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standing much hard usage. Naturally a small package 

 like a single shipping case is easily thrown about by careless 

 expressmen and consequently it is safer to ship in larger 

 packages. For this reason and also to protect the wooden 

 shipping cases from dirt and to prevent the breakage of the 

 glass, several shipping cases are usually packed together in 

 a crate. Comb-honey should be shipped to its final destina- 

 tion before cold weather. For car load shipments it is safe 

 to pack in a car without crates since the shipping cases are 

 not handled individually en route. 



PREPARATION OF BULK COMB-HONEY FOR MARKET 



The packing of bulk comb-honey does not. differ essentially 

 from that for extracted-honey except that the cans or bottles 

 must have openings sufficiently large to admit the pieces of 

 comb. 



The packing of the small pieces of cut-out comb has been 

 sufficiently described in the paragraph in which they were 

 discussed. 



PREPARATION OF GRANULATED HONEY FOR MARKET 



As has been shown previously, some honeys granulate 

 quickly to a semi-solid condition and some beekeepers have 

 developed a market for it in this form. Alfalfa honey is 

 exceptionally fine for this purpose. The honey may be 

 poured while in a liquid condition into special paper bags 

 or oyster pails and allowed to granulate before being sold, 

 though such packages are somewhat crude. A better 

 method is to allow it to granulate in larger vessels (such as 

 5-gallon square cans) after which it is removed and cut into 

 bricks as butter is cut. It is then wrapped in waxed paper 

 and put in a neat carton. Since this is a comparatively 

 unknown article of food to the average consumer, its source 

 and nature should be stated on the package. Granulated 

 honey should not be allowed to remain on store shelves 

 until warm weather, for the crystals may dissolve, causing 



