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established, that the name of the producer alone, is a 

 guarantee of excellence, is an achievement worthy of ear- 

 nest effort. 



OBJECTION TO LARGE CASES. 



The disadvantages of too large cases for shipping box- 

 honey are frequently evident. I have often seen combs 

 broken from the boxes because the package was too heavy 

 to admit of its being handled with sufficient care. Cus- 

 tomers will often refuse to purchase liirge cases, even 

 when the honey suits them better than that in cases one- 

 fourth the size, and, instead of a large case, will take 

 four of the smaller ones to get the desired amount. 



TWO-STORY CASES. 



Mr. Heddon recommends cases in which two tiers of 

 boxes are to be placed. There are objections to this form 

 of case. If, from any cause, a comb in the upper tier is 

 broken, and leaks ever so little, the boxes below will in- 

 evitably become soiled. This is a sufficient argument in 

 favor of but one tier of boxes in a case. 



SMALL CASES POPULAR. 



The size of case which is coming into general use with 

 the best apiarians, is one that contains twelve single-comb 

 boxes, or six two-comb boxes. They will hold about 

 twenty pounds, the weight varying with the size of the 

 box. This case, now known as the "Prize Crate," has 

 been the favorite package in this section for several years. 

 In 1877, I packed a portion of my honey in still smaller 

 cases, each containing but six boxes weighing about ten 

 pounds. I had hardly packed the first one, before a party 

 seeing it said it was just the package he wanted for fam- 

 ily use. Similar expressions of approval, both before and 

 after they were placed in market, satisfied me that such a 



