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nuuUng the bee-tree. 



tasted the honey from this pk^nt, that it is 

 a superfine product which is bought with 

 avidity by the general classes who consume 

 honey. From the fact that at least 75 to 90 

 per cent of this honey is consumed in the 

 South, however, this may explain why the 

 gallberry and ty-ty honey are not better 

 known in the leading markets. 



Verj' frequently some of the big men 

 come out in jDrint with the statement that 

 better values may be secured, or should be 

 secured, for honey. The facts of the case, 

 however, are that the average rural bee- 

 keeper is already reaping the hai-\'est from 

 this source, for I find that they are now 

 securing from 12 to 121/2 cents per section 

 at wholesale, and the demand is good at 

 these values. 



Years ago a buyer could secure all the 

 honey needed at from 8 to 10 cents per 

 pound ; but this is now a thing of the past, 

 for the average citizen of the country hav- 

 ing changed over to the modern hives from 



the old-fashioned box, is securing surplus 

 in splendid marketing condition. 



Two young men at Meldrim, Ga., recently 

 purchased an apiary of 75 colonies for 

 $600. They increased to 160 colonies, and 

 secured 12,000 pounds surplus of extracted 

 honey. The bees were subsequently moved 

 to Pennsylvania for a fall yield. 



Another, at Ellabelle, purchased a large 

 number of new hives for section honey. He 

 transferred his entire yard of forty box 

 hives to movable-comb hives; captured 22 

 swarms in the spring, and has secured sev- 

 eral thousand pounds of comb honey, to the 

 surprise and envy of his neighbors. 



The trunk cut off four or five feet from the ground. 



We may not ha^ve another big yield for 

 some years; but the indications are that 

 many people who see visions of some " easy 

 money " will make a try for a crop next 

 year any way. They may reap better than 

 tliey know. 



Savannah, Ga., June 2.3. 



ONE HUNDRED POUNDS OF HONEY FROM A BEE-TREE 



BY J. BAKULA 



I have often had the opportunity of 

 watching a bee-tree cut at night ; but on the 

 special occasion concerning which I write, 

 the cutting of the tree had to be accom- 

 plished on a nice warm afternoon, as Ave 

 had to leave for home that same evening. 



The tree was a short scrubby redoak (30 

 or 40 ft. tall) as often seen at the edge of 

 a field, some twelve or fourteen inches in 

 diameter, I judge it to be now. Thei-e were 

 two trees growing from the same stump, so 

 we cut it four or five feet from the ground 



