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November, 1910. 



pound of good honey sliould be sold 

 for less than 12 or 1") cents, and, of 

 cour5e, some kinds at 20 to 2o cents per 

 pound. Many a man will spend 10 or 

 15 cents for a cigar, which soon is all 

 "gone up in smoke," and he is none 

 the better for having used it ? Why, 

 then, should the same man object to 

 paying 20 or ;iO cents for a pound of 

 honey ? Surely it is worth more than 

 one or two cigars ! 



Of course, one difference is, that the 

 men do not usually do the buying for 

 their tables, although, of course, they 

 must finally "foot the bills." When 

 such spenders (or spendthrifts, shall we 

 say ?) once begin to see how much 

 better it would be to spend their money 

 for something really beneficial to their 

 health, and which is also a delicious 

 food product, we think we can see such 

 a demand for honey that will make the 

 bee-keeping business one of the most 

 profitable known. 



Some of these fine days there will 

 come forth an advertising Moses who 

 will lead the honey-producers of this 

 country in a business way which they 

 know not now, but in which they will 

 see that they have been blind for years 

 to the opportunities for the financial 

 results in bee-keeping that should be 

 theirs. The bee-keepers of at least one 

 State are . waking up along the line 

 here indicated, which is simply one of 

 good business sense and co-operation 

 that is bound to be helpful to all the 

 producers of good honey in that State. 

 There is no reason why other States 

 should not "go and do likewise." 

 Neither is there any good reason why 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association 

 should not take the lead in this matter, 

 and have all the State associations affil- 

 iated in a way that will result in one of 

 the greatest strides forward for bee- 

 keepers that the world has ever known. 

 Just think of this, ye producers of 

 honey, and be ready to give your heart- 

 iest co-operation when the proper time 

 arrives. And may it be soon ! 



A MoDster Apiary 



In a foreign bee-paper we are told 

 that the latest idea in America is an 

 apiary, or rather a series of apiaries 

 numbering .50,000 colonies, and that the 

 company owning this giant concern 

 has been incorporated. All of which 

 is true enough except that about 40,000 

 of those colonies are only on paper as 

 yet. As there is only one real bee-man 

 connected with the enterprise, it is pos- 

 sible that most of them will remain on 

 paper. 



♦ 



The Paper Honey-Bottle 



This is a new honey-package. It is 

 also used by milk-dealers, but has 

 never been used very much for retail- 

 ing honey. 



Perhaps we can not do better than 

 to copy two paragraphs from the Sep- 

 tember Bee-Keepers' Review, as fol- 

 lows : 



One of the ereatest drawbacks in the put- 

 tmg up of extracted honey for the retail 

 trade, is the cost of small packages; but. at 

 ast, we have somethiiu; that is decidedly 

 low in price— jars made of thick, heavy 

 parafhned paper. They are slit-htly conical 

 in shape, and paper discs are used for stop- 

 pers, the same as they are used in milk- 

 liottlcs. Walter .S. Ponder, of Indianapolis, 



Intl.. is the distributing agent for the manu- 

 facturer, and has sent me somu samples, 

 and a circular from which I quote the fol- 

 lowing: 



" Kvcry beekeeper who produces ex- 

 tracted honey, and keepers of retail stores, 

 will at once be interested in this new honey 

 pacUage. It is neat, does not leak, is espe- 

 cially desirable for granulated honey, as 

 jars can be filled, and after granulation takes 

 place the consumer can remove the paper 

 bottle, thus leaving a beautiful cone of 

 granulated honey ready for the table. Such 

 packages are not affected by moisture, re- 

 gardless of any damp climate. 'I'he bee- 

 keeper can deliver his honey from house to 

 house without the annoyance of exchanging 

 containers, and dealers. and stand keepers 

 will make many additiofial sales by provid- 

 ing a container free of charge. The jars can 

 be labeled or a rubber stamp can be used. 

 After experimenting with different patterns 

 of this ware. I have given this the preference 

 on account of its being the most substantial, 

 serviceable and securely made. Tfie shape 

 of the jar means the greatest possible 

 strength for amount of material used." 



Mr. Pouder has also sent us samples 

 of the assorted sizes, and we should 

 think they would be just the thing for 

 retailing honey. They are very cheap, 

 as the quart size, in quantity, costs only 

 one cent each, and other sizes corres- 

 pondingly less. 



What bee-keepers have needed for 

 years is a cheap package for retailing 

 extracted honey. The glass jar is too 

 expensive, and is also too easily broken. 

 The paper honey-bottle, or jar, is not 

 easily injured. 



A mistaken notion for years has been 

 that the customer must see how beauti- 

 ful the honey is, so glass, on account 

 of its transparency, has been exten- 

 sively used. What bee-keepers need is 

 to establish a reputation for their own 

 honey, being sure that it is well ripened 

 and of the very finest flavor and qual- 

 ity, always. After that, simply their 

 label on the package should be a suffi- 

 cient guarantee that the contents are 

 all right. It is not necessary either to 

 see or taste the honey thereafter. 



