BEE CULTURE. 135 
HONEY AND BEE SHOWS. 
Public manipulations with bees and magnificent honey 
exhibits would be the most attractive features of State, 
County, and District Fairs. There are many good reasons for 
introducing such, but the chief one, perhaps, is that those 
who produce honey for the market may be induced to present 
it in the most marketable shape ; for the new methods and 
new ideas of practical management must take the place of 
the old and undesirable ones. 
It is our aim to make honey a staple product. To this end 
we have endeavored to popularize the consumption of honey 
by the masses, as well as to raise the standard of production, 
by applying correct principles and progressive art to the 
management of the apiary. 
Bees and honey are already the great attraction at such 
fairs as have given prominence to this industry—and this 
will become more apparent each successive year. The offi- 
cers of the St. Joseph, Mo., Exposition were surprised at the 
result of their experiment in encouraging the apiarian depart- 
ment; they realized the fact that it formed the greatest 
attraction presented by the Exposition. 
The editor of the Gazette gave his views of the subject in 
the following article: “Few things last week brought us so 
many pleasant and profitable things combined—as the dis- 
play of honey made at the fair, and the lecture of Mr. New- 
man, of Chicago, on “Bees and Honey.” The attention 
given to the subject this year marks a new era; the display 
attracted very great attention ; good prizes were offered and 
awarded ; the bee-keepers of the region were encouraged, and 
amore general interest was aroused in the subject. The 
lecture was very practical, and contained many hints that are 
invaluable. But practical as it was, the pleasure of the 
apiary as well as the profit was told; for Mr. Newman is an 
enthusiast, as, to use his own words, all bee-keepers are,” 
