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The Gold Medal Honey. 



In tlie Report of the National Convention, 

 E. D. Clark, of Randallsville, N. Y., is made 

 to say " that he liad 300 colonies of bees, bnt 

 not one Italian." lie wishes this corrected. 

 He has but one Inuidred, (75 beins Italians 

 and 35 blacks). At that time it appeared 

 to the Secretary that he was talkinR in favor 

 of the blacks, and ended his remarks by 

 saying he wanted to know which race of 

 bees had gathered the boney that obtained 

 the Gold Medal. 



This question N. N. Betsinger answered 

 promptly by saying "It was gathered by 

 the blacks." 



As this would naturally lead to the belief 

 that G. M. Doolittle had black bees, he 

 stated in the American Bee Joun:xAL for 

 December, 1877, on page 4-32, that he "had 

 not had a colony of black bees for live years." 



It now appears that friend Betsinger's 

 remark Avas based upon the idea that one of 

 the crates on exhibition as friend Doolit- 

 tle's, was not of his production, but that of 

 one of his neighbors, which was shipped to 

 New York with his crop. This, Mr. Bet- 

 singer claimes, he discovered by a particu- 

 lar mark on the crate. 



One of the crates of honey, that Mr. 

 Doolittle prepared and sent to New York 

 for exhibition, was stolen from the cars in 

 transit; and by his request, Messrs Thurber 

 & Co. selected another from the lot they 

 purchased of him and placed on exhibition 

 in its place. As Mr. Doolittle was not at 

 the Convention, and was not sure that 

 a mistake might not have been made in 

 selecting a new crate, he expressed his 

 willingness to have the Judges re-consider 

 the award. This they have done, and we 

 here give the result of the 



15E-CONSIDEKATION OF THE JUDGES. 



We, the judges, who awarded the Thur- 

 ber Gold Medal to G. M. Doolittle, Oct. 17, 

 1877, being requested to review our decision, 

 make the following statements: 



1. We are informed that one of the cases 

 of honey prepared for competition, by Mr. 



•Doolittle, for this medal, was stolen from 

 the cars in transit, and paid for by the Rail- 

 road company. The other case was a 

 "fancy" one, gotten up expressly for exhi- 

 bition by Mr. Doolittle. 



2. At Mr. D's. request, H. K. & F. B. 

 Thurber & Co. selected a crate from the lot 

 sold to them to supply this deficiency, 



3. As Mr. D. bought some of the honey 

 sold to Messrs. Thurber & Co., of his neigh- 

 bors, to ship with his own, (as is often done, 

 to make " bulk" or car-load). It is claimed 



that the case of honey, selected by them, 

 was not raised by Mr. Doolittle, but one of 

 the lot he purchased. 



4. The Judges, in considering the award 

 for " the best honey," were not coniined to 

 any one crate of an exhibit— bnt considerei! 

 the boxes of honey put into the fancy crate 

 by Mr. D. as excelling all otliers exhibited. 



5. The Judges, therefore, after a careful 

 consideration of the matter, hereby contivni 

 their previous decision of award. 



WxM. Fletcmek, ) 



Thomas G. Newman, -Judges. 

 A. J. Kino, ) 



Of course, there should be no feeling on 

 the matter. All could not get the Medal.— 

 Some must be disappointed! 



As one of the Judges, we were in favorof 

 awarding the M.edal to another exhibit; but 

 Ave have, long since, learned to acquiesce in 

 the decision of the majority— and therefore, 

 heartily join ia the above decision of the 

 Judges. 



St^" English merchants, last year, ordered 

 considerable California honey in Harbison 

 frames. This year, they ordered single- 

 comb glassed boxes; but many, not filled 

 out, were broken down on the way, and 

 they have now shut down on such orders, 

 because they cannot stand the " breakage." 

 A good and cheap carrier is the remedy — 

 now let Yankee ingenuity go to work. 



tW We keep Prize Boxes and Crates in 

 stock at this office, and can supply orders, 

 without delay, lower than the lumber for a 

 small quantity can be bought tor, iu the 

 country. Read prices on the second page of 

 the cover. 



E:;W' In shipping box-honey, F. C. Hazen 

 advises the placing of a sheet of paper 

 between, and on top of the boxes— so that if 

 any were injured in transit, the lioney may 

 not drip over all the rest. 



1;^ Adulteration is the order of the day. 

 Honey is, no doubt, occasionally adulter- 

 ated—but for systematic and presistent 

 adulteration, let golden and silver drips, 

 and fancy syrups generally be awarded the 

 medal. Let any one who desires the proof 

 ot this, just take a tablespoonful of any of 

 these syrups, and stir them into an equal 

 quantity of liquid Japan tea, and they will 

 be surprised to see how soon the light 

 amber tea turns as black as ink! They are 

 manufactured from corn starch, treated 

 with sulphuric acid, an4 sweetened with 

 common molasses. 



