. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1898. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 685 three trips represent i]4 days' work away from home. I was away three nights, or one night for each trip. I expect to start out every Friday and get home Saturday. I sell my comb honey by the section at wholesale, and not by the pound. So far I have found but one man who objected to buy this way. I am careful to have each section in a case of practically the same weight. For my best grade I get IS}.,' cents a section, sections weighing 15 to 15\^ ounces. For 14-ounce buckwheat sections, in 24-section eases, I have s
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1898. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 685 three trips represent i]4 days' work away from home. I was away three nights, or one night for each trip. I expect to start out every Friday and get home Saturday. I sell my comb honey by the section at wholesale, and not by the pound. So far I have found but one man who objected to buy this way. I am careful to have each section in a case of practically the same weight. For my best grade I get IS}.,' cents a section, sections weighing 15 to 15\^ ounces. For 14-ounce buckwheat sections, in 24-section eases, I have succeeded in get- ting 7 cents each. For buckwheat sections I don't seem to be able to get any more than that. I have come to the con- clusion that it is more profitable to take my fall crop in the extracted form. I get 6 cents a pound for extracted buckwheat, and 8 cents a pound, or 30 cents a quart, in- cluding Mason jar, for light amber clover honey. E. W. Brown. Erie Co., N. Y., Oct. 19. Bees Did Fairly 'Well. My bees, did fairly well for surplus this year, but are rather light for winter. I am feeding some now. H. E. Miller. Waldo Co., Me., Oct. 10. The Requisite for True Success. To make money is not the greatest re- quisite for true success in business. But to gain a reputation for honorable business methods, to have the confidence of business men, and the respect of employes, coupled with successful business management, should be the aim of all young men who enter upon a business career. I believe that the majority of successful men are of this type, and that few ever succeed in making money who have no higher purpose than gain.— In the multitude of counsellors there'Is safety.—Prov. 11-14. Cliaracteri§tic$of the Ideal Bee. Query 84.—What are the characteristics to be lookt tor In the ideal bee—1, as regards honey-gathering; 2, proUflcness; 3, color; 4, disposition; 5. size; 6, swarming propensi- ties; 7, hardiness; 8, any other desirable qual
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