THE CUB A K B V I E W 



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HONEY AND WAX 



The production <>f honey and wax is one of the minor agricultural industries <»f 

 Cuba. A ivp..rt of the United States Department of Commerce shows that in 1915, 

 7,289,397 pounds of honey, valued al $364,563, were exported, the Netherlands taking 

 the largest amount, with the United states next and France third. Small quantities 

 were shipped to the Canary Islands and the United Kingdom. The total amount 

 exported during that year represented a falling off of 1,266,482 pounds from 1914 and 

 3,525,156 pounds from 1913. From these figures it would appear that the industry 

 is decreasing in importance. 



There were exported in 1913, 1,234,815 pounds of beeswax, valued at .$370,761. 



Hive of Cuban Stingless Bees, Opened to Show Brood Cells 



&££?■ 



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A Modern Apiary in Cuba, near San Antonio de los Ratios 



