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sections free from propolis, those sclected for sale should be 
protected from dust, and the visits of flies, etc., by being 
glazed, or cardboard boxes, with glass on both sides into which 
the sections fit, Fig. 52, may be used. 
Fig. 2. 
When sections are sent to the purchaser in dozen lots, a 
spring travelling crate, Fig. 58, should be used. If a larger 
quantity, they should be wrapped in paper, tied in half-dozens, 
and packed in Tate’s cube 
sugar boxes, which hold three 
dozen, and allow for ample 
packing with straw. If sold 
unglazed, they should be 
wrapped and tied as 
described above with a piece 
of thin wood or cardboard 43in. 
square at each end of the 
package to prevent the comb 
being damaged while packing. 
Honey in shallow combs 
should be graded into 
light, medium and dark, 
and extracted separately, Fig. 53. 
the light fetching the best — 
price. If mixed, only a medium quality is secured. The dark 
can be sold at a low rate, thus a better average price 18 
obtained than if all were mixed. After straining through 
