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there is no doubt he will soon send for more. Do not 

 attempt to send any without complete protection from 

 flies, etc., as this is one of the most frequent objections 

 made against having it in stock. 



Exhibiting Bees in Shop Window. 



From time to time comes the same old tale : " How or 

 where can I sell my honey ? " And yet there are hun- 

 dreds of bee-keepers who not only sell all they get with- 

 out any difficulty, but have repeated calls for more. 



One of my earliest designs in show-cards was to send 

 the grocer in a large town an observatory hive, with stores, 

 brood and a nice yellow queen with the bees ; exchang- 

 ing the same as often as the brightness of the exhibit 

 began to wear off. This item was first given in " A 

 Modern Bee Farm," 1887 edition, but the process, how- 

 ever, is an expensive one to keep up. Almost any pro- 

 ducer with a few hundred pounds for disposal could afford 

 to make a " start off" with just one exhibit, getting the 

 grocer to make room for a nice glass case of comb and 

 extracted honey on either side. 



The A. I. Root Co. also speak very highly of the same 

 means of advertising, in their valuable Journal of Dec. ist, 

 1897. In their case an attendant gave a lecture upon the 

 manner of securing honey, and also extracted several 

 combs in sight of the assembled crowd. 



Country Fairs. 



I have often wondered why those who are troubled 

 about selling their honey do not make some effort to dis- 

 pose of it at the combined cattle and pleasure fairs so 

 often held about the country. I know from experience that 

 if only shown on such days there are to be found numer- 

 ous buyers, who have not hitherto used honey simply 



