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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



This need not be a report from every bee 

 keeper, only an aggregate of the crop for 

 a certain locality; say Colorado, for in- 

 stance, 200 tons for June, last year's crop 

 175 tons; Wisconsin 150 tons for June, 

 last year 200 tons. This kind cf report, 

 stating kind, extracted or comb, is all 

 the buyer or seller need know; and we 

 take it that their interests are mutual, 

 about knowing facts as to a crop. 



To know that the crop this year is so 

 many tons amounts to but little, when it 

 is not also known how much the same 

 territory produced last and previous years. 

 The last crop might have been 100 and 

 the demand 120 tons, consequently good 

 prices. The crop this year might be 130 

 tons, and the demand the same, and low 

 prices are sure to follow unless a new use 

 can be found to increase the demand. As 

 a rule, lowering the price increases the 

 demand, but not always. Some markets 

 will take only so much, no matter what 



the price, and to lower prices for such a 

 market is only to lessen profits. 



THE EXPENSE. 



The ones benefited ought to, in justice, 

 pay the expense, but that perhaps would 

 be hard to adjust, so, according to present 

 light, the larger or National Association 

 should pay the bill. This society has 

 most of the larger producers as members, 

 and they could report for small producers 

 and other large producers who are not 

 members. Three postal cards sent to 

 each reporter would cover the costs ex- 

 cept condensing and arranging. To 

 avoid confusion each correspondent 

 should understand what territory he is re- 

 porting for, and not do as the editors of 

 one of our bee journals does, assign a 

 man to a county, even if it is as large as 

 as ordinary State. Brother York please 

 note this last item. 



Richland Center, Wis. 





FOUNDATION IN SECTIONS. 



BY F. GREINER. 



It Greatly Lessens the Friability and Desirability of 

 The Gomb Honey Product. 



MR. Hutchinson, I have not a verv large, 

 but a very fine looking, lot of comb 

 honey. As to its looks, there is no fault 

 to find, but, after all, it is scarcely fit for 

 culinary use; at least, not for the epicure. 

 This fact prompts me to write this letter. 



THE DELICIOUSNESS OF COMB HONEY 

 BUIIvT WITHOUT COMB FOUNDATION. 



You may ask, "Why is your honey not 

 fit for use? " The answer is very short; 

 "Comb-foundation ! " May be you have 

 never eaten any real comb honey, Mr. 

 Editor, such as was entirely built by bees 

 in a comb honey super, or you maj' have 

 forgotten what pleasurable sensation it 

 affords to eat it. I would like to have 

 you, with the rest of our esteemed edit- 



ors, make a test, if you deem it worth 

 while, or if you have the least idea that 

 it might be advantageous to produce comb 

 honey' that is not only pleasing to the eye 

 but also satisfies the most fastidious 

 palate. 



This is not the first time that I have ex- 

 pressed my views on the question of comb 

 foundation being used in comb honey; 

 but, it seems, I stand alone without even 

 a second; and I feel that I must speak 

 again and again till I am heard. 



USE OF COMB FOUNDATION LIABLE TO 

 CAUSE TROUBLE BETWEEN HUS- 

 BAND AND WIFE. 



Between you and me, Mr. Editor, I 

 want to tell you that, three years ago, I 



