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that a pound will go much further, and it 

 is much better adaj^ted to this purpose than the 

 heavier foundation used in the brood frames, 

 Xot only do the bees occupy the sections more 

 readily where full sheets are used, but they 

 build more even combs and store more honey 

 as a result (Fig. 13). 



Economizing in the use of foundation is 

 much like saving seed when one is planting a 

 crop. While it costs more to use full sheets to 

 begin with, so much more honey will be stored 

 as a result that the increased cost is a profitable 

 investment. Fig. 14 shows how the thin sheets 

 of wax are impressed with the cell base which 

 induces the bees to build worker combs. 



