A MONTHLY JOURNAL 



Devoted to the Interests of Honey Producers. 

 $L00 A YEAR. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON. Editor and Publisher. 



VOL. XX. 



FLINT. MICHIGAN, DECEMBER 15, 1907. 



NO. 12 



Liquefying- Honey and Washing and 

 Drying Bottles. 



ELIAS E. COVEYOU 



ry/HE man who bottles honey for the 

 -i- trade soon learns that the first step 

 towards success is the proper liquefying 

 and heating' of the honey before bottling- 

 it. In no manner can the heat be applied 

 more satisfactorily than by the means of 

 steam-heated water, and this necessitates 

 the building of a tank in which to place 

 the cans and the hot water. 



HOW TO BUILD A TANK FOR LIQUEFYING 

 HONEY. 



The tank that we have is seven feet 

 long and four feet, two inches wide, by 

 1 6 inches deep, with a partition, length- 

 wise, through the center, all made of 1 j's 

 clear pine plank: except the bottom, 

 which is of galvanized iron. The corners 

 are halved down to % of an inch, and 

 nailed both ways with 12 and 16 penny, 

 cement-coated nails. Although we did 

 not use white lead in the joints, I think it 

 would be well to do so. The center-piece, 

 or division board, is held in place by 



nailing a six-inch piece of galvanized iron 

 to each end. the end of the board being 

 placed in the center of the strip of iron, 

 the projecting wings of the T thus formed 

 are then nailed to the ends of the tank, 

 after the board has been put in place. 



The sheet of galvanized iron for the 

 bottom is ,'2 inch larger, each way, than 

 the size of the tank, and thus projects j4 

 of an inch on all sides. After laying the 

 sheet of iron flat and smooth on the bot- 

 tom of the tank, begin nailing near the 

 middle of each side, using 5 penny nails, 

 putting them in zig zag fashion, about an 

 inch and a half apart, and half an inch 

 from the edges of the plank. The bottom 

 is nailed in a like manner to the center- 

 board. The one-fourth inch of iron that 

 projects is gradually pounded down until 

 it is embedded in the wood, thus forming 

 a nice, round, water-proof edge. 



It is a great convenience to have the 

 cans tilted slightly, so that the screw cap 

 will be the highest. To accomplish this, 



