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(JLHAXINIJS IN l{KI': CULTURE. 



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iiuist of wlmm I iliiiil< wi'ic |ii'ot'(>ss()rs of rclijr- 

 ion. were cmlioldciicd In (iitff w itli inc 



'IMii' issue of tliis atVaii' was. ilial sonir stu- 

 <lt'iil,s wiTc t'\(ii'lli'(i from collcfK'. all fi>cilations 

 \V(>r(» suspended, aiui tlie students returned to 

 thoir homes. Only aftef siRuinp: due aixiloRies 

 \\ei-e they allowed to lesume tlieif studies, at 

 till' betfinninyr of the next eollefje yeai'. The 

 I'oufse which I had taken. thouRli it was at 

 first so unpopulaf. in the end made me a host of 

 friends. It was pfohahly the turninfr-i)(>int in 

 my life, fof my natural disposition often in- 

 I'lined me to yield my own convietions of duty 

 in ofdef to IxMni till' popuhtf side. It would l)e 

 diflieult to toll how nineh I owe to that " Bread 

 and IJutter leliel.lion." !>. L. Lano.stkoth. 



(ClDitillKCtl.) 



SHIPPING HONEY FOR EXHIBITION PUR- 

 POSES. 



now IT IS DONK OVKK IN EXfiLAXD. 



.Some two or three years ago. when Mr. C. N. 

 Ahbott. of the firm of Abbott Brothers, was 

 here, he exhibited to us some samplesof various 

 bee-appliance.s used over in England: and 

 among other things he showed us a shipping- 

 crate provided with spiral springs, so that a 

 case of choice comb honey could be put therein 

 and shipped to a distant market. With such a 

 contrivance the case could be dropped or tum- 

 bled around on the floor, and no damage occtn- 

 to the honey, because the spiral springs absorb 

 the concussion. We thought at the time we 

 would give a description and illustration: but 

 we had quite forgotten it until by chance we 

 were looking over a back number of the Bcc- 

 keciici'x' Record for May, 1891. In this we found 

 an article with engravings, describing much 

 the same arrangement. As we are approach- 

 ing the time when many of us will be thinking 

 of shipping our honey to the World's Fair, and 

 placing it on exhibition, we have concluded to 

 n-produce the article entire, with engravings, 

 of course, the method shown below and de- 

 scrilied. is altogether too expensive for ordinary 

 shipments: but where it is desired to send ex- 

 hibition honey, and particularly a crate of 

 extra choice combs so that it shall arrive at 

 the exhibition grounds in perfect order, it may 

 be advisable to use the method. "It is English, 

 you know;" but the " English, yon know,'" are 

 far ahead of us in honey exhibits. 



If we can do any thing by way of inducing 

 exhibitors at hone\ shows, who may read these 

 papers, to bestow a little consideration on the 

 unfortunate and usually overworked •'Hon. 

 Sees.." and others who have charge of the 

 ■■ staging." we shall be aiding in the removal of 

 a source of frequ<;ut troul)le and annoyance to 

 these latt<'r gentlemen which is altogr^ther in- 

 excusable: and the worst of it is. it frefpieiitly 

 liappens that those who take most pains in 

 packing their exhibits lor transit to tht; shcnv 

 give quite as much trouble as those who take 

 least: for the time and labor involved in un- 

 packing and repacking some exhibits is, as we 

 know from personal experience. '" a caution." 

 We therefore propose to show how bee-keepers, 

 who aspire to "show" honors may send their 



dozen sections or t heir do/en jars of extiacted 

 hoiu'y l)y rail to the show, and have them tiu- 

 packi'd. stat,'ed. repacked, and ret-in'ued saf(!lv 

 witli the minimum amount of trouble to afl 

 conciM'tied, and with no great outlay fora|)pli- 

 ances. 



The cut (I'ig. 1 1 represents a crate for hold- 

 ing a dozen oiie-iiound sections; and as no 

 great amoiintof skill is involved in its construc- 

 tion, it may l)e said that any amateur joiner 

 can make it for himself. It is a box wit hin a 

 box. tlie inner one resting on six s[)iral siirings 

 fastf'iied to th(^ bottom of the outer tiox. while 

 the inner one is pulled down a little by a strip 

 of leather at each corner, as showii. This 



FIG. 1. A SHIPPING -CRATE FOR HOLDING COMB 

 HONEY FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES. 



form of cryte. without the lid. was first intro- 

 duced by a well-known lirm in 188(1. and it 

 answers the purpo.se admirably. The lid we 

 had made for our own use. and its construction 

 will be at once seen in the cut. The lower or 

 inner lid is of thin board cut small enough to 

 fit easily inside, close on to the tops of sections. 

 The upper one is of the same light wood, with 

 cross-pieces at each end. of three-quarter-inch 

 stuff', and a strip of the same forms a handle to 

 lift by. Five springs are fixed between these 

 two lids and fastened to both, .so tliere is no 

 risk of one being lost. A stout screw driven in 

 at each corner forces this double lid close down 

 on to the sections, and kee])s them firmly in 

 place. As all sections sent to shows must be 

 glazed, no other glass protection is used. The 

 inner box is made \'.t% inches long by 8^^ inches 

 wide, so there is room for a small roll or wedge 

 of corrugated paper to be slipped down at the 

 outside of each row. which keeps them firm in 

 place, and. wh<>n withdrawn, allows the sec- 

 tion to l)e lifted out readily. Except to cau- 

 tion the maker not to cut the end-pieces of the 

 crate so that the screws are driven into the top 

 of the grain, and to have all it- parts strongly 

 nailed together, no further instructions are 

 needed Utv making, save a close inspection of 

 the cut. 



For (>xtracted iioney in glass jars, make a 

 strong box divided into twelve partitioned 

 squares, as shown in cut (Fig. I'). The exact 

 size of these squares is determined by the par- 

 ticular make or form of the honey-jar u.sed, 

 but they are made suth'cieiitly large to hold the 

 jar comfortably when the latter is encircled by 

 a fold of coirugated paper. The bottom of 

 eacli jiortion has also a square of the same pa- 

 per on which the jar rests. A strong lid hinged. 

 on the inside of which is nailed a square of 

 corrugated paper as shown, completes the box, 

 while the height of the jars is so arranged that 

 the ridged portion of the paper rests close on 

 the screw-caps and keeps all firm. A single 

 screw in the centei' of lid at the front fastens it 



