Gleanings in bee culture . o bribes. Certainit is, the Indians are losing their lands, andthe Avhite men are getting possession. Fromthe standpoint of industrial developmentthis is, no doubt, a good thing; but fromthe standpoint of equity and right it iswrong—that is, providing the Avhite mancheats his copper-skinned brother out of hisjust rights. Why is the Indian question a hot one? Because it is mixed up in politics, bothState and national. Honest men have dif-ferent opinions, and some men not so hon-est are biased by selfish schemes. There Avill doubtless be considerable in-quiry concernin
Gleanings in bee culture . o bribes. Certainit is, the Indians are losing their lands, andthe Avhite men are getting possession. Fromthe standpoint of industrial developmentthis is, no doubt, a good thing; but fromthe standpoint of equity and right it iswrong—that is, providing the Avhite mancheats his copper-skinned brother out of hisjust rights. Why is the Indian question a hot one? Because it is mixed up in politics, bothState and national. Honest men have dif-ferent opinions, and some men not so hon-est are biased by selfish schemes. There Avill doubtless be considerable in-quiry concerning Oklahoma and Kansas,and so I take pleasure in referring to tAvomen Avho are not interested in the sale ofland Avho may be able to give some infor-mation ; but perhaps they Avill not thank mefor giving them this kind of , I Avill take the risk: F. W. Vande Maik, of Stilhvater, Oklahoma, and CarlF. Buck, of Augusta, Kansas. Sliortly after the Feb. 15th issue of((LEANINGS was out, I received a cou])le of. Scholls handy apiary wagon. 15, 1913 letters from subscribers in Kansas, who,fearing I would make too rosy a descriptionof the semi-arid West, wrote, suggestingcaution; but I am happy to state that thearticle above was written before the letterscame, and so I think no one will accuse meof booming new territory if he reads allI have written, especially what I have saidabove. There are good and bad lands, andthere are sharks and honest men. The wiseman will use his own judgment as he thinksbest. Here are the letters: In Gleanings for Feb. 15, page 106, you referto alfalfa yielding honey in Kansas. This is true ofa good many localities in the State, but not all. Inthe country immediately surrounding Topeka it isonly occasionally that bees will work on alfalfabloom. At our State beekeepers convention this yearthe honey reports ran anywhere from ten to onehundred pounds per colony. Most of the heavyyields came from localities where alfalfa is grownfor seed.
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