Texas Department op AIgeicultuee. 



Home-made strainer tub. 



MARKETING HONEY. 



In many cases the home market will prove a good place for the 

 average beekeeper to dispose of a crop of honey, especially if it is 

 not a large one. This market should be cultivated first, in all in- 

 stances, save where it is already supplied. Neighboring communities 

 should next be visited, and, if the people are properly approached 

 and the value of honey as a food exploited in the right manner, much 

 of it will not only be disposed of, but at a good price. This is by 

 far the wisest plan^ and if more beekeepers would follow it, instead 

 of shipping their honey to the general market, a more universal use 

 of honey would be established, and, being distributed much 

 more properly, would result in better honey prices. This ap- 

 plies to a vast number of beekeepers, except in some of 

 the best beekeeping sections of Texas, where honey is very 

 plentiful. An advantage is, that the retail price of two or 

 three cents more per pound than the general market price, 

 received in this way, not only pays the beekeeper well for his trouble, 

 but increases his net profit. However, the disposition of a honey 

 crop, especially if it is a large one, often becomes a serious question 

 with some beekeepers who are good producers, but very poor sales- 

 men. Fortunately, there are a number of honest and reliable honey 

 buyers in Texas, who purchase large quantities of honey, frequently 

 entire crops, large or small. This affords an outlet for any honey 

 that is left after the home market has been supplied. As a rule, when 

 these buyers purchase whatever quantity of honey the beekeeper has 

 to sell, they send him shipping instructions, together with properly 

 addressed tags, and he bills it directly to them. 



The price received by the producer is usually % to 1/2 cent lower 

 than that obtained by the honey buyer, this being the latter 's com- 

 mission for his part in the disposition of the honey. An advantage 

 of this method to the beekeeper is that, although the price received 

 may be a little less, he can sell his output with little trouble after it 



