THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



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The suppl}'' of extracted clover and 

 basswood is good, the largest por- 

 tion coming from N. Y. state. 

 We also received some large lots 

 of very fine quality from Wiscon- 

 sin ; the demand for extracted is 

 fair at satisfactory prices. 



COMB HONEY. 



Our market generally demands 

 two and one pound sections : about 

 two-thirds of two and one-third of 

 one pound. For a two pound 

 section our beekeepers should use 

 the 5X5 frame, packing either 12 

 or 15 in a crate; making the net 

 weight of crates containing 12 

 combs about 22 lbs. and those of 

 15 combs about 28 lbs. Retailers 

 always prefer this style comb, as 

 they are generally sold to con- 

 sumers for two pounds ; this giving 

 the retailer the extra profit of 

 about 2 pounds on a crate. We 

 Avould prefer to handle the 15 comb 

 crate ; a retailer, in purchasing 

 honey, will just as soon take a large 

 crate as he would a small one. 

 Besides, it is more profitable to 

 beekeepers, where they now use 

 5 crates for 60 combs ; 4 larger 

 crates will answer the same pur- 

 pose and make as neat a package 

 in every respect. Consequently 

 they save money and labor and 

 also increase the sales of honey. 



We also recommend to those, 

 who thus far have not used it, to 

 have a sheet of thick paper in the 

 bottom of the crates ; if a comb 

 should commence to leak, it will 

 stay in the crate and not drip over 

 the other crates, spoiling their 

 looks. It would still be better, to 

 lay thin strips of woods on top of 

 paper crosswise in the bottom of 

 crate, one on each end and two in 

 middle. In this way if one comb 

 should leak, it would not saturate 

 the bottom of the other combs : 

 certainly, a little more labor, 

 but of no expense of an}^ conse- 

 quence. Some of the finest white 

 honey in 2 ])0und sections we 



received from Messrs. Geo. W. 

 House, of Fayetteville, S. Snow, of 

 Fayetteville, C. J. van Eaton, of 

 York, W. L. Tennant of Schoharie. 

 Some of our friends have not 

 shipped as 3^et. Mr. Irving W. 

 House, of Fayetteville, sent us a 

 few sample crates of 2 pound 

 combs, put up in the most hand- 

 some style we have yet seen. Top 

 and ends of combs are labelled with 

 bright, attractive labels, showing 

 an apiary in active operation. 

 The style and neatness of said 

 package cannot be excelled, and 

 will undoubtedly find rapid sales 

 at a much higher price. 



Our market has but very little de- 

 mand for li pound sections, and 

 we can obtain but very little more 

 for them, than for the 2 pound 

 sections. 



In the one pound sections the 

 paper boxes take the lead. Messrs. 

 C. G. Dickinson and I. McFarland 

 of South Oxford, sent in the nicest 

 st3'le of package. Their crates 

 hold 20 combs, .5 deep and 4 wide, 

 the two middle combs on both sides 

 are glassed, showing the quality 

 of the honey, without opening the 

 crate, the other 18 combs are in 

 blue labelled paper boxes, with 

 gold lettering, which gives it a 

 splendid appearance. For honey 

 in this style a good price can alwaj-s 

 be obtained. One pound sections in 

 glass will also find good sales, but 

 will sell for less money. We are 

 expecting a fine lot yet from Mr. 

 I. L. Scofield of Chenango Bridge, 

 and S. J. Snj^der of Venice Centre. 



The one-half pound sections aie 

 too small, at least for our market 

 and come too expensive for both 

 producer and consumer. 



EXTRACTED HONEY. 



Our market calls for large pack- 

 ages : barrels, half barrels or kegs. 

 Cans holding about 5, 10 or 20 

 pounds we cannot sell to advant- 

 age. Sometimes we have orders 

 for 5 gallon cans, but not to any 



