. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. COMB HONEY ll29 COMB HONEY. see tlie bees. Sometimes the crowd will be so great as to block the street to see the queen or ''king beef but you will be the gainer, because your honey is COMB-HONEY CARRIEH. There should be on hand for a day or two an expert to explain about the honey, how it is produced, how good it is, etc., and to show that it is the most wholesome sweet in the world for children. He should then rein- force
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. COMB HONEY ll29 COMB HONEY. see tlie bees. Sometimes the crowd will be so great as to block the street to see the queen or ''king beef but you will be the gainer, because your honey is COMB-HONEY CARRIEH. There should be on hand for a day or two an expert to explain about the honey, how it is produced, how good it is, etc., and to show that it is the most wholesome sweet in the world for children. He should then rein- force his arguments by handing out honey- leaflets that contain cooking-recipes, and that tell why the doctors recommend honey in preference to cane sugars, or why some invalids can eat honey when they can not eat other forms of sweet. Perhaps you your- self will be the best man to do the " talk- ing;" and therefore you had better stay with your grocer for a day or two, or at least be on hand when he is likely to have a 1-1 in of customers. Charge the grocer no- thing for your services, telling him that you will take your pay out of the increased sales. If you succeed well in one market, and the novelty of the thing wears off, try another one in a neighboring town, and so on com- plete the circuit of the towns roundabout. After you have done all this you will not need to ship much if any to the city markets, save commissions, save freight, and have your honey within a few miles of where you can look after it, without being at th« mercy of a city commission house. See Honey- I'EDDLiNG; also Exhibits of Honey, sub- head Selling Honey at County Faiks. sending honey to commission houses. We believe commission houses through- out our cities are great aids to bee-keepers in disposing of their honey ; notwithstand- ing, we want to enter a word of caution right here against being in too great haste to lump off your honey to these places. You may argue that you have not time to dis
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