1994 4-H Essay Contest Announcement and Rules
 Sponsored by The American Beekeeping Association
 
Copied from American Bee Journal, October 1993.
 
Awards: Cash Prizes to 3 top Winners.  1st Place - $250.00,
2nd Place - $100.00, 3rd Place $50.00.  Each State Winner
receives an appropriate book about honey bees, beekeeping,
or Honey.
 
TOPIC: The topic for the 1994 Essay is "Products of the Hive and
Their Uses."
 
     The Essayists should research the subject thoroughly and cite
uses of, not only honey, but beeswax and the less-well-known hive
products.
 
     * Historical: Hive products have been used in a wide variety
of ways in the past.  Some of thes are highly unusual, and some
even humorous, when viewed from today's technological age.
 
     * Current: What role do hive products play in the world today?
 
     * Future: What uses do you Imagine for hive products in the future?
 
Note: For this Exercise, honey bee pollination of plants is not considered
a product of the beehive.
 
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An accompaniny article said that 14 states participated last year.
It also has the statement 'Complete rules and details on entering
are available from local 4-H agents.'  So much for communication.
 
The address:
      The American Beekeeping Federation
      P.O. Box 1038
      Jesup, GA 31545
      Phone: 912-427-8447/4018
 
Also, I appologise, the online 4-H manuals were from University of
California, Davis, not USC.  I have an imperfect memory.
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+    Raymond J. Lackey                                     +
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