. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March 30, 190S. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 245. =\ ©pinions •:? of Some (Experts J spring and Fall Price of a Colony of Bees Qnes. 2-t—What do you consider a fair price for an average colony of bees in a good, 8-frame Langstroth hive, (or a hive of about the samf capacity)—(a) In the spring? {b)Inthefallf C. H. DiBBEBN (111.)—a. J5. b. $4. R. L. Tatlok (Mich.)—a. $5. b. U. Rev. M. Mahin (Ind.)—a. §10. b. %o. Adbian Getaz (Tenn.)—a. $4. b. $3. L. Stachelhausen (Tex.)—a. $3. b. $3. EnoENE Secor (Iowa)—a. $5. b. $ Wm. McEvot (Ont.)—a. $ b. $
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. March 30, 190S. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 245. =\ ©pinions •:? of Some (Experts J spring and Fall Price of a Colony of Bees Qnes. 2-t—What do you consider a fair price for an average colony of bees in a good, 8-frame Langstroth hive, (or a hive of about the samf capacity)—(a) In the spring? {b)Inthefallf C. H. DiBBEBN (111.)—a. J5. b. $4. R. L. Tatlok (Mich.)—a. $5. b. U. Rev. M. Mahin (Ind.)—a. §10. b. %o. Adbian Getaz (Tenn.)—a. $4. b. $3. L. Stachelhausen (Tex.)—a. $3. b. $3. EnoENE Secor (Iowa)—a. $5. b. $ Wm. McEvot (Ont.)—a. $ b. $ Morgan Bros. (8. Dak.)—a. $5. b. $ E. E. Hasty (Ohio)—This can only be an approximation, a. $5. b. $4. Jas. a. Stone (111.)—a. Italians, $7; blacks, $5. b. Italians, $6; blacks, $4. S. T. Pettit (Ont.)—a and b. Whatever it will bring when placed upon the market. N. E. France (Wis.)—a. $ to $ b. $3to $3. In Wiscon- sin this is what they sell for. G. M. Doohttle (N. Y.)—a. $3 to $6, according to the strain or " breed " of the bees. b. $2 to $5. Dr. J. P. H. Brown (Ga.)—a and b. From $5 to $8, depending upon locality and upon supply and demand. Arthur C. Miller (R. I.)—a. $7. b. $3 to $5, depending upon condition. Fall condition is more vital than that of spring. Prof. A. J. Cook (Calif.)—a. In the spring, $5. b. In the autumn little if any less, as bees always winter here, if they are healthy and have food. J. H. Hambaugh (Calif.)—This is a hard question to answer. There are so many varied conditions. All the way from $5 per colony down to $3. R. C. AiKiN (Colo.)—a. $4. b. $3. These prices are based on common financial ideas and practices. On a true moral basis they should be twice that. Mrs. J. M. Ncll (Mo.)—a. $5. b. $3. I infer for the purpose of stocking is what the value is based upon. These figures might be reversed if value of honey is to be considered. E. D. TowNSEND (Mich.)—Supposing the hive that
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