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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



Septemhcr 



honey-knife or extractor. The season 

 of 1884 brought him a crop of honey 

 averaging over 228 pounds to the hive 

 from his nine stocks, together with an 

 increase to thirty-five colonies. This 

 seemed to mark a new and prosi>erous 

 era in his career, for a genuine Clark 

 cold-blast smoker and several other 

 useful implements were addetl to the 

 equipment as well as a quantity of api- 

 arian literature. Hives were made of 

 old gin cases and economy rigidly prac- 

 ticed in every way until the business 

 became self-sustaining, when improved 

 appliances were added and the capacity 

 of the plant increased. To-day Mr. 

 Jones is said to be the most extensive 

 breeder of queen bees in the Southern 

 hemisphere, as well as one of the largest 

 producers of honey; a distinction which 

 his energy and enterprise has well won. 

 and of which he may justly feel proud. 



Mr. Jones says in his earlier days in 

 the business, apieultural literature was 

 scarce in Australia, and as a result he 

 was obliged to attend that very expens- 

 ive school — experience, and adds: "Had 

 I known then as much about the pro- 

 duction of honey as I do now, I should 

 certainly have been richer by some 

 thousands of pounds." He further ob- 

 serves that even to-day, with all the 

 low-priced literature upon the subject 

 of bees, many are content to gi'ope 

 .ftlong in ignorance without it'. 



In a letter received some months 

 since from Mr. Jones, he expresses his 

 appreciation of The American Bee- 

 verv complimentary way: 



KEEPER in a 



for which kindness we 



thank him. 



take i)ccasion tu 



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 with our thanks. " tf 



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THE W. T. FALCONER MANFG. CO. 



H. E. HILL, 



Editor. 



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