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illustrated in fig. l,and I commend 

 it for general use in the apiary. 



Now we come, perhaps, to the 

 best metal used or manufactured 

 by any one. This is the famous 

 Doctor Tinker brand. You will 

 notice in the illustration, fig. 3, 

 that the perforations are much 

 longer than those in any of the 

 kinds above described, and no one 

 will fail to notice also that the di- 

 vision between each of the two 

 rows of perforation is only half as 

 wide as in the other kinds used. I 

 need not describe to any one the 

 great advantage this metal has over 

 all the other kinds mentioned here. 

 Doctor Tinker devised this style 

 of metal to use in his zinc honey- 

 boards. 



Fig. 3. Tiukei'S brand perfonited zinc. 



The only drawback to this metal 

 coming into general use is the 

 price. In order to get it one must 

 pay double that is charged for other 

 kinds manufactured. While this 

 is really worth ten cents per foot, 

 there are other kinds I would not 

 use if given to me. 



Well, the supply of new brands 

 still holds out. Fig. 4 illustrates 

 another brand of metal not 3'et on 

 the market for sale. This is made 

 on a foot-power perforator by John 

 S. Reese of Winchester, Ky. I 

 have a sample of it and it is fine. 



I am in doubt as to whether this 

 is or is not superior to the Doctor 

 Tinker make. The narrow lines 

 which divide the perforations m;i3^ 

 be too narrow. I think Doctor 

 Tinker has drawn them down 

 about as much as tiiey should be. 



Should the division lines get bent 

 or in any way out of line, a queen 

 or drone could pass out, and tlie 

 narrower the division-lines the 

 more danger there is of the zinc 

 getting bent. Those who use per- 

 forated zinc should be careful to 

 keep the metal perfectly flat, and 

 before using examine it closeh'. 



I liave a most favorable opinion 

 of the Reese metal, but unfortu- 

 nateh' none of it is for sale, as 

 there is no means devised for mak- 

 ing it in large quantities, though 

 Mr. A. I. Root may do so later. 



Reese's brand of perforated zinc. 



Finally, we have come to the 

 last variet}' of metal we shall now 

 describe. In a recent aiticle in 

 the Api, I spoke of a kind of per- 

 forated metal that has perforations 

 sutficiently large to let the bees 

 and queens pass, yet no drone 

 could get through it. Fig. 5 il- 

 lustrates this kind. I do not know 

 where this specimen came from, 

 but should this description meet 



the e3'e of the one who sent it to 

 me 1 will be glad to hear from 

 him, as I am in want of more of 

 the same metal. I am, however, 

 of the opinion that it came from 

 E. L. Goold & Co., Brantford, 

 Out., where this metal is used. 

 According to the description given 

 in the April, 1888, issue, on page 



