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To Wax the Bottles 



invert them with the cork and upper surface of the bottle just 

 hidden in the heated substance for a moment. The operation 

 can be rapidly carried out, and in lifting the bottles, give one 

 or two turns that no bead of wax' may run down the side. 

 Now all is ready for the label, which must be of such a 

 character as to contrast favourably with the contents. 



Canned Honey. 



With prices much lower, together with a general and 

 increasing demand, honey in tins is becoming popular. Two, 

 three, and six pounds seem to be mostly in demand, and at 

 reasonable rates large quantities of good honey can thus be 

 disposed of. Colour is not of so- much importance, and when 

 granulated this is a good way to dispose of our produce ; but 

 the article must be thoroughly ripened^^nd of good flavour. 

 The most elaborate label that can be obtained is required to 

 make tins attractive. 



Bee-keepers frequently complain that they cannot dispose 

 of their honey ; but if they only take the trouble to work their 

 own neighbourhood at a selling price they will be surprised to 

 find that instead of producing more than can be- disposed of, 

 they will be unable to supply the demand. Only recently I 

 have been offered honey in considerable quantities at rates 

 higher than what I could myself obtain ten years ago. Honey 

 has to compete with many other articles, themselves much 

 reduced in value in these " cheap times," and supply and 

 demand must regulate the price. 



- Having shewn how to prepare and rnarket extracted honey, 

 we have yet to consider the best means of obtaining' it. First 

 we must 



Provide for extracting 



by arranging our hives in the best manner for its production. 

 A good stock of worked-out combs is invaluable- for this 



