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the nerves of my throat enables me to de- 

 tect instantly any admixture of foreign 

 honies when combined with the pure clo- 

 ver. Clover and basswood honey I can 

 eat in unlimited amounts, but most other 

 varieties cause a sensation similar to 

 what I imagine I would get if I tried to 

 chew a mouthful of nettles. Sweet clo- 

 ver, when mixed with white clover honey, 

 causes this unpleasant sensation in a mi- 

 nor degree and this is one of the reasons 

 why I have never been friendly to the in- 

 troduction of this new plant. Bach year 

 it is more and more difficult for me to 

 secure honey for my own use — I have 

 long since given up trying to produce it 

 in my own locality. When pure white 

 clover honey was a standard product one 

 could count on a crop of palatable comb 

 every year, but — "them was the childhood 

 days." 



Alsike clover has been widely planted 

 as a forage crop to take the place of the 

 red clovers usually grown for that pur- 



