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Beekeeping 
standing much hard usage. Naturally a small package 
like a single shipping case is easily thrown about by careless 
expressmen and consequently it is safer to ship in larger 
packages. For this reason and also to protect the wooden 
shipping cases from dirt and to prevent the breakage of the 
glass, several shipping cases are usually packed together in 
a crate. Comb-honey should be shipped to its final destina¬ 
tion before cold weather. For car load shipments it is safe 
to pack in a car without crates since the shipping cases are 
not handled individually en route. 
PREPARATION OF BULK COMB-HONEY FOR MARKET 
The packing of bulk comb-honey does not differ essentially 
from that for extracted-honey except that the cans or bottles 
must have openings sufficiently large to admit the pieces of 
comb. 
The packing of the small pieces of cut-out comb has been 
sufficiently described in the paragraph in which they were 
discussed. 
PREPARATION OF GRANULATED HONEY FOR MARKET 
As has been shown previously, some honeys granulate 
quickly to a semi-solid condition and some beekeepers have 
developed a market for it in this form. Alfalfa honey is 
exceptionally fine for this purpose. The honey may be 
poured while in a liquid condition into special paper bags 
or oyster pails and allowed to granulate before being sold, 
though such packages are somewhat crude. A better 
method is to allow it to granulate in larger vessels (such as 
5-gallon square cans) after which it is removed and cut into 
bricks as butter is cut. ft is then wrapped in waxed paper 
and put in a neat carton. Since this is a comparatively 
unknown article of food to the average consumer, its source 
and nature should be stated on the package. Granulated 
honey should not be allowed to remain on store shelves 
until warm weather, for the crystals may dissolve, causing 
