FIFTY YEARS A^IOXG THE BEES 



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every sort, from foundation untouched by the bees up to 

 sections entirely filled and sealed. 



SORTIXG THE SECTIOXS. 



Philo sorts the sections into four classes as he takes 

 them out, although some supers are assigned to one class 

 or another without being taken out, because all in the 

 super are of one kind. One lot consists of dry sections, 



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or those in which the foundation either has not been 

 touched by the bees, or else has been drawn out so little 

 that no drop of honey has been put in it. These are put 

 in a pile by themselves. 



FEEDER SECTIONS. 



The second lot consists of those which have just a 

 few drops of honey in them, up to those which are not 

 more than half filled. Some entire supers will be as- 

 signed to the first or second lot without being taken out 



