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lislied there seems to a general imderstanding among dealers to 

 hold pretty strictly to them. 



Early in the season the interests of producer and dealer are in 

 unison, since both desire a good crop' of honey; later when that 

 end is reached the ways diverge until finally they are almost 

 antagonistic. 



Our country is so extensive and climatic conditions so varied 

 that the honey crop is harvested at different periods, so that it 

 would be almost impossible and impracticable to consider the en- 

 tire yield in fixing approximate prices ; but since the bulk of the 

 supply is produced in the northern states and California, I believe 

 a fairly complete report from these sections would enable a repre- 

 sentative body of producers to reach a reasonable conclusion as to 

 what the market would stand and afford a reasonable return to 

 the beekeeper. 



These results can be attained only through- cooperation, the 

 method of which must be determined by the beekeepers' organi- 

 zations. 



