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spicuous. If necessary, supply large, fine labels, with your 

 own name almost as prominent as that of the article. 



Fourth. Deliver the honey in small lots, so that it will be 

 sure to be kept in inviting form, and, if possible, attend to the 

 deUvery yourself, that you may know that all is done 

 " decently and in order." 



Fifth. Instruct your grocers that they may make the 

 honey show to the best effect (Fig. 185), and thus captivate the 

 purchaser through the sight alone. 



Sixth. Never send honey to a commission man of whose 

 standing you are not assured. Your banker may be able to 

 secure this for you. The fact that a commission man adver- 

 tises in the bee-papers is a pretty safe guarantee of his honesty. 

 It is for the interest of the journals to protect the bee-keepers 

 in this regard. 



Seventh. Call local and general conventions, that all in the 

 community may know and practice the best methods, so that 

 the markets may not be demoralized by poor, unsalable honey. 

 Eighth. There should be a Bee-Keepers' Exchange whicli 

 should be modeled after the very successful Citrus Fruit 

 Exchange, of Southern California. Such co-operation in every 

 State would remove all uncertainty. It is sure to come. All 

 bee-keepers should do all in their power to hasten the day of 

 its coming. 



It is of the greatest importance to encourage State, inter- 

 State, and National Associations. Happily, our civilization 

 makes every person affected by the acts of each person. Self- 

 ishness, not less than Christianity, urges us all to be inter- 

 ested in each other. The honey-traffic reaches from State to 

 State. Bee-keeping will never be perfect as an art till all bee- 

 keepers act as one man. He is short-sighted that decries con- 

 ventions. It is the experience of the world that they are 

 valuable in other arts. Bee-keeping is no exception. I^et us 

 all urge that the associations act in unison, from the local to 

 th^ general ; that all other apiarian interests no less than the 

 markets shall be in the highest degree fostered. Each asso- 

 ciation, from the most local to the most general, has its spe- 

 cial mission which no other can perform. Such associations 

 will usually promote general co-operation. 



