. Gleanings in bee culture. uch helped in this bybeing elected V^ice-President of the N. A. B. for the past three years, for this fall I took a trip north, and attended the Ken-tucky bee-keepers convention, and was made anhonorary member; I also attended the Toledo, O., bee culture is on a solid footing in this State, andthat this state of things is more directly the resultof mj etforts than those of all others combined. I do not write the above for publication, or Ishould have written only on one side of the paper,and more modestly; but to give you a few points,if you cho
. Gleanings in bee culture. uch helped in this bybeing elected V^ice-President of the N. A. B. for the past three years, for this fall I took a trip north, and attended the Ken-tucky bee-keepers convention, and was made anhonorary member; I also attended the Toledo, O., bee culture is on a solid footing in this State, andthat this state of things is more directly the resultof mj etforts than those of all others combined. I do not write the above for publication, or Ishould have written only on one side of the paper,and more modestly; but to give you a few points,if you choose to give a short sketch when you bringout the engra\ing of one of my bee-shades, as youproposed to do when I met you at Toronto. I willalso say, that my smallest averaije yield of honeyliijlit tlinniijh my ni)im-jj was obtsyned last year, andamounted to ]30 lbs. per colony, my largest jieldbeing 300 lbs. per colony. I do not think that hasever been badly beaten for the term of yearsand number of colonies that I have HA It NKW SMYUNA, FLOKIDA. and Toronto, Can., conventions, meeting for the firsttime with the bee-masters that 1 had known so longby reputation only; and to say that I found thempleasant and agreeable people does not begin togive a hint of my good opinion of them. But, T willrefer to that at another time, in some article forpublication. I took along samples of my honey,and was truly gratified to hear those men, whoselives had been spent in honey production, pro-nounce it equal to the very best, and some evenpronouncing it unequaled. Now, with the reputation of our honey estab-lished, many skillful and successful bee-keepers inthe State, large premiums offered at our fairs, andincjuiries coming in from all over this country andEurope in regard to the industry here, 1 feel that Now, in closing I will say that I am not likely totrouble you again with so long a letter; but I havel)een too busj to write for a long time, and so madeone job of it. With liind regar
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