. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Conducted by Louis H. Scholl, New Braunsfels, No Adulterated Arizona Honey The following, taken from a circular from the Arizona Experiment Station, is of interest. I believe very little adulteration of honey would be prac- tised in any of our Southwestern States for the same reason. An inter- esting fact is that I have seen very little honey in the Texas markets that might have been adulterated. If pres- ent high prices should prevail, how- ever, it will be seen that such practise might be made profitable, from the adulterators' standpoint; but
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Conducted by Louis H. Scholl, New Braunsfels, No Adulterated Arizona Honey The following, taken from a circular from the Arizona Experiment Station, is of interest. I believe very little adulteration of honey would be prac- tised in any of our Southwestern States for the same reason. An inter- esting fact is that I have seen very little honey in the Texas markets that might have been adulterated. If pres- ent high prices should prevail, how- ever, it will be seen that such practise might be made profitable, from the adulterators' standpoint; but since the pure food laws are put to use there should be little danger even then. It is interesting, nevertheless, to know that we, of these " far-oflf " Southern States, should at least be so favorably located as to be safe from the ban of adulteration, even without pure food laws. Here is the item referred to : " The adulteration of honey, in Arizona, is not oommercially possible for the excellent reason that freight-rates so enhance the price of glucose and sugar, that these adulterants can not be profitably used. For instance, the average wholesale cost, laid down, of white sugar during 1902, was 4% to Sig cents a pound, and of a good grade of glucose was 4^., to 4''4'cents a pound: while the prices ob- tained by the honey associations for their product in car-load lots, were from 4^4 to 5Jj' cents. This has been the commercial condi- tion for years past, and while it continues, the fact that honey is from Arizona is suffi- cient guarantee of its purity. Water, indeed, might be mixed with an especially dry prod- uct, but fermentation would be too likely to punish such ; Spring Feeding' of Bees Bees that are found short of stores in early spring need feeding as badlj- as for winter stores. Not only must they be furnished with food, but as brood-rearing begins the brood must be provided for. There are many ways of feeding, but the time and the s
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