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9. The producers were appealed to, to foresee their demands 

 as early as possible. 



10. In that case there would not be a lack of containers when 

 the crop was taken off. In handling this serious problem of 

 procuring containers, a further report is made below. 



11. For eastern United States, particularly, the desirability 

 of selling as much of his honey as possible on home markets was 

 especially recommended to the beekeeper, thereby acquiring a 

 greater profit to himself, commensurate with the cost of pro- 

 duction and retail marketing. By this home marketing it was 

 hoped to ease the freight situation. 



12. Arrangements were perfected whereby the beekeeper, es- 

 pecially the large producer, would be able to receive informa- 

 tion concerning supply and demand, and also the sales of the 

 wholesale markets. On July 1 a new service in the Office of 

 Markets of the Department of Agriculture was inaugurated, 

 whereby market reports on honey and beeswax become available. 



Glass Container Situation. 

 The container situation is spoken of above. Returning from 

 Washington the writer visited packer glass manufacturing 

 houses in New York City, ascertaining to a large extent the 

 then current situation in production. It was found that certain 

 limitations had been encountered. The recommendations of 

 the glass manufacturers were procured and issued to the bee- 

 keepers, notable among which was their request that orders 

 should be placed early, and for stock patterns to the exclusion 

 of fancy or private patterns. At that time, orders were ac- 

 cepted by some concerns for delivery at the end of two or three 

 months. In order, therefore, that the beekeeper might with 

 certainty have containers available in time for his crop, the 

 writer furnished every assistance possible to procure the neces- 

 sary glass. 



Emergency Meetings. 

 As was urged at the Washington meeting, emergency meet- 

 ings of beekeepers were promptly called. Six were held, so that 

 Massachusetts was thoroughly covered. The plans for the year 



