240 MARKETING HONEY. 
in portions as desired. This is more practicable than 
would at first seem. In putting honey in jelly cups or 
fruit cans, always furnish a standard article. We once 
purchased a large quantity of second-class cans for this 
purpose, bacause they were cheaper, and when brought 
into competition with a popular style, the difference was 
: plainly perceptible. When 
cans are used, let each dis- 
play an attractive label, in- 
dicating the quality of the 
honey, and your address. 
Twelve quart cans in a case, 
similar to those used for 
= box honey, make a conve- 
Fig. 97.—TWELVE CANS EXTRACTED yient package for handling, 
aaa cs (fig. 97). At present there 
is good sale for honey in casks, or firkins, holding from 
150 to 200 Ibs. Such casks should be well made and 
bound with wooden hoops, which should be nailed in 
place, and the casks well coated inside with beeswax, be- 
fore filling. To coat the casks, allow them to stand in 
the sun, until they are quite warm. Apply the melted 
wax while hot; pour a quart of it into a cask, and cork 
tightly ; roll and turn it rapidly until every spot is cov- 
ered, when the surplus wax may be poured out. The 
warmer the cask, the hotter the wax, and the more ex- 
peditious the work, the less wax will be required. Avoid 
filling the casks too full with cold honey, for, if allowed 
to stand in a warm place, the honey will expand, and 
cause the cask to leak. 
