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sufficient depth to make a safe cushion to prevent breakage. 

 This makes a package weighing three hundred to three hundred 

 and fifty pounds which is too heavy to be thrown about. 



Fig. 21. — C a r r i ers 

 made to take eight or 

 ten cases with a cush- 

 ion of hay, straw, or 

 excelsior at bottom 



Regardless of how honey is shipped, it should always be 

 plainly marked with printed cards telling the contents, and ask- 

 ing that care be exercised. 



For comb honey, or extracted in glass, more care must be 

 taken in packing than for extracted in tin cans. Even 

 this must be properly packed and crated to insure delivery in 

 safe condition. A card for comb honey should be similar to 

 the following: 



COMB HONEY 

 FRAGILE 

 FOR 



DESTINATION 



HANDLE WITH CARE 



DO NOT DROP IT 



HAUL ONLY ON VEHICLES HAVING SPRINGS 



KEEP DRY KEEP WARM 



Cartons are valuable in (handling comb honey (see Pigs. 22 

 and 23 ) . They protect it from dust, dirt and flies, lessen greatly 

 the liability of breakage in transit and appeal to both the dealer 



