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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Editor Review : The white clover 

 honey season is practically over, the 

 largest honey flow from clover we have 

 had for years. No honey from bass- 

 wood. 



We sold bee supplies in 1911 

 amounting to $200; in 3912 about $50 

 worth; in 1913 about $10 worth; so 

 you see the bees in the farmers' hands 

 have about all died off. In 1911, and 

 years previous, I shipped to distant 

 market 90% of my crop of honey. In 

 1912 I shipped about 10%, the rest I 

 sold to the local trade. So you see 

 there is practically no No. 1 honey for 

 sale in this locality. Levi I. Greenfield. 



Colling, Mi.il., July 22nd, 1913. 



[Friend Greenfield : The condition 

 with you is identical with that in this 

 part of the state; no bees to speak 

 of only in the hands of those who 

 make a study of the business, conse- 

 quently it is a fine time to work up a 

 home market for your product of the 

 hive. Do not forget that you in its t 

 get considerably more for your honey 

 in a retail way than if it is jobbed in a 

 lump, for it costs money to sell one's 

 crop in this way. — Ed.] 



Editor Review : 



Yours of the 24th of July was re- 

 ceived some time ago. Agreeable to 

 your request, I have weighed up sev- 

 eral of the 60-pound cans and find them 

 to weigh 2y2 lbs. each. I also weighed 

 up some got from the American Can 

 Co. and find them to weigh the same 

 v2^ lbs.). I like the case with parti- 

 tions between cans, as you can mail 

 them more securely. The American 

 Can Co. furnished them for me in 250- 

 case lots at 57 cents per case, but asked 

 60 cents per case this season. We 

 haven't got our honey all off yet, but 

 crop will be lighter per colony than we 

 have ever had. We have had an extra 

 dry season in Huron county. The hay 

 crop will run only from J4 to % tons 

 to the acre. We expect about 20,000 

 pounds from 319 colonies, spring count. 

 We never had our bees stronger at the 

 beginning of the honey flow than they 

 were this season. Had they been weak 

 we would have got nothing at all. We 

 have had only three swarms from 373 

 colonies worked this season. How is 

 that for non-swarmers ( and they all 

 three supercedure swarms) ? We found 

 one colony with three laying queens, 

 two clipped M'ithin three inches of each 

 other on same comb in lower hive and 



one not clipped but laying in upper 

 story. We have several colonies with 

 two queens, but never knew one to 

 have three laying at the same time. I 

 have booked orders for 18,000 pounds 

 honej^ to date; demand seems good this 

 season. Wishing you success, I remain. 

 Yours truly. 



David Running. 

 Filiun, Mich., Aug. 11, 1913. 



Editor Review : 



Honey crop here in \'ermont will be 

 on the whole a short one, although a 

 few are getting fair crops. 



J. E. Crane, 



Middleburv, Vt. 

 Aug. 13, 1913. 



Jonesboro, Ind., April 11th, 1913. 

 Editors Review : The April number 

 of the Bee-Keepers' Review is the best 

 yet. If I could just get to you I would 

 give you a slap on the back; but De- 

 troit is far away^— the Editor doesn't 

 know me, and likely never will. M\ ! 

 what a big world this is any way. 



C. A. Neal. 



Marketing Farm Crops. 



It is announced that the Department 

 of Agriculture, through its Office of 

 Markets, will shortly begin a thorough 

 study of what happens to produce from 

 the time it leaves the producer until it 

 reaches the consumer. A specialist on 

 marketing perishable produce will in- 

 vestigate prices received by producers, 

 cost of transportation and storage, the 

 change of ownership. accumulated 

 charges, profits and other elements. 

 Tliis specialist will then stud}' condi- 

 tions in various sections to determine 

 the feasibility of a market news service 

 dealing with perishable products, and 

 also the best method of making statis- 

 tics of supply and demand useful to the 

 farmer or truck gardener. Other spe- 

 cialists will give attention to studying 

 co-operative organizations of producers 

 and consumers, including co-operative 

 marketing ass(Kiations of farmers and 

 liuyers, cd-operative stores, etc. They 

 will make intensive studies of typical 

 communities dealing with special prod- 

 ucts, and will assist in the formation of 

 new co-operative enterprises. An ex- 

 pert on co-operative accounting will as- 

 sist such organizations to keep their 

 books and records effectively, establish 

 cost systems, and follow-up methods of 

 handling goods en route and on sale. 



