. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 231. Congratulations for the Experimental Api- ary. —Prejudiced Enthusiasm of Some Inventors.—Costly Experiments. .JAMES HEDDON. It LLOW me to t\ express my- self as highly plea- sed with our suc- cess in getting even the small ap- propriatiou of $500 M year for apiarian experiments, and not less plea-ed over the selection of Senator Taylor as superintendent. As 1 look at the matter, the salary is small, when we consider the work to be performed; a work which we all know Bro. Taylor will do, if he loses money as a result. I would
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 231. Congratulations for the Experimental Api- ary. —Prejudiced Enthusiasm of Some Inventors.—Costly Experiments. .JAMES HEDDON. It LLOW me to t\ express my- self as highly plea- sed with our suc- cess in getting even the small ap- propriatiou of $500 M year for apiarian experiments, and not less plea-ed over the selection of Senator Taylor as superintendent. As 1 look at the matter, the salary is small, when we consider the work to be performed; a work which we all know Bro. Taylor will do, if he loses money as a result. I would suggest that bee keepers aid the splendid and valuable effort by donating such imple- ments as they believe of value, and desire should gain the reputation they merit. I am looking for much amusement aris- ing from tests of articles that no one but the inventors can find to be practicable. Much the same may be looked for along the line of processes. Perhaps, it sometimes occurs that a discoverer may partially succeed with •an implement, or method, with which no one else can, but if there are any such in- stances, they are so rarely met with, that we hardly experience one in a life time. It is usually the case that the inventor is of an impractical turn, and certain it is that his inventions and devices are of no value in the hands of the practical, successful bee keeper. Most experiments to be of value must be made upon a more comprehensive scale than the small bee keeper can conduct or the successful honey producer can usually afford. Fifteen to twenty years ago, when we had little bee literature, I had one or two large apiaries, and my thirst for knowledge in place of the wild theories I found in journals, was such that I made some com- prehensive experiments, and I found out then what it cost. The price was high, but I had to have it in my business. If you desire, I will write two or three articles for the Review, detailing; the results of some of these experiments. I
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