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honey to sell he should still have some regard 

 for the rights of others and sell at a reasonable 

 price. If one has anything to give away he 

 may well do so, but should not injure his neigh- 

 bor who depends upon honey production for 

 a livelihood by cutting prices. Production of a 

 commodity is one thing and selling it is quite 

 another. If the producer chooses to market 

 his product at retail he should get paid for the 

 selling as well as the production of his crop. 



Reaching the Distant Market. — On 

 one occasion the writer made a journey to 

 Chicago to see what could be learned about the 

 marketing of honey through the large whole- 

 sale centers and also something of the best re- 

 tail trade in a large city. 



In order to learn as much as possible about 

 conditions an effort was made to follow the 

 honey from the producer to the consumer. 

 This involved a study of the conditions of trans- 

 portation by freight or express, a visit to the 



