. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE. [No. 120. Vor,. X.] APRIL 1, 1883. [Published Monthly.] (filarial, Hot'ucs, tfr. APRIL. Two resolutions of great importance to secre- taries were passed at the annual general meeting of the Hertfordshire Association. It was proposed by the Rev. E. Bartrtim, ' That in the event of the Committee finding it undesirable to hold a County Show this year, the rule binding them to this obligation should be relaxed, and the Com- mittee be authorised to offer prizes for honey and, perhaps, for hives at different Horticultural and Agricultural S
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE. [No. 120. Vor,. X.] APRIL 1, 1883. [Published Monthly.] (filarial, Hot'ucs, tfr. APRIL. Two resolutions of great importance to secre- taries were passed at the annual general meeting of the Hertfordshire Association. It was proposed by the Rev. E. Bartrtim, ' That in the event of the Committee finding it undesirable to hold a County Show this year, the rule binding them to this obligation should be relaxed, and the Com- mittee be authorised to offer prizes for honey and, perhaps, for hives at different Horticultural and Agricultural Shows throughout the county.' In the rules of most County Associations there is a provision made that a County Show shall bo held every year. AVe have long been sensible that such a rule very often presses heavily upon County Associations, which are not generally overburdened with funds, and that a relaxation of this obligation would be felt as a great relief. Too often the win>le energies and resources of an Association are devoted to holding a County Show, and the educa- tion of the labourers and other members through the visit of the Expert has to be neglected in consequence. We think also that an Association would make itself more felt and appreciated in a county if its prizes were to be obtained at a number of shows in different parts of a county, than if they were confined to one centre, whether fixed or otherwise. At a County Show an Asso- ciation may be shining very brilliantly for the moment, whilst the rest of the county is buried in darkness during that year. It may, no doubt, be desirable to hold a County Show when favourable opportunities present themselves, and a guarantee or a grant can be obtained for its expenses. Mr. Bartrum's resolution does not, how- ever, extinguish the County Show altogether, but simply gives the Hertfordshire Committee the power of suspending it until it can be held with a fair prospect of success, and without too severe a drain upon th
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