Show I I I i The V Wonders onders of Honey Hone ITS PRODUCTION TIO N HAS BECOME BECOM- A VERY I IMPORTANT INDUSTRY By B GOO GEO E GARRETT Bountiful Beekeeper IDo Do you rou know anything about the wonders of honey and how important the honey business has gown frown grown to be Very f fW few W people realize on what a large lar-e scale honey is produced today and that the production of this safer sweet has become an important important tant industry This is is- is not only true of the United i practically States but also of Canada and cally every other civilized countY country In Europe for instance e along wIth other things thing's she devastated durin during the war Germany was required led to tc deliver eT swanns swarms of bees to tJ Belgium Bel- Bel Belgium Belgium gium and swarms to France debate Honey has lus been a subject for de debate de- de bate by framers of the American tariff having been at one time or another both imported and exported b by the ton I There are arc between and 1 people in the United States s who bees The annual value of honey pro produced in this country coun- coun country country try tops while wax as a product by-product brings about I There are arc men who support their f milies educate cd ate their children own I th their ir homes and lay something aside for old age from the honey they pro pro- prot due du c There are arc localities where they the measure their crops by the ton o or even by the carlot agricultural Beekeeping is tau taught ht in the agri agri- agri- agri orI I cultural schools of 27 different states while an agricultural college in 1 Ontario Canada has a build build- building ing subject ing ng devoted exclusively to this this- sub sub- sub J t The department of agriculture 2 at Washington has in its Bureau Of o an stole sole staff of workers 3 who devote their entire time and an skill to the investigation of various problems prO connected with wiLh this indus indus- indusi tr industry try Extension workers are arc sent seat out outto outto to io different states the doc doc- doctrine trine of better beekeeping Bulk Bulle- tins have been issued covering ering every phase of the the subject from the anat- anat anatomy omy of the beo bee to the use of hon honey honet y yin in the home Utah with its varied climate pro pro- produces duces honey the flavor and density y of which is not by any sec sec- section tion of the country The main source is is from fruit bloom alfalfa and wild |