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Vinegar from Honey. 



SELLING BEES BY THE POUND. 



This is now quite a business. The bees are put, byuse of 

 .large tin tunnel, into a cage (Fig. 118) made of sections as 



Fia. 118. 



shown in the figure. The handle makes it easy to carry them, 

 and they get careful handling without any special request. 



VINEGAR FEOM HONEY. 



Mr. T. F. Bingham utilizes the cappings secured while ex- 

 tracting, to produce wax and a most excellent quality of vin- 

 egar. The honey is drained from the cappings, which are then 

 covered for an hour or two with water. The cappings from 

 1,000 pounds of honey will sweeten enough water for 45 gal- 

 lons of vinegar. The water is now drained into an open bar- 

 rel, which should be kept covered with cloth. The scum should 

 ibe removed as it rises. In about a year the change to first- 

 class vinegar will have been accomplished. After the water 

 is drained from the cappings they can be converted into pure 

 •\vax, as already described. 



FAIRS AND THE MARKET. 



Our English friends have demonstrated that large honey ex- 

 hibitions areamost powerful aid in developing the honey 

 market. ^ 



Till within" two~ years bur American honey exhibits have 

 been a disgrace and a hindrance, and they are largely so to- 

 day. A little second-rate honey sandwiched in with sugar 



