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than one hundred pounds of honey that 

 season. It should be remembered, too, 

 that the character of the wild plants in 

 the neighborhood has everything to do 

 with the quality of the honey which is 

 produced. Through the "corn belt" we 

 find great quantities of white clover in 

 the pastures. This produces the finest 

 honey known, but unfortunately the in- 

 troduction of ''sweet clover" has resulted 

 in a decided lowering of the quality of 

 the product throughout this great terri- 

 tory. The two clovers bloom at about the 

 same time and a mixture results which is 

 never as good as the "straight white 

 clover." From the North, around the 

 Great Lakes, is gathered wild raspberry 

 honey, thought by many to equal that 

 from the white clover. From the West 

 comes alfalfa honey in quantities. Mes- 

 quite contributes its share, while the 

 eucalyptus trees of California are the 

 source of tremendous amounts of a dark 

 honey resembling cough medicine in taste 



