Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

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production OF honey and wo.
came Uintah. While in 1eoI Then
county was In the lead in Tho Emery
average per colony this season iiitnesl
county has again come TO tha man
with seven ear loads, or over, 9i0aI.
pounds. SlV'VD
We note that a greater pronor,,..
bee products are shipped ont On "
state than that Of any other oe,,o., the
al industry. In an average ',u.lur'
barely 20 per cent OF the cTon ,season
by home consumption. This bnnoSS 'ea
to point where we believe an eSrous
tional Writeup on the subject wb IiS'
would possibly be beneficial 10 tba 'ie
keeper would be OF much greater pse'
fit to the consumer. The people ~ gele-
state, and possibly this may be 49, ogf
many other sections Of our countru n
not use % per cent OF this. na,S, 70
sweet, as nature demands thev ebn.s
do for their general health. A 'n n
English doctor Is quoted as saving NV ell
If the people would use a liberal sns ulaI
Of honey and give ii to their chIIlSdPgy
especially for the breakfast meai ueh
would live longer and save doc,o,ly,
bills. uoc'oTs
II would certainly add greatly IN -.
health of the present generation II II ,o we
ey was brought into more penorai "oH'
as common article of diet The a,, we
universal craving for sweets sbo,nnNI
real need Of the system In that az
tlon' But only too often the exeessiy,
use of sugar brings In its train lone
list of Ills, such as indigestion s Cms
stomach, dyspepsia, Bnghfs dss sou'
etc. Pure honey as prepared nv ~
bees can be readily dlgested ,yl,ho,.s.
further taxing of the stomach nv N W.
neys. Sugar Is not and only too oS u'
the oyertaxed stomach fails IN r
form It's work, hence sour storaa,
which may produce other troubles
honey the dellcately favored produo.a :,
the hive, Is good food and good rN's
cine. No article of food is more S1 il'
ious than honey and none is more hsra
fetal to the system. II purlges ~
blood and imparts health and ygorSm,
physical action. 1t Is natures svs,,
ready for use and as a breakfast MY
or taken with cream. nothing Is InoreS'
licious and both old and young ygn,
Jo' DN'N, nV"i'h NY us use. Our ne0
pie need Information In regard 10 NM
honey as an article Of food. Take on.
own pure white lucern or alfalfa honS|
than which there is none superior AMI
very little equal to II, and whether IN h,
liquid or graduated formit is absom,e'v
pure not only Is II not aduterated Z
Its graduated form but the whittier Il ~
the more sure Is the test Of lis purItr.
1t is equally as good for the human sy,,
TEN as In Its liquid form and there coo
| be no mistake In its use In either cass
While the beekeepers in Utah arc HI
ter organized than any other acrienl.
! tural industry, there Is very mBh
room for improvement.
Besides the state association ws l,r,
number of county associatIons a.
presidents OF which are chosen as ,,n.
| ~ vice presidents to the state assosa.
ton. In the bee counties where Their 4
no county organization prominpb,
beekeeper Is chosen TO represent tbs
state association. In some Of the upps,
! counties there are no bees TO SNEAK N
hence the term bee counties. We aim
| to have the county vice presidents san1
! In regular reports as far as possible IA
the state association. These reports
! were sent In fairly correct the past sea.
| son, which has enabled us TO make A
| fairly correct estimate OF the honey
/ flow, the amount produced in the differ.
| ent counties and also In The state
I These reports taken as a whole Indicate
| that Utah has produced more honey
/ this year, especially extracted, than
for the previous 3 TO years. and much
of II of the finest quality. We have had
1 to exert considerable effort to obtain
those reports, especially where the con.
ditions were not very favorable.
We advocated last year the raising OF
turkeys and chickens for the destruc.
ton of grasshoppers by the building Of
| portable coops which can be placed
at any part Of the field II this plan
| Is adopted early in the spring when the
"hoppers' first hatch out the fowls will
| destroy vast quantities OF the dread
pests, We have seen reports from 10.
calities where this method has been
| Thoroughly adopted, and the results
have been very gratifying, In some 10.
stances the pest has been entirely De.
stroyed, We hope II there is any 10
cality where the choppers" are trou.
besome In the coming spring that our
beekeepers and farmers will adopt this
| plan vigorously There Is no risk O.
loss sustained In trying IT, as aside
| from the benefits derived by the Dc.
structlon OF the pest the fowls viii bea
| paying investment II properly man
aged. While turkeys will destroy In
mense quantities OF the insects at any
stage. chickens will not do as goot
work after the "hoppers' are full
grown.
We still have the smelter smoke Qut'.
ton TO contend with. We have lost
many Of our bees again from this cause
II Is the settling OF the smoke that
causes the trouble, but there Is consld'
cradle agitation now in regard to he
use OF smoke consumers and II this y
| accomplished we believe the cyli viii be
remedled to great extent.
/ note that there are considerapls
winter losses reported again. The main
cause for which in our state Is 10
sealing the bees down too near aF
tight The bees and combs must m
Kept dry, and to obtain this result tM
bees must have ventilation especially
in cold weather when they are CO..
fined In the hive. Outside protection y
good II there Is enough ventilation %
carry off the damp foul air which, u
cannot escape will turn the combs
mouldy and II will cause the bees y
become sick and too weak 10 seek theI
stores, and In that condition they wa
hing In q cluster until they die Of star
l Tkna trfth without nfOIlfE
ton the secret Is, the bees must De XVI
dry. Z. S. LOvEsY,
President Utah Beekeeepers Assn