The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . iven us tive sizes of covered pails; viz., H,2i. .5, 10, and 2-5 lbs. respectively. FriendJones struck on the idea of putting it up inpackages still smaller, and commences witha package of only i lb. that can be sold for -5cents, or given away as a sample of thehoney. The sizes are i, i, i, 1, li, H, 2. to ttlb
The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . iven us tive sizes of covered pails; viz., H,2i. .5, 10, and 2-5 lbs. respectively. FriendJones struck on the idea of putting it up inpackages still smaller, and commences witha package of only i lb. that can be sold for -5cents, or given away as a sample of thehoney. The sizes are i, i, i, 1, li, H, 2. to ttlbs. For each size, friend Jones has origi-nated beautiful lithographed labels, whichare, in fact, beautiful chromos ; and as thesurface is varnished, these labels are easilycleaned, if any honey gets daubed on theirsurface. The i and i sizes are simply tinboxes with a cover slipping over, and are tobe taken to the grocer, with the honey in atin can. and he fills them as they are are easily handled when filled, afterthe honey has become candied. The i and 1lb., as well as all the remaining .sizes uj) to 6lbs., are made with screw caps. The accom-panying cut shows a 3-lb. size. These cans,although more costly, seal more rapidly. Theyare also very convenient for shi^ SCUKW-CAP PAlf- SLOPING-SIDE PAII. The other is a honey-pail holding 7A lbs.,made with sloping sides, so they will nest to-gether for the purpose of shipping. By thismeans we are enabled to pack 1(X) i)ails andcovers in a good-sized connnon barrel. It would seem that we iiave had packagesenough already ; but there is a great denumdfor tin pails, which are purchased very EXTRACTED HONEY. 112 EXTRACTED HONEY. cheaply in nests,nest of five pails We give the picture of a
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