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Vinegar from Honey. 



SELLING BEES BY THE POUND. 



This is uow quite a business. The bees are put, by use Of 

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



Fie. 118. 



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

 and they get careful handling without any special request. 



VINEGAR FROM 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 

 be removed as it rises. In about a j'^ear the change to first- 

 class vinegar will have been accomjilished. After the water 

 is drained from the capping.s they can be converted into pure 

 wax, as already described. 



FAIRS AND THE MARKET. 



Our English friends have demonstrated that large honey ex- 

 hibitions are a most powerful aid in developing the honey 

 market. 



TiU within two years our 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 sugai* 



