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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July LS 



TIN HONEY- PACKAGES 



FIVE GALLON (60-lb.) 

 SQUARE CANS. 



A five-gallon can is the favorite package for shipping 

 extracted honey. There is no shrinkage and consequent 

 leaking, no taint to the honey from wood as is so frequently 

 ' he case with barrels and kegs. The cans, being made square, 



ronomize space, and are easily boxed. They are used ex- 



lusively in the far West. 



SMALL SCREW-CAP 

 CANS. 



Besides the five-gallon square cans 

 ue list also the three smaller sizes — 1, J2> 

 and '4 gallon. These are furnished with 

 134 -inch lined screw cap like the five-gallon cans. We can also supply the five- 

 gallon cans with 4-inch screw as well as the \^, at 5c each extra; and with ;in 

 8-inch screw at 15c each extra. Latter is largely used in Texas for chunk honey 

 Price of cans packed in boxes or crates given in the list below. 



PRICE LIST OF SQUARE CANS. 

 5-gal. can (60 lbs. capacity) $ .55; 10 boxes, $ 5.00. 



Box of 



1 

 2 



10 



12 



24 



100 



100 



100 



5-gal. 

 1-gal. 

 5^-gal. 

 ■4: -gal. 

 1-gal. 

 ^-gal. 



(60 lbs. 

 (12 lbs. 

 ( 6 lbs. 

 ( 3 lbs. 

 (12 lbs. 

 ( 6 lbs. 

 ( 3 lbs. 



85; 

 1.50; 

 1.50; 

 2.40; 

 11.00; 

 9.00; 

 7.00: 



lbs. 



SCREW-CAP HONEY-GATE AND CAN-SCREW 

 WRENCH. 



Screw-cap gate, 15c; by mail, 18c. Scre»v-cap wrench, 

 10c each; 75c per doz; by mail, 4c each extra. 



We furnish the gate for 1)4, 1 /S, or lii screw. Other 

 sizes made to order from caps you may furnish. 



The wrench fits a 1^4 screw, and can be used on 15^ or 

 smaller by a bushing between cap and wrench. 



IV/ic/i yon oi'dei- these gates separate from cans ive can not 

 guarantee a fit unless you send us a cap from the sere' l '•.vtth the order. 



FRICTION-TOP 

 CANS AND PAILS 



For packing honey in small tin packages we know of nothing better than package here shown. We do not 

 carry these in stock, and offer them only for direct shipment from factory in original packages as indicated. 

 1-lb. can, 2tsx4, from May wood, near Chicago, in crates of 1155 at $25.00 per crate. 

 2-lb. " 34x41, " Hamilton, Ohio, in crates of 588, $15.00 per crate. 

 2i-lb. " 4i4T«^, " " " " " " 462, 14.00 " " 



3-lb. " 4t\x4|, " " " " " "420, 14.50 " " 



,5-lb. pail, 5i.x5\\ " " " " " " 220, 12.75 " " 



10-lb. " 5,^x7^, " " " " " " 116, 9.50 " " 



Send all orders to Medina for unbroken crates as indicated, to be shipped direct from the point 

 indicated only. The 1-lb. to 3-lb. have no bail, while the 5 and 10 lb. have a wire bail. 



