lOO MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I9O9. 



kinds of flowers including composites, eucalyptus, grass and a 

 number of unidentified grains as well as traces of starch and 

 alfalfa tissue. As this was sold under a serial number the 

 matter is being taken up under the National law. 



8059. This honey carried an excess of sucrose and was 

 unlawfully sold. Correspondence with Bishop and Company 

 developed the fact that another lot of their honey found iri 

 Virginia was abnormal in its sucrose content. They had investi- 

 gated the matter and were unable to account for this abnor- 

 mality. As the goods were sold under a serial number there was 

 no case against the Maine dealer and the whole matter was 

 referred to the U. S. Board of Food and Drug Inspection. 



HONEY. 



Table shozving results of samples of honey purchased in the 

 spring of ipop. The samples are arranged alphabetically by 

 states in ivhich they zvere packed. All samples were tested 

 for glucose and invert sugar. For violations see discussion 

 page pp. 



Name or Maker, Brand and Dealer. 







* 



































^ 



< 



a2 



Remarks. 



8059 



8219 



8074 



BishoD & Co., Los Angeles, Calif. 

 "California Pure Honey" 

 Boston Tea Store, Lewiston 



Geo. S. Graffam & Bros., Bangor, 



"Black Diamond Brand" 



J. F. O'Connell, Bangor 



Jas. J. Loughery & Co., Boston, Mass. 

 "LeRoy extra Quality Pure Honey" 

 Napoleon Bouldoc, Lewiston 



8052|New England Maple Syrup Co., Boston. 



& 

 8342 



8064 



8069 



Golden Tree Pure Clover Honey ' ' 

 i C. C. Cloudman & Co., Bangor. \ 

 1 T. R. Savage & Co., Bangor 



Huntington Maple Syrup and Sugar Co., East 



Providence, R. I. 

 ' ' Gold Leaf Brand Pure Honey ' ' 

 Frank Minmont, Lewiston 



J. E. Crane & Son, Middlebury, Vt. 



' ' Pure Extracted Honey ' ' 



O. Roger, Lewiston 



% 



% 



% 



19.95 



0.19 



9.45** 



22 . 75 



0.16 



3.50 



23.75 



0.37 



6.07 



18.65 



0.34 



2.77 



19.90 



0.45 



4.34 



19.85 



0.28 



3.66 



Passed. 



Passed. 



Passed. 



Passed. 



* By polariscope. 



** By direct determination. 



