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a good wholesome article by purchasing granulated honey and re- 

 ducing it. 



7. To producers. By full use of all improvements in bee-keep- 

 ing, the honey crops of America may be almost indefinitely increased 

 and become a great source of national revenue. None need fear 

 over-production. The home demand and consumption are largely 

 increased whenever people learn to know the superiority of such 

 honey. Dealers in New York have already commenced a large ex- 

 port trade, and they tell us that their only difficulty is in procuring 

 honey in the proper shape and quantity to supply the growing de- 

 mand. Trade demands that honey be put up in nice attractive pack- 

 ages, and in small parcels or jars, so as to be readily handled by 

 grocers and consumers. Honey was for centuries the principal sweet 

 known, and is one of the most healthful of all. Improvement in 

 refining sugar has within the last two or three centuries led to its 

 general adoption. Why may not also new improvements in api- 

 culture restore it to its true place as a general favorite, which was 

 lost by bad management and the consequent corresponding limited 

 supply ?" 



We believe that improvements in bee-keeping as compared with 

 old methods, are not less than those seen in railroads and steamboats, 

 as compared with former modes of travel. — The Bee-Keepers' Maga- 

 zine, 1877,/. 270. 



