. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. The New " California ; BY PROF. A. J. COOK. In response to the request of subscribers to the American Bee Journal, I append the following regarding the proposed California Honey Exchange. The honey-producers of California feel that they have a serious grievance. They can produce honey of quality The retail prices remain practically the same, whether the sea- son is very poor, fair, or excellent. There are but two explanations to this anomalous condi- tion. Either a large supply irrespective of the actual amount prod
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. The New " California ; BY PROF. A. J. COOK. In response to the request of subscribers to the American Bee Journal, I append the following regarding the proposed California Honey Exchange. The honey-producers of California feel that they have a serious grievance. They can produce honey of quality The retail prices remain practically the same, whether the sea- son is very poor, fair, or excellent. There are but two explanations to this anomalous condi- tion. Either a large supply irrespective of the actual amount produced, or else the dealers and commission men manipulate prices to suit their greed for gain, paying no heed to whether the producer has any margin of profit or not. This state of affairs has become simply unbearable; and the California bee- men are aroused to the necessity of a complete revolution. Like the producers of nearly all our farm products, they have no voice as to what they shall pay or receive as they visit the markets to buy or sell. They see no reason why they should not have a voice in determining prices on their own products. Could they but work in concert, act as one man, some- thing after the manner of the Standard Oil Company, then they could adjust prices of their honey according to the amount, and the cost of production. This is just what they are hoping. They believe that they have confidence enough in each other to thus act, and intelligence enough to adopt and make operative the best scheme of AjjUiry oj Mr. J. IT. Yoaiuj, Kiiujtiiaii, Kaiis.—See iMtgc ^.s. and in satisfactory quantities, but they have to pay exhorbitant freight-rates, and are forced to accept ruinously low prices. Up to the present time they have been utterly unable to regu- late either transportation rates or the markets on a living basis. What makes the wrong all the more aggravating and exasperating is the fact that, though they receive prices which leave them no marg
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