The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
Bees in Mississippi.

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money to Mississippi and adds crop
that can be relied upon to produce
money is we'll worth encouraging. For
that reason the Department OF Agri-
culture is taking an interest in develop
ing the Bookkeeping business. The ex-
perience of those who have given it
fair trial is sufficient evidence to war
rant the assertion that it offers splen.
did field for diversification and that our
state is especially adapted to successful
Bookkeeping. There are the names and
addresses of one thousand persons who
keep five or more colonies on file in
this office, and it is probable that the
number is much larger than this. A
new list will be made during the sum-
mer, and it is expected that it will show
considerable increase over the old.
The cooperation of bee-keepers who
read this is earnestly desired in max
ing this list as complete as possible.
While the eastern section of the
state shows more development in the
way of Bookkeeping than others, the
business thrives in every county more
or less. The Delta has some extensive
keepers that have found the business
especially profitable. Thos. Worthing-
ton of Washington county wrote in
July last. Your letter received. Yes,
| am very much interested in keeping
bees. Your proposition to organize an
association is good and l will gladly
become member. l bought eighty
colonies OF bees and increased them to
l45 colonies in one year, extracting
that year "a 900 pounds OF honey. l
have now 203 colonies and have ex-
tracted SO far $1,000 pounds OF honey
and the flow is on. ought to get 40
600 pounds. Extensive keepers of bees
in Washington county are: DR.. 0. NJ.
Blanton, 300 colonies; II. j. Adams, 200
colonies; Joel Johnson, It's colonies,
and Thos. Worthington, 203 colonies. .
The "piney woods" section is not be-
hind the others, and shows up we'll in
comparison. Along the small streams
there is an abundance of wild flowers
that afford splendid grazing for the
bees, producing first-class grade of
honey. |. E. Bass & Sons, at Lumber
ton, have made a success of the indus
try and wrote an interesting article
that appeared in the October Bulletin
issued by the department.. From in
formation received from all over the
II ho -
five miles square will support from POO
to 300 colonies without growing crops
for them to Craze on. 1t has been
shown that melilotus and other crops
can be grown with profit, but as gen.
eral proposition too few OF our people
could be. induced to take this precau-
lion, and it is not especially urged.
The Mississippi Bee-keepers' associa-
ton was organized during the last
State Fair at Jackson, and it is. urged |
upon all who are interested in the de-
velopment of the industry to become |
members. Joel johnson of Leoto Land |
Ing, Washington county, is president;
Ralph Bisland of Cannonsburg, Jeffer-
son county, president, and the
writer, secretary. In general dis
cussion at the organization meeting it
developed that a systematic method of
was necessary, and it was
decided to hold a meeting at some time
in the future to devise a plan This
will be held within the next
two or three months and all of the
larger keepers who will have a consid-
cradle amount of honey to sell are urged
to be present.
There should be more bees in Missis-
sippi. 1t is not expected or suggested
that every farm have bees, but at least
200 colonies should be on each section
OF five miles square, and more where
grazing crops are grown to any extent.
1t offers staple money crop at SPLEEN
did profit and is worthy of investigation
by our people.