Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-03-22
the HONEY INDUSTRY.
It VIII Be Tried In Mason Valley 90 Quite
laroe Scale.

Messrs. |. d. Fiory and L. G. Hart
man, who arrived In this valley last
week from the San joaquin Valley,
California, made tour OF the valley
this week in company with Harry
Warren. They are much pleased
with this country as point Tor the
establishment of their industry; III
fact they have selected Mason Valley
in preference to any other location III
the western part OF the State, and
that after visiting all sections. These
gentlemen brought into Wabuska
last week six hundred hives OF bees
and lot OF equipments which neces-
STATED the use OF seven narrow
gauge cars. The bees at the present
time are i'll dormant state, but will
soon arouse and be ready Tor bus1-
ness. So tar Messrs. Flory and Hart
man have arranged to put their bees
on the ranches of M. Bovard, NJ.
Houston, +. Kneineyer and j. B. Gal
lapher. This distribution OF the bees
is made on account OF there being a
disease in this section last season
which killed off many of the swarms
owned by people in the valley. This
disease is known as the New York
bee disease, or black brood. 1t attacks
young bees in the comb and they die
and become black. This stops the in
crease, and as the working lite OF d
bee III a season is only about six
weeks or two months, the disease
creates a ruinous condition OF things
in the honey producing industry.
Messrs. Flory and Hartman are old
and experienced apiarists and they
desire TO help the present owners OF
bees here to eradicate the disease.
This can only be done by using 81 rim
gent measures. lr fact every hive
should be thoroughly cleaned out
and the contents burned. 1t would
no doubt pay the small bee owners
to destroy hives, bees and all where
the disease prevails, as the swarms
will eventually die anyway, besides
injecting every stand of bees i'll the
valley.
The bee industry is not entirely "a
new thing in this vall4y, AS "a num-
ber of our farmers have raised honey
on IA small scale Tor years past at
considerable profit. 1t is II we'll
known TACT that honey made i'll this
section is the purest and OF the most
delicious flavor of any produced on
the coast. Besides this the climate
is favorable to large production OF
honey. In 1900 II. Warren secured
iour tons OF honey from seventy
stands OF bees and sold the crop Tor
ten cents per pound, which Is the
average price from one year to an
other tor this article. This brought
him an income OF $500, and The ex-
pense OF conducting the business was
nominal. Other parties have also Sc
cured nice little incomes from a
small outlay in this business, until
last season, when the disease played
havoc with their swarms.
1t Messrs. Flory and Hartman sue
coed in keeping their bees pure this
season it is their intention to pur-
chase property here and go into the
business on u very extensive scale,
and this will be quite an addition to
our other industries. Nevada will
then become noted for the excellence
OF another production, now having
the name OF producing the finest po-
tatoes, the best wheat, the choicest
butter and the sweetest beef on the
Pacific Coast. Let US hope that
Messrs. Flory ami Hartman meet
with success this season and that
those who have diseased swarms
will lend hand in the determination
of the disease, =" t--t