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colonies would do but think it would they could not understand why you 

 not dc oi; weak colonies. sent that stuff. My idea of the reason 



Mr. H. Rauchfuss: Think a strong for this is that the honey is adulterated 

 colon^r can handle most anything can- and is called pure, 

 died or liquid. Mt. Francis: Mr. Rauchfuss and I 



Mr. Collins: Last spring I had a had honey at the State Fair, I had a 

 very few strong colonies that got block of candied honey which I cut 

 through, had honey candied hard, have out of a five gallon can. The people 

 very best results. Had very little can- did not know that it was honey in that 

 died honey on bottom of hive. form and thought it might be adul- 



Mr. Porter: I had considerable ex- terated honey, 

 perience along that line and a few Second Day — First Session. 



years ago had a great deal of candied Contestants in the section contest 

 honey in brood combs. We filled them were: Mr. Tomlin, Mr. Chas. Adams, 

 with water and it would take about Mr. Francis, Mr. Collins and Mrs. 

 48 hours for the honey to dissolve Gill: 

 much. Mr. Tomlin to put foundation in 



Question 9: How can an appetite sections, using Daisy foundation fas- 

 for honey best be cultivated among tener; Mr. Chas. Adams, folding sec- 

 people who are not in the habit of tions, using Hubbard section press, 

 using it? Mr. Collins, Mr. Francis and Mrs. Gill 



Mr. Collins: As a man said in this using Rauchfuss combined section 

 afternoon's session, that to have an press and foundation fastener, 

 exhibition hive and teach the children Wetting of sections: Wedge up the 

 of the different schools about them bundle of 500 sections before running 

 would enlarge the sale of honey. the water into the grooves. 



Mr. Francis: I think it would be a Mr. Collins: You will notice that I 

 good plan. only take one quart of water both 



Mr. O. Foster: It appears to me ways, 

 that m.ight create an appetite for keep- Mt. Gill: One pint of tepid water 

 ing bees instead of using honey. will be sufficient to moisten 500 sec- 



Mr. Francis: I read in a paper that ^^°"/- _ ,,. ^^ 



honey was better for people than ^ ^^\- Collins: Do you wet them a 

 ,.,,„„4. few hours ahead and leave them that 



Mr. R. Miller: I found that in my ZYfZs? ^°" ^'' ^""'"^ "^ 



experience there are a great many peo- ^j^ ^.^^. ^ ^^ ^^is a day before 

 pie that like honey and it is useless ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^.^^^ ^^ '^^ ^^^^ 



to talk to them to make them believe ^ ^^^ ^P^^ ^^J ^^ ^^^ 



they don t, and if you can get a few ^hem you will have to wet them again, 

 people to using It and others find out ^^ , J^ything when it is the right time 

 It IS good It will increase the sale of ^^ ^^ -^ ^^^ ^,^^ jj^^l^ ^^^^^_ 



honey The first honey experience I ^^ p^^^^^. j ^^^ ^-^^ y^^ ^-^^ 

 had there, was a bee-keeper sent sev- ^ .^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ 1 ^^^ 



eral cases of comb honey there to be ^^^^^ ^^/ ^ ^^^^^^ ^^ swell more 



sold and disposed of very small "= , ^ , i.,^„„.^^^ k,-;ffio 



, ^, ^ r -^ t 1 „„ and wood becomes brittle, 



amount and the rest of it was taken ,, ^ ,. , , ^ 



back home. There is a great deal Mr. Tomhn: I went to a place to 



more honey used there now and I Put up sections, this last summer, they 



don't hear the question so much as at were stored in a cellar and was not 



first, "do you know it is honey and wet at all, it was not very damp, not 



good." In that way it does create a too damp. 



demand for the honey by having it Mr. Gill: I want to advise every- 



there so they know what it is. body to keep their sections in as dry 



Mr. Bolinger: I think that this pure a room as possible. Do not put them 



food law to be a great benefit to our "P in a damp place. 



Colorado honey. I sent some honey Mr. H. Rauchfuss: If you have 



to Pennsylvania and they wrote back them in a cellar they get very ^damp 



that you agreed to send us honey and and you will find them covered with 



we took you to be an honest man and mildew. Have sections dry as you 



