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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 2lb., 10lb., and 20l]b. tins. 
Although I find the two larger sizes sell fairly well, I would 
advise putting the bulk in 2lb. 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 packages, and this he may 
do by tinning it before it leaves the apiary. 
The following are the sizes of the different tins mentioned : 
2lb. tins, round bag 3gin. diameter, by 43in. high 
101b. 5 agin pt Fo kging e 
201b. a Ae 7in. os 5p UOim, 5, 
20lb. tins, square... Gin. by Gin. np OSI, 5. 
60lb. A ae Ocinsby Yins 95, Ussing ,, 
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. 
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