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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



cellar, one each under shades of red, yellow, 

 green and blue s?lass, and the sixtli can in 

 full light. On Nov. 8, the honey in the cel- 

 lar candied to a white. Nov. 22 to Dec. 10, 

 honey under colored shades candied, first in 

 the red, next in the yellow, green and blue; 

 while the honey in full light remained 

 transparent until January, when it soon 

 candied after exposure to intensely cold 

 weather. From my experience an equal 

 temperature would preserve certain kinds 

 of honey, while other kinds would candy 

 under almost any circumstances. 



I think that candied honey, instead of 

 being looked upon witli disfavor, should be 

 recognized as evidently pure. I hope, how- 

 ever, that the above experiments will lead 

 others to follow up the light theory with 

 beneficial results. 



Honey Looust for Hedging. 



In reply to a question respecting the hon- 

 ey locust for hedging the yVestern Rural 

 says : 



The honey locust, Oleditschia trlacnn- 

 thus, is a tall, handsome tree with a spread- 

 ing top. 8o far as hardiness is concerned 

 the honey locust is entirely so, far north of 

 the line of hardiness for the Osage Orange. 

 It is not a hedge plant, if by this you mean a 



Elant that may easily be kept within the 

 ounds of an ordinary hedge, but as form- 

 ing a barrier to stock, it is cited by practical 

 Western horticulturists, among others Mr. 

 A. K. Whitney, of Lee Co., as being among 

 the very best. It is not liable to disease or 

 insect depredations -to any considerable ex- 

 tent. 



It would take five or six years from the 

 time of transplailting into the hedge-row to 

 make. a barrit-r against cattle, and unless 

 good care was given it, longer. 



Plant the seed by all means in seed beds 

 as is practiced with Osage Orange and 

 transplant at one year old, cutting the plant 

 back to a height of six inches when dug for 

 putting into the hedge-row. 



Before the Legislature. 



The Michigan Bee-Keepers' Association 

 is before the Legislature of ISIichigan, with 

 the following memorial : 



Tu tlie llonordble, the Legixlitture nf the 

 State of Mich'Kjaii: The ' Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers' Association would respectfully 

 rei)resent tliat they have been organized 

 and in successful operation for the past 7 

 years, and its proceedings have been pub- 

 lisiifd tlironghdut tiie kStates an<i ICmope 

 with great credit to the organization and 

 the State of JMichigan, and that it has in 

 view the building up, out of rom])aralively 

 nothing, one of the greatest industries of 

 the State, thereby effecting the perfect 

 crossing and fertilization of our veg(!tables, 

 grains and fruits, preventing their deterior- 

 ation an<l greatly increasing Iheir certainty 

 and i)rodnc,tivciiess, collecting only the sur- 

 plus [xdlen which would fall to the ground 



and the excessive nectar which otherwise 

 would evaporate into the air, storing it in 

 frames and boxes for use as food, ultimately 

 saving millions of dollars worth of waste 

 product. Your memorialists, therefore ask 

 an appropriation of one thousand dollars to 

 enable them to make an exhibition of Mich- 

 igan flowers and honey at the Centennial 

 Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876, believ- 

 ing such exhibition would redound to the 

 credit and honor of the State. Said honey 

 to be furnished gratuitously by the mem- 

 bers of the Association and finally sold and 

 the proceeds used for printing our annual 

 discussions for gratuitous distribution. 



H. E. BiDWELL, Pres't. 

 Herbert A. BuRCir, Sec'y. 

 South Haven, Mich., Jan. 20, 1875. 



A Chinese Bee. — The Apicultural sec- 

 tion of the Entomological Society at its 

 annual meeting in Paris, August, 1874, 

 made many interesting statements. M. 

 Durand Saiut-Armand, a government of- 

 ficer in Cochin China, states that that 

 country possesses a bee twice the size of 

 ours, which consequently ought to have a 

 proboscis long enough to extract the hon- 

 ey from red clover, which is known to be 

 very abundant. This bee is found in great 

 numbers all along the coast, in a wild 

 state, in hollow trees, and the natives hunt 

 them for their wax. The extensive for- 

 ests of this country are leased for the pro- 

 duct of wax, which is to be sold to the 

 Chinese. M. Durand Saint-Armand has 

 acquired a certain knowledge of bee cul- 

 ture so to be able, if possible, to domesti- 

 cate the bee and send them to France. 

 Would it not be well for our bee keepers 

 on the Pacific to investigate this ? It has 

 a promising look. — Country Gentleman. 



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iW One of the last Acts of the.late Con 

 gress was to double the rates of postage on 

 books, pamphlets and general merchandise. 

 The following from the new law will be in- 

 teresting to publishers : 



That section 8 of the Act approved June 

 23d, 1874, making appropriations for the 

 service of the Post Ollice Department for 

 the year ending June 30th, 1875, and for 

 other purposes. "Be and the same is hereby 

 amended as follows : Insert the word 

 "ounce" in lieu of the words "two ounces." 

 A])proved March 2d, 1875. 



The second semi-animal session of the 

 Michigan Bee-Keeper's Association will be 

 held in Kalanuizoo, JNIich, JNIay (Uli 1875. We 

 earnestly riMinest a full attcndanct' of the 

 members of the association, as nuitters of 

 vital importance to all engaged in apisti- 

 cal pursuits, will be presented for their con- 

 sideration. We also extend a cordial invi- 

 tation to all persons, interested in bee-cul- 

 ture to be ))resent. llememher the time and 

 place — Kalamazoo, ^favtUh, 1S75. 



IIEKBEJIT A. HLKCH Sec'y, 

 apl2ni South Haven, Mich. 



