COMB HONEY. 



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COMB HONEY. 



or slightly smaller, but of the same propor- 

 tion. (See Hives.) 



Some of the reasons that have been urged 

 in favor of the tall section are as follows : 



1 . Weight for weight, and for the same 

 thickness of comb, a tall section presents a 

 bigger appearance than the average square 

 one. In the 4xr) tall plain section, for ex- 

 ample. If, we have about the same actual 

 weight as the 4ix4ixli plain : and yet, as 

 will bo seen by the engravings the former 



SAME WEIGHT OF HONEY IN SQUARE AND 

 TALL SECTIONS. 



looks to be the larger. As a result the tall | 

 box brings in some markets anywhere from 

 one to two cents more per pound, but in 

 other markets it brings no more. If this 

 were the only reason why the tall box is 

 preferred, we should say nothing about it 

 here ; but there are other reasons for this 

 preference. 



2. By long association we have come to 

 like the proportion of objects all about us 

 that are taller than broad. Doors and win- 

 dows of their present oblong shape are much 

 more pleasing than they would be if they 

 were square. Nearly all packages of mer- 

 chandise, such as of drugs and groceries, 

 are oblong in shape — that is, taller than 

 broad. To cater further to this taste, 

 brought about by long association with 

 the conunon objects round about us, the 

 tall section was introduced : and outside of 

 its relative appearance of bigness as com- 

 pared with the square box, very many con- 

 sider the tall one much more pleasing. 



3. Mr. K. C. Aikin, one of the closest ob- 

 servers in all beedom, lays it down as a rule 

 that " in comb-bidkling the doromoard progress 

 exceeds the sidewise in the proportion of about 

 three to two. . . If, then, comb con- 

 struction goes on in this way, a section as 

 wide as deep will be finished down the cen- 

 ter before it is at the outer edges." A tall 

 section, then, more nearly conforms to the 

 natural instincts of the bees. 



4. A greater number of tall sections hold- 

 ing approximately a pound can be accom- 

 modated on a given hive surface. 



5. A tall section will stand shipping bet- 

 ter, because the perpendicular edges of con- 

 tact of the comb itself are greater than in a 

 square box. 



GLASSED SECTIONS. 



Glassed sections are simply sections of comb 

 honey with squares of glass fitted in between 

 the projecting sides of the section. The 

 glass is held either by glue, tin points, or 

 paper pasted over the top and bottom of the 

 section, and lai)ping over on to the glass a 

 little way. When the section is sold to the 

 retailer, the glass is included in the price of 

 tlie honey. Of course, the producer can 

 afford to sell glass at from 12 to 15 cts. per 

 11).; but customers liave sometimes objected, 

 and justly, too. In spite of all this, glass 

 sections have quite a rage at times in the 

 New York and other eastern markets, and 

 ( )Ccasionally there is some sale for them in 

 the West. In England such a section with 

 a fancy border is sold quite extensively. 



PASTEBOARD CARTONS FOR ONE - POUND 

 SECTIONS OF COMB HONEY. 



Mr. J. E. Crane, of Middlebury, Vt., for- 

 merly put nearly all of his honey into car- 

 tons. These were put into unglassed ship- 

 ping-cases, the latter neatly stenciled with 

 an old-fashioned straw hive, and lettered. 



THE DANZENUAKER SECTION-CARTON. 



This is somewhat cheaper than the others, 

 and answers the purpose very nicely. They 

 are shipped folded, and all one has to do is 

 to crowd on two opposite corners, when the 



THE DANZENBAKER CARTON. 



package assumes a rectangular form as 

 shown. This carton is specially adapted to 

 use with a plain section, as will be seen 

 from the illustration. 



A new carton has been recently introduc- 

 ed to the trade that has a fancy engraved 

 design on the front panel, and the whole is 



