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pounds of sage honey, were tired enough 

 to take a rest and he contented without 

 prolonging the harvest. Mr. Mendelson 

 has two wagons specially rigged for mov- 

 ing bees to the bean fields. One has a 

 rack eight feet wide, four or five feet 

 high and twenty feet long. This rack is 

 made very strong, being bolted together, 

 between 300 and 400 bolts being used in 

 its construction. In this rack 200 single- 

 story colonies can be hauled at one time. 



lowed buyers to prey upon the producers. 

 Fine sage honey has been sold as low as 

 three cents a pound. The prospects now 

 are that this marketing problem has 

 been solved. A strong commercial or- 

 ganization has been formed, with I^os 

 Angeles as its headquarters. Good and 

 experienced men are at its head and they 

 are able to practically control the output 

 of that locality. It is one of those cases 

 where the producers are few in numbers. 



A TYPICAL CALIFORNIA RESIDENCE. 



I saw many, more stately mansions than 

 homes more humble, but surrounding all were the 



Six horses are used. The other rack is 

 the same, only a few feet shorter. The 

 bees are moved at night. 

 c.a.i.ifornia's successfui, commerciai, 

 organization of bee-keepers. 

 While enormous crops of honey have 

 been harvested in California, the distance 

 from Eastern markets and the unorgan- 

 ized conditiou of the producers, have al- 



this, surrojnded by spacious grounds, and some 

 graceful pilms and clambering roses. 



but extensively engaged in the business, 

 and not widely scattered. It is one of 

 those instances in which, as was pointed 

 out last month by Mr. Taylor, the exist- 

 ing conditions are such that an organiza- 

 tion is really needed. This Association 

 receives and publishes (to the members, 

 at least, and possibly to Others, but I 

 don't know) monthly crop reports. It 



