1908 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



813 



down, the bent portion presses against the end 

 of the elbow that is in front of it, and swings it 

 around slightly, thus throwing the other end of 

 the elbow to the right, forcing it out of a notch 

 cut in the side of an upright rod, the lower end 

 of which is fastened to the upper part of the 

 honey-gate. When this last-mentioned rod is 

 thus released it quickly shoots downward, closing 

 the gate. The force that causes it to shoot 

 downward is a spiral spring, coiled around the rod 

 between a "bulge" near its lower end, and a pro- 

 jection from the standard that comes out just 

 below the " elbow" above mentioned. 



As the rod goes down, a projection on its up- 

 per end catches the projecting lever of a little 

 gong, causing it to give out a sharp ring. When 

 the gate is again opened, the rod rises, the spiral 

 spring is compressed, the end of the "elbow" 

 catches in the notch in the side of the rod, thus 

 holding it up, a little spring behind the left end 

 of the elbow pulling the latter around and caus- 

 ing it to catch in the notch. 



The honey from the extractor or from the tank, 

 as the case may be, is brought to the gate through 

 a rubber hose. When the gate is opened, the 

 honey continues to run, of course, until the can 

 is full, when it again descends, which pulls down 

 the rod, thus forcing around the elbow, again re- 

 leasing the rod having the spring, when down it 

 shoots, cutting off the stream and ringing the 

 gong. 



As a double precaution, there is an electric bell 

 that rings when the can is full and descends, thus 

 making the connection. This bell rings contin- 

 uously until the full can is removed. 



DISPOSING OF THE CROP. 



In my experience, such honey as this, thorough- 

 ly ripened, thick, rich, and aromatic, 

 can be sold at from one to two cents 

 more per pound than the ordinary 

 honey thrown upon the market; but in 

 order to do this the right class of cus- 

 tomers must be found. Such cus- 

 tomers will be found among those who 

 buy honey for their own use, or to put 

 it up for a retail trade. It will require 

 some effort and some expense, howev- 

 er, to find these customers. You must 

 advertise, and send out samples. Of 

 course, this costs something; and if a 

 man were to remain in the business 

 only one year or for a short time it 

 might not prove profitable — probably 

 would not; but a nran can gradually 

 build up a trade and secure a class of 

 customers who will eventually buy his 

 honey without any advertising. After 

 I had advertised only one year, and 

 sent out samples and filled orders, I 

 began receiving orders the next year 

 from my customers of the previous 

 year. They did not even ask for sam- 

 ples; they said, "If your honey is like 

 that of last year, you may send me so 

 many cases," and they sent on the cash. 



Now, friends, isn't it worth while to 

 have such a trade — to be able to sell 

 your honey, year after year, to the 

 same men, those who willing to pay a 



you from one to two cents above the The four 



the purch.is 



market price, and send cash with the order, be- 

 cause they lino-Tv that no finer honey can be pro- 

 duced, and that it is worth what you ask for it.? 



The whole thing can be told in a few words: 

 Produce honey of a superior quality, and then 

 let consumers know about it — the latter is fully 

 as important as the first. 



Flint, Mich., March 13. 



To he continued. 



ANOTHER INSTANCE OF DISHON- 

 ESTLY GRADED HONEY. 



BY S. J. GRIGGS. 



We inclose you a photograph of a case of 

 honey which we received in the car of honey 



which we bought from the Co., of 



We found in looking this honey over that we 

 had about 200 cases of this class of goods. The 

 four bottom sections were placed along the glass 

 in order to hide the rest of the honey and to de- 

 ceive the purchaser. We have written these peo- 

 ple several times, and on the 200 cases we se- 

 cured a refund of $150. A case of this honey 

 originally cost $3.50, so this leaves us a cost of 

 $2.00 per case, which you know we could not 

 get for it. We found a card in several of these 



cases of the producers, ; and we 



are satisfied that a large percentage of it came 

 from them. Mr. N. E. France has written them 

 several times, and we are having some corres- 

 pondence back and forth, but the eastern dealers 

 must do all in their power to stop this practice, 

 as it is certainly an outrage for people to have 

 such stuff as this poked on their hands. 



We think you can do considerable good by 



SAMPLE OF DISHONESTLY GRADED HONEY. 

 uU sections at the bottom were placed nex. to the glass to deceive 



