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MARKETING HONEY. 



size would meet the wants of a large class of customers, 

 both dealers and consumers. Still later experience con- 

 vinces me that even a smaller case yet, will become popu- 

 lar. I have put up cases 

 of three boxes only, 

 weighing but five 

 pounds, for the New 

 York market, which 

 were much liked, and 

 sold well. Figure 95 

 shows three sizes of 

 cases, holding five, ten, 

 aiid twenty pounds re- 

 spectively. The objec- 

 tions that arise are, the 

 trouble of handling such 



small packages, and ex- 

 Fig. 95.-THBBE SIZES or HONEY BOXES. ^^.^ ^^^^ ^^ mauufacture. 



The latter is amply met by the increased popularity of the 

 case. To obviate the extra trouble of handling, I made 

 the small cases very 

 light, and re-cased them 

 in larger ones, each hold 

 ing eight, making an 

 average net weight of 

 forty pounds. The add 

 ed labor and expense is 

 partially met by the de- 

 cided advantage of plac- 

 ing our honey in a dis- 

 tant market, in a neat 

 and attractive condition, 

 the outer case prevent- 

 ing the inner ones from 

 becoming soiled. Those who have most experience in 

 shipping honey will see in this an advantage worthy of 



Fig. 96. 



EIGHT FrVE-PODND CANS RE-CASBU. 



