THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



391 



lliroughout the Inter-Mountain reg- 

 ion g,re good — we have more bees 

 than a year ago and snow in the 

 mountains has been abundant. Each 

 year sees some new irrigation dis- 

 tricts coming into productiveness 

 and others improved in water sup- 

 ply by the completion of storage 

 reservoirs, mailing the crops more 

 certain. The west on the whole 

 produces a merchantable crop of 

 honey every year so we are not in- 

 terested so much in "more bees," 

 "better bees" or "more better bees" 

 as we are in more and better mar- 

 kets to place what we already pro- 

 duce. For the small producer this 

 marketing question will not seem 

 so important; however some of our 

 small producers have had their mar- 

 ket all but destroyed by honey ship- 

 ped in from a distance and sold for 

 less than they should take for their 

 product. It is for us to see that 

 the markets are so developed that 

 they will consume our increasing- 

 production. 



This matter should not look diffi- 

 cult to us when we realize that in- 

 dividual beekeepers have gone into 

 large cities and built up a fine out- 

 let for their product hundreds of 

 miles from the source of production. 

 It is practical and if the right foun- 

 dation is laid will pay from the 

 beginning. One such center would 

 be the radiating center for branches 

 the whole country over. The right 

 foundation is the standardization of 

 our product through the organiza- 

 tion and work of the local unit, 

 brought about and directed by the 

 organizers and the work of our Na- 

 tional organ. 



The methods used by the orange 

 growers can probably be adapted 

 to our use, though our problems 

 are somewhat different. The meth- 

 ods of working out the problem 

 need not be handled minutely, for 

 they cannot till all the facts and 

 information obtainable from other 

 organizations that have succeeded 

 are accessible for our use. The 

 Rural Organization Service of The 

 Department of Agriculture of which 

 Dr. T. N. Carver is Director may be 

 relied upon to furnish us with data 

 and suggestions as to the best pro- 

 cedure for us to take. 



In answering advertisements In 

 the REVIEW, kindly say, I saw 

 your advertisement in the BEE- 

 KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



W. H. Laws 



Will be ready to take care of your 

 Queen orders whether large or small, 

 the coming- season. Twenty-five years 

 of careful breeding- brings Law's Queens 

 above the usual standard; better let us 

 book your orders now. 



Tested Queens in March; untested 

 after April 1st. About 50 first-ciass 

 breeding queens ready at any date. 



PRICES: Tested. $1.25; 5 for $5.00; 

 Breeders, each $5.00. Address 



W. H. Laws, Beeville, Texas 



Advertise it in the REVIEW and 

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From Improved Stock 



The best that money can buy; not in- 

 clined to swarm and as for. honey 

 gatherers they have few equals. 



3-Band Golden, 5-Band & Carniolan 



bred in separate yards. 

 Untested, one, $1; six. 



$17.50; 



$1.50; 



either 



(lueen, 



$15.00: 



$20.40; 



frame 



frame, 



50, $34; 100, $65. 

 six, $8; 12, $15. 

 strain, $5. Nuclei 

 one-trame, $2.50; 

 two-frame, $:3.50; 

 nuclei with tested 



ready March 20. 

 55; 12, $9; 25, 

 Tested, one 

 Breeders of 

 with untested 

 six one-frame, 

 six two-frame, 

 queen, one- 



.00; six one-frame, $17.40; two- 

 $4; six two-frame, $2:3.40. Our 

 Queens and Drones are all reared from 

 the best select queens, which should 

 be so with drones as well as queens. 

 No disease of any kind in this country. 

 Safe arrival, satisfaction, and prompt 

 service guaranteed. 



D. E. BROTHERS, Attalla, Ala. 



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