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except sometimes for the baking trade. It should therefore be the 
plan of the beekeepers of this region to sell their honey locally, at 
least until a larger market may be developed. The Southern States 
are now considerable producers of honey, yet honey is sent into these 
States every year in large quantities from the North and West. 
With the vast resources from the tulip-tree and other nectar-pro- 
ducing plants this is an unfortunate condition, and it will be found 
that honey is a vastly superior food to the sirups and molasses so 
much used. 
Bulk comb-honey is perhaps the most common form of honey now 
on this market, but it will be better for the beekeeper and for his 
customers if tulip-tree honey is extracted. It may take a little time 
for the beekeeper to acquaint his customers with honey in this form, 
and perhaps for a time some beekeepers will find it profitable to pro- 
duce some bulk comb-honey for their trade, but as rapidly as pos- 
sible the change to extracted honey should be made. This may be 
marketed locally in special glass jars, quart fruit jars, tin cans of 
24,5, and 10 pounds capacity, or in any other form which seems best 
to appeal to the trade. Each package should be labeled to conform 
with Federal and State laws. The mistake should not be made of 
marketing the honey only in small jars, for this does not suggest to 
customers the possibility of buying honey in the larger quantities. 
Owing to its dark color tulip-tree honey is preferably marketed in 
tin cans. 
Tulip-tree honey may be used for the manufacture of fine honey 
vinegar. One and one-half pounds of honey should be diluted with 
sufficient water to make 1 gallon. To this a small quantity of yeast 
is added and it is then placed in jugs or barrels during the process 
of fermentation. A small opening for the admission of air is neces- 
sary, but this opening should be plugged with cotton to prevent the 
entrance of dust, dirt, and insects. The time needed for the entire 
fermentation will depend on the temperature, but it may be expected 
to require several months. Such vinegar may be made for home use 
and with the amount of honey specified it will be found that the 
vinegar is quite strong. A market should be developed for some of 
this product, because of its superiority over other vinegars. Tulip- 
tree honey is especially valuable for this purpose because of its 
strong flavor and dark color, the milder honeys producing vinegar 
with little characteristic flavor. 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 
REGION. 
With the tons and tons of nectar going to waste every year in the 
tulip-tree region because the colonies of bees are not strong enough 
