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after a pretty strenuonfl effort failed to get 

 it more thau two degrees higher. The hon- 

 ey was theu removed aud another puiuijIo 

 takeu. Thus five samples of the houey 

 were secured at intervals of time amounting 

 to one hour or a little more each. 



The color and tlavor of these samples are 

 the means we have of determining the ef- 

 fect of the different temperatures. In the 

 first sample I could detect notliiug either in 

 color or tlavor indicating the application of 

 heat. Between this sample and the next one 

 taken at Kjf)" the difference is slight. I 

 could distinguish between them correctly by 

 the taste blindfolded and by sight by hold- 

 ing them upside by side to the light. One 

 person used to the taste of honey could dis- 

 tinguish them neither by sight nor taste. 

 Another one thought the second one the 

 better flavored. Practically it would be 

 safe to say I think that they would be classed 

 as of the same quality. After going above 

 ICf)' the honey rapidly deteriorates both in 

 color and flavor The difference between 

 the second and third is twice as great as 

 beween the flrst aud second, that between 

 the third aud fourth twice as great as that 

 between the second and third and that be- 

 tween the fourth and fifth shows even a 

 more rapid rate of deterioration, though the 

 temperature was raised but a trifle showing 

 that simply the continuance of an unwonted 

 temperature causes injury. It is quite likely 

 that the continuance of a temperature so 

 low as l^.") would prove injurious. The rate 

 of deterioration in color corresponds well 

 with • that in flavor. The third sample 

 would still be classed as white honey while 

 the fourth is quite light amber and the last 

 just a good amber. * 



In the absence of evidence that honeys 

 from different sources can safely endure 

 different degrees of temperature we may 

 assume that honey should not be subjected 

 to a temperature above 105' and at a tem- 

 perature so high as that for only the short- 

 est possible time. 



Lapeeb, Mich. Dec, i;», IH'.lf). 



A Lengthy Description of an Easily used 

 System of Apiary Kegister. 



W. E LAMB. 



Editor Review ; According to my promise 

 last month, I will give you a description of 

 the apiary register which I use. I find that 



to give a comjilete description, which I 

 would like to before submitting it for criti- 

 cism, would require too much space, I 

 shall therefore have to give only the main 

 features, leaving many of the details to the 

 ingenuity of the reader. 



The register consists of a blank book 

 about seven inches wide, and long enough 

 so that there are as many lines on two pages 

 as we expect to have hives the current year: 

 or, we can use four pages if necessary. 

 The lines should be rather close together. 



Cut &% in. board a little larger than the 

 book when open, tack a narrow strip along 

 the upper edge to shove the book up against, 

 and make a spring clasp, of wire, to come 

 down from the top of the board and hold 

 the book open and in place ; I find it more 

 convenient, however, to slide the book along 

 so that the clasp pr3sse8 only on the right 

 hand page. Tack a long loop of soft leather 

 along the upper edge of the board, just large 

 enough to let a pencil slip in aud out easily, 

 Use a pencil having blue lead in one end, 

 and red in the other. 



This board is to be attached to the handle 

 of the tool basket in such a way thdt i 

 forms a lid over one end ( the end contain- 

 ing the things most seldom used. ) It 

 should be attached in such a way that it can 

 easily be lifted off and hung up for refer- 

 ence. 



Now take the book, and with the red end 

 of the pencil, divide each page into columns, 

 thus ; 

 May 17, 



The first narrow column is for the num- 

 bers of the hives, the next for Sunday, and 

 the wide columns for the other days of the 

 week. There is no need of writing the 

 names of the days over each column, but as 

 an aid to the eye, the line between Wednes- 

 day and Thursday should be made double. 

 Write the date on which Sunday falls close 

 up in the outside corner of the page. This 

 enables us to quickly find any date we wish. 

 You will see that with this arrangement we 

 have no trouble with keeping track of the 

 day of the month. We simply remember 

 what day Sunday fell on, and then make 

 our record in the column corresponding to 

 the day of the week. 



