. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE one api- cultural field left nearly untrodden isthat of improvement of stock. None holds out greater rewards for the efforts put forth. This IS proven by the wonder- ful yields se- cured by the few enterprising men who have ven- tured into this fertile realm. For instance, when attending- conventions and visiting bee keepers in New York, in the winter of 1909, I repeatedly heard of the wonderful strain of Italians and the bountiful yields secured by Mr. Geo. B. Howe, of Black River, N. Y. After my return I corresponded with Mr. Howe and learned that
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE one api- cultural field left nearly untrodden isthat of improvement of stock. None holds out greater rewards for the efforts put forth. This IS proven by the wonder- ful yields se- cured by the few enterprising men who have ven- tured into this fertile realm. For instance, when attending- conventions and visiting bee keepers in New York, in the winter of 1909, I repeatedly heard of the wonderful strain of Italians and the bountiful yields secured by Mr. Geo. B. Howe, of Black River, N. Y. After my return I corresponded with Mr. Howe and learned that for 14 years he had been working in the direction of improv- ing his stock: and that, of late, it was not unusual for him to secure 200 pounds of comb honey per cohny. He said that bee keepers who visited him could scarce- ly believe it possible that he secured such crops. At my earnest solicitation, Mr. Howe consented to tell in the Review the story of his success. How he secured the best stock to begin with; how the work of weeding out was performed; his methods of breeding, etc. This article occupied five pages of the Review for July 1910 Origin of this Stock Of cou*-se, there is not room here to give details, but it seems that the foun- dation of this strain came from a red clover or "long-tongued" queen from the A. I. Root Co. and from stock procured from L. H. Robey—principally from the latter. Then followed a judicious cross- ing and a systematic selection that has enabled Mr. Howe to practically double his honey crops. Following the publication of his article in the Review, life was made a burden to Mr. Howe by the deluge of letters that came to him from all over the country asking the prices on queens. He had none for sale He could not afford to sell his breeding queens—in fact, for three or four years he has offered and would gladly pay SI00 for a queen whose progeny would prove superior to his present Please note that these images are extracted
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