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though he produces a reasonable amount of honey 

 he very inadequately supplies the demand for it in 

 this little village, and he receives city prices. 



The second and least desirable method of mar- 

 keting comb-honey is to ship it to a commission 

 merchant. If this is done, it is well to select a mid- 

 dleman in whom we have absolute confidence, or 

 we are likely soon to become pessimistic regarding 

 his honesty; so frequently is the price of honey 

 reduced on account of breakage and leaking and 

 other accidents which this very frail delicacy is heir 

 to, that we rarely realise the prices quoted in the 

 newspapers. If a good middleman can be found, 

 then our advice is to stick to him, and send him the 

 very best product possible, fairly graded and in the 

 most attractive form, hoping that he may be able to 

 do for us what we should do for ourselves, and that 

 is, work up a special market. 



STORING COMB-HONEY 



It is far better to market comb-honey the year 

 it is made. However, if it is to be stored, it must 

 be placed in a room that has a constant temperature 

 above 60 F. It is best to fumigate the sections if 

 there is any danger from the bee-moth, for this little 

 rascal will destroy a great amount of comb-honey in 

 a very short time. (See " Bee-Moth.") 



CANDIED COMB-HONEY 



Some kinds of honey will granulate much sooner 

 than others. The longer the honey is left in the hive 



