. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 50 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL February problems are the best methods of making increase artificially, natural- ly, or by using pound packages, whether comb or extracted honey should be produced in their region, etc. There are 2,000 colonies of bees in Lyon county and it is planned by the club to secure and handle some of the colonies which would other- wise be neglected. Such a move will not only show the owners of these colonies some of the modern meth- ods of handling bees, but should prove very remunerative to the club members. Manhattan, Kans. Another A
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 50 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL February problems are the best methods of making increase artificially, natural- ly, or by using pound packages, whether comb or extracted honey should be produced in their region, etc. There are 2,000 colonies of bees in Lyon county and it is planned by the club to secure and handle some of the colonies which would other- wise be neglected. Such a move will not only show the owners of these colonies some of the modern meth- ods of handling bees, but should prove very remunerative to the club members. Manhattan, Kans. Another Advertising Objection Answered By Chilton Gano A NATURAL doubt raised in the mind of a beekeeper, when it is proposed that an associa- tion of beekeepers enter upon na- tional advertising of a branded honey, is whether such a brand would fare well in competition with local honey in various sections. In other words, is sectional feeling so strong in various localities that peo- ple will prefer to patronize inde- pendent producers of honey in their own locality? This is a point that should not be ignored, by any means. The experiences of a number of concerns shed light on it, that of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, now advertising "Skookum Apples," prob- ably giving the most conclusive answer. If local, unbranded prod- ucts offer dangerous competition to a nationally advertised product, then surely "Skookum Apples" would have suffered from such competition, be- cause apples are known in nearly every State in the Union. Yet Skookum went clear across the continent from its home in the northwest, and did its first experi- mental advertising in New York City, right under the noses of New York apple growers, and the advertising was highly successful Altogether, about $15,000 was spent in advertis- ing this brand of finest boxed apples in New York City. The advertising was unique in that it educated the public as to what are the most nutri- tious and highest quality
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