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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Wisconsin bee-keepers are the first to 

 avail themselves of this privilege. Let 

 other associations follow their example. 

 There is often an adyantage even in num- 

 bers. When our representative, be he 

 delegate, attornev, or manager, can say: 

 "I represent an organization of looo bee- 

 keepers !" it has weight. 



BARRELS. VERSUS TIN CANS. 



As the result of a paper read by Bro. 

 York, at the recent State meeting of the 



when a barrel "loses its head.'' There is 

 no loss from "soakage" as is .sometimes 

 the case with wooden packages. It is 

 easy to liquefy the contents. The great- 

 est objection to tin cans is the expense. 

 A barrel holding 350 lbs. can be bought 

 for 80 cts. The same amount of honey 

 put up in tin calls for an outlay of about 

 ^2. 25 for packages. In shipping a large 

 crop of honey this is a big item. Barrels 

 are more easily handled, as the}- can be 

 rolled, while cans must be lifted, and 



EXHIBIT OF AUG. WEI.SS AT THE WISCONSIN STATE CONVENTION. 



Wisconsin bee-keepers, at Madison, 

 there was a spirited discussion regarding 

 the merits of a barrel, compared with a 

 jacketed tin can, as a package for ship- 

 ping extracted honey. The conclusions 

 might be sunmied as follows: For retail- 

 ing honey, selling it to grocers, and the 

 like, cans possess advantages. They sel- 

 dom leak, unless carelessly punctured by 

 a nail when nailing on the jacket. If a 

 can does leak, or meet with an accident, 

 the loss is slight compared to what occurs 



carried, or else shoved. Manufacturers, 

 and others using honey in large quanties, 

 usually prefer it in barrels; as they have 

 arrangements for handling it to advan- 

 tage in such packages, and they wish to 

 avoid the expense of the tin packages. 

 Care is needed in securing the right kind 

 ,of barrels — that they are made by a man 

 who iniderstands the business. When it 

 was proposed to wax the barrels, the re- 

 ply was: "Wax your cooper, in,stead of 

 your barrels." However, this matter of 



