. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 268 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. April 6 1905 combs in the front rows of sections, when un- loaded from the express car and more of them when unloaded from the express wagon. The honey was frozen. I have shipped thousands of pounds of cra- ted honey in warm weather with no damage, at distances of 400 to 1300 miles. The moral to both Mr. Math's letter and this is, Don't ship comb honey during freez- ing weather. With reference to L. V. Rickett's article, (page 229) I wish to say this: In my locality we have trouble in getting i'-i's.\% sections to weigh e
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 268 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. April 6 1905 combs in the front rows of sections, when un- loaded from the express car and more of them when unloaded from the express wagon. The honey was frozen. I have shipped thousands of pounds of cra- ted honey in warm weather with no damage, at distances of 400 to 1300 miles. The moral to both Mr. Math's letter and this is, Don't ship comb honey during freez- ing weather. With reference to L. V. Rickett's article, (page 229) I wish to say this: In my locality we have trouble in getting i'-i's.\% sections to weigh enough so that 24 No. 1 sections will weigh 22 pounds, on an average, when placed between separators while the honey is being built. Across the country 8 miles from here the bee-keepers must use sections of 1%-inch width in order to keep them from weighing over 23 pounds per case of 24 sections. As our market demands an average of 22 pounds per case of 24 sections of No. 1 honey, will Mr. Ricketts please name one size of sec- tion for those two localities? Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Ricketts has had far more experience in retailing honey that I, I can't help believing that when a cus- tomer buys a light section of honey by weight, and pays according to the weight he gets, that customer is satisfied with his purchase; in fact, many prefer a light-weight section, as it costs them less (when bought by weight), and is plenty for the occasion for which it is bought. I believe in putting honey up to suit the large buyer, but want honey sold by weight so far as the bee-keeper and retailer are con- cerned. Let the middlemen do as they see best. Leo F. Hanegan. St. Croix Co., Wis., March. 24. [Of course, it is well known to all who have had any experience that it is extremely risky to ship comb honey at all in very cold weather, on account of the great brittleness of the comb when cold. But whether shipped in warm or cold weather, it is best to have comb honey packed properly, so
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