74 New Yoek at the World's Columbian Exposition. 



Bureau of Awards, which granted E"ew York State 585 awards in the 

 agricultural department. 



Apiarian Exhibit. In the eastern gallery, group 23, almost directly 

 over the agricultural exhibit, and occupying 1,500 square feet, was an 

 exhibit of comb and extracted honey, with all the modern appliances 

 of the apiary art. In addition to this six colonies of bees were trans- 

 ported to Chicago and gave a live exhibit of the making of honey 

 under the best improved conditions. New York was the only State 

 to present this feature. The exhibit was in charge of Orel L. Hersh- 

 iser, of Buffalo. 



Wool Exhibit. This exhibit embraced all the varieties of wool pro- 

 duced in the State, and was situated in the western section of the 

 north gallery. It was separated from the main agricultural exhibit 

 under the ruling of the exposition regarding collective exhibits, and 

 was nearest the dome in the line of wool exhibits of the various States. 



Dairy JSxhibit. Although a subdivision of the agricultural depart- 

 ment, the dairy exhibits, for obvious reasons, required a separate building. 

 This was situated to the southeast of Agricultural Hall near the shores 

 of South Pond. New York occupied 470 feet of space in the north- 

 western part of the Dairy Building, and fully exemplified the methods 

 of making butter and cheese which has rendered the State foremost in 

 those industries. The dairy test, in which many celebrated cows of 

 different breeds from New York were entered, was conducted in a 

 building near here. The work of collecting, transporting, installing 

 and caring for the dairy exhibits was done by the aid of a committee 

 appointed by the New York State Dairymen's Association from funds 

 supplied by the State Board of Managers. Josiah Shull, of Ilion, super- 

 intended the collection of exhibits. Arrangements were made for 

 the reception of butter and cheese exhibits at central points for the 

 various districts of the State, in the months of June, July, Septem- 

 ber and October, for their conveyance in refrigerator cars, and their 

 preservation in refrigerated cases at the exposition. The plan worked 

 perfectly and the State had constantly on exhibition the finest products 

 of its farms and factories. Two hundred and ninety-seven awards were 

 taken in this exhibit — 136 for butter, 156 for cheese and five for 

 miscellaneous exhibits. 



