August, 1914. 



American Hee Journal 



271 



the best results, it is necessary to use 

 about two tons of crushed limestone 

 per acre o/i all acid /mu/s. In addition 

 to its great value as a soil restorer 

 through the great quantity of nitrogen 

 stored in the nodules of its roots, ex- 

 ceeding that of any other legume crop, 

 in addition also to its invaluable fea- 

 turei as a honey producer, sweet clover 

 has proven to him one of the most 

 valuable plants for stock. As much as 

 three cuttings are made during the sec- 

 ond summer of its growth. One crop 

 may be secured beforegathering a seed 

 crop. For the latter, the crop is har- 

 vested with a binder and the clover 

 thrashed in similar manner to the 

 thrashing nf red clover. 



An excellent dinner, profusely served 

 at the handsome home, was offered to 

 all visitors from away, by Mrs. Cover- 

 dale and her daughters. Mrs. Cover- 

 dale is as much of a beekeeper as her 

 husband, and has often put the supers, 

 alone, on an entire apiary. They are 

 active, wide-awake, thrifty farmers and 

 beekeepers. 



A sudden shower, late in the after- 

 noon, put an abrupt end to the meet- 

 ing. Luckily, it was not sufficient to 

 impede the travel of automobiles, and 

 the crowd was soon scattered far and 

 wide over the rich rolling hills, hoping 

 soon to meet again. 



Several leading beekeepers were 

 present at this meet. Among them I 

 will mention Messrs. Pellett and Sny- 

 der, president and secretary of the 

 Iowa Beekeepers' Association, Prof. 



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No. I. Yellow Sweet Clover [Mclilotus otiuhmlis). No. 2. .1/. alba. Tall Slender 

 CovEHDALE's Choice. No. 3 l/.a/fo. Highway. More Bitter. No. 4. Alfalfa. ' 



Bartholomew, of Ames, and Mr. L. A. 

 Syverud, of Canton, S. Dak. 



But a very interesting subiect re- 

 mains for me to treat. That is the ac- 

 count of my visit at the Gallagher 

 home and apiary during my stay at 

 Maquoketa. Mr. Gallagher is a splen- 

 did beekeeper. I will speak of this in 

 a separate article soon. — C. P. Dadant. 



Contributed 



Articles^ 



Handling Honey 



BY C. C. CLEMONS, 

 A COMMISSION MERCHANT. 



(Head before the 



Mimiuri State Beekeet>ers' 

 l^sth iatioti.) 



if necessary, and put up in new 5-gal- 

 lon cans. If second-hand cans are 

 used, see that they are absolutely clean. 

 One of the members, who is present, 

 told me he bought some extracted 

 honey put up in second-hand cans, and 



whiH the honey was as fine white 

 clover as he ever handled, the cans 

 were dusty and rusty. He also said he 

 could tell what kind of bees the pro- 

 ducers of this honty were. This honey 

 also contained flies and soil, conse- 

 quently this depreciated the selling 

 price, whereas if it had been strained 

 and the cans clean the honey would 

 have been all right. This producer 

 was not dishonest, but careless. 



I would like to tell what happened in 

 our place of business as regards dis- 

 honesty. Mr. Leahy, of Higginsville, 

 Mo., came in one day and asked if we 

 had any beeswax. I told him that we 

 had just received two nice large cakes, 

 about 100 pounds. We agreed on the 

 price. He then said, " I have never 

 done any butiness with your house; 

 you can ship the beeswax C. O. D. or I 

 will remit you." I told him he could 

 remit, as I had never yet, in all my 

 dealings, run across a dishonest bee- 

 man. In getting this wax ready for 

 shipment, we had to cut one of the 



WHAT I do not know about bees 

 would make a very large book, 

 for all bees look alike to me. 

 However, I cannot say the same for 

 honey. I have seen a great many dif- 

 ferent kinds of honey. Honey, as a 

 food, is one of the most wholesome of 

 all sweets. It is also one of the most 

 delicious. There is no preparation 

 made or put up by man that can com- 

 pare with the product of the bee. 

 Therefore, it is up to the producers to 

 keep up the high appreciation that the 

 consumers of this wholesome and de- 

 licious sweet now have by being 

 cleanly and sanitary in preparing it for 

 the market. 



We all know that the bee-business 

 requires about as much brains and 

 study as any other branch of industry, 

 necessitating not only talent but care 

 and attention, and every man in the 

 business ought to have pride enough 

 to take the best care of his bees ; also 

 prepare the product so that it will 

 bring the top market price. 

 Extracted honey should be strained, 



Ked on Sweet Clover. 



