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consumer. For this trade, unless otherwise ordered, 

 glazing should be omitted, and the sections placed 

 side by side, six in a row. At each end place a square 

 of wood the size of the section, then a lath above and 

 another below the row. A parcel may then be made 

 of the half-dozen, and if well and tightly packed in 

 newspaper, they may afterwards be packed on straw 

 in a box, and breakages will be the exception and not 

 the rule. A firm which to my knowledge bought twenty- 

 two tons of English honey in one season, positively 



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refuse to deal in sectional honey, for they say that the 

 packing is so bad that they rarely receive a parcel in 

 good condition. By adopting the above method of 

 packing much loss and expense may be avoided, and 

 more satisfaction given to the purchasers. 



Drained or extracted honey is easier to deal with 

 tljan comb honey, and being of a less perishable nature 

 is more generally produced. Small quantities such as 

 whatever amount is required for home consumption, 

 and what is sold in the neighbourhood of the apiary, 

 should be put up in neat 1-lb. glass jars, either to be 



