Show THE HONEY HOKEY CROP vernal Mee keepers have hava secured over three hundred thousand Thou and pounds facts about the article produced in thia This valley tho the lohi lehi and ogden sugar factories have a rival la in the production prod of sweets the busy little boos the illustration of whose ancient domicile was selected by the pioneer founders toun dera of this commonwealth its as an adai abuin n ment for foe the state seat seal aro are the industrious dust rious individuals who gather the ciuda thin watery nectar from earths ton ten thousand flowers and by bya a skilled and intricate process known only to themselves manefa t ure hom it tle the most delicious delic ioui and healthful of sweets eive the honey of commerce by means of irrigation the desert lands of utah cro are made to produce alfalfa the forage plant known to perfection in ordinary seasons alfalfa blooms profusely in this locality from june irth until it is out cut down in the fall by frost its flowers yield in abundance the nectar which the bees transform into the thick heavy boi bodied lied limpid article known to the trade as water white alfalfa honey anere are as many different kinds of honey as there are different kinds flinda of flowers from which the nectar is gathered each lind of honey has its own peculiar p culiar color flavor and con ui stAncy As examples alfalfa honey boney is heavy boaty bodied in consistency consi stancy being ednal to t tl at of the very bost boat syrup about twella pounds to the gallon while abo honey from the nectar of wild fall flowers is ig about as thin as water in color there is IB also a groat great difference Terence dif the shades varying from the alfalfa hone which is y almost as elear clear as to buckwheat bucL wheat honey which is about like new oilcans molasses again the honey from each kind of bloom has its own distinctive clavot wo we might mention trien tion the pleasant aromatic honey from the lindon or basswood trees of the rn states and the mountain sage houey honey of california both of which are very ery kopul i r in with i lh people who are teal foal of those particular flavors peoples casts differ aud and thero there arp are some aoma who evan prefer the iery ery strong buckwheat honey but as alfalfa honey is a puro pure sweet having no marled marked flavor it suits suit a very wide r inge of tastes in fact it is like sugar an every day article almost all pure honey will granulate and bachma solid or leau candy dyas as term it this abai acter of houey honey is the very best known teat of its absolute purity there is no other honey in the world that will candy HS as quickly or b become acome na its hard as ag alfalfa honey many people who are aro igloi ant of this fact condemn candied honey ati as impara calling it a m ionio of sugar rugar and lard while honey bhatia that la with chemicals to keep it in a liquid state is IB readily as the abo genuine as hicl people living in largo large cities not baving a correct understanding of what crin candied died loney honey really is often refuse to buy it whilo while they do not hesitate for a moment to buy cheap glucose syrups that are well known to be detrimental to health this popular ignorance has made anda it almost impossible sible for dealers to sell chevery the tery choicest honey while glucose mixers reap of dollars from the salo aloof of their nile ilo concoctions concoct ions the wilier of this article has had a n wile wide experience in balling honey and he be has found that people who hava fit at some timo time in their lives dept bees always prefer candied honey because they say they are sure that it is genuine whilo the general public will not have it at all if people were ere informed as they should ba on this point thoy they would s insist upon having baying their honey funt furnished shod thom them in tho the candied slate thou then they boull basure be sure that they anute vs 01 e getting absolutely pure h biney moy it is easily by bolting molting mol raol ting either in large or small quantities by following carefully the following directions ions place a common wash boiler on oa the stove and put two small strips of wood about an inch wide and the length of the boiler or on the tha bottom of it set it sixty pound can of candied honey in the boiler ou on the wood till fill the boiler nearly full of water warm or hot water 13 i best beet remove the screw cap from checan the can as the arni arm loney honey will heat beat until the chonoy is all melted but no lunger as too much hout hat will both the color and t tho ho ilan clarol or of tho the honey quantities can be melt ed cd by following tho the above directions only abing smaller Te ves sels kels ihal point to remember is m to havo have water between the firo fire and tho the veasel containing the honey as direct with the lire fire will always spoil tile the honey however it should bt be thoroughly Luel melted luellet tet foi if that is not done the flue granules will give it a clouded appearance po pe aranco arance if the melting is 11 done dona right the honey lulls rud and casts exi ax betly like alm article when it is bat taken from the bees A knowledge acknowledge know ladge of the above NUB facts about honey should be widely disseminated the crop of honey produced in this county this season has baa been a one when the facts are taken into consideration consid Bration that because of drought tho the botond crop of alfalfa was a pat bial faili failure re and that the entire cultivated area of the county does doca not exceed acres the greater part of the honey from vernal is chipped from price by rail william AL roylance of prevo utah purchased the ranst most of the honey of this section last year this aea sous crop has not been sold as yet hoople from all parts of the country unhesitatingly pronounce vernal honey the lest hest that they ever tasted and vernal people often boast that huney buncy produced here is the best beat in the world by making ft a great effort effii t we have secured a report of the amount of I 1 honey oney produced this oar car by a majority of our beekeepers bee keepers there are ra several yet to hear bear from and wo we will publish it a report from them if they will be kind to sand fiend it in rol following lowing arevilo wo figures james racking hacking goo freestone green greena crandal jacob collier weeks bros goo geo glines C CC C bartlett 1 11 holgate G W vangrady Van Guady bartlett Bart latt bros merkley lowia lind orm onn perry thoaas bingham george langston abner richens Iti chous alfred philly total 18 |