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GLEANINGS IN B R E C U I^ T U R E 



Let Olio man poisisteiitly cut tlie pvit'c and 

 disregard trade eliannels, and tlie whole dis- 

 tribution system tumbles in his locality. 



Publicity must come by a conscious and 

 concerted action of the whole. By public- 

 ity, J mean the dissemination of knowledge 

 of tlie true value of honey as food and tlie 

 creation of a desire on the part of the con- 

 sumer to purchase it. Such publicity can 



come about only througli joint action, and 

 my threefold remedy thus resolves itself to 

 the one idea of co-operation. If beekeep- 

 ers learn the fundamental principles of mar- 

 keting and distribution, aid in giving pub- 

 licity to our product, and co-operate with 

 our various sales agencies, our problem is 

 solved. 



San Antonio, Texas. 



SHIPPING COMB HONEY 



as 



ONE m a y 

 have his 

 s h i p p i n g 

 cases factory - 

 made, or ever so 

 perfect, and yet 

 have his line 

 comb honey ship- 

 ped in the m 

 broken down. As 

 a rule it is not advisable to send such a prod- 

 uct by express, although it can be done. 

 Tlie experience of the writer has shown 

 that comb honey sent by freight not only 

 goes through at a less cost, but in much bet- 

 ter condition. Much will depend on whether 

 comb honey is sent in carlots or in less 

 than carlot shipments. 

 How to Ship Small Lots of Comb Honey. 



As a rule a single case of comb honey or 

 half a dozen or a dozen of them can not be 

 sent without being put into a special carrier 

 or crate. No matter how modern the cases 

 may be, witli plenty of corrugated paper for 

 top, bottom, sides and ends, if they are sent 

 uncrated, either by freight or express, 

 there is almost sure to be a breakage and 

 leakage of the comb honey. Where a cus- 

 tomer wants a single case, or a couple of 

 them, they should be put in a box large 

 enough so that they can be well packed all 

 around in straw. Comb honey is seldom 

 shipped in less than four to eight cases at 

 a time, making an aggregate weight of not 

 less than 100 pounds. The carrier or crates 

 that are ordinarily used will take eight 

 cases, or the equivalent weight of 200 

 pounds. 



The carrier here shown is lined on the 

 inside with paper to conform to the rulings 

 of the railroad companies. On the bottom 

 is then placed six or eight inches of loose 

 straw evenly distributed, when the cases 

 are piled in, one on top of the other, until 

 the carrier is level full, four single-tier cases 

 deep, of 24 pounds each, and two cases 

 long. Tlie paper is then neatly folded over, 

 after which the cover boards are nailed in 

 place as shown in the cut. 



The carrier is so big and heavy that it 

 can not be picked up by the freight-handlers 

 and dumped or thrown. The handles stick- 

 ing out suggest the method for moving it, 

 and that means two men, to pick it up and 

 carry it wheelbarrow fashion. Two can eas- 

 ily pick it up and move it from truck to 

 car, and from car to truck, and from truck to 



HoT£; to ^ack Small Lots as Well 

 Car Load Lots to Prevent 

 Breakage 

 By E. R. Root 



destination with 

 p er f c t ease. 

 Such a carrier 

 will go either by 

 freight or ex- 

 press — prefera- 

 bly by freight 

 with out break- 

 age or leakage. 

 If 500 or several 

 thousand pounds of comb honey are to be 

 shipped, carriers like those here shown 

 should be used. While they entail some ad- 

 ditional expense they insure safe delivery of 

 the honey, save loss from breakage and 

 leakage, and leave a pleased customer at the 

 other end of the route. 



In many instances the beekeeper can and 

 should carry his own comb honey with his 



This carrier practically insures safe delivery of 

 comb honey. It has a cushion of straw at the bot- 

 tom and is lined with heavy paper to keep the 

 cases clean. 



own truck to liis iiear-by towns and cities. 

 On bad roads, in a common wagon with no 

 springs, plenty of straw should be put in 

 before loading the honey; but usually an 

 automobile truck is provided with springs, 

 which, in connection vni\\ pneumatic tires 

 and careful driving, will insure safe deliv- 

 ery without any carriers or crates or straw 

 in the bottom. 



It sometimes happens that all the local 



