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Selling It directly to consumers in and 

 about his own locality, if he is in any 

 degree adapted to that kind of business, 

 and if he isn't, he should employ some 

 one that is. — R. L. Taylor. 



Grade carefully, and put it up in at- 

 tractive style, and leave it to be sold. 

 You fix the price, and receive your pay 

 after the sale, allowing the dealer a 

 commission. A home market is always 

 preferable. — Mrs. J. N. Heater. 



Much depends upon circumstances, 

 and the size of the crop. What would 

 pay best in one case would not in 

 another. I have always been able to 

 dispose of my honey at home, and mostly 

 at retail. For me, that is most profit- 

 able. — M. Mahin. 



If one likes the business of peddling, 

 he can frequently realize enough above 

 wholesale rates to more than pay them 

 for his time while retailing his crop. I 

 have done some peddling myself, but 

 generally have sold the larger part of 

 mine in bulk. — S. I. Freeborn. 



Sell it at retail among your village 

 customers. Work up a regular route of 

 your own. Sell, also, if you have them, 

 eggs, butter, vegetables, and the like. 

 Much better prices can thus be obtained. 

 If your crop is larger than you can thus 

 handle, ship to some reliable commis- 

 sion firm in the nearest city. — W. M. 

 Barnum. 



By selling in your home market. This 

 has always been my best way to get the 

 most money for my honey, and sell 

 direct to the consumers. But if you 

 have no home market, the next best 

 thing is to sell through a reliable com- 

 mission house. This is a big question, 

 and not space enough here to talk it up. 

 — Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



Make a market for it at home by edu- 

 cating the people whom he meets every 

 day to use it, not as an occasional deli- 

 cacy, but three meals a day every day in 

 the week. This, of course, requires 

 a man or woman who knows how to talk. 

 If you do not know how, you should 

 learn. You cannot do it ? Then I give 

 it up, unless you hire some one who can. 

 — Emerson T. Abbott. 



It has proven best for us to wholesale 

 it, and let those in the retail business 

 sell to consumers. Our home trade to 

 customers who come to the door for it, 

 usually take from 2,000 to 3,000 

 pounds. This particular branch of the 

 retail trade we will hold on to. The 

 bee-keeper must be governed by circum- 

 stances. In many localities the retail 

 trade is best, decidedly. — P. H. Elwood, 



I could not answer your question in as 

 few words as I have room for in this 

 limited space. It depends upon where 

 your are situated. I have a good home 

 market which will take 1,000 or 2,000 

 pounds of honey. It has been built up 

 from a little start of less than 100 

 pounds in a season. The rest of my 

 crop goes to the city. I have a friend 

 who peddles his crop from a spring 

 wagon. Just simply use your talents to 

 the best advantage. — G. W. Demaree. 



CONVEIVTIOIW DIRECTORY. 



Jlme and pUwe of meeting. 



Oct. 1.— Southern Minnesota, at Winona. 



E. C. Cornell, Sec, Winona, Minn. 

 Oct. 4.— Utah, at Salt Lake City. Utah. 



Jno. C. Swaner, Sec, Salt Lake City, Utah 

 Oct. 10-12.— North American, St. Joseph, Mo. 

 Frank Benton, Sec, Washington, D. C. 



Sept. 11-13.— Nebraska State, at Lincoln. 



L. D. Stilson, Sec. York, Nebr. 

 Sept. 15.— S. E. Kansas, at Bronson, Kan. 



J. C. Balch, Sec. Bronson, Kans. 



Jan. 28.— Venango Co., at Franklin, Pa. 



C. S. Pizer, Sec, Franklin, Pa. 

 Feb. 8, 9.— Wisconsin, at Madison, Wis. 



J. W. Vance, Cor. Sec, Madison, Wis. 



Jt^~ In order to have this table complete, 

 Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting. — Thb Editob. 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association 



Pres.— Emerson T, Abbott St. Joseph, Mo. 



Vice-Pres.— O. L. Hershiser.... Buffalo, N. Y. 

 Secretary— Frank Benton, Washington, D. C. 

 Treasurer— George W. York...Chicag-o, Ills. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor. .Lapeer, Mich 

 Gen'i, Manager— T. G. Newman, Chicago, 111. 

 147 South Western Avenue. 



Capons and Caponi^ing:, by 



Edward Warren Sawyer, M. D., Fanny 

 Field, and others. It shows in clear 

 language and illustrations all about 

 caponizing fowls ; and thus how to 

 make the most money in poultry-raising. 

 Every poultry-keeper should have it. 

 Price, postpaid, 30 cents ; or clubbed 

 with Bee Journal one year for $1.10. 



^° " I like the Bee Journal very much. 

 I like its tone. I like its fairness, and its 

 truthfulness."'— Rev. S. G. Oglesby, of 

 Alabama, March 21, 1894. 



