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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



April, 1917 



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FROM THE FIELD OF EXPERIENCE 



As T am in the ])oiiltry business I have a 

 quantity oi' egg-cases on hand at all times; 

 and during the honey season eggs, being 

 scarce so that my customers can not ordi- 

 narily have a whole case anyway, I push the 

 sale of honey along with the eggs. I pack 

 28 sections in one side of a regular 30-dozen 

 egg-crate. The box then contains 15 dozen 

 eggs and 28 sections of honey. Or, if de- 

 sired, honey can be packed on both sides, 

 making 56 sections to a ca.se. Sometimes 

 I pack one side with comb honey, and the 

 other with pails of extracted honey ; or hon- 

 ey on one side and fruit on the other, ac- 

 cording to tlie specifications given in order. 



of the case witli exeelsinv, making sure to 

 ram it down very hard — the harder tlie 

 better, so that there will be no opportunity 

 for the sections to chuck around. There 

 must always be enough cardboard between 

 the ends of the sections and the excelsior so 

 the sections will not be damaged in packing. 

 The sides are packed in the same way. 



On top of the sections there is about two 

 inches of space, therefore I lay on a card- 

 board after haying folded down the ends 

 which extend above the edge of the sections, 

 then fill up the case with excelsior, making- 

 sure that this comes a little above the top 

 of the case, so that, when the cover is nailed 



Geo. Dodds, Cambridge, N. Y., (he man who ships lioney and eggs in tlie same crate. 



When packing the honey I lake all the 

 fillers and cardboards out of the case, leav- 

 ing the excelsior in the bottom, and on top 

 oC this put a cai'dboard. Then I begin ]uit- 

 ting the honey in the case, close against the 

 division-board. Two rows will go side by 

 side, leaving about an inch of space all 

 around. Seven sections will go in each 

 row. On top of the first layer I put a 

 heavy paper or cardboard cut the exact 

 size of the two rows below, and put an- 

 other tier on top. I put two or more card- 

 boards against the ends of the sections and 

 pack the space between the.'-e and the side 



on, tliere can be no looseness or chance for 

 the sections to clmck up and down. 



I have used this plan of shipping for four 

 yeai's, having shipped comb honey as far as 

 Tennessee, and the report is always tiie 

 same — that the honey is I'eceived in fine 

 condition. The secret of success lies in the 

 thoro i)acking and in the use of the egg- 

 crates, which will always be right side up 

 and handled with care. An ogg-case usual- 

 ly receives better treatment than ordinary 

 express. Honey weighs just about (lie same 

 as eggs, so the case will be well balanced, 

 even Iho eggs are on one side and honey on 



