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tiers up rapidly at the proper time. If 

 the bees are to be left largely to them- 

 selves, then I would prefer the two- 

 pound sections for quantity. — Emeeson 

 T. Abbott. 



Much depends upon other conditions 

 than the size of the sections. My ex- 

 perience is that there is really very little 

 difference, but probably it is a little in 

 favor of the larger sections. — C. H. Dib- 



There might be a slight difference in 

 quantity in favor of the large sections, 

 but if the one-potinds were in better de- 

 mand, I would risk the slight loss in- 

 curred in their production. — S. I. Fkee- 



BORN. 



Conditions being the same, they 

 should store about equal. Though it 

 must be admitted that the more ob- 

 structions in the surplus department, 

 the slower the bees are to take to it. — 

 J. P. H. Brown. . 



I have never tried this, as I never 

 used two-pound sections. But I find 

 that I can get more comb honey in large 

 frames above the brood-nest, so I be- 

 lieve you might get a little more honey 

 by using two pounds. — Mrs. Jennie 

 Atchley. 



There are two points to be taken into 

 account when deciding a question like 

 this, which of necessity involves condi- 

 tion as well as quantity. Speaking for 

 myself, I would prefer a little less honey 

 in weight, and have it In good shape. 

 But — answering your question directly, 

 the advantages as to quantity will be 

 slightly on the side of the larger sec- 

 tions.— G. W. Demaree. 



Continitouj!^ AilTertisiiig,', even if 

 it be only a small announcement, pays the 

 advertiser the best in the long run. Spas- 

 modic advertising, like "spasms" of any 

 kind, is unsatisfactory. To secure the very 

 best results, year in and year out, you must 

 keep your name and business before the 

 public. Only by so doing can you hope to 

 keep from being forgotten when the time 

 comes that your would-be customers wish 

 to purchase what they want. 



Honey :&»> I'^ood stnd ITIcdicine is 



just the thing to help sell honey, as it shows 

 the various ways in which honey may be 

 used as a food and as a medicine. Try 100 

 copies of it, and see what good "sales- 

 men " they are. See the second page of this 

 number of the Bee Journal for description 

 and prices. 



ReyieioftlieMtier for July 26tli. 



WHtten for the American Bee Journal 

 BY DR. C. C. MILLER. 



Here we have the "Old Reliable," 

 Vol. XXXIV, No 4. Seems a good 

 while since it first started — a little more 

 than a third of a century ago. Many of 

 its readers not born then. Stopped a 

 little while for the war, then went 

 straight along ever since. Been improv- 

 ing, too. Didn't think it would when 

 the present editor took hold of it. Too 

 young. But it did. He's getting older, 

 too. All editors do. 



Let's leaf it over. First item, boraclc 

 acid is said to be an immediate cure for 

 bee-stings. Never tried it, but would 

 put emphasis on "is said." 



NORTH AMERICAN BEE-ASSOCIATION. 



Frank Benton, Secretary of the North 

 American Bee-Keepers' Association, is 

 on good ground when he urges continu- 

 ous membership in the society of which 

 he is secretary. There's the weak point 

 in that association. Held together by a 

 rope of sand, members becoming such 

 only if they expect to attend the meet- 

 ings. One of my old professors used to 

 say, "Yes, any fool can find fault, but 

 the remedy, that's the thing." I don't 

 think I know enough to point out a 

 remedy, but I can take the fool's part, 

 and show some of the faults. 



John Smith was a member last year 

 because it was convenient for him to at- 

 tend, but he'll not be a member again 

 tMs year, perhaps never. It's too far 

 for him to go if he was a member, and 

 what inducement is there for him to be 

 a member? True, he'll get the report, 

 but he'll have that anyhow in the bee- 

 papers. I understand that in some of 

 the societies across the sea there are ad- 

 vantages that make it desirable to be 

 members even if attendance is impossi- 

 ble, and in Canada I think members get 

 back, in some way at least, part of the 



