The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-09-26
THE APlARY.
Selling Honey.

Selling money.
In paper read by L. G. Root, at the
New York convention, he stated that the
great need of honey producers, in order
to sell their honey, was:
First, to attain to higher standard IN
the production of honey. This will be
reached through the great freedom OF
discussion which is taking place in all
our bee literature. | am a thorough adj
vocate of the Question and Answer de-
partment" of our papers, where we are
enabled to compare the opinions OF
SO many Of our best bee-keepers, ex-
pressed in SO concise and explicit a
manner. We should rem ember that any
thing tending to educate in the direction
OF raising the quality Of our honey to a
higher standard, is exactly in line with
creating and strengthening q better
market.
Our first aim should be prime quail
ity, and next complete and perfect fin
ish, SO that it shall be attractive and
agreeable to handle. All this means
proper fall management and winter
work; successful wintering, and proper
spring management; so that colonies
shall be populous, and in condition to
store honey rapidly, which aids it's neat
year round, hard work.
Second, we need to guard and foster
most strenu'ously the fact that our pro-
duct is pure and wholesom ONE article of
food. In fact, the only commercial
sweet, furnished entirely from natural
sources, that has undergone no process
of manufacture. 1t is as wholly and
truly as natural production as milk,
and has ranked with it in all ages past.
Third, we have now come to the point
where we need reformation. We talk
much about developing home market, J"
creating a greater demand for our
honey" making proper exhibits at our
fairs" ETC., but we fail to practice what
we advocate. In my opinion, one of the
very greatest needs in the direction of
solving the problem, is an entire revolu-
ton in our system of marketing. Our
wares should be handled in every large
and important market, by those who are
thoroughly informedin every branch Of
bee culture.
It may be urged that by these exhibi-
lions we will induce many not now in
the business to embark n it. think
not. 1 believe the better way is to come
right out square and let them see what
we are doing. I have made exhibitions
at the Saratoga County Fairs for num-
Der Of years, and have yet to hear Of any
one starting in the business as the re-
suit, but I know that it has been the
means of helping hundreds, I may say
thousands of pounds of honey, out of
the glutted city markets.
think, perhaps, you will agree with
me that for the cause Of agriculture, eX-
hibitions at fairs are desirable, but will
it pay the persons making them for their
time and the necessary expense? We
might ask, does bee keeping pay? Does
my business pay? The answer depends
in great measure on the individuals
themselves. It may not pay directly the
first year, but if advertising is worth
anything, it no doubt will, i'm the long
run.
If your Fair managers offer mo premi-
ums, make good display one or two
years without, and / think they will
then, rather than lose the attractive
feature. There is also great advantage
in being the first one to start anything
like this.
Now, if these few ideas that have
advanced, will result in increasing the
home consumption of our honey, hereby
helping to relieve the city markets,
shall feel repaid for the labor I have
given this essaw