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established, that the name of the producer alone, is a 
guarantee of excellence, isan achievement worthy of car- 
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 large 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 
