XIII. 



MARKETING. 



After the hives and the cellar were prepared for 

 winter, attention was turned to marketing the 

 honey. For several weeks I had been sending out 

 letters of inquiry as to best methods of sending to 

 market, best markets, best commission merchants, 

 etc. From all I could learn it seemed that a crop 

 of honey as large as mine, and put up in such beau- 

 tiful shape, would find the best market in New 

 York. Moreover, I intended to be a large producer 

 of honey in future years, and it was wise to begin 

 at once to establish a reputation in the largest 

 market, as a producer of a most superior article. It 

 was decided that the honey should be sent to New 

 York. 



The only means of sending it was by rail. I 

 feared that the jar on the railroads might break 

 some of the combs, and my beautiful honey might 

 reach market in a mussy mess. I learned, by read- 

 ing, that large crops of honey were sent safely by 

 rail from California to New York. If it went safely 

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