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ways seemed to me like a 

 dead loss, no matter who 

 stands the loss, for no one 

 receives enouy;h benefit 

 from the glass to pay for 

 the extra cost. It isn't fair 

 for the producer to make a 

 profit by it if the consumer 

 must stand five times as 

 much loss. 



The chief item consid- 

 ered by Mr. Greiner is the 

 use of foundation, and I 

 admire the spirit with 

 which he looks out for the 

 interest of the consumer, 

 even if it has a string at- 

 tached to it in the way of 

 a final rebound upon the 

 producer, caused by the 

 reputation of his honey. 

 I think, however, that I 

 know Mr. Greiner well 

 enough to believe that he 

 has a real regard for the 

 interest of the consumer. 

 In that I am in hearty sym- 

 pathy with him, although 

 I think some of his views 

 are out of just proportion. 



He speaks of brood foundation occupying 

 the entire section. That's a new one on me. 

 I never heard of it before. If that sort of 

 thing is done in his locality, I don't wonder 

 that lie's stirred up over it, and inclined to 

 the other extreme of using no foundation at 

 all. The strangest part of it is, that people 

 who produce sections of this sort can find a 

 seller who will " pat them on their backs and 

 compliment them for their great (?) achiev- 

 ments, and buy their product before it is off 

 the hive." Surely no dealer ought to be 

 fooled the second time by such a product. 

 Besides, it is a loss to the producer to put in 

 so'Jmuch extra jWax to be sold at the price of 

 honey. 



With regard to having sections filled clear 

 out so that the row of cells next to the wood 

 is sealed, there is chance for difference of 

 opinion. There is no question that a section 

 thus filled out looks better in the grocery; 



FIG. 13. — HOW A SMOKER AND A HIVE-TOOL WILL ENABLE 



ONE TO LEARN THE CONDITION OF THE SUPERS AT 



ONE GLANCE. 



but — on the table? A section with no out- 

 side cells filled and sealed can be cut out of 

 the wood and placed upon a plate with not a 

 drop of honey dripping from the sides, while 

 the other kind will be dripping all around. 

 Tastes differ, however, and some may like 

 thesightof the dripping edges. Thenthere's 

 the matter of waste. It may be small; but 

 you can not cut out the very full section with- 

 out at least some waste from honey adhering 

 to the wood. 



Mr. Greiner says, "Really good comb hon- 

 ey can not be produced with full sheets or 

 half sheets of comb foundation, no matter 

 what the dealers may say." That's a pretty 

 sweeping statement. I don't believe all pro- 

 ducers agree with Mr. Greiner. No more do 

 all consumers. Certainly I do not, and I've 

 had a very full opportunity of knowing about 

 the matter. I began using sections about as 

 soon as I heard of such a thing as sections, 



THE CORRECT METHOD OF PUTTING ON ESCAPE-BOARDS. 



