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ulates the hoops must be loosened to take out the head. 
This cracks the wax and a leak results. At present large 
tin vessels in wooden jackets are rapidly gaining in favor. 
Even small tin vessels of honey can be safely and cheaply 
shipped as freight by packing in barrels, using straw to 
make all close and secure. 
Third, Explain to the grocer that if kept above the tem- 
perature of 70° or 80° F., it will not granulate, that gran- 
ulation is a pledge of purity and superiority, and show him 
how easy it is to reduce the crystals, and ask him to explain 
this to his customers. If necessary, liquify some of the 
granulated honey in his presence. Put on the labels directions 
for re-liquifying candied honey. Honey, like many other 
substances, will not granulate if heated to 200° F., and 
then sealed while hot. This does no injury to the honey, 
but it is trouble, and makes the honey less convenient to 
ship, though at times it may pay till we educate our patrons 
in reference to the excellence of granulated honey. 
Lastly. Tf you do not deliver the honey yourself, be sure 
that the vessels will not leak in transit. It is best, in case 
jelly cups are used, that they be filled at the grocery, and 
sealed as already described. Do not forget the large label, 
which gives the kind of honey, grade, and producer’s name. 
If the honey is extracted before it is fully ripened—before 
the bees cap it—it should always be kept in an open can or 
barrel, covered with cloth, and in a warm room. Thus 
arranged it will thicken as well as in the hive. Wo honey 
should ever be kept in a cool, damp room. 
The admirable work of Mr. C. F. Muth, in Cincinnati, 
educating people in reference to extracted honey, fighting 
all adulteration, pushing it into the candy, tobacco, and 
confectionery establishments, deserves our hearty grati- 
tude. wr. Muth’s market has become stupendous, and 
graphically shows what this trade is to be in the near 
future, when all our cities have a Muth to work for us. I 
would also recommend to all the very valuable little 
pamphlet of Mr. Chas. Dadant, on the production and 
sale of extracted honey. It is most interesting reading to 
the honey producer, and shows what energy and thought 
may accomplish in this direction. 
