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VoLXmi, All. 13,1891, No, 7. 



Editorial Buzzings. 



Be to Every Ulan just— and to woniaii 



Be gentle and tender and true ; 

 For thine own do thy best, but for no man 

 Do less than a brother should do. 



So living- thy days to full number, 

 In peace thou shalt pass to th,y grave ; 



Thoji shalt lie down and rest thee and slumber, 

 Beloved, loving- hearted and brave. 



—Samuel AVaddingtou. 



Reports recently received from 

 California are to the effect that the 

 honey crop in, that State is short, and 

 that the most of the honey has already 

 been sold. 



Xlie Parlts Basket, which is so 

 nice, convenient and light, for shipping 

 supplies for bee-lieepers, and, in fact, 

 for any line of light goods, is rapidly 

 coming into use. We hear that Mr. 

 Parks has sold his interest in New York 

 for his invention, for 8l5.orM» in cash. 



Xhe Honey Crop is as yet an 



unknown quantity. Look at the expres- 

 sions published lately in this journal : 



No honey at all. 



The best crop for four years. 



Poorest honey crop ever known. 



Two-thirds of a crop. 



Ifoney crop a total failure. 



Bass wood the only hope-. 



Heavy crop of honey. 



A good honey-crop. 



White clover a failure. 



(rood yield of honey. 



No good white clover honey. 



Honey crop ruined by honey-dew. 



No honey-dew this Summer. 



No honey in the sections. 



An average crop. 



Fair crop of honey. 



Very little nectar. 



Good season for honey. 



Poor honey-flow. 



Good yield from basswood. 



We could enumerate many more, but 

 these are enough to show that the 

 country is too much extended, and the 

 climatic conditions too varied to be able 

 yet to arrive at definite conclusions as to 

 the quantity of honey contained in this 

 year's crop. We hope that there is a 

 large Fall crop yet to come. 



Dr. C. C. Miller says that he thinks 

 that he will have "a better crop thaii 

 for years." We hope so, but it is quite 

 evident that the Doctor's favorite expres- 

 sion is still appropriate: "I don't know.*' 



Ho^^ and Inhere?— A sub- 

 scriber asks the following very pointed 

 questions : 



What per cent, of those devoting their 

 entire attention to the bee and honey 

 business, excluding supply dealers, clear 

 $1,000 or over per year above their 

 running expenses ? 



Where is the best locality for a young 

 bee-man to locate ? His desire being t"> 

 locate permanently, and give his wbolH 

 attention to bee-keeping ? 



These questions are more easily a^ked 

 than answered. Who will try to reply V 



R. B. Ideally, of Higginsville, Mo., 

 gave us a call last week. He is a supply 

 dealer, and is making preparations for 

 next season's business alreadv. 



