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ILLJNOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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keepers have told me they would not 

 take a honey pump for a gift because, 

 as they expressed it, "It is a wonder- 

 ful machine to make honey granulate 

 in a hurry." We believe this plan can 

 be adopted to any sized storage tank, 

 but we would like ours to hold at least 

 a ton of honey, round, narrow and tall 

 in shape. This would be about two 

 and one -half feet in diameter and five 

 to six feet tall. 



The heating to be accomplished by 

 means of a hot water call in the tank, 

 and a tank heater connected to the 

 coil by means of pipes through the 

 walls of the honey tank. The coil to 

 be so arranged that it will heat all of 

 the honey without stirring it. 



At the bottom of the tank we believe 

 the coils should be close together, say, 

 two inches up and down between each 

 coil and six inches from the wall of 

 the tank, and as the top of the tank is 

 reached about six or eight inches be-' 

 tween each coil up and down. 



We should want the outside of the 

 tank plastered with asbestos cement 

 to a thickness of one-half to one inch, 

 also a cover for the tank, the same to 

 be also plastered with asbestos ce- 

 ment. This would help to retain the 

 aroma and flavor of the honey. 



After once being hot it would stay 

 hot with a very little fuel and atten- 

 tion for a great many hours — fireless 

 cooker principle. 



We believe the fire could be so reg- 

 ulated that the honey could be kept 

 at a very nearly uniform temperature 

 for several days if desired. 



A tank heater such as we have in 

 mind is listed by Sears, Roebuck & 

 Company in different sizes and prices. 

 The size necessary for a ton tank of 

 honey is a question with us. To il- 

 lustrate what they are like a descrip- 

 tion of one will be given herewith: 



Diameter of fire pot — 13 inches. 



Depth of fire pot — 11 inches. 



Tapping — 1 % inches. 



Gallons of hot water per hour — 150. 



Square feet of radiation supplied — 

 120. 



Height over all — 31 inches. 



Smoke pipe — 6 inches. 



Shipping weight — 295 pounds. 



Price— $17.60. 



It will bum any kind of fuel and 

 need not be given attention more than 

 once in twelve hours. An expansion 

 tank will be necessary. This could 

 serve for more than one purpose by 



being made and connected properly. It 

 could be placed on the second floor of 

 the building directly above the tank 

 heater. It would serve as a funnel for 

 filling coil and tank heater with water. 

 Possibly it could be made large enough 

 so that 60 pound cans of honey could 

 be heated in same if desired. 



It might also be a means of having 

 hot water at hand as long as there is 

 fire in the heater, «tc. If a honey pump 

 will pump honey two stories high we 

 propose to have all the storage tanks 

 in the second story and the heating 

 tank in the lower story by means of 

 hose and pipe. A tank full could be 

 heated every two or three days until 

 the entire crop has been heated and 

 canned. If desired, a honey room could 

 be built to store all the honey in after 

 being canned, on the fireless cooker 

 principle, plastered with asbestos ce- 

 ment and heated with hot water pipes. 



With the proper connections, and if 

 the capacity of the honey tank heater 

 was large enough it could be used to 

 heat the honey room also. 



If the honey room were located on 

 the second floor it might be to advan- 

 tage to have all the storage tanks in 

 this room. It is supposed that this 

 room could be kept warm enough so 

 that the honey would not granulate as 

 long as it remained in the tanks and 

 kept warm. 



The final heating and canning of the 

 honey to be delayed or done only as 

 fast as the honey is sold. 



If the pipes, heater, tanks and stor- 

 age room were all covered with a 

 liberal coat of asbestos cement, we 

 believe the heat could be retained to 

 such an extent tfiat the amount of fuel 

 required to heat same would be very 

 small. 



We must have some system to 

 handle, heat, can and store our honey 

 with ease, speed and perfection before 

 we can take care of our honey trade 

 or local honey markets twelve months 

 in the year. 



We are willing to go to some ex- 

 pense to work out this system and 

 shall feel greatly indebted to any one 

 who can give us any information and 

 suggestions with reference to same. 



Mr. Hassinger — After having sub- 

 mitted this plan to .plumbers, I find 

 it will be necessary to have the ex- 

 pansion tank large enough to take the 

 capacity of the heater, otherwise the 



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