THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



173 



ively new man in the business of 

 producing honey has been so suc- 

 cessful, the specialists, or large 

 producers, must have a tremendous 

 yield this year, and they are keep- 

 ing y.Qiy quiet about it, for fear 

 the prices will be ruined. Why, my 

 dear sir, these larger producers 

 are cunning, and we cannot depend 

 upon their reports to form our ba- 

 sis to work on, but these smaller 

 fellows, who do not ship much 

 honey to our larger markets, are 

 honest in their reports, as they have 

 a home market and our prices do 

 not affect them in the least. Such 

 is the conversation you will have 

 to contend with ; and the result is, 

 the markets open weak and irreg- 

 ular, with a downward tendenc}'^ 

 in prices — the retailer is afraid to 

 put in a stock lest he may lose in 

 the transaction. The commission 

 dealer feels the reaction and cuts 

 the prices still more for fear he may 

 have a stock to carry over. 



All this may be corrected by fur- 

 nishing the dealers with strictly 

 accurate reports from all parts of 

 the country, in such a manner that 

 they may place full confidence in 

 the reports and feel perfectly safe 

 in putting in their annual stock. 



Our bee journals can assist us in 

 this matter by suppressing all re- 

 ports from publication and report- 

 ing with each issue, editorially, the 

 comparative yield in the different 

 localities, as summarized from re- 

 ports received. 



There is now in progress the or- 

 ganization of an association to be 

 called the '■'-American Beelceepers' 

 Bureau." The object is to obtain 



reliable and positive informa- 

 tion in regard to the actual yield 

 in all the honey-producing states, 

 also the kind, quality and the con- 

 dition of same, the demand, prices 

 and condition of the various markets 

 at home and abroad ; the shipment 

 and movement of honey each week 

 from all parts. To instruct the mem- 

 bers thereof, to whom and where to 

 sell to their best advantage, and all 

 other information that may be ad- 

 vantageous to its members. No 

 member shall be allowed to divulge 

 the information furnished him from 

 time to time, under a penalty of 

 being deprived of his membership. 

 Every member shall assist in col- 

 lecting reliable reports in his re- 

 spective locality and report to the 

 secretary who shall furnish each 

 member with a tabulated report 

 every two weeks and also instruc- 

 tions as to the movement of honey, 

 and the state of the various large 

 markets, and all other information 

 that may be ordered by the board 

 of directors and without any prej- 

 udice or favoritism towards any 

 bee journal or member. In fact it 

 is designed to instruct its members 

 and inform them of everything that 

 is beneficial to their interests, that 

 they may act understandingl}'^ in 

 marketing their products, in the 

 protection of their interests and 

 business, and the promotion of the 

 science of apiculture. 



It is of as much interest and of 

 as much importance to our Califor- 

 nia apiarists, as those of the east- 

 ern and western states. It would 

 be beneficial alike to all and it is 

 important that we all take hold in 



