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receive sufficient returns to war- 

 rant it, we will launch such a cam- 

 paign that will bring the laggards 

 up standing. We have the promise 

 of plenty of financial aid just as 

 soon as the producers show a will- 

 ing spirit, so that every dollar that 

 comes in now counts ten later on. 

 This is a feature we must not over- 

 look. Some of my friends prophesy 

 that the bee-keepers are not inter- 

 ested enough to respond, at least 

 or not enough of them to make 

 it worth while. This might have 

 been the case at one time, but I 

 can hardly believe that the up-to- 

 date bee-keepers will not co-oper- 

 ate this far. 



I had a little hesitancy in ap- 

 proaching this, but I have over- 

 come it and I am going to put it 

 squarely up to you. If you want to 

 "boost" honey, and boost it to 

 where it should be, I am with you 

 to the end. So, when I get 100 re- 



turns, we will begin to lay the 

 foundation of a publicity campaign 

 that will ultimately make "Honey' 

 a household word in every home 

 in the land. And remember that 

 the old guard, some of them, are 

 standing back, ready to laugh at 

 me for my enthusiasm, and faith 

 in your enterprise. If you fail me, 

 it will be a disappointment. J do 

 not believe you will fail. 



We would like to hear of more 

 local Associations being formed. 



Bees are in good shape here in 

 Indiana, wintered well, and uni- 

 formly strong. Clover is the finest 

 ever. Looks like a bumper crop. 



Would it not be a good plan to 

 have the entire list of inspectors 

 printed in the Review? I have had 

 several letters asking the address 

 cf our efficient officer. Write to C 

 H. Baldwin. State Entomologist, 

 Indianapolis. 



EDITORIAL CORNER 



The Review a Year Old with This 

 Number under the Present Manr 

 agenient 



This May number is the twelfth, 

 or anniversary of the Review under 

 the present management. It does not 

 seem credible to think that it 

 has been a whole year since the 

 writer took hold of the Review 

 as managing editor. But the calen- 

 dar records the fact and we have 

 to abide by it. It has been twelve 

 very pleasant, short months to me 

 and it is the hope that the reader 

 appreciates the Review as well as 

 we at this office enjoyed building it. 



We have just received a generous 

 sample of Sourwood honey from our 

 friend, Mr. C. W. Harmon of Ashe- 

 ville, N. C. We do not wonder that 

 his home people are devoted to it. 

 and even partial to it. For the 

 flavor is good, and the body fine, 

 the color light amber, almost clear. 

 To our taste it has a slightly mod- 

 ified after-taste, that is not quite 

 so first pleasant as the first im- 

 pression. This may be due to "edu- 

 •:ation" or lack of it. For, as in the 



case of Dasswood. for example, few 

 persons like all honeys at first 

 taste, and of many their first im- 

 pression is decidedly unpleasant, 

 1 hough they may learn to like 

 such honeys afterwards. It likely 

 rt^ould prove true in the case of the 

 Sourwood honey. Mr. Harmon tells 

 Die, that his local trade does not 

 Lire of that particular honey, and 

 that he can not get enough of it. 

 It is extremely local, I believe, not 

 being produced In a very large area, 

 v.t least, not a large number of 

 states. We have added this to our 

 collection of United States Honeys. 

 And while speaking of our collec- 

 tion, let me say, that the taste can 

 be cultivated so accurately, as to 

 delect even a slight admixture of 

 any other than a given kind of 

 honey, and that immediately. For 

 example, while calling on Mr. Har- 

 old Hornor, of Mt. Holly, N. J., 

 when he was in charge of the root 

 yard and packing house at Jenkin- 

 town. Pennsylvania, he handed me 

 a sample of honey, and said, 

 "Is that not Palmetto honey?" 



I took one sip, and answered at 



