THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW '^^iu3 



them were: \\'. H. Laws, L. H. Scholl, T. P. Robinson. Jno. W. 

 Pharr, J. C. Blaine. 



Regular order of business was suspended in order to listen to 

 remarks of Mr. Summerford from Cuba, who was invited to give us 

 some information about the honey industr}?- in that country. We 

 learned from his remarks that the honey industry was carried on in 

 a much more extensive way in that country than it is here, and that 

 it sells for very much less there than it is sold for in the United 

 States; o7 to 58 cents per gallon, or around -i cents per pound is the 

 price realized, nearly all of it going to European markets. The 

 bellflower is the best honey producing plant where Mr. Summer- 

 ford's apiaries are located. 



''Bee-Keepers' Exhibits at Fairs" was resumed. ~Slr. Eaws stated 

 that honey attractively packed as at the fairs is one of the best ad- 

 vertisements a bee-keeper can make; that it is a source of much 

 satisfaction to the bee-keeper to see nice honey attractively dis- 

 played at these public places, as in this way he knows that his goods 

 are brought to the eye of the public all over the state, and that if 

 the bee-keeper wishes to increase the consumption of his goods, 

 this is one of the best ways to do it. 



Mr. T. P. Robinson said that advertisement by exhibiting cre- 

 ates desire and demand, and that it was equally as good for the 

 small bee-keeper as the large one, and it behooves everv bee-keeper 

 to assist in the exhibit. Mr. Robinson, as superintendent of the fair 

 exhibit for bee-keepers, requested all bee-keepers to assist in the 

 exhibit and make it a success for the coming fair. 



'Sir. Laws again spoke to make point that law makers visited 

 the fair and by reason of seeing good showing made by bee-keepers 

 would be better informed about this industry when called upon to 

 pass laws requested to be passed looking to the protection of this 

 industry. 



Mr. Jno. A\'. Pharr thinks it is the duty of the bee-keeper to 

 help in fair exhibits. 



'■^Marketing Honey" was the next subject for discussion, and 

 the first remarks made upon this subject were made by Mr. E. G. 

 LeStourgeon of San Antonio. 



Mr. LeStourgeon says that he worked at the wholesale grocery 

 business for fifteen years, and traveled most all the time, and was 

 very often asked where some of the fine Texas honey could be pro- 

 cured, and was so often asked this question that he hesitated to go 

 into the honey business for himself. When he began, bulk comb 

 honey v/as selling for eight to nine cents per pound, and he imported 

 a car from Texas to one of the northern states before the honey crop 

 in that section was taken off, for which he realized 11^ cents per 

 pound for the first car and placed a second as soon as it could be 

 shipped to him from Texas. 



