. Bees and honey;. Bees. Fig. 28—Three-Row 12-Pound Shipping-Case. tions through a glass side, and the twenty-four section case shows four sections next to the glass. The most . satisfactory shipping-case has inside a folded paper pan at the bottom, upon which are tacked small strips crosswise whereon to set the sections. This forms what is known as the "no-drip" shipping-case (Fig. 26). Should there be any dripping of the honey it simply is caught in the paper pan, and the cross strips hold up the sections so that they do not. Fig. 29—Shipping-Cases Filled with Comb Honey. rest in t
. Bees and honey;. Bees. Fig. 28—Three-Row 12-Pound Shipping-Case. tions through a glass side, and the twenty-four section case shows four sections next to the glass. The most . satisfactory shipping-case has inside a folded paper pan at the bottom, upon which are tacked small strips crosswise whereon to set the sections. This forms what is known as the "no-drip" shipping-case (Fig. 26). Should there be any dripping of the honey it simply is caught in the paper pan, and the cross strips hold up the sections so that they do not. Fig. 29—Shipping-Cases Filled with Comb Honey. rest in the honey-drippings. Of course only perfect sections of honey should be packed for market, and not any that are at all in a leaky condition. Shipping Comb Honey to Market A few directions on packing comb honey for shipping by railroad may be useful. I»t is best to have a large crate hold- ing perhaps 16 of the 12-section cases, or 8 of the 24-section cases. First put about four inches of straw in the bottom of the large crate, then place .in the cases of honey, not forgetting to put straw at the sides and ends of the large crate, as it is filled with the cases pf honey. The straw acts as a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Newman, Thomas Gabriel, 1833-1903. [from old catalog]; Dadant, Camille Pierre, 1851- [from old catalog] ed. Chicago, Ill. , The American bee journal
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