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thus be disposed of. Color is not of so much importance, 
and when granulated this is a good way to dispose of our 
produce ; but the article must be thoroughly ripened, and of 
good flavor. The most elaborate label that can be obtained 
is required to make tins attractive. 
Bee-keepers frequently complain that they cannot dispose 
of their honey ; but if they only take the trouble to work 
their own neighborhood at a selling price they will be 
surprised to find that instead of producing more than can 
be disposed of, they will be unable to supply the demand. 
Only recently I have been offered honey in considerable 
quantities at rates higher than what I could myself obtain 
twenty years ago. Honey has to compete with many other 
articles, themselves much reduced in value in these “ cheap 
times,” and supply and demand must regulate the price. 
Having shown how to prepare and market extracted 
honey, we have yet to consider the best means of obtaining 
it. First we must 
Provide for extracting 
by arranging our hives in the best manner for its production. 
A good stock of worked-out combs is invaluable for this 
purpose, as we desire to give the bees plenty .of storage 
room; while there is no great necessity that the combs 
shall be completely sealed. 
Those hives only are suitable for extracting purposes 
which admit of tiering up one above the other. Such 
chambers may all be of one pattern ; though with the stock 
hive only having standard frames, and that surmounted by 
successive stories of shallow frames, may be better in some 
localities. In either case use the empty chamber below, 
which will also to some extent prevent the queen ascending 
higher than the brood nest proper. 
Perforated zinc is frequently recommended to keep the 
