GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 



i. e., September and October; extracted, from Sep- 

 tember to February. 



9. When consignments come in broken, and ship- 

 pers hold a receipt signed, " In good order," with- 

 out the claim, " Owners risk" etc., we make claim 

 for damage against the transportation company, 

 in many oases. 



10. Producers generally realize more when ship- 

 ped on commission than when sold outright. This 

 is the reason why the king of bee-keepers, Capt. 

 H., ships all of his product on commission. 



1-lb. sections of honey sell best in light and shmcy 

 paper cartons. We recommend strongly, again and 

 again, to put in every crate a sheet of corrugated 

 or indented pasteboard. It protects the combs 

 somewhat against breakage; and if one comb is 

 leaking it protects all others against soiling. 



New York, July 7. F. G. Strohmeyer & Co. 



1. We prefer the single-tier cases, about '25 lbs. 

 each. 

 3. One-pound sections. 



3. Full one pound. 



4. Honey in sections is generally sold by weight. 



5. There are objections to dark colors, and such 

 can be sold only at a reduced price. 



6. By all means let the dark honey be extracted, 

 as it will not sell in the comb. 



7. We find extracted honey more salable in bar- 

 rels and half-barrels. We would not advise 60-lb. 

 packages of any sort. They are more expensive, 

 and yet not desirable. We would recommend ship- 

 pers to send their extracted honey in barrels or 

 half-barrels, whichever is the more convenient to 

 them. 



8. The best time for shipping comb honey is in" 

 September or October, after the hot weather is 

 over. It is more generally used during cold weath- 

 er. Extracted honey can be shipped at all seasons 

 of the year, as the demand is not governed so much 

 by the weather. 



9. Comb honey received in a broken or bad con- 

 dition has to be sold for what it will bring, as the 

 longer it is kept the greater the waste, and less 

 valuable it becomes; hence the necessity of the 

 shipper's starting it in good sound packages. 



10. This can be answered only by the shipper him- 

 iself. If he can realize a fair price at home, we 

 think it safe for him to accept; but there are times 

 and places when the producer can not And sale for 

 his property, in which case he is compelled to find 

 a market elsewhere. Our market is quiet to-day. 

 Our receipts are increasing. We anticipate a good 

 demand at remunerative prices this season. 



St. Louis, July 22. D. G. Tutt Grocer Co. 



1. We prefer to receive consignments in single- 

 tier cases of from 13 to 2.5 lbs. weight. The 13-lb. 

 cases meet with general favor, and always move 

 off first. Single-tier cases are preferable, as they 

 ship in better condition; and in case of leakage 

 there is no bottom layer to spoil. 



2. The4.^X4;:^Xl?^ section, in our opinion, is the 

 best size, for market use. 



3. Our customers prefer a section to contain a 

 little less than 1 lb., as they are mostly sold by the 

 piece, and not by weight. By so doing they gain a 

 few pounds on every case, which is quite an advan- 

 tage, as the article is sold on a close margin. 



5, 6. We find it difficult to move all dark grades of 

 honey, both comb and extracted. 



7. Extracted honey shipped to this market should 

 be in cans holding 60 lbs. or less. 



8. As the honey crop in this section has been a 

 partial failure for the past few years, the same be- 

 ing the case this year, we find that honey placed 

 on the market early brings the best price. Later 

 in the season it is gathered in from different sec- 

 tions, causing a break in price. 



9. When a consignment of honey arrives in bro- 

 ken-down condition we recrate it. The broken 

 combs are placed in cans, and disposed of to the 

 best advantage. As a usual thing, when honey ar- 

 rives in that condition there is very little realized 

 out of it. Breakage might be avoided to a great 

 extent if shippers would be careful to pack their 

 honey properly. We have had shipments of honey 

 arrive with a space of ^ of an inch between sec- 

 tions, causing, by continued jostling, ^i of the sec- 

 tions to break down, and a leakage of i4 or more of 

 the honey. In most cases, when honey is properly 

 packed, particularly in small cases, it comes 

 through in good shape. 



10. When honey arrives in good shape we think 

 producers realize more by having it sold on com- 

 mission. In addition we would suggest that ship- 

 pers be careful to sort their honey, and pack the 

 same grade together. Never mix light and dark. 

 Always ship by freight, as it arrives in much better 

 shape than by express. Earle Clickenger. 



Columbus, Ohio, July 21. 



1. We prefer single-tier cases weighing from 16 

 to 18 lbs. 



2. One-pound sections, 4Jix4ij, sell well, as do 

 also sections 4x5Ji. The latter are one inch thick, 

 weigh a trifle less than a pound, and are generally 

 retailed by the piece. We also have considerable 

 demand for 5x5 sections weighing a pound and a 

 half. 



3. We prefer that the 1-lb. sections contain a little 

 less than a pound. 



4. Very many of our customers sell sections by 

 the piece rather than by weight, and we prefer this 

 way for retailing. 



5. We have no difficulty in moving dark grades of 

 honey. 



6. We would not recommend the producer to mar- 

 ket all his dark honey in extracted form, but only 

 that portion that is unsalable in the comb. 



G7. Extracted honey sells well in barrels, half-bar- 

 rels, 60-lb. square tin cans, and small pails. We 

 would recommend large producers to use half- 

 barrels, and small producers the smaller packages. 



8. Comb honey sells best during the months of 

 September and October. The earlier it can be 

 placed on the market, the better. The demand for 

 extracted does not begin much before January, 

 and sells well during the three following months. 



9. We find the best thing to do with a consign- 

 ment of broken honey is to offer it somewhat be- 

 low the market price, and sell as soon as possible. 

 There are always buyers for such honey, and it 

 does not pay to overhaul damaged stock. 



10. We think producers, as a rule, realize more 

 from honey placed on commission with firms that 

 make a specialty of selling honey than by selling 

 outright, for the reason that the party buying out- 

 right must assume the risk of a possible decline in 

 prices, and on that account can not pay full mar- 

 ket price at time of purchase. We seldom have 

 any trouble from broken honey when shipped by 



