Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-18
honey III GE0g6IA,
Grove of ace Tree', Each of which Yields
Barrel 4 hsney FssrIY.

aBsrFslsf hsney TssrlY.
After dinner st Mr.. Mitcheli's, says the
Grifda ga News, We were sitting on
ais front piazza smoking, and l dlscov-
cred some bees going in and out Of knot
in one of the large oak ire in front OF
mis- dwelling. This tree is known to be
over 100 years cid. | learned that sew
eral Years ago swarm Of bees ass n
bled IN that tree as their new hOme,
an they have worked and lived tnerl
ever since. After they had been
there fer three years the colony
becams very large sRd stroEg. and no at
tempt mad ever been made to ROB then OI
their honey. At last Mr. Mitchell csme
70 sse Conclusion that the tree must Ct
full VI honey from seeing large numbers
CT Il rs ard Dees around thS roots CT tn
tree, SO ne set &C work TO devise some
means to ct the honey without cutting
the tree down. After applying all tne
tests Kaowr 10 zee men he shti: led him
If that the Tree was full, and then de-
cideG TO tap IL like fellow Is thpped
Tor dropsy. So he got mia fauce! enc
an auger AID bored hole in the
wee lear the root aGd lhen screwed IL
the faucet, &ad, to his surprise and great
delight, solid stream of pure snd els
gait honey as CLEAR as crystal gusaed
forth, 6nd the supply Seemed almost IN
exhSusdole. Il Continued to pour out
GQ;i. ne hsd died SIX barrels, and he Los
drawn each year since that tiae from
three to fur barrels Cf pure strained
honey frsE that old oak tree, and ap o
this there seems to b5 NO signs Of a
failure Of the supply, SIS ths bees are Gtl!l
q very roEg aud healthy colony
TEE same year that Mr.. Mitchell tapped
he old osk tree there was new VnICk
srowta sprung up ell around the old sd
cf an unusual appearance, having &
smooth bark aud TUCK, wsxy leaves. Ore
cay he pulled CT one OF the leave ana
put 1t in his mouth and foupc It to be
very sweet, and spon exam rs,ioa Of the
plsce from which he had plucktd the lest
ae discovered inst the plant WAS bseedjI i.
or emitting fro3 the wound Clear 4,
taick looking Juice, which ue3n tasting
and examination proved 30 De koneJ
He then commenced 30 nurse thu
new volunteer gsoWtas with the tender
est care and attention, locking atLei
them daily; ard as the summer advance
TIC plants continued TO grow and IL the
Ial le seISCitU ahu lISEs pIAALeO oUV u
them in very itch soil thirty feet spsrt
Asd trey grew very rapidly, naEing 3
1rsutiful display with their stra ght,
sm.o i .yul < aad heir inlck ard glossy,
wax like leaves. Ard tfe grove was
seen and admired by all FOR miles
and miles around. Dir. Mtchel's
ides was, that as large money woe
N 4de from the sugar Ecple by boiling tbs
JUICE, be ought I" make mcI. : II Il iree
inst would rur Fure honey, aIU g "
right. When tue trets WeIs iour yt.s.
ole, in the fall II -: year, ttey Utrelz :,
enough 10 insert tFp.e5s. S he nso ogg
fauca!s made 10 uEd-c a2d sc:e 7ed IL
inte The young trees, IL; !,!tl''..g
spring ne result WAS rem 3-ksD.e. L -.
tree vi !ded 81 ayeIage CT tn gz..o.r 4;
the richest golden honey; the I-Aowil :
year each Wee yielded An sve-as3 &
twenty gallons, and now tAe avsra =
chou: barrel 10 each tree durl Z t.
year, ald the grove continues - gov
and hJurish, and shows no sIsn OF IL. IL :
10 supply s beautiful yieid N toe years 10
come. The quality of the honey is So
fae ans the favor is SO delicate that Ii
siways CEN nands the highest price, ana
the demand is grester than the supply.