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heated to about 130^, Fahr., when the 

 cover is screwed on. To avoid heating 

 the honey too hot, it may be best to set 

 the fruit-jars in a pan of hot water, 

 raising them up a little from the bot- 

 tom by a thin board. If the honey is 

 over-heated, just the least trifle, it in- 

 jures its transparency, and also injures 

 its color; in fact, it seems almost impos- 

 sible to heat some kinds of honey at all, 

 without giving it a darker shade." 



In this connection it may be well to 

 mention that thick, well-ripened honey 

 will not granulate so readily as that 

 which is thin, and that cold seems to be 

 a main element in granulation. If honey 

 never gets below 75*^, it may never 

 granulate. There have been reports of 

 honey that would not granulate when 

 exposed to a freezing temperature, 

 simply because it had been so thoroughly 

 evaporated or ripened. 



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No. 56 —Foster A. Locaart. 



Among the many younger members of 

 the bee-fraternity is Mr. F. A. Lockhart, 

 whose picture and biographical sketch 

 we have the opportunity of placing be- 

 fore our readers this week. If we mis- 

 take not, Mr. L. is the youngest bee- 

 keeper that we have shown in this de- 

 partment this year. That fact may 

 make it quite as interesting as if it were 

 otherwise, especially to those who take 

 an interest in young bachelors — for it is 

 a fact that Mr. Lockhart has not as yet 

 (so far as we have been able to learn), 

 found that "queen of all queens" — 

 Heaven's best blessing — a wife. No 

 doubt he will attend to this very impor- 

 tant matter " in due season." 



The name — F. A. Lockhart — to us is 

 quite familiar, indeed, though we never 

 had the pleasure of meeting its owner. 



That we all may learn something more 

 of our young bee-friend, we here give a 

 short account of his life, written by one 

 who evidently is well acquainted with 

 his subject: 



A very beautiful lake rests among the 

 bold mountains of northern New York, 

 and at this lake a very active bee-keeper 

 resides. It is needless to say that the 

 beautiful lake is Lake George, and the 

 active bee-keeper, F. A. Lockhart. 



The subject of this sketch was born at 

 Lake George, Warren county, N. Y., on 



F. A. LOCKHART. 



July 23, 1866, and was the oldest of 

 four children — all boys. His father 

 came to this country from Scotland in 

 1840, and settled at the lake. 



Young Lockhart was brought up on 

 his father's farm, and at a very early 

 age exhibited a great liking for bees and 

 bee-keeping. His first swarm was 

 secured while returning from a corn- 

 field. He perceived the bees passing 

 over, and succeeded in making them 

 alight by the use of a pan and stick, ac- 

 companied by charges of dirt and 

 gravel. The bees no doubt were sur- 

 prised at such treatment, and probably 

 made him aware of the fact. They were 

 hived in a soap-box, which was hence- 

 forth their home. When winter came 



