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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jui.Y 15 



lire. The apiary is nicely shaded by young- 

 palm-trees. There are several other apia- 

 ries within a few miles of Mr. Hochstein, 

 and the pasturage seems to be well occupied. 

 Upon our return to Artamisa we came by 

 a new route. The chief feature on the way 

 was some extensive fields of sugar-cane. 

 There is either a written or unwritten law 

 that calls it trespass for an}^ one to cut even 

 one stalk from a field before the harvest 

 commences; but when the hands are in the 

 field cutting, anyone can take and eat, and 

 some of the people chew a great amount. 

 This is indeed a land of sweetness. 



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yVnother attractive feature on our route 

 was the native method of tilling the soil 

 with the patient ox and Cuban plow. This 

 photo of Rafael and his oxen and his goad 

 was taken near the Howe residence. All 

 of the land for buneatas (sweet potatoes) 

 is prepared in this way, and the bee-keep- 

 er is directly interested; but I have a strong 

 suspicion that Rafael was preparing that 

 land for tobacco. 



Upon the whole we had a very interesting 

 journey that day, and I noticed that the 

 Harrys attacked their supper as only well- 

 worked young men can. 



May 26. — I note what Bro. Hochstein says 

 on page 439 in reference to green honey. I 

 merely stated what I had seen in the honey 

 line up to that date. It seemed to me that, 

 for table use, there was not care enough 

 taken to cleanse the honey properly. I also 

 learned from Bridet & Montros, honey-deal- 

 ers, that they received much thin honey. I 

 am not prepared to say where it came from; 

 but as all the Cuban liquid honey goes to 

 Germany to be used for manufacturing pur- 

 poses it might as well be sour, and have 



some specks of comb and a few bees in it 

 as any way. I could refer Mr. H. to a bo- 

 coy or two of honey that was sent to the 

 States to be sold for table use; but even 

 such an expert salesman as Niver could not 

 dispose of it. Was it in the flavor? or was 

 it too green? The Rambler can not say. 

 As to Mr. Brown, of Tulipan, and his 

 yield, the honey season was not ended, and 

 how could I be explicit? Bro. Brown, please 

 tell us all about that colony. I fear the 

 "American Tramp" is allowing the alli- 

 gator Envy to sway him a little. 



But let me tell you I learned the other 

 day how many bocoys of honey Mr. Hoch- 

 stein has taken from his 200 colonies. It 

 was away up, and shows Bro. H. to be an 

 expert bee-man. I suppose I should be pre- 

 cise to state the number; but if he was 

 touchy on April 21, before the birth of the 

 new republic, what is he now after the 20th 

 of May? I ara clearly in a quandary. 

 Guess I will let the American Tramp make 

 his own statement. Adios. 



THE 



MOST WONDERFUL BEE-KEEPER IN THE 

 UNITED STATES. 



So.Tie Remarkable Yields ; what can be Done with 



Artificial Pasturage; Double-decker Strong 



Colonies. 



BY J. L. GANDV. 



[Some time ago I promised to place before our read- 

 ers some inlormaliou regarding one of the most ex- 

 tensive bee keepers in the United Slates, .'nd ptrhaps 

 in the world. He is comparative!)' unknown to the 

 readers of bee-papers, and yet he has made more 

 money with bees than perhaps any other man living. 

 I am glad to introduce to you Mr. J L,. Gandy. ot Hum- 

 boldt, Neb., one who has made as much asJJo.OOO from 

 bees in two years This seems like a fairy tale, but 

 there is a great deal more that seems almost as won- 

 derful, so much so that what he has done seems almost 

 incredible. 



Seeing some accounts in the papers regarding the 

 remarkable achievements of this man, I finally wrote 

 to some resident bee-keepers and found the accounts 

 were reasonably correct. After some correspondence 

 with Mr. G mcly himself, a person who, I find, rather 

 shiinks from publicity, I finally secured a promise 

 from him of an article relating his experience wilh 

 bees, and how he managed to secure such wonderful 

 results ; and that is largely accomplished by artificial 

 pasturage. The first installment, together with a por- 

 trait of Mr. Gandy, is herewith given. 



J. L,. Gandy, son of Dr. O. Gandy, was born Novem- 

 ber :^, 18-14, in Preston Co , W. Va. With his father he 

 removed to Allen Co., Ind., in 1^5J, and lived on a far n 

 until l.St)2, when he enlisted in Co. A, 80th Ind. Vol., 

 Captain (afterward General) I.,awton's company, who 

 was killed in the Philippines. After seiving thrte 

 years he returned home and finished his medical edu- 

 cation at University of Michigan and Rush Medical 

 College, Chicago, where he graduated. He then locat- 

 ed in Mills Co , Iowa, remaining a j'ear, and then re- 

 moved to Nebraska, where he has resided ever since. 

 He is a practicing physician, merchant, and is engaged 

 in man^ other eiitei prises ; but the most important in 

 a financial way is bee culture. He has kept bees for 

 thirty yeais, and intends to continue in the bu.siness. 

 He is the man who brought catnip prominently befoie 

 the public as a bee-plant. He also advocates the large 

 hives. 



Some things he sa's seem to be too wonderful to be 

 tine. Well, here is his story: — Ed ] 



I give herewith some ideas obtained dur- 

 ing my thirty years' experience as a bee- 

 keeper, the last seventeen of which I have 



