. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 84 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. capital, combined with the elevating power of Christianity, once gets a foot- hold in the "gem of the Antilles" there will be a great change. If Dr. Vieta with only two apiaries can prodnce one hundred and eighty tons of honey in one season, and that honey brings 40 to 50 cents net, per gallon, in Havana, Amsterdam and Holland, etc. are not going to continue to get all the Cuban honey. And it extracted honey can be produced at a profit at three cents per pound, as was clearh' shown at the recent convention of the U.
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 84 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. capital, combined with the elevating power of Christianity, once gets a foot- hold in the "gem of the Antilles" there will be a great change. If Dr. Vieta with only two apiaries can prodnce one hundred and eighty tons of honey in one season, and that honey brings 40 to 50 cents net, per gallon, in Havana, Amsterdam and Holland, etc. are not going to continue to get all the Cuban honey. And it extracted honey can be produced at a profit at three cents per pound, as was clearh' shown at the recent convention of the U. S. bee-keep- er's Association at Omaha, a regular bo- nanza awaits the energetic Yankee who can produce 180 tons or more each season and sell it so as to net 40 or 50 cents per gallon. Of course, I don't doul)t Mr. vSonier- ford's statement; but it just makes the heads of us poor mortals swim to think we can produce only a few tons in several apiaries; and can get less than twice as much for it as is paid in Havana; and then all expenses of time, help, supplies, freight, etc., have to be paid from that. ToivEDO, Ohio. Feb. 23, 1899. Department of riticism CONDUCTED BY R. h. Blame where yon must, be candid where you can, And l)e each critic the Good-natured Man. GOLDSMITH. THE I^ENGTH OF TIME THAT Ol'EENS In the Review, page 44, Dr. Miller comes to the defense of his statement that good queens'might lay from seven to nine months in a year—a statement which I had criticised .slightly not long ago. He says that in answering the question it was for all the readers of the American Bee Journal and not merely for Lapeer or Mar- engo. On the contrary, that is precisely what I (/id take into view. Very likely his answer does well enough for Dadant's latitude, and south, but if intended for all the readers of the American Bee Jour- nal the latitude of Lapeer and Marengo ought to have some consideration. But the doctor's'main purpose seems to be to proclaim his loss of fa
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