Marketing the Honey Crop 
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Glazed sections. 
It is not unusual for pieces of glass to be fastened to each 
side of sections by means of tacks or tin triangles or by 
strips of paper before being offered for sale, thus protecting 
the honey from dust and insects. Formerly it was not un¬ 
common to sell the package by weight, in which event the 
glass was sold at a considerable profit. The amendment 
to the Food and Drugs Act requiring that each package of 
food be marked with its net weight will probably injure the 
market for glazed sections. 
Use of cartons. 
The modern retail market deals chiefly in package goods 
and the purchaser usually sees only a carton or case and not 
the food that he buys. Similarly comb-honey is now fre¬ 
quently put in a carton and this plan commends itself be¬ 
cause of the security from dust and insects. The cheap 
cartons that slip over filled sections are not so efficient 
neither are they so attractive as those that may be com¬ 
pletely sealed. Most cartons are now made of thin card¬ 
board but a sealed corrugated paper carton would be more 
serviceable in the delivery of the honey from the retailer. 
The comments made on labels for extracted-honey may 
well apply to the printing on the comb-honey carton. In¬ 
dividuality and attractiveness are essential in making an 
appeal to the fancy trade and the carton will appeal to 
the consumer as a more sanitary package than an exposed 
section. When cartons are used, the corrugated paper 
shipping case is preferable since there is no advantage in a 
glass front. 
Shipping comb-honey. 
The fragile comb in a section of honey carries consider¬ 
able weight as compared with the heavier reinforced combs 
in the brood-chamber of the hive. In cool weather, when 
the wax becomes brittle, it is less capable of withstanding 
jars and at any time comb-honey is not capable of with- 
