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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Fel. 18, 



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We can furnish 'White Alfalfa Extracted Honey, In 60-pound tin cans, on 

 board cars in^Chlcago, at these prices : 1 can, in a case, lU cents per pound ; 2 cans 

 In one case, 7 cents ; 4 cans (2 cases) or more, 6J^ cents. The Cash must accom- 

 pany each order. Fine Bass-wood Flavor Honey at same price ; also in 

 2(0-lb. barrels. 



■ A sample of either honey will be mailed to an intending purchaser, for 8 

 cents, to cover postage, packing, etc. Wo guarantee purity. 



Now it seems to us here is a splendid chance for any bee-keeper to supply his 

 home demand after his own crop is all sold. Or, why not begin now to create a 

 local honey-trade ? Order one 60-pound can first, and start out among your neigh- 

 bors and friends, and see what you can do. You ought to get at least 12 cents per 

 pound in 5-pound lots, or 40 cents tor 3 pounds. Some maybe able to do even 

 better than that, though we think that enough ought to be sold at these prices to 

 make a fairly paying business out of it. Give it a good trial. Push it. It may 

 grow Into a nice winter's work for you. 



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 revenue tllese hard times THE POULTRY KEEPER, Bo» +1 PaRKESBURC. Pa. Socts. a year 

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Questiot;)'Box^ 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Flavor of Extracted Honey from 



Old Brood-Combs Compared 



with Section Honey. 



Query 44.— Can you (ret extracted honey 

 from old brood-combs of as fine flavor as that 

 in flrst-cIass sections ?— Mich. 



H. D. Cutting— No. 



Eugene Secor — Yes. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — Yes. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater — No, sir. 



Dr. A. B. Mason — No, sir'ee. 



G. M. Doolittle — I so believe. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — Just as good. 



Dr. C. 0. Miller — I'm afraid not. 



Jas. A.«Stone — I have never tried it. 



R. L. Taylor — Yes, if they have been 

 kept In good condition. 



E. France — No. But there is not as 

 much difference as one would think. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — I should think that 

 the flavor would be as fine, but be darker 

 in color. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— That from the 

 sections will have the best flavor and the 

 best color. 



P. H. El wood — No, nor from any other 

 kind of comb will the flavor be as good 

 as comb honey. 



J. A. Green — Yes, if the combs have 

 not been placed so that pollen has been 

 deposited in them. 



C. H. Dibbern — Yes, the flavor seems 

 to be all right ; but it is usually darker 

 and not so salable. 



W. G. Larrabee — Not unless the frames 

 have been used for nothing but extracted 

 honey for several years. 



Emerson T. Abbott — If the old combs 

 are clean, I think the honey will be all 

 right. At least this has been my experi- 

 ence. 



Rev. M. Mahin — I have not seen any 

 difference, if the honey is extracted 

 from the old combs as soon as it is sealed, 

 or not long after. 



G. W. Demaree — Undoubtedly, I can. 

 As a rule, bees clean and polish the cells 

 of both old and new combs thoroughly 

 before depositing honey in them. 



J. M. Hambaugh — While the flavor of 

 the two will probably be the same, the 

 color of the honey from the old combs 

 may be darker. This, however, is owing 

 to the condition of the old combs. 



A. P. Brown — Yes, beyond question. I 

 have produced many tons of choice ex- 

 tracted honey in old combs, four, five, or 

 ten years old. The fine flavor comes 

 from allowing the bees to thoroughly 

 ripen it in the hive. 



J. E. Pond — It will depend entirely 

 upon what the bees fill them with. I 

 prefer old combs to extract from, as they 

 are stronger, and will stand the work of 

 extracting better. I am assuming, how- 

 ever, that the old combs are clean and 

 nice before the bees fill them. 



Please Send Us the Names of your 

 neighbors who keep bees, and we will 

 send them sample copies of the Bke 

 Journal. Then please call upon them 

 and get them to subscribe with you, and 

 secure some of the premiums we offer. 



