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in at a time ; the crank is turned 

 around a few times, and the honey is 

 thrown from the combs by means of 

 centrifugal force, without injuring the 

 combs ; the combs are reversed, so that 

 the other side may receive a similar 

 "whirl." 



The combs are now ready to be re- 

 turned to the hives. Thus the combs 

 are saved, and bees waste no time or 

 honey in constructing new ones. 



From recent experiments, it is con- 

 ceded that it requires from 12 to 15 

 pounds of honey to make one pound 

 of wax, thus it is plainly seen that the 

 use of the honej'-extractor saved the 

 15 pounds of honey required for wax, 

 to say nothing at all of the time con- 

 sumed. Again, the honey obtained in 

 this way is perfectly pure, conse- 

 quently it is more pure than even 

 comb honey — the wax in comb honeyt 

 it is said on good authority, being in- 

 digestible. 



Extracted honey can be put to a 

 great many uses ; it is equal, or even 

 better, so a great many claim, than 

 sugar for preserving fruits. 



Honey is a true brain and nerve 

 tonic ; it favors the cure of all pulmo- 

 nary diseases, coughs, colds, etc. ; it is 

 invaluable for making cakes, cookies, 

 puddings, pies, cooking green and 

 dried fruit, making vinegar,beverages, 

 etc. 



Honey is now used to a great extent 

 in manufacturing a great man}' difl'er- 

 ent kinds of candies ; also for preserv- 

 ing meat. It would be difficult to 

 think of anything more strengthening 

 and nourishing than this product, 

 fresh from Nature's laboratory. 



The many uses to which honey may 

 be put are too numerous to mention in 

 a single article. The use of extracted 

 honey is becoming world-wide. 



One of the greatest secrets in the 

 extracted-honey business, is to liave all 

 of the extracted honey thoroughly 

 ripened before putting it on the mar- 

 ket. A great many have destroyed 

 their home market, by selling green, 

 or unripened, honey. Honey ripened 

 in the hive is far better than that 

 I'ipened artificially ; it preserves the 

 delicate aroma better, and it is quite 

 ea.sy to distinguish the source of bloom 

 from which it was gathered. In this 

 climate it requires from two to four 

 weeks to ripen sufficient before taking 

 it ofi'. 



Honey that contains a great per- 

 centage of water, requires a longer 

 time to )ipon. Honey that has been 

 gatliered from the various wild sages 

 of California, when properly ripened, 

 has a sparkling clearness, and the 

 flavor is pure and exquisite. 



Honey gathered from the many 

 varieties of penny-royal, and some of 

 the species of mints, has a strong, 



aromatic flavor, so as to be somewhat 

 objectionable. New, or unripened 

 honey, sometimes has a disagreeable 

 odor and taste. 



OHIO. 



PACKAGES FOR EXTRACTED HONEY. 



Stone crocks, or jars, are splendid 

 to keep extracted honey in, if you are 

 going to keep it any length of time ; 

 and if it candies, it can be easily cut 

 out at any time when wanted. 



I always draw the honey out of my 

 honey-tanks into small glass jars, and 

 five and ten pound cans, before it 

 starts to candy. 



A great many kinds of honey will 

 candy sooner or later — in fact, that is 

 one of the best evidences of its purity ; 

 advilterated honey will not candy. To 

 bring it to the liquid form, after it has 

 candied, heat the can slowly, by 

 placing it in a vessel of warm water — 

 not too hot, so as to scald it; — and in a 

 few moments it will return to the 

 liquid form. 



Extracted honey, to sell well, should 

 be put up in neat, attractive packages 

 — the fine appearance of an article is 

 sometimes half its sale. The Mason 

 and Muth jars are fine for retailing 

 extracted honey in the home market. 



In California, in most of the large 

 apiaries, the honey is run from the 

 extractor into tanks, holding from 

 1,000 to 20,000 pounds. 

 After the honey is 

 the producer intends 

 much of 

 draws it 



Report of the State Bee-Keep> 

 crs' Convention. 



Written f<jr the American Dee Journal 



BY MISS DEMA BENNETT. 



settled, and if 



to dispose of 



it in his home market, he 



ofl' into five and ten pound 



cans ; but if he intends to ship it any 

 distance, he uses the 60-pound cans, 

 two in a case, as shown on page 270. 



Extracted honey should be kept in 

 a dry, warm room ; if the room is 

 damp, it draws the moisture, which, 

 in time, destroys the aroma, and 

 makes the honey thin and watery. 



The past was an "ofi" year "in the 

 extracted honey business here. On 

 account of a short crop, prices have 

 ranged from 25 to 50 per cent, better ; 

 so that producers who have secured 

 half a crop, have made pretty satis- 

 factory returns. 



