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is signed by the beekeeper, attach it to the bill of lading which has 

 been properly endorsed by the shipper, and send this to the nearest 

 bank to the buyer. To obtain the honey it will be necessary to pay 

 for it, or the amount of the sight draft, in order to secure the bill 

 of lading, without which the honey can not be obtained from the rail- 

 road company. Thus the honey is still the property of the beekeeper 

 until the buyer has paid for it at the bank. If such a shipment is 

 refused the bank will return the draft and notify the beekeeper, who 

 can then have the honey reconsigned to another buyer from whom 

 he may have an order, by presenting the matter, with the original 

 bill of lading, to the agent at his own shipping point. This saves 

 having the honey returned, unless one has no other orders for it, in 

 which case storage charged by the railroad company, after a certain 

 length of time, will accrue. Hence, disposition of the shipment should 

 be made immediately. Such refusals are not common; but, if they 

 do occur, it is better to be out the freight and storage and still 

 possess the honey, than to let some dishonest person have it. 



SHIPPING HONEY. 



Usually honey is shipped with no loss whatever if the proper pre- 

 cautions are followed in packing it. Most "extracted honey is shipped 



in 5-gallon, or 60-pound 

 cans, two in a ease, and 

 some in friction top pails of 

 various standard s:zes. Not 

 so much is now shipped in 

 barrels as in earlier years, 

 only inferior grades of 

 honey being put up in that 

 way. Their use is not ad- 

 visable. Bulk comb honey is 

 always shipped in the vari- 

 ous styles of standard cans 

 and pails, put up in cases. 

 However, the two sixty- 

 pound can cases are not so 

 popular now; the friction 

 top pails are much more in 

 demand. 



Shippers of honey are 

 cautioned to use nothing but 

 first class cans and strong 

 wooden cases. Most of thf 

 cases on the market are too 

 frail to carry heavy cans of 

 honey in them, and leach 

 their destination in a very 

 dilapidated condition In 

 some instances that have 

 come under my observation, the cases were almost entirely torn off 

 the cans of honey, giving them practically no protection, and they were 

 consequently smashed up to such an extent that part of their contents 

 leaked out. 



uilayiaaiecl stiipping cases. 



