. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW &Ji„ ^1,-. i_«. Dr. Bonney's home town, Buck Grove, Iowa. The home of " bonney ; son was wet, and I had difficulty start- ing a fire quickly I ])egan using dena- tured alcohol. This burns without odor, is cheap, and I hud it very handy. Buck Grove, Iowa. But, Dr. Bonney. is it a question of supply and demand? Isn't it more of a question of proper distribution? Are all honey consumers properly supplied? And isn't it a fact that many honey producers do not get the market price for their honey simply because tlK\
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW &Ji„ ^1,-. i_«. Dr. Bonney's home town, Buck Grove, Iowa. The home of " bonney ; son was wet, and I had difficulty start- ing a fire quickly I ])egan using dena- tured alcohol. This burns without odor, is cheap, and I hud it very handy. Buck Grove, Iowa. But, Dr. Bonney. is it a question of supply and demand? Isn't it more of a question of proper distribution? Are all honey consumers properly supplied? And isn't it a fact that many honey producers do not get the market price for their honey simply because tlK\ don't ask enough? A few days ago a honey buyer show- ed me a nice lot of honey that he had bought at 12iX cents per pound, from a bee-keeper who couldn't afford to take a bee-journal. That honey could have been sold in a n'liolrsalc zvay at 18 cents. What had supply and demand to do with that sale? No, Doctor, it isn't fair to compare the honey situation with the Standard Oil or even with the market for potatoes. The Standard Oil Co. has a complete selling system, and was un- doubtedly giving the market all it would bear. The honey producers have no such system, and there is no ques- tion but what the demand can be multi- ]ilied many times by proper effort. Po- tatoes are a ]jeris"hable product, while honey is not, so naturally the former would fluctuate in price much more than the latter. This question of marketing is a big one, and will bear our closest attention and studv. A Simple Plan for Disposing of Cappings. S. A. NIVER. ^yyR. EDITOR:—What to do with ^^^ cappings is attracting atten- tion just now in the bee jour- nals, and some very elaborate plans il- lustrated, but it is a simple matter if you watch out for the main difficulty— that is. them accumulate. I use a modification of the plan outlined on page 188 of July Review. Aly uncapping can is a galvanized iron wash tub 20 inches in diameter. When full, I place it in another tub 24 inches. Pl
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