26 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



reports from recent state and county fairs indicate that the ciuality 

 of this honey is superior. The flavor is exceptionally fine and the 

 color clear and sparkling". Alfalfa is the chief source from which 

 the bees secure their supply, and as it i)looms constantly from early 

 spring" until late in the fall the bees have something- to work on all 

 the time, allowing" a greater amount of honey to be stored. 



"Many of the projects are located in famous fruit sections and 

 the combination is found to be of mutual advantage. The trees 

 furnish an abundance of honey during the blossoming" period, and 

 c>rchardmen state that the economic importance of the bee. from 

 the standpoint of its value in the pollenization of fruit, cannot be 

 overestimated. White clover and small fruits, and in the plains 

 regions many varieties of wild flowers, also furnish sources of supply. 



"The bee industry is a lucrative side line for the regular farmer, 

 but there is also a wide field for the bee man on these projects 

 where everything tends toward specialization and where the farmers 

 organize for the standardization and marketing" of their crops. On 

 nearly all the projects small tracts for the purpose may be pur- 

 chased at reasonable rates. On many of them there are model towns 

 laid out at intervals of a few miles. The business lots are grouped 

 around a central square, and near the outer boundaries of the town- 

 sites the lots contain several acres each. These large lots, sur- 

 rounded by wide areas of new agricultural lands devoted largely 

 to the raising of alfalfa, are ideal locations for apiaries. They are 

 sold at very reasonable rates, and afford opportunities for engaging 

 in a business which pays large returns on the investment. The 

 average price of bees in the West is probably about $5 a hive. The 

 manager of a large apiary on one of the irrigated tracts gives the 

 average production of his hives at T6 pounds of surplus honey per 

 annum. At ten cents per pound the returns would be $7.60. In 

 addition to that the increase averages 100 per cent from year to year, 

 doubling the original investment and making a total of about 150 

 per cent profit each year on the original investment. 



"The Statistician of the Reclamation Service at AVashington, D. 

 C, will furnish detailed information concerning lands irrigated by 

 the Government, upon recjuest." 



Keep More Bees. 



'T could not give up the Rkx'iew for it has been the cause of my 

 success with bees. I have built up to 200 colonies this year and 

 sold enough honey so that I am running 500 colonies another year. 

 My yards will be 200 miles apart. * * I think you are improving the 

 Review, but don't forget to say 'keep more bees.' " 



All right, brother, we will put the "keep more bees" right on the 

 cover. It is a slogan worth adopting, and as it was coined by the 



