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A Modern Bee-Farm 



however, such honey never equals that left in the upper 

 tiers of supers until thoroughly "ripened" by the natural 

 heat and perfect ventilation of the hive. When the 

 combs are at least two-thirds sealed they may be removed, 

 and the contents extracted, when generally an article of 

 good consistency will be procured. 



In the artificial process of ripening, "green" honey 

 loses considerable weight by evaporation of the excess of 

 water, and being passed over a series of heated plates its 

 quality is impaired, and is, of course, inferior in every 



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PURE ENGLISH HONEY 



SUPPLIED DIRECT FROM 



Ubc Soutbern Hpiarfes. 



•jnONE BUT PTJRE HONEY GRAKTJLATES; when this 

 Irl has become so, it can be made liquid aeain (if desired) 

 by placing the jar in another vessel containing hot water, 

 when it will become as when first sealed np. 



NOTICE. 



3GnARANTEB this Honey to be qnite pure, and free from 

 the nsnal impnritres of old-fashioned ''strained" honey. 



Thi8 is " extracted " from the combs (without being broken 

 in the least), by the'aid of centrifug-al force ; hence its superior 

 quality. 



(Signed) SAM IT Eli SIMMIITB. 



respect, as both the colour and usual characteristic aroma 

 of honey is destroyed. The sooner bee-keepers give up 

 these honey-ripening fads the better it will be for them- 

 selves and their customers ; the best article only is that 

 which will create a demand. 



The word " extracted " has been objected to in some 

 cases as being inappropriate, and that the consumer does 

 not understand it. Nevertheless, the term will stand^as 

 long as the extractor endures ; and if the public mind is 

 likely to be impressed with the idea that " extract of 



