. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. I902 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 195 erating is to find short cuts and quick methods of doing things. His gait is easy and assuring. He knows what to do, and goes about doing it in a meth- odical style that suggests thoroughness in its accomplishment. During the hot weather he takes frequent rests, leisure- ly sips his lemonade and is always ready to discuss any apiarian (juestion; being especially well informed on historical points relating thereto, but never wear- ies his audience with tales of the great amount of honey extracted in "one hour,
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. I902 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 195 erating is to find short cuts and quick methods of doing things. His gait is easy and assuring. He knows what to do, and goes about doing it in a meth- odical style that suggests thoroughness in its accomplishment. During the hot weather he takes frequent rests, leisure- ly sips his lemonade and is always ready to discuss any apiarian (juestion; being especially well informed on historical points relating thereto, but never wear- ies his audience with tales of the great amount of honey extracted in "one hour, twenty-two and a half ; He is not in the lightning class; but, nevertheless. Vear in and year out can. A-ery likely show results that will fa- vorably compare with most of those whose chief pride is in doing a lot in "little or no ; The comparison suggests the tale of the tortoise and the hare; and Mr. Poppleton, "gets there, just the ; At noon we repaired to the cabin of the Thelma; the coffee pot was placed upon the stove and forthwith Mr. Pop- pleton proceeded to demonstrate his asserted claim that we were lying di- rectly over one of the best pools for fish. The hook baited and cast over the gunwale, Mr. P. settled himself upon a campstool to resume the story of four- cent honey, which had been under con- sideration, and wait for a "; "Yes," he continued, "Morrison's little story of the insignificance of West Indian competition, is nice to read, and plau- sible; but all such arguments fall flat in the face of statements from Northern dealers which I have recently received, to the effect that our honey can not be sold at this time for four cents a pound, because of the great amount of Jamai- can honey in ; The absolute worthlesness of such talk in the jour- nals was just beginning to create an impression upon his listeners, when, with a vigorous "swash" as it parted the waters and s
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