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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



June. 



if he were to buy it of another to use 

 as merchandise? Why should the pro- 

 ducer be given a free use of the deal- 

 ers' best efforts at establishing a trade 

 in honey when the advertisement is 

 productive of gain tojiim? In no wise 

 does his name on the goods benefit the 

 specialist dealer, but rather it is an 

 impediment to him. The producer be- 

 ing 'the recipient of all the advantages 

 thereof he should not object to a just 

 compensation for the service perform- 

 ed- Would he recognize a counter 

 claim on 'the part of the dealer which 

 might compromise the sale of future 

 crops? 



Sordid propensities are hard to ban- 

 ish even though we deluge our inner 

 composition daily with the crystal 

 juices of the flowers. 



If this marking of the section boxes 

 is right with the producer of comb 

 honey it is also right with him who 

 produces extracted honey and the deal- 

 er who bottles his purchased goods, 

 with much care must shoulder the oth- 

 er man's burden and put on the name 

 of 'the producer. When thus encum- 

 bered the dealer becomes the servant 

 of the producer. The more proficeint 

 he is as a salesman the more grievious 

 the burden; for when he has set the 

 pace in the markets for the honey of 

 a certain producer, he may see the 

 fruit of his toil plucked by another for 

 said producer claims 'the right to sell 

 to whomsoever he will. 



This seemingly modest assumption 

 of the producer of his rights is made 

 such only by degree. To follow up the 

 principle it would mean the ultimate 

 defeat of the dealer, for in every possi- 

 ble way he might advertise, the name 

 of the producer mus't be toted along. If 

 he were to contract a year in advance 

 for honey and wished to advertise 

 through the press, he must pay for the 

 added space that the name and address 

 of the producer would require. In short 

 he must see to it that the glory of the 

 producer swallows up the glimmer of 

 his own little light. The general de- 

 mand for honey will not be increased 

 nor the sales of it augmented by muz- 

 zling the hopes of the dealer. When 

 left entirely to his own jurisprudence 

 ht will seek the various avenues for 

 reaching the homes of the consumers 

 with his produc't in a much more ef- 

 fective way. Upon the other hand, if 



there is any deterioration due to mis- 

 management or possibly misuse of the 

 goods what pre-eminence hath the pro- 

 ducer as a market builder? 



When honey is all that its name im- 

 plies, when it is so sw.^e't, so rich, so 

 wholesome that all who partake of it 

 are sure to praise it, then will the af- 

 fatus of its own sweet merit be all- 

 sufficient to meet the abilities of 'the 

 producer to supply the demand. 



Give the retailer of honey that which 

 he has rightly earned. Do not ask him 

 to carry another's burden, for in climb- 

 ing the heights of arts there are diffi- 

 culties enough that naturally fall in 

 one's way to make one footsore and 

 weary. There must be a mutual benefit 

 or the act becomes an imposition. For 

 such proceedings are contrary to basic 

 rules in business mat'ters and any in- 

 dividual, firm or corporation who would 

 extensively advertise the name of a 

 probable competitor must have the as- 

 sistance of a theocracy for the con- 

 summation of personal interests- 



Wheelersburg, O., May, 8, 1903. 



Pearson, Ga., Sept. 10, 1902. 

 Editor Bee-Keeper: 



As most of your readers know, a 

 great deal has been said through the 

 bee journals about having combs wired 

 to prevent breakage. In line with the 

 idea of securing strongly built combs, 

 some have invented invertible combs 

 and invertible hives, which will make 

 the average bee-keeper swear when he 

 tries to manipulate them. Bees will 

 fasten combs to the bottom bar if the 

 frames are turned upside down, but 

 they will make a poor job of it at best 

 — or this is my experience. Now, I 

 am going to tell you how to get combs 

 attached solidly to the bottom-bar, and 

 in a manner that will leave no chance 

 for drone comb in the corners of the 

 frame: 



Anv time when there is a honey flow 

 on and bees are building comb, will 

 do. Remove every other frame from 



