1887 



GLEANIJNUS IN iiEE CULTUUK. 



707 



all over that is proBt. 1 I'eol that, from my own e.v- 

 perieuce, 1 could htirdly {>-ive an iiitelligrent answer. 



A. J. Took. 



We don't raise comb honey. As to the cost of 

 producing- e.xtracted honej', see Gleanings for 

 ISSV, page 14:5, where I have given a detailed ac- 

 count of the cost fur the jear IJ^sti; vi/.., ;i'2 cents 

 per pound. But avertige last > ear with this, then 

 this is about double last year's tig-ures. 



E. France. 



1 have always raised extracted honey in connec- 

 tion with queen rearing, or with comb-honey pro- 

 ductions; it hns come from odds and ends, hence 1 

 can not estimate tlie cost. I linow exactly what it 

 has cost me to raise comb honey, but 1 had a little 

 rather not tell. It is a little too rosy-hued, and 

 might cause an un<lue influ.x into the bee-keeping 

 ranks. It has cost me less and less each year, too, 

 as I have adopted improved methods and fixtures. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Lumping it off at random, T say that in labor and 

 cash supplies my comb honey costs me 10 cents per 

 pound. By charging fiuicy ))riccs for labor, valu- 

 ing buildings, hives, bees, etc., at high prices, and 

 computing interest at high rates, it would be easy 

 to say that the honey costs me 30 cents per pound; 

 but I'm not going to say that. We all know about 

 the prosperous merchant who spends his life sell- 

 inggoods for less than cost, and dies worth a million ; 

 but it's just as comfortable to say we are making a 

 living when we are. The point is, What would we 

 be making at " that other business " if we gave 

 bee-keeping up? And if we could sell our services 

 for somewhat more, is not the comfort of being 

 one's own master enough to turn the balance? Ex- 

 tracted honey, I produce too little of to figure on. 



E. E. Hasty. 



Question No. 6'.— Is extracted honey that is arti- 

 ficially ripened, equal to that ripened by the bees ? 



G. A. K. 



Not to my taste. W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Almost, but not entirely. K. Wilkin. 



Yes, entirely so, if properly done. A. J. Cook. 

 Most certainly so, if properly done. 



O. O. POPPLETON. 



In my judgment it is not— nowhere near it. 



.lAMES Heddon. 

 No. I have always found a perceptible difference 

 in the taste. Paul L. Viallon. 



Yes, when intelligently handled under right con- 

 ditions as to air and temperature. 



Mrs. L. Hahkison. 



It dei>ends on the season. In a wet season, .yes, 

 and better; in a dry season, the bees are ahead. 



G. M. DOOI.ITTLE. 



Ves. We never ripened honey artificially; but if 

 properly ripened, we do not see why it should not 

 be as good. Dadant & Son. 



I think not quite. Is the calf raised by hand e(jual 

 to the one that sucks the cow? He may be made so, 

 perhaps, but mostly he isn't. E. E. Hastv. 



We have never used any artificial means to ripen 

 honey. We don't extract until the honey is thick 

 enough to keep well, therefore I can not say. 



E. France. 



No. Some of it, perhaps, is, and it is possible that 

 one who knows his business nuiy equal the bees. 



C. C. Miller. 



I believe it is, very nearly; so near that I don't 

 wait for the bees to ripen it. A specimen of it, 

 shown at the last Michigan bee-convention, was 

 pronounced " good enough for !inyliod.\- " by J'rof. 

 Cook, T. V. Bingham, Mr. MePherson, oC the <'<tiia- 

 dian Bcc Jiyurnnt. and others. Dn. A. 15. Mason. 



Every boy or girl, under 1.") years of age. who writes a let- 

 ter for this department, containing somk valuabi.k fact, not 



GENERALLY KNOWN, ON BEES OK OTHER MATTEIIS, will reciive 



one of David Cook's excellent five-cent Sunday-school books. 

 Many of these books contain the same matter that you find in 

 Sunday-school books costing from SI. 00 to $1.50. If you have 

 had one or more books, give us the names that we may not 

 send the same twice. Vve have now in stock six different 

 books, as follows; viz.: Sheer Off, Silver Keys, The Giant-Kill- 

 er; or, The Roby Family, Rescued from Egypt, Pilgrim's 

 Progress, and Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. We have also Our 

 Homes, Part 1., and Our Homes, Part H. Besides the above 

 books, you may have a photograph of our old house apiary, 

 and a photograph of our own apiary, both taken a great many 

 years ago. In the former is a picture of Novice, Blue Eyes, 

 and Caddy, and a glimpse of Ernest. We liave also some pret- 

 ty little colored pictures of birds, fruits, flowers, etc., suitable 

 for framing. You can have your choice of any one of the 

 above pictures or books for every letter that gives us some 

 valuable piece of information. 



CONDUCTED BY ERNEST R. ROOT. 



THE BOYS' BEE-HIVE FACTORY. 



WIND AS A MfJTIVE POWELl ; MOIIE LES- 

 SONS IN HANDLING BUZZ-SAWS. 



fllE next day the wind ct)ntinued to 

 blow, and the air grew decidedly cool- 

 er. In fact, it really felt cold, after 

 the warm weather. The Avindmill 

 was revolving- at a fair rate of speed. 

 The boys decided that, as other factories 

 and shops started up at 7 o'clock, they would 

 do likewise. Accordingly, promptly after 

 breakfast they were on hand. It was agreed 

 that Sam should saw. The night before, 

 the two had taken up into the loft as many 

 boards as tliey thought they would need for 

 the day. These long boards (12 feet long) 

 were piled up so as to be convenient to llie 

 saw-table. Jimmy held (me end wliile Sam 

 gauged the proper length of the boards, and 

 held them s(iuMre against the figure four, 

 while the s;iw was cutting tlirough. .Vt tirsl 

 Jimmy and Sam (piarreled somewhat. Jim- 

 my complained that Sam was careless, and 

 tlnit he (lidn"t hold the boards up scjuare 

 against the gaiiuc. Sam, in turn, accused 

 his companion of not doing hi^ part ciu'- 

 rectly. 



" How do \(ni suppose I am going to hold 

 the boards s(iii;iie against the liguie-foiir 

 gauge if you keej) wlio])ping your end of the 

 board one wav and then the otlierV"" said 

 SamV 



To make matters worse, they would get 

 just about in the middle of a board, and 



