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turned up, thus always remaining in place. The bottom 
and upper single pieces lie with the ribs across the 
sections. 
Though more expensive, the crate may be placed on a 
false bottom with coiled springs, of a power necessary to 
resist the weight that is to be placed above. 
Sections should be enclosed in clean white paper, pasted 
securely where overlapping, when, if any breakage does 
occur, the contents of the damaged one will not escape and 
spoil others. 
The above should be done with each section, whether 
fancy boxes are used or not, but while the latter additional 
expense may do if retailed at home, it will certainly not 
pay at wholesale. [ have obtained as much for sections 
without as others were getting with fancy boxes, in the 
same town; one should therefore be careful before adding 
this expense to his commodity. \ 
Fancy section holders have been used largely, and will 
no doubt be more appreciated in the future. They are 
made of tin, folding somewhat like the American section, 
and will be found very durable, as, if soiled, they can be 
readily cleaned. They can be had in several colors, and 
though expensive in the first instance, that is not a very 
serious consideration, seeing they can be used many times 
without injury. 
The Sale of Honey. 
Where the apiarist retails his honey, of course he will 
always have his own label on it; something as neat and 
attractive as possible. It is surprising what a’ number of 
bee-keepers there are who will send from 100 to 500 lbs, 
of honey to a distant town at a very much lower rate than 
could be obtained at retail near home, if only a little 
perseverance were used. This shows a great want of 
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