182 FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 



be given to Mr. Root for his very fine exhibition of last 

 evening. 



Mr. Kannenburg — I second that motion. 



The President put the motion, which was carried unani- 

 mously. 



EXPERIENCE WITH ALFALFA HONEY. 



"Has any one had any experience with alfalfa honey, 

 and with what success?" 



Pres. York — I don't know whether it means producing 

 alfalfa honey, or handling it, or eating it, or what. I would 

 say it is very good to eat. 



Mr. Becker — I want to say I don't know anything about 

 its production. I know that alfalfa won't produce honey in 

 our locality. But alfalfa honey as a honey I have sold on 

 the market, and I think it is equal to white clover, or next 

 to it, none excepted. It sells readily; everybody likes it. 

 And there is another thing about it, there are a great many 

 persons that cannot eat honey, but alfalfa they can eat in 

 great quantities. I would advise those that handle alfalfa 

 honey, or sweet clover honey, if the store-keepers will not 

 sell it, to mix it with some darker honey, for instance with 

 heartsease or even buckwheat. Buckwheat I have not had 

 for a good many years, but I use heartsease and Spanish- 

 needle. Invariably in my locality they say this alfalfa honey 

 looks too much like sugar; it hasn't the color of honey. I 

 sell a great deal of it every winter. When I get this honey 

 at this time, and I am out of other honey, I go around and 

 get some Spanish-needle and heartsease honey, and heat it 

 all and melt it in order to produce a different color of honey. 

 Alfalfa is too light a color to sell in the stores. But as to 

 alfalfa, it outsells almost any other kind of honey. 



The regular stenographer, Mr. Angus, having to leave 

 for his train at this time, Mr. Hutchinsin kindly reported 

 the balance of tne session as follows : 



PAPER PAILS AS RETAIL PACKAGES FOR HONEY. 



Mr. Abbott — A man in Colorado expressed to me a paper 

 pail full of alfalfa honey. It reached me in good condition, 

 and was of fine quality. It stood around in the office two 

 days, when, by that time, it had all been eaten. If we could 

 get hold of somethiner like this to put up honey in for retail, 

 it would be a fine thing. 



ALFALFA HONEY CANDIES READILY. 



Mr. Wheeler — When we mention alfalfa honey we are 

 advertising a Colorado product; we ought to advertise our 

 own honey. I have found that alfalfa honey candies very 

 readily. 



Pres. York — I have found that alfalfa candies very 

 readily, and comb honey of this variety ought to be sold 

 before cold weather comes on. 



