. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. May. Ifllf). American "Bgc JoqrnalJ per frame, while I had to sell the sec- tion honey at a big discount rather than lake it back home. This proved conclusively to me that the public is willing to buy and eat more honey if it is put before them in a different form than that of the conventional section box. A buyer stepped up to the bootli and asked: "How do you sell your honey ?" Fifty cents per frame. " Why, that's cheap. Cot any more .'" while I heard a lady remark, " I know that isn't 'manufactured.' " Eating hone
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. May. Ifllf). American "Bgc JoqrnalJ per frame, while I had to sell the sec- tion honey at a big discount rather than lake it back home. This proved conclusively to me that the public is willing to buy and eat more honey if it is put before them in a different form than that of the conventional section box. A buyer stepped up to the bootli and asked: "How do you sell your honey ?" Fifty cents per frame. " Why, that's cheap. Cot any more .'" while I heard a lady remark, " I know that isn't 'manufactured.' " Eating honey at 20 or 25 cents per section is a luxury and a seeming ex- travagance, from the consumers' stand- point, and it only appears on the table at rare intervals. For the comb honey producer noth- ing would be better than to market the honey in the shallow extracting frame. It makes a beautiful appearance when packed in the glass front shipping case, and is sure to attract attention. Each frame should be wrapped in oiled paper and neatly tied. A shipping case of slightly larger dimensions than one holding 24 sections is required. Honey packed in this manner will stand trans- portation better than in sections, for it is more firmly attached to the sides. Offered to the consum 'r in this form, the frames holding 3 pounds net and retailing for tid cents per frame, will sell almost as readily as a section at ih cents, and the consumption is trebled. The customer is buying his honey at 20 cents ter pound instead of 25 cents per section holding 12 ounces. On our farm bill board is a sign reading: " Bulk comb honey 15 cents per ; This honey is cut out of the shallow extracting frame and delivered to the customer in half gallon paper oyster or ice cream buckets, which makes a neat, cheap, and convenient package. This meets with a ready sal;, and our list of customers is constantly increasing. The great trouble with the retail honey market is that honey is offered for more
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