We believe that the paper honey-bot- 

 tle is a great thing for retailing honey, 

 and will be widely used when once its 

 value is appreciated. 



Should the honey granulate in this 

 package, it is very easily removed with 

 a sharp knife, and then the granulated 

 honey can be sliced olT as needed. It 

 can afterward be luelted in some other 

 vessel, if desired. It is just possible 

 that it can be liquefied all right in the 

 paper bottle, as it is made of paraffined 

 paper. 



It is hoped that bee-keepers will give 

 this new honey-package a trial, as it is 

 so very inexpensive. In shape it is 

 almost like a megaphone, except very 

 much smaller in size. 



A sample dozen, any size (quarts, 

 pints, or half-pints), will be sent by ex- 

 press, not prepaid, for 2h cents. Ad- 

 dress, Walter S. Pouder. 80S) Massachu- 

 setts Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. ■ 



]lliiioi.s Fair Apiarian K.xliibit.s 



It was our privilege, as well as pleas- 

 ure, to act as judge of the bee and 

 honey exhibit at the Illinois State Fair, 

 Oct. 5, 1910. Mr. W. E. Davis, of Lib- 

 ertyville. 111., is the affable superintend- 

 ent of the Apiary, Culinary and Pantry 

 Stores Department of the Fair. He is 

 making a success of his work, and is 

 the right man for the position. He 

 very kindly tendered as our assistant. 



Mr. E. C. Young, a very pleasant young 

 man, also from Libertyville. 



As usual the exhibits of honey, bees- 

 wax and bees were of a high order. 

 The competition was so close that it 

 was at times very diflicult to decide 

 which deserved the first premium. 

 There were three exhibitors competing 

 for nearly $4iM,l in cash premiums. They 

 were A. Coppin and wife, of Wenona; 

 Chas. Becker, of Pleasant Plains; and 

 Jas. A. Stone & Son, of Springfield. 

 The A. I. Root Co. also had a good dis- 

 play of bee-supplies, in charge of Mr 

 Warren and Mr. R. W. Boyden, but 

 this display was not entered for com- 

 petition, as there were no premiums 

 offered on exhibits of bee-supplies. 



As the exhibits of honey, beeswax 

 and bees were all so good it seems too 

 bad that more bee-keepers in the great 

 State of Illinois do not take an inter- 

 est in the Apiary Department of this 

 great Fair. Surely the management 

 has offered liberal premiums, and more 

 bee-keepers shoulti show their appre- 

 ciation by entering more competing 

 exhibits. However, those who have so 

 faithfully appeared annually with their 

 exhibits deserve not only the thanks of 

 the bee-keepers of the State of Illinois, 

 but also all the cash premiums they so 

 honorably win. Certainly the Apiary 

 Department of the Fair was very cred- 

 itable to the industry of this State, and 

 ought to result in increased interest in 

 the production of honey as well as its 

 consumption. 



While all three of the displays of de- 

 signs in 'beeswax were excellent, one 

 in particular deserves special mention. 

 It was exhibited by Jas. A. Stone & 

 Son, having been made by the junior 

 member of the firm, Mr. Percy Stone. 

 It represented some of the "grafty" 

 members of the Illinois State Legisla- 

 ture around their jack-pot. which has 

 become so notorious since the last ses- 

 sion. The kettle, or pot, was made of 

 beeswax, and in it were several mem- 

 bers of the Legislature, others were on 

 the outside, and one or two were climb- 

 ing up, endeavoring to get in with the 

 rest. Some more members were stand- 

 ing at a distance, and all were much 

 interested in the contents of the jack- 

 pot. A chain made up of a number of 

 links of beeswax bound the whole to- 

 gether. Near by stood L'ncle Sam, 

 made of beeswax, admonishing the 

 members to be careful how they voted. 

 The whole was certainly an ingenious 

 piece of work, and well deserved the 

 first premium which it won. 



The little daughter of Mr. Coppin 

 had some very fine comb-honey work 

 done by the bees. The words "Illinois 

 State Fair" and "A. Coppin. Wenona, 

 111.," were all represented in comb- 

 honey letters. 



Mrs. Coppin did some good work in 

 uncapping and extracting on the Fair 

 grounds. 



The result of the judging is as fol- 

 lows : 



Display of comb honey— ist premium. Cop- 

 pin. Sjo; id, Hecker. $15; .id. Stone. $10. 



Collection of labeled cases containing 12 

 or tnore pounds of white honey from differ- 

 ent flowers— 1st. Becker, SS; id. Coppin. $5. 



("ollection of labeled cases containing 12 

 or more pounds of amber or dark honey 

 from different flowers- ist, Becker, $H; 2a. 

 Coppin, $5. 



Case of white clover comb honey. 12 to 24 

 pounds— 1st. Coppin, $4; 2d. Stone, $3; .id, 

 Becker. $j. 



