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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 



With Replies from our best Authorities on Bees. 



AH queries sent in for this department slioulU be briefly 

 stated, and free from any possible ambiguity. The question 

 or questions should be written upon a separate slip of paper, 

 and marked, " For Our Question-Box." 



QcTESTiox No. 79.— (n) Granting that it ix a l^enefit 

 to the pursuit at large, does il pan the exhibitor finan- 

 cially,! ither in immediate relnrns or in uUimdti' re- 

 turns from stich advertisimj. to make liouixi erhUiits at 

 his county fair1 (b) Tf it dors not, nsiially, can it be 

 n)ade to do so/ 



a. No. b. I doubt it. 



Geo. Grimm, 

 g. m. t)oolitti,e. 



It would not pay uu . 



I think it does not usually. Occasionally an ex- 

 hihition will make it pay. H R. Boardman. 



T don't tliink that it does, nor thai it would pay to 

 try to fix it so it would. Ja:«es Heddon. 



a. It would not pay in our counij-, and I don't 

 think it could be made to pay. E. France. 



a. Yes. b. A thoroug-h-g-ohig- bcc-man can hardly 

 afford to do without such publicity. R. Wilkin. 



a. I think it may pay bini immediately if he 

 sells honey at the fair. b. I think so. 



C. C. Miller. 

 Success dejtends princii)ally on the disposition 

 and ability of the individual in all such cases. 



CnAS. F. Moth. 

 a. It pays some men. It does not pay others, b. 

 T don't think it can be made to pay them at all. 



E. E. Hasty. 

 a. Yes, as it is one of the best advertising medi- 

 ums. Place your merchandise conspicuouslj-, and in 

 a neat and attractive way. Paul L. \'iall()N. 



We see nothing in it unless the premiums are 

 sufficient to pay expenses of exhibition. We have 

 exhibited at three State fairs formerly, and found 

 no profit outside of premiums. Dadant & Son. 



The right kind of a man could undoubtedly make 

 such an exhibit pay under most circumstances. We 

 ought to push and advertise our business as much 

 as other kinds of business are pushed and adver- 

 tised. Really it needs such help more than most of 

 them do. James A. Green. 



a. I have had no experience In exhibiting at 

 county fairs; but the sales of honey, and advertis- 

 ing alone, have never paid me. I rely largely on 

 the premiums, the genial acquaintances I make, 

 and the "fun of the thing" for the profits, b. 

 Some do make it pay. Dr. A. B. Mason. 



Hardly, as at present managed. It can be made 

 to do so by securing premiums that will make the 

 industry appear respectable in lieu of such as would 

 disgrace any business. The premium-list should be 

 such as would encourage a first-class exhibit. This, 

 in turn, would greatly benefit both the exhibitors 

 and the industry as a whole. A. J. Cook. 



I feel very sorry indeed that my foot-note 

 in the last issue, on the matter of fairs, had 

 not been before the friends who answer 

 questions, so tliey could have read it before 

 giving their opinions as above. My opinion 

 is, that a county fair should not only be 

 looked at as we look at bee-conventions, but, 



to caiTy it still further, we should think of 

 them something in the same light as we 

 consider the matter of going to church or 

 prayer-meeting or Sunday-.schcol. One sel- 

 dom asks the question if it pays financially 

 to attend these places ; or, if you choose, 

 does it pay to attend the preliminary, or cau- 

 cus meetings pertaining to the welfare of 

 your town, county, or State? Several of the 

 answers are soniewhat in a line with this— 

 Dr. Mason, for instance, and J. A. Green 

 and Prof. C'ook. 



Question No. so Have you found that the distri- 

 bution of circulars, fancy cards, etc., at county fairs, 

 calling dttoitioti to the value of honey as food aiul med- 

 ici7ic.havc had a beneficial influence on your sales of 

 honey during the following year I If you have not had 

 experience, can ytni not call to mind any incidents 

 where such means of advertising has beneiitrd indireH- 

 ly the one who made the dislributinn of the circulars/ 



See answer to number 76. 



Dr. a. B. Mason. 



I have had no experience In this. Geo. Grimm. 

 Have had no experience along this line. 



G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



My knowledge on this point is an utter blank. 



C. C. Miller. 

 I have never tried it. I can to some extent. 



Mrs. L. Harrison. 

 I have never heard of any incidents in that re- 

 gard. Paul L. Viallon. 



We have not tried it. It certainly would do some 

 good. Dauant & Son. 



I have had no experience nor observation on this 

 point. A. J. Cook. 



I do not think I can add any thing of importance 

 to the general fund in this. E E. Hasty. 



My observation and experience would say that 

 such work is not profitable. .Tames Heddon. 



I have not had much experience In this way of 

 advertising. I have better returns from other 

 methods. H. R. Boardman. 



It is taken and accepted, that all advertisements 

 benefit, more or less, the advertiser and his busi- 

 ness. However, we have paid thousands of dollars 

 for advertisements, and in very rare cases only 

 have we been directly benefited by any one adver- 

 tisement. Chas. F. Muth. 



Such advertising ought to pay, according to all 

 rules of advertising, if judiciously carried on. Still, 

 I believe the sale of even a small quantity of honey 

 is worth more as an advertisement than many cir- 

 culars. My experience in distributing circulars 

 has not been encouraging. James A. Green. 



We have never tried the distribution of circulars 

 or cards at fairs or any other public gathering. We 

 usually have a large quantity of honey to sell, and 

 depend on selling tomanufacturersand honey-deal- 

 ers away from home. We keep honey in the stores 

 in our own town, and sell at the house at home. 

 Any further than that, wo sell at wholesale by the 

 barrel or thousand pounds. E. France. 



This question hinges a good deal on the 

 point in regard to using printed matter for 

 advertising, or some other means. I think 

 it is oftentimes the case that printed matter 

 is wasted, or used to excess, when it is not 

 needed. 1 should say, that a pleasant face 



