. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. CHICAGO, ILL., FEBRUARY 28, 1895. No. 9. 35tli Year. Coi;)tributcd /Vrticles^ On Important A-piarian. Subjects* Marketing the Honey-Product. By W. M. BARNUM. Circumstances have brouftht this matter actively to miud during the past two or three days, and I wish now to say a few words in regard to it. In talking with a friend a few minutes ago, he suggested that the subject would probably be of little utility to the majority of my readers this year, {189-4); but I am but little inclined to take him at his word, for like the foolish fisherman, he is abou
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. CHICAGO, ILL., FEBRUARY 28, 1895. No. 9. 35tli Year. Coi;)tributcd /Vrticles^ On Important A-piarian. Subjects* Marketing the Honey-Product. By W. M. BARNUM. Circumstances have brouftht this matter actively to miud during the past two or three days, and I wish now to say a few words in regard to it. In talking with a friend a few minutes ago, he suggested that the subject would probably be of little utility to the majority of my readers this year, {189-4); but I am but little inclined to take him at his word, for like the foolish fisherman, he is about to sell and give away his stock- in-trade and quit the business. He has realized but .§ or thereabouts, from his bees for the past four seasons, and thinks it a good time to quit. He has lost money, but in that lieth the very reason why he should hold on to his bees ; for the time would surely come when he would realize handsomely on his investment. Surely, no one is so foolish as to believe that flowers have ceased forever to give forth nectar ! And. Wm. M. Barnum, Denver, Colo. yet it would seem, from such actions as those of my friend, that such belief is current among certain of the people. Now, as to marketing: I believe as a rule, it is more difficult to dispose of the article to best advantage than to produce it. And right here is where the majority of us are too negligent; failure to properly prepare and market our product is perhaps one of the greatest detriments to our pur- suit. The merchant will invariably tell us that it is appear- ance that sells an article; we must put up our honey in attractive packages—neat and clean. We must grade the honey with care, never purporting that the grade is better than it is. Deception is fatal to all things. We should have our name, name of apiary, and complete address, either stamped or printed upon gummed slips, that the purchaser may know who the producer is and where he may be Please note that these images are
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