THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



vvliere every bee-keeper would have a 

 chance to market his honey, and even- 

 tually these should work together 

 tliiuuyli the National Association. 

 Yours very truly, 



P. J. DOI^I^, 

 Minneapolis, Mmn. 



Twin Falls, Idaiio. 

 George VV. Williams, 



lleakey, Ind. 

 My Dear Sir: 



Yours of the Zotn received and noted, 

 1 will say tiiat a move as you suggest 

 as ■ iioney JJay" any day in November 

 or December, just before the laoliday 

 Liade i>pens up. 



1 think an assessment would be the 



best means ol' raising funds for this 



pLu po.se. f assure you that I will do 



all L can to make the move a success. 



Yours truly, 



C. H. STINSON. 

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George W. Williams, 



Kedkey. Ind., 

 Dear Sir: 



Yours of the 22nd to hand. I can 

 say that 1 can heartily endorse a move 

 of this kind, yes, I am in favor of a 

 ••Honey Day" along about September 

 10th for this state, and 1 believe that 

 an assessment of 3c per colony would 

 Dt; satisfactory to all progressive bee- 

 keepers. More would be better, but 

 we must consider those who are a 

 little conservative. 



Giving out samples of honey on a 

 morsel of fresh cracker or bread, bee- 

 talks and demonstrations are the very 

 best of aids. 1 always try to have 

 tnese demonstrations at our county 

 fair. 



1 would be glad to hear from you 

 again as to the progress you are mail- 

 ing. 



Y'ours respecttuUy, 



GLEN WOOD BEAllD, 

 Barberton, Ohio. 

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George W. Williams, 



iledkev, Ind., 

 My Dear Sir: 



In answer to yours of the 22nd, I 

 \vill say that I am in favor of a 

 "Honey Day", along about July 1st. 

 As there will be more or less expense 

 connected with this, I would favor an 

 assessment of 5c per colony if necessary. 



Have some placards printed and 

 distribute among the beekeepers, who 

 siiould display them conspicuously in 

 tile groceries. These placards to have 

 on them in large letters a statement 

 of the food value of honey compared 

 with other foods. 



t^et each member make arrangements 

 Willi his grocer lor a honey and bee 

 demonstration. Arrange the bees and 

 iiitney in tne best possiuie way for 

 attracting attention. Have tne extiact- 

 cr along and snow the neople just how 

 it is done, and convince the people that 

 extracted honey is clean and pure, and 

 ^'ou will not only help your own uusi- 

 ness, but will be helping many chil- 

 dren to get a wholesome and nutritious 

 food, the best of all sweets, one tiiey 

 need and crave. 



I had a demonstration at our fair 

 last fall and it was a great success. 



Yours, 

 J. E. VBNNARD, 

 Wilmington, O. 



George W. W iiliams, 

 iii-akey, Ind., 



Dear Sir: 



Yours of the bth to hand. As to a 

 "Honey Day ', I am in favor of any- 

 thing that will help the sale of honey. 

 October 1st would be about the right 

 time here. 



I am not in favor of an assessment 

 plan, as this will not be satisfactory to 

 tiie conservative beekeepers. The av- 

 erage beekeeper has so little knowledge 

 of the marketing of honey, that it is 

 a hard matter to interest him. 



1 liave learned some things in selling 

 honey, that if I were to get up before 

 a convention of beekeepers and Lell 

 them things that 1 know from my ex- 

 perience to be true, I would be laughed 

 down as a fool. You can advertise 

 lioney till doomsday, but if you do not 

 back up your statements with the goods 

 your time and money is worse tlian 

 wasted. Tne quality must be there, 

 ana the ciuality must be uniform. When 

 the beekeepers and the honey bottlers 

 get together and adopt a uniform stan- 

 dard, and a standard the public rel- 

 islies, you can advertise in the gener- 

 al mediums and get results. This is 

 tne biggest problem before tlie bee- 

 iieeners todav. 



Yours very truly, 



JOHN J. BULL, 

 Valparaiso, Ind. 



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George W. Williams, 

 Redkey, Ind., 



J^ear Sir: 



1 .iiu answer your questions as given 

 in your letter of the Stir in the matter 

 of marKeting honey. 



As to a general ''Honey Day" I fav- 

 or ic, most decidedly. As to the time 

 I do not think it greatly matters, ex- 

 cent it should not be as a time when 

 fresn fruit is in the market. 



To pay the necessary expenses, to be- 

 gin with, I would favor an assessment 

 of Ic per colony. Beekeepers are a con- 

 servative set, and it would not do to 

 ask them to dig too deeply in their 

 pockets for the sake of an untried 

 scheme. 



1 have 1000 colonies and T think 

 $10.00 is about all I would care to put 

 into it the first jump. Double up as 

 it proves successful. 



Sincerely, 



J. EDGAR ROSS, 

 Brawley, Cal. 

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 'George W. Williams, 

 'Redkey, Ind., 



Dear Sir: 



Yes I am most heartily in favor of a 

 "Honey Day". I think the Saturday 

 before Labor Day would suit here. If 

 any funds are to be raised, assess 

 each colony of producing bees 2c each. 



In addition, I would by some way 

 provide that placards should be placed in 

 every grocer's store, something like 

 this. 



Yours, 



O. H. SCHMIDT, 

 Sec. Mich. Association 

 Bay Citv, Mich. 



