E. J. Cronkleton, of Dunlap—100 pounds of nice comb honey.
F. A. Beals, of Salix—480 pounds of extracted basswood honey, and 544 pounds of comb honey.
R. B. Arnold, of Foster—20 pounds of white clover comb honey.
T. C. DeClercq, of DeSoto—60 pounds of extracted clover honey, 60 pounds of extracted basswood honey, and 105 pounds of comb honey.
L. G. Clute, of Manchester—20 pounds of very nice comb honey, and this was honored with an award.
A. J. Duncan, of Hartford—50 pounds of extracted basswood honey.
F. Furst, of Adair—40 pounds of comb honey.
Oliver Foster, of Mt. Vernon—30 pounds of comb honey, and 60 pounds of extracted honey; which also received an award.
Thos. O. Hines, of Anamosa—91 pounds of comb honey.
Thos. Johnson, of Coon Rapids—22 pounds of comb, and 25 pounds of extracted honey.
Iowa Exhibit at the World's Fair.
Noah Miller, of North English—48 pounds of white clover comb honey.
J. H. Stanford, of Cherokee—20 pounds of aster honey, gathered in October, 1892.
J. L. Strong of Clarinda—100 pounds of comb honey.
J. H. Stephens, of Riverton—60 pounds of extracted basswood honey, and 43 pounds of comb honey.
Mont. Wyrick, of Cascade—100 pounds of extracted honey.
E. Kretchmer, of Red Oak—100 pounds of alfalfa comb honey, which received an award; also 200 pounds of extracted clover honey, which also received an award, and 175 pounds of clover comb honey.
Wm. Kimble, of DeWitt—77 pounds of comb, and 66 pounds of extracted honey, which received an award.
All of the extracted honey was displayed in 18 different vessels, holding from 4 ounces to 12 pounds each.
The principal display of extracted honey was near the east end of the case, arranged on cone-shaped shelving. This cone of honey reached a height of about 6 feet, and was 5 feet in diameter, while near the west end of the case a pyramid was erected, with extracted honey in different sized glass jars, with sheets of glass between the several tiers, and large vase-shaped jars filled with honey were dispersed within the case.
The arrangement of displaying the comb honey consisted principally in a bank near the center of the case, about 11 feet long, tapering from a base nearly 5 feet wide to a crest 6 feet high, surmounted with extracted honey in ornamental jars.
The front, or west end, display consisted of two columns of comb honey which supported the words "IOWA HONEY," built of comb honey; over which was shown a hollow tri-angle of fine comb honey, reaching to the top of the case.
In the east end of the case was displayed a tri-angle of comb honey in open sections, the three walls being 3×5 feet each, surmounted with extracted honey in vessels of various sizes and shapes. Near the edge of the ceiling of the case were suspended neat glass pails filled with extracted honey; while nice specimens of bright wax, in ornamental forms and shapes, were placed in every available nook and corner of the case.
To the untiring efforts of Bro. Kretchmer belongs the credit of securing and placing the very tasty exhibit of Iowa honey and wax. Few men would have undertaken the task, and carried it to as successful a completion, as he did. On another page of this issue of the Bee Journal may be found a picture and also biographical sketch of Bro. Kretchmer—the man to whom Iowa bee-keepers now owe a debt of gratitude.