. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. -1896. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 85 we know in advance what we will get, besides we have no high freights or commissions to pay. But to establish a home market for your honey you will have to do some hustling. Adver- tise your goods thoroughly, olfer peo- ple some inducement to give your arti- cle a fair trial, and if your honey is what it should be you will soon be able to dispose of a considerable quan- tity right at home. One very important item in culti- vating a local demand is to never sell your customers a poor article unless you thoroughly
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. -1896. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 85 we know in advance what we will get, besides we have no high freights or commissions to pay. But to establish a home market for your honey you will have to do some hustling. Adver- tise your goods thoroughly, olfer peo- ple some inducement to give your arti- cle a fair trial, and if your honey is what it should be you will soon be able to dispose of a considerable quan- tity right at home. One very important item in culti- vating a local demand is to never sell your customers a poor article unless you thoroughly explain the faults of an inferior article should you sell it. they insist on having honey of a lower grade because you are sell- ing it a little cheaper, or should you be without any that is first class, let them have it ; but [ think it a better plau not to sell a poor grade of honey in the home market under any cir- cumstances ; better use it for feeding the bees. After having built up a good home trade you will have to be careful in order to keep it, or to build it up still more. Even if you have a good repu- tation and are considered honest and reliable, your honey may some day be called "bogus" if you are not care- ful. Remember that many consum- ers know very little about honey. I have known partie.'? to buy nice ex- tracted white clover honey, and alter finding that it granulated they pro- nounced it sugar and lard and proba- bly believed it to be such, when a lit- tle explanation in advance, or a label explaining the peculiarities or honey placed on the package would have made all clear. Remember it is easier to prevent false rumors than to stop them. Steeleville, Editou American Bee-Keeper, Dear Sir: It is no misnomer at the present time to call Florida the "Land of ; Leconte pears are very abundant in this locality, and the trees are white with blossoms. I have counted twenty eight single flowers in one cluster which appears at
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