MARKETING HONEY. 237 
whole name and address upon your cases, unless you sell 
directly to the retail dealers, as it will usually be erased 
by the wholesale merchants, giving the case an untidy and 
damaged appearance. 
RELIABLE DEALERS. 
The necessity of patronizing a strictly reliable house 
cannot be too strongly impressed. It is never judicious 
to allow a popular brand of honey to go into the hands 
of dealers who are known to handle adulterated honey in 
any form, or are in any way untrustworthy. I have re- 
frained from selling my honey to such parties, even when 
offered a larger cash price for it, than I could realize by 
placing it in the hands of a reliable commission merchant. 
Thoroughly honest and trustworthy men can be found in 
every city and town, and should be sought out and 
patronized. 2 
MATERIAL FOR CASES. 
For the ends of the case and the slats at the side I find 
nothing better than basswood. The very best white bass- 
wood should be procured for the purpose. The top and 
bottom may be of pine, or basswood may be used for the 
whole case. 
MANUFACTURING CASES. 
All work should be done in the neatest and most 
workmanlike manner. The thickness of the ends should, 
of course, vary according to the size of the cases ; 
from */, inch for 5 lb. cases, to ’/, inch for a 20 Ib. case. 
In shipping and storing in commission houses, where 
room is limited, it is often necessary to pile the cases 
several tiers high. It will be seen that they must be 
strong that those at the bottom may sustain the weight 
of all above them. While in New York in the fall of 
1878, I saw a fine lot of honey leaking badly, caused by 
