. A. Morgan, of Vermilion, 

 S. Dak., on 



Making Bee and Honey Exhibts at 

 Fairs. 



To such Fair associations as have no 

 buildings for apiary purposes and con- 

 templatje building one, I would suggest 

 the following: 



A very complete building may be 

 built quite cheaply, and as small as 

 24 X 32 feet at a short distance from 

 the other buildings, constructed with 

 a walk through the center, and pro- 

 vided with shelves fitted with glass 

 doors for the reception of the honey, 

 both comb and extracted in its dif- 

 ferent packages. Then at the rear of 

 the building have a series of compart- 

 ments screened in with wire cloth, all 

 of which may be viewed either from 

 w^ithin or without, and provided with 

 bee-escapes at the top to be opened or 

 closed at option ; also arranged with 

 openings so that colonies of bees might 

 be given a flight at any time. This 

 rear part of the building is to be en- 

 closed with a wire fence to guard 

 against spectators getting so close to 

 the flying bees as to get stung. 



First, after we have a building, is to 

 see that you have a large assortment 

 of live bees both in one-frame hives and 

 in full colonies, as live animals are much 

 more attractive than other exhibits. 

 These live bees should be in a separate 

 part of the building, so as not to de- 

 tract from the other parts of the ex- 

 hibit. 



Again, have the comb honey entirely 

 separate from the extracted, as it also 

 is much more attractive than is the ex- 

 tracted. The same precaution must be 

 taken with each department, and in 

 this way you can have five different 

 departments, all of which may be very 

 good. 



It is well to remember that the quan- 

 tity of each exhibit adds very much to 

 the interest taken in the general ex- 

 hibit. So, in summing up, I would 

 suggest to make each display separate 

 and as large as possible, and in order 

 of importance as follows: 



1st — Iiive bees. 



2d — Comb honey. : 



3d — Extracted honey. 



4th — Bees wax. 



5th — An industrial department. 



Have a little comer where you show 

 hives, extracters, smokers, veils, tools, 

 etc., then remember that the young 

 people, boys and girls, are to make our 

 future bee-men and best customers. 



