| Show LOCAL HONEY A CROP PROSPECTS R A lowe tells telis some of the things about bees and how they wintered R A lowe lofte the largest honey in this count was in from his farm last saturday sneaking at the outlook for the honey crop this feir mr air lowe says there is the best prospect pro peel that has aten known tor for year the bees lave have come through the winter better than for several years and the loss from nil all causes has not been more inore than five per cent mr lowe disposed of about pounds of honey last year and he estimates the entire crop of honey for the county at about to poun pounds ds at the price which he sold his honey six cents this would make over which was produced by the bees bee culture is not engaged in to any great extent here and yet it is 13 one of the industries that offers more returns than almost anything else that could be indulged in and wit with h less work dick is an enthusiast thu sast st in the matter of bees he is a member of the national association ot the bee industry and he is the coun counti I 1 executive of the state association he keeps tab on all m matters pertaining to bees beeb and honey latest adest advices advises of the condition of the indu industry str throughout the nation are to the effect that the sea season seaon on promises the best results that has hah ever been known cnown at this period of the bear ear the men snagged in industry in utah are taking steps step for the tion of a carload of ef high bred bees from rom california which will arrive here in may these will be distributed through the tate state in order to improve the honey production they I 1 have been bred up by men who understood bee culture until a state of perfection feet 10 n has been reached they will be inspected to see that they are thoroughly free frea from all diseases before being distributed A meeting of the state association will be held sometime this summer and steps taken towards getting legis lation for the protection of the in austry |
