. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 236 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL July Advertise and Otherwise By W. S. Pangburii I am sending you phoito of the honey displaj' we put in at our district fair last fall. We spent about a week at the fair and arranging for the exhibit, and while we were very busy, not feeling we had the time to spare, af- ter it was all over we considered it was time well spent. The display, while gotten up on short notice, drew lots of attention, and We received many compliments. We had plenty of "Facts About Honey" circulars, and it was surpris- ing to me how many p
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 236 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL July Advertise and Otherwise By W. S. Pangburii I am sending you phoito of the honey displaj' we put in at our district fair last fall. We spent about a week at the fair and arranging for the exhibit, and while we were very busy, not feeling we had the time to spare, af- ter it was all over we considered it was time well spent. The display, while gotten up on short notice, drew lots of attention, and We received many compliments. We had plenty of "Facts About Honey" circulars, and it was surpris- ing to me how many people carried them away after examining them, which showed they were interested. We think them the best thing of the kind that has come to our notice. There is something about them that attracts, and people will read them, and that is what we want. We drove back and forth each day, and took all the 10-pound pails we could carry in the back of the Ford, and came back empty each night, and the last day we could have sold double what we had with us. We sold over 1,000 pounds of honey at the fair, and one merchant bought the entire exhibit, so we had nothing to bring home save what little equip- ment we had. We have since sold this same merchant $250 wonth of honey, and could sell him more if we had it. We have sold many other or- ders on the strength of the exhibit. We had the opportunity to meet people face to face, get acquainted with them, and explain any quesitions they wished to ask about honey, and how it is produced, which isn't a bad advertisement in itself. The quart jar, just above the cake of wax, was chunk honey, and was much admired by all. I could have sold this jar a dozen times, and it revealed to me the possibilities of working this trade. This honey, packed in glass, surely appeals to the eye, as well as to the palate. We have always worried about put- ting up this honey in advance of the orders, on account of our honey granulating so early, so we experi- mented
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