One thing can be said in favor of 

 California honey, viz : Nineteen out of 

 twenty cases are absolutely pure 

 honey. Extracted honey is at such a 

 reasonable price that there is nothing 

 that it can be adulterated with, that 

 would pay to do so. 



The honey produced in California is, 

 without doubt, the finest in the world, 

 both as regards color and flavor. Not^ 

 withstanding the discouragements of 

 dry seasons now and then, the ex- 

 tracted-honey business is bound to in- 

 crease. The honey crop in this State 

 for the year 1889, was 1,092,900 

 pounds. 



Placerville, Calif. 



The Ohio State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation held its annual meeting in 

 Cleveland, O., on Feb. 19 and 20, 1890. 



Owing to the absence of the Presi- 

 dent, Mr. H. R. Boardman, and the 

 Vice-President, John Calvert, the con- 

 vention was called to order by the 

 Secretary, Miss Dema Bennett, when. 

 Dr. C. C. Miller, of Illinois, being pres- 

 ent, he was called upon to preside un- 

 til the arrival of the President. 



Mr. F. A. Eaton was appointed As- 

 sistant Secretary. 



The following is a list of those at- 

 tending the convention : 



Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo, Ills. 

 Dr. A. B. Mason, Auburndale, O. 

 E. Hanchett, Cleveland, O. 

 J. F. Moore, Rockaway, O. 

 H. F. Moore, Rockaway, O. 



E. K. Root, Medina. O. 



F. G. Feutou, BluCftoTi, O. 



O. J.Terrell, Nortb Ridgefleld, 0. 



N. T. Phelps, Kingsville, O. 



Marcus Holtz, Tiffin, O. 



J. S. Barb, Oakfleld, O. 



N. Case, Oranj^eville, O. 



B. F. Jenkins, Willoughby, O. 



Dr. I. N. Noland, Independence, 0. 



Bruce Hobbs, Danville, O. 



B. T. Bleasdale, Cleveland, O. 



C. A. Graves, Birmingham, O. 

 J. R. Chaffee, Breoksville, O. 

 C. R. Page, Streetsborro, O. 



C. A. Camp, Painesville, O. 

 J. B. Hains, Bedford, O. 

 M. E. Ellsworth, Hudson, O. 

 Daniel Bishop, Harpersville, O. 

 E. M. Johnson, Mentor, O. 

 A. 1. Root, Medina, O. 

 O, J. Post, Chagrin Falls, O. 

 P. A. Eaton, Bluttton, O. 

 S. F. Newman, Norwalk, O. 



D. B. Lovelt, Crestline, O. 

 H. R. Boardman, East Townsend. O. 

 Daniel White, New London, O. 



A. Webster, Painesville, O. 

 Theo. F. Shephard. Cleveland, O. 

 Asher M. Coe, Coe Ridge, O. 

 Samuel Patterson, Berlin Heights, O. 

 Dr. G. L. Tinker, New Philadelphia, O. 

 Warren Pierce, Garrettsville, O. 



B. Wells, Fostoria, O. 

 O. D. Neweomb, liui'ton, O. 

 W. A. Biteman, Westminister, O. 

 Chas. McClave, New London, O. 

 H. M. Parker, Plymouth, O. 

 G. V. E. Mellinger, Canton, O. 



B. H. Woodman, Painesville, O. 



C. H. Coon, New Lyme, O. 

 A. B. Munn, Macedonia, O. 

 Dr. H. Besse, Delaware, O. 

 J. H. Smith, Canton, O. 

 Geo. Spitler, Mosiertown, Pa. 

 S. M. Turner, Dempseytown, Pa. 

 C. H. France, Erie. Pa. 



LADIES. 



Mrs. A. B. Mason, Auburndale, O. 

 Mrs. A. I. Root, Medina, O. 

 Mrs. E. R. Root, Medina. O. 

 Mrs. J. B. Hains, Bedford, O. 

 Mrs. B, T. Bleasdale. Cleveland, O. 

 Mrs. H. F. Moore: Hoekaway, O. 

 Mrs. O. D. Newconil), Burton, O. 

 Mrs. P. Tremoliii, Garrettsville, O. 

 Mrs. Frank Foster. Cleveland, O. 

 Mrs. E. M. Johnson, .Mentor, O. 

 Mrs. N. Case, Orangoville, O. 

 Mrs. C. H. Evnou, Cleveland, O. 

 Mrs. E. C. Smith, South Cleveland, O. 

 Mrs. L. H. Brown, liissells.O. 

 Miss Hattie Brown, IJissells, O. 

 Miss Constance Root, Medina, O. 

 Miss Anna. Johnson, Mentor, O. 

 Miss Dema Bennett, Bedford, 0. 



