MANUAL OP THE APIIAET. 



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In groceries, where the apiarist keeps honey for sale, it 

 will pay him to furnish his own boxes. These should be 

 made of white-wood, very neat, and glassed in front to show 

 the honey, and the cover so fixed that nnglassed sections — 

 and these, probably, will soon become the most popular — 

 cannot be punched or fingered. Be sure, too, that the label, 

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with kind of honey, grade, and name of apiarist, be so plain 

 that "he who runs may read." 



Comb-honey that is to be kept in the cool weather of 

 autumn, or the cold of winter, must be kept in warm rooms, 

 or the comb will break from the section when handled. By 

 keeping it quite warm for some days previous to shipment, it 

 may be sent to market even in winter, but must be handled 

 very carefully, and must make a quick transit. 



Above all, let " taste and neatness " ever be your motto. 



