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ment, canned fruit in the fruit department, and the wife and children 

 have sent things to their respective departments. In addition to this, 

 when making- a "circuit" of the fairs, I used to write them up for 

 the Country Gentleman, getting- paid for the work. Fairs come in 

 the fall, after the busy season is over with the bees, and if a man has 

 the time, taste and ability for this kind of work, going from one 

 State to another, as I have done, he can probably clear $10 a day for 

 five or six weeks in the fall. It is scarcely worth while to prepare 

 for the work, however, unless there is some expectation of following 

 it for several years. 



Just a few parting words to the beginner: If you make an ex- 

 hibit at a fair, don't get excited. Keep cool and have patience. 

 Many unpleasant things may occur, but don't worry over them; and, 

 above all, don't let the loss of expected premiums so "sour" you as 

 to spoil your own enjoyment and that of your comrades. When you 

 leave home have everything in readiness, as nearly as possible, to 

 put right up. Pack everything carefully, but in such a manner that 

 it can be quickly and easily unpacked. I used to pack the square 

 bottles of honey in boxes furnished with partitions of cellular board, 

 a la egg-crate, and, to pack the bottles it was only necessary to drop 

 them into the openings, and nail down the cover. If the package 

 does not indicate its contents, then mark it in some way. Never be 

 compelled to open box after box in an exasperating hunt for some- 

 thing that must be had at once. And when fair is over, don't "go 

 crazy" to get off the grounds the next minute. I have known of 

 men sitting up all night swearing, and sweating and fuming, because 

 "their car didn't come," or something of that sort, and we all went 

 out on the same train the next morning. At the close of a large fair, 

 an immense amount of goods are on the grounds; they have been 

 several days accumulating, and it is impossible to move them all in 

 an hour's time. 



