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usually been put into all sorts of odd things, from a pickle 

 bottle to a kerosene tin. To create a demand for our produce, 

 we must adopt a form of package for placing it upon the 

 market that will not add much to the cost of the honey, and 

 at the same time be capable of being made attractive to the 

 eye of the general public. 



EXTRACTED HONEY. 



When put up in small packages, I believe the most suitable 

 for the Australasian markets are 21b., 101b., and 201b. tins. 

 Although I find the two larger sizes sell fairly well, I would 

 advise putting the bulk in 21b. tins, and only a limited quantity 

 in the others. Some bee-keepers prefer selling their honey 

 wholesale in barrels of any size, rather than take the trouble 

 of tinning it. This may be a convenient plan in some cases, 

 for instance, if there should be an opportunity of selling direct 

 to manufacturers who require to use the honey in the pre- 

 paration of other articles, otherwise it is scarcely to be 

 recommended as a means of establishing a character for the 

 honey, or of securing the best price in the market. A great 

 deal of mischief has been done to the industry in England and 

 America by dealers buying up honey in bulk and adulterating 

 it before putting it on the market in retail packages. This is 

 much less likely to be practised in future, and besides, it is 

 true that after the apiarist has disposed of his honey in the 

 public market, whatever way he may have made it up, he can- 

 not be accountable for what may be done with it afterwards. 

 But he can and should always hold himself responsible for the 

 quality of his honey in the original paclcages ; and this he may 

 do by tinning it before it leaves the apiary. 



The following are the sizes of the different tins mentioned : 



I find tins with a top the same as made for fruit tins the 

 handiest for filling and packing ; a little practice will enable 

 any handy person to solder the discs satisfactorily. 



K 



