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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



to farm during these bad years. There 

 are a few localities where bees pay 

 nearly every year, but they arc ike ex- 

 ception. The bulk are otherwise, un- 

 less with some side issue, and I should 

 not advise eastern bee-men to rush 

 here, only to be disappointed. 



In conclusion I will state that I have 

 a better equipment and am prepared 

 for better results, should this winter 

 prove favorable. 



Ventma, Calif. 



[Mr. Alendleson needs no introduc- 

 tion to the readers of the Review. They 

 at once recognize him as one of the 

 leading bee-keepers of California. He 

 is a recognized authority. Young men 

 who are readers of the Review^ and 

 who are considering the question of 

 bee-keeping as their future business, 

 can get much encouragement from re- 

 ports like the above, for after all 

 "what has been done can be done 

 again," and that doesn't mean that it 

 is all that can be done, either. Young- 

 man, wake up. Beat the above record. 

 You can do it.] 



Keep More Bees" Is Good, Sound Dodrine. 



J. J. WILDER. 



•^^I^HE doctrine, "More Bees," has 



^^/ been preached for considerable 



time and it is about time for us 



who have heeded to testify whether the 



doctrine is sound or not. 



I do not know that I am the proper 

 one to write under such heading or not, 

 but allow me to say that I have launched 

 out considerable. But before I go 

 further with this subject let me say 

 that I am deHghted with bee-keeping 

 and I like the work in all its branches. 

 I could not and would not be anything 

 else but a bee-keeper under such condi- 

 tions as surround me. In other words, 

 I am suited in an occupation and happy 

 therein. I mention the above for it 

 might have some weight on what I 

 shall say. 



RETURNS. 



This is the most important subject 

 under "More Bees." Up to date I have 

 not heard of anyone in the South who 

 has invested his hard-earned money in 

 bees and lost it, but there may be a 

 few bee-keepers who are not so well 

 satisfied over the returns from their 

 bees. Yet they admit that they could 

 bring about better conditions and there- 

 by greatly increase returns. As for me, 

 I am well satisfied over the returns 

 from my bees. They have paid me well 

 for all the time I have expended on 



them or the capital I have invested in 

 tliem, but I have not made a fortune 

 at the business nor has any other bee- 

 keeper so far as I know, although some 

 of us have accumulated considerable 

 during our bee-keeping life, making 

 loans, investing in real estate and 

 "Alore Bees," etc. This is certainly en- 

 couragement on the financial side of our 

 business, but shall or will we stop here 

 and say, as has been said, that bee- 

 keepers are a class of people who do 

 not care for wealth, and are just con- 

 tented with a living and perhaps a lit- 

 tle more? Why can't we take hold and 

 push our business to the goal, as do 

 others in businesses that have no great- 

 er returns than bee-keeping? By living 

 economically, and investing, and oper- 

 ating our business economically we can 

 make rapid progress and soon have a 

 business established, the income from 

 which would be great. There can be 

 no doubt about this. 



LABOR. 



This is also a problem, and can it be 

 solved ? From our experience it would 

 be a little difficult, but it can be solved. 

 As we see it, it could be done by 

 hiring boys about grown, or young 

 men, to do the necessary work, and as 

 one appeared talented and took special 

 interest in the work assign such a one 



