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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



The two sections showed at the right of 

 the engraving we name ' Fancy " ( fancy 

 while, fancy mixed, fancy buckwheat, as 

 the case may be ). The next two we name 

 ' No. I. ' The next two next to ' Xo. i, ' 

 toward the left hand, is ' No. 2; ' the re- 

 maining two are consigned to the ex- 

 tractor. The ' No. 2 ' isn't fairly shewn 

 up by the picture. The lower one is 

 ver}- full weight, but poorly sealed. The 

 upper one is sealed well, but is capped off 

 short — making it light weight. 



This plan of grading and selling has 

 proved ver}^ satisfacton,- with us for the 

 last three years, and we have upward of 

 one hundred and lift}- customers who ex- 

 press themselves highly plea.sed with the 

 system. 



One more knotty problem to solve be- 

 fore we can take the road with that neat- 

 looking sample case, which is a half-sec- 

 tion of a regular shipping-case; and that 

 i.s — the price list. Three grades each, for 

 three kinds of honey; nine styles to price 

 according to actual value, instead of 

 weight. The ' fancy ' must bring a rela- 

 tively higner price (and are worth it) in 

 order to bring up the average; for Nos. i 

 and 2 nuist be cheap to sell at all. It is a 

 matter of judgement for each particular 

 salesman to consider all the conditions of 

 his market, and get as good a price for 

 his goods as possible, and yet allow his 

 friend the grocer to compete with any- 

 body's else honey of equal quality. 



Referring again to grocer's side of the 

 bargain, we know there are many varie- 

 ties of 'em. Some grocers have a 'toney' 

 trade that demands oidy the be.st of every- 

 thing, and is willing to pay for it. We 

 can just fit his case. That ' fancy ' brand 

 was selected with an eye to capture his 

 trade. The other dealer is situated dif- 

 ferently — wants only cheap goods. ' No. 

 2 ' is what fills his long-felt want. Now, 

 notice! Haven't we got just what every 

 buyer delights to find — a r'ariety to select 

 from? Doesn't that very consideration 

 build u]) the enormous trade of the great 

 city de])artment stores, ' because you can 

 ])urchase there au}- thing, from a house 

 and lot to a postmaster-general ' — if you 

 have the legal lender? But, my grip is 

 ])acked, and the train is nearly due, and 

 I am off after that friend of ours the ir- 

 tai/ i^nnrr. " 



I had still another ottject in ])rinting 

 the foregoing e.vtract and the accom])any- 

 ing engraving, which was kindl\- loaned 

 me by Gleanings, and that is it brings u]) 

 the novel idea of grading honey from 

 photographs of the different grades. 



When this iilea was first advanced it 

 seemed to me two fanciful even to be 

 thought of, but the more I think of it, 

 the more practical it seems to appear. I 

 have not yet forgotten the derisive man- 

 ner in which I laughed when I first saw 

 and heard of a bee escape. 



C.WDIEI) HONEV. 



How lo uet ii out of Coiiilis W'iiliout Desiroy- 

 inj4 the Latter. 



livery little while some one a.sks if there 

 is any way of getting candied honey out 

 of combs without de.stro\-ing the combs, 

 and th.e advice usually given is to melt 

 up the honey and comb; that there is no 

 practical way of getting out the honev 

 without destro^-ing the combs. There is, 

 however, a -a'ay, and Mr. M. M. Baldridgc 

 writes to the American Bee Journal and 

 explains it as follows: 



" On page 647, a correspojident desires 

 to know what, to do with combs filled 

 with candied honey; and one of the 

 answers is, that it might perhaps be a 

 good plan to sprinkle the combs with 

 water before giving the bees access to 

 them. 



Now my ])lan has been for several vears 

 ])ast to uncap such combs and extract any 

 liquid honey there might be in them, and 

 then fill the empty cells full or part full 

 of water. ( )f course, I also wet or sprink- 

 le both honey and comb in so doing. I 

 then hang these frames of comb in the 

 hive, either in the story where the bees 

 are, or in an empty .story underneath, 

 and late in the afternoon. The honey 

 will then be quickly removed, and will be 

 found nicely liquified, and with no loss of 

 comb or honey whatever. 



As a rule, I find it necessary to water 

 the condjs as stated, two or more times 

 before the last grain of honey is liquefied. 

 In this way I have saved many choice 

 combs filled with candied honey, and 

 with no loss whatever. Try this ])lan 

 and you will be pleased with the result. 

 1 know it is a success, for I have been 

 ' through the mill ' a number of times." 



Of cour.se, this plan cannot be put in 

 operation at this time of the year, but I 



