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ulates the hoops must be loosened to take out the head. 

 This cracks the wax and a leak results. At present large 

 tin vessels in wooden jackets are rapidly gaining in favor. 

 Even small tin vessels of honey can be safely and cheaply 

 shipped as freight by packing in barrels, using straw to 

 make all close and secure. 



Third. Explain to the grocer that if kept above the tem- 

 perature of 70" or 80° F., it will not granulate, that gran- 

 ulation is a pledge of purity and superiority, and show him 

 how easy it is to reduce the crystals, and ask him to explain 

 this to his customers. If necessary, liquify some of the 

 granulated honey in his presence. Put on the labels directions 

 for re-liquifying candied honey. Honey, like many other 

 substances, will not granulate if heated to 200" F., and 

 then sealed while hot. This does no injury to the honey, 

 "but it is trouble, and makes the honey less convenient to 

 ship, though at times it may pay till we educate our patrons 

 in reference to the excellence of granulated honey. 



Lastly. If you do not deliver the honey yourself, be sure 

 that the vessels will not leak in transit. It is best, in case 

 jelly cups are used, that they be filled at the grocery, and 

 sealed as already described. Do not forget the large label, 

 which gives the kind of honey, grade, and producer's name. 



If the honey is extracted before it is fully ripened — before 

 the bees cap it — it should always be kept in an open can or 

 barrel', covered with cloth, and in a warm room. Thus 

 arranged it will thicken as well as in the hive. iVo honey 

 should ever be keft in a cool, damp room. 



The admirable work of Mr, C. F. Muth, in Cincinnati, 

 educating people in reference to extracted honey, fighting 

 all adulteration, pushing it into the candy, tobacco, and 

 confect'onery establishments, deserves our hearty grati- 

 tude. 'iAx. Muth's market has become stupendous, and 

 graphically shows what this trade is to be in the near 

 future, when all our cities have a Muth to work for us. I 

 would also recommend to all the very valuable little 

 pamphlet of Mr. Chas. Dadant, on the production and 

 sale of extracted honey. It is most interesting reading to 

 the honey producer, and shows what energy and thought 

 may accomplish in this direction. 



