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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



December, 



continuing tlie trade in one-piece sec- 

 tions, would not result in a suspension 

 of comb bouey production. The Bee- 

 Keepers' Review for November views 

 the situation in tbis wise: 



"Fotir-piece sections have many- 

 friends, as is shown by the letters I 

 receive. The one by Mr, Dibbern, giv- 

 en in another column, is a fair sample 

 of them. I believe the time is now 

 ripe for some one to begin the manu- 

 facture and sale of four-piece sections 

 — to make a specialty of it and adver- 

 tise them. If white poplar is lacking, 

 make them of hard maple." 



The letter by Mr. Dibbern, referred 

 to, as published in the Review, fol- 

 lows: 



"You are 'mighty right' in your com- 

 ments on four-piece sections in last 

 Review. I have used these sections 

 for many years, but ran short this sea- 

 son, and used several thousand of the 

 one-piece. Now, in hadllng and scrap. 

 Ing the sections, and in casing the 

 honey, I can see the difference. True, 

 it takes a little longer in pxitting four 

 pieces together, but that is more than 

 made up in scraping off the propolis, 

 and then in looks they are simply 'not 

 in it' with the four-piece. Then, too, tlie 

 one-piece section has n bad habit of 

 breaking off the bottom piece when re- 

 moving the honey from the hive case. 



Friend H., can you refer mo to the 

 best factory making the four-pleco sec- 

 tions in perfect shape? The last lot I 

 had were not good and I want to try 

 another fa(jtory." 



In this number of The Bee-Keeper, 

 Mr. James Heddon, one of the very 

 best living authorities upon the sub- 

 ject of honey production, airs his views 

 in regard to the section proposition. 



The writer has always been a 

 "crank" on the four-piece section ques- 

 tion, and like Mr. Heddon, would pre- 

 fer to pay the market price for the 

 foiu'-picce style than to accept as a 

 gift the folding kind. But they should 

 be well made. 



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FOR SALE.— 1280 acres Timber Tvand; plenty of 

 water; fine for an extensive Bee Ranch. Season 

 June to November. Address William Smith, 

 Cameron, Kern County. Calif. 



WILL SELL half interest in my apiary, pineap- 

 ple and orange plantation. Good apiarist Will 

 have exclusive charge. D. DALY, La Gloria, 

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FOR SALE— A Hawkeye, Jr. Camera Com- 

 plete. Uses both film and plates. Cost $8.00, 

 will sell with leather case for $3.50 cash. Ad 

 dress Empire Washer Co., Falconer, N. Y. 



A TANDEM BICYCLE (for man and lady) 

 cost $150, in first-class condition, was built 

 to order for the owner. Tires new. Will sell 

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 Jamestown, N. Y. 



AGENTS WANTED to sell advertisinff novel- 

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WANT a young man that knows a little about 

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 Get my 35 years' experience. W. L. Copif- 

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