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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Comb Foundation 



= "Weed" Process = 



A Few Suggestions for Putting Foundation into Sections 



There are many bee-keepers who are not getting the results they ought to, simply 

 because they fail to use foundation liberally. Economy is a good thing — it is a virtue, but 

 if one is loo economical it is just as bad as being prodigal. There is no longer any reason 

 why any one should have large patches of drone-cells in the brood-combs. Use foundation 

 and save the bees from the labor of rearing thousands of useless but voracious drones. Rear- 

 ing drones is a losing game for any honey-producer. You may trap them, but it is much 

 more satisfactory to prevent their existence, and they eat a lot before they grow to maturity, 

 wasting space, time, and food. Prevention is best. 



Fine boardliice combs are essential in an apiary where the highest results possible are 

 sought. Such combs are perfectly interchangeable, and enable the owner to follow the most 

 up-to-date and scientific plans in apiarian management. 



Crooiced combs are an affliction in a well-regulated apiary, and the only satisfactory 

 way to avoid the same is to use "Weed" Foundation in all brood-frames — full sheets every 

 time. This is the cheapest way, and by long odds the most satisfactory. If you are a comb" 

 honey producer you certainly ought to use full sheets in sections, and in addition a bottom 

 starter. You will certainly have fewer "culls " and more " No. 1 " and " Fancy " sections. 

 Our ablest and most successful comb-honey specialists do this, and find it " pays. " It pays 

 in more than one sense of the word. In any case it will hardly pay to run counter to the 

 most successful comb-honey producer. 



The question with many bee-men is, "Can I afford to do without foundation.?" and 

 that means " Weed " foundation. You can not afford to experiment with other kinds. 



Our " Weed " foundation has been tested and tried in the crucible of experience by the 

 most eminent bee-keepers everywhere, and by universal consent it holds the first place, not in 

 America alone, but in Europe and elsewhere. 



You may judge somewhat of the popularity of this foundation when we tell you that 

 about 70,000 pounds was sold during the month of April, 1909. 



Make sure you have enough foundation to last through a big 

 harvest. To delay ordering until the last minute often means the 

 loss of a large honey crop, and will turn a very profitable season into 

 a poor one. 



This foundation is sold by all leading dealers in bee-keepers' 

 supplies. Be sure to specify " Weed " Process when sending in your 

 order, and accept no other. 



