The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-15
MONEY In HONEY CULTURE.
IMMENSE QUANTITIES RAISED
IN THE COUNTRY.
Georeia and Florida Both Produce
Much Fine Honey Now" I'M
nroyed Methods Used.

"When the story of the twelfth CEN
sus is fully told it will show in an III
torestine way the astonishing develop
ment of the apiarian industry in the
United States" said Professor l.. o..
Howard, chief of the bureau OF ento-
mology and known all over the country
as Uncle Sans "bug man."
"Bee culture is practically develop
ment of the last forty years" he con-
tinued, although isolated individuals
were engaged in the work long before
that time. The importance of the in
dustry at the present day is not gener-
ally realized. There are more than
3OO,O 900 persons engaged in the culture
of bees in the United States alone, and
the present census will show the pres
emit annual value of apiarian products
70 be in excess of $4,000, 900. There
are ITO apiarian societies. Eight jour
mails of some magnitude are devoted to
the industry. Fifteen steam power
factories and a very large number OF
small factories are engaged in the pro-
duction of supplies for the bee indus
try. Mr. Benton, our bee expert, estl-
mates that the present existing flora OF
the United States could undoubtedly
support with the same average profit
ten times the number OF colonies OF
oees it now supports. Think what that
means. An industry of 5000, 900 a
year supporting 100000 healthy, hap
ply workers.
This branch of agricultural indus
try does not impoverish the soil in the
least, but, on the contrary, results in
better seed and fruit crops. The total
money gain to the country from the
prosecution Of the bee culture would
undoubtedly be placed at several times
$40, 600 annually were we only able
to estimate in dollars and cents the re-
suit of the work of bees in cross fertil-
ziiRg the blossoms of fruit crops.
1.-The demand for American honey is
increasing. England is our chief buyer.
Ships sail every summer from San
Francisco and San Diego, Cal, and
from New York and Philadelphia, car
rying cargoes of honey to the old
world. The United States produces
more honey than any other nation. In
this country the finest honey is gather
ed from hiVes where white clover and
Eastwood are accessible. In quantity
it falls below that made from golden
rod and buckwheat blossoms. From
New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont
comes the greatest quantity of comb
honey, while Arizona and California
furnish most of the extracted or, liquid
honey.
"Once the possibilities OF the Amer
lean apiary are thoroughly understood
many of the thousands barely existing
in the strenuous life of the great cities
will turn to bee culture, which well re-
pays the intelligent and careful work
err"
Professor Howard will also learn
when the census is completed, if an &C
curate account is given, that Florida
and the lower counties Of Georgia is
also producing an immense amount OF
honey. Every boat that comes to the
wharf at Columbus brings one or more
barrels of extracted honey, and Column
bus is becoming distributing point
for the product of the bees.
Columbus is also becoming the CEN
ter for the sale of large quantity OF
honey made in the immediate section
surrounding the city, quite a number
of farmers being engaged in the BUSH
ness in "a small way, but most of them
having adopted the latest methods are
bringing to market some of the very
best quality of honey.-Columbus
Ledger.
Look out for malaria. 1t is seasonal
BILE now. A few doses of Prickly Ash
10 NV tEyn