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glass will be useful. Supers of frames and crates of sections 

 should be carefully scrutinized for signs of cleaning and of 

 substitution of frames from other supers or of sections from 

 other crates, and, assuming that the conditions laid down 

 (393) apply, any exhibits which shows signs of having been 

 improperly manipulated for the show bench, should be dis- 

 qualified. Mead should be well flavoured and clear, and 

 should be securely corked in glass bottles, bearing suitable 

 labels. Vinegar should show similar qualities, and should be 

 l)Ut up in clear glass bottles, well corked and labelled. When 

 all the exhibits in any class shall have been marked for their 

 various points, the judge should tot the marks for each 

 exhibitor in that class, and enter the totals in the column 

 provided for that puri^ose ; above these will appear the total 

 maximum marks obtainable, and the last column will announce 

 the awards — ist, 2nd, 3rd, V.H.C., H.C., C, according to the 

 rules of the particular show. Thus the exhibitor will receive 

 an award according to the total of his marks, and the judge 

 himself will not know the results until he has made his tots; 

 in the margin he will enter any special remarks upon any 

 exhibit, as he may think desirable. Judge's cards, embodying 

 the above details, have been published by, and may be obtained 

 from the office of the Irish Bee Journal, Lough Rynn, R.S.O., 

 Co. Leitrim. When such cards have been completed, signed 

 by the judge, and placed in position on, or over, the exhibits, 

 the competitors and the general public can see in what respects 

 the several exhibits have been successful, or the reverse, and 

 the show becomes, not only a means of awarding, or gaining, 

 prizes, but also an object lesson in the science and practice of 

 Beekeeping, with educational advantages of great use and 

 importance. 



