1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



715 



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Extracted Honey For Sale ! 



We can furnish Bass'wood Extracted Honey, in 60-pound tin cans, on 

 board cars in Chicago, at these prices : 1 can, in a case, 8 cents per pound ; 2 cans 

 in one case, 7}^ cents ; 4 cans (2 cases) or more, 7;4' cents; or in kegs holding 

 about 275 lbs., net, at 7 cents. Cash mcst accompany each order. 



IS" A sample of the honey will be mailed to an intending purchaser, for 10 

 cents, to cover postage, packing, etc. We guarantee purity, and what we ship will 

 be equal to sample. 



Now it seems to us here is a splendid chance for any bee-keeper to supply his 

 home demand after his own crop is all sold. Or, why not begin now to create a 

 local honey-trade '? Order one 60-pound can first, and start out among your neigh- 

 bors and friends, and see what you can do. You ought to get at least 15 cents per 

 pound in 5-pound lots, or 50 cents for 3 pounds. Some may be able to do even 

 better than that, though we think that enough ought to be sold at these prices to 

 make a fairly paying business out of it. Give it a good trial. Push it. It may 

 grow into a nice winter's work for you. 



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Questioi;j''Box^ 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Shall Wc Get Apis Dorsata i 



Query 35.— Froir what you have heard 

 and read concerning Apis dorsata ('"the giant 

 bees of India"), do you consider it advisable 

 for the Government to Import them ?— N. Y. 



Wm. McEvoy — No. 



E. France — Yes, try them. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater-I think not. 



J. M. Hambaugh — I am in favor of 

 making the effort. 



J. A. Green — 1 consider it an e.'iperi- 

 ment of doubtful value. 



R. L. Taylor — No, not in the interest 

 of bee-keepers financially. 



W. G. Larrabee — Yes, if they would 

 not turn out like the English sparrow. 



Chas. Dadant <fc Son— We do not be- 

 lieve Apis dorsata would stand our 

 climate. 



C. H. Dibbern— No I think they 

 would be of no value to the bee-keepers 

 of America. 



P. H. Elwood— Probably not. There 

 are other things the Government might 

 do that would help us more. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— 1 certainly do. 1 

 think that is just the kind of work for 

 the Government to carry forward. 



G. M. Doolittle — There is lots of 

 money spent more foolishly by the Gov- 

 ernment than in importing Apis dorsata. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown- My opinion is 

 that they would not be adesirable acqui- 

 sition to the bee-keepers of the United 

 States. 



Jas. A. Stone— I have not made up my 

 mind. In doing so, 1 always think of 

 English sparrows, and I am very slow to 

 say yes. 



Eugene Secor— If the Government 

 wishes to experiment with Apis dorsata, 

 I have no objections ; but as a bee-keeper 

 I shall not ask it to do so, at present. 



Emerson T. Abbott— No ; Government 

 was not organized to import bees, or any 

 other kind of live stock. The. sooner 

 people learn this the better it will be for 

 them, and the Government, too. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— It may not be safe to 

 answer this , for fear of;false charges, 

 such as has been made, but I think if 

 the Government does anything for bee- 

 keepers, it might be in some better way. 



Rev. M. Mahin— I 'do not. [. It is my 

 opinion that they would not be of any 

 advantage to the bee-keepers tof Amer- 

 ica. If they^were capable of domestica- 

 tion the people of India would have 

 domesticated them long ago. 



Mrs. Xj. Harrison — I do ; and put them 

 in the Everglades of i'lorida; they are 

 160 miles long and 60 miles broad. The 

 water is from one to si.'i feet deep, dotted 

 with little islands, i The Seminole Indian 

 and Apis dorsata would go'well together, 

 for he likes honey, when it is to be had 

 for the taking; also fruit, but in his 

 wild state he.has never been known to 

 plant a tree, or keep bees in a hive. 



G. W. Demaree— I would be glad if 

 the agricultural department of the Gov- 

 ernment would take the matter in hand, 

 and import the big honey-bee of India— 



