The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-30
THE HONEY BEE BUSINESS,


Potnt-Dfff6rence In Honey-Curi.
GUS Ways OF Bees.
10 learn all about honey, honey bees.
and the honey industry of the world has
been the life work of a Brooklyn man.
1fr. w. NJ. Hoge, who returned from
Paris not long after showing Parisians
what kind of honey America can pro-
dnoe. 10 a reporter of the New York
6an Mr.. Hoge said:
II have thoroughly canvassed every
large city in Europe and America in SELL
ING honey, and It is true that more honey
Il bought for table use in and near New
York city than in any other spot In the
world. There are in New York and
BROOKLYN eight concerns which deal ex-
cIdsively in honey and keep t~wenty-six
wEons carrying on business with the re-
HAIL grocers. In this way about q ton Of
honey d day il sold, or considerably over
S12 tons d year. This, of course, does
not include the large quantity distributed
i'd outside towns BY wholesale dealers.
However, while local consumption of
honey il greater In NeweYork and vicin-
ity chan any where else on earth, the
largest general distribution is from Cali
fornia. We shipped from Southern
California last year, mostly to Eastern
States, 10000 pounds of extracted
honey, while 1000, 900 pounds were
ssas out in 1883, $50, 600 pounds in
1851, 100000 pounds in 1886, and
1.270. 900 pounds In 1885. To Europe
from San Francisco last yenr 1745 cases
of extracted honey were sent. In the
past seven years an average Of $500 cases
per year was sent by sailing vessels to
foreign ports, mostly to England. We
send honey to Australia, the Sandwich
Islands, British Columbia, and even to
India. This foreign demand was aroused
BIZ the 100 tons of American honey
which ! took to England in 1877.
ITO most persons honey IL honey, and
nothing else continued Mr.. Hoge,
sbut there is d great diversity in the
tlavor and color, caused By the different
plants from which it ID gathered. It
vafies III the flowers vary in the various
Districts where the honey IL gathered,
and, biz d little practice, q blindfoided
mah can uiselngnls 1ae alHeFenc MAYORS
Wanss. peg culture has 20 laE pro-
Intelligent management, o keep the
various favors of honey separate. To
those who persist in the habit of eating
honey and hot biscuits for supper, a
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sassorced TO pay tne Couft Ioaase y
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