bees than either bleached or dark wax ; 



3. Bees will build out and complete me- 

 dium heavy foundation, say 5 feet to the 

 pound, sooner than light weight ; and 

 heavier foundation is unnecessary, inas- 

 much as the bees do not complete the 

 comb before honey and eggs are depos- 

 ited, after which they can use but little 

 of the surplus wax in the foundation ; 



4. The point of superiority in Dunham 

 foundation is the thinness of the sep- 

 tum and the depth and weight of cell- 

 walls, and it is not liable to sag if of 

 proper weight, nor twist if properly fas- 

 tened in the frame ; 5. Wired founda- 

 tion has failed to establish its claims to 

 superiority ; 6. Bees will readily accept 

 foundation with a wooden base, but for 

 ordinary use in the apiary, unless much 

 cheaper in price, it will not be preferred ; 

 7. Avoid using soap and all other ob- 

 noxious preparations in making foun- 

 dation ; many pounds of good wax have 

 been condemned as adulterated, be- 

 cause of the wash used on the rollers. 



We can hardly appreciate the waste 

 of time and genius in manufacturing so 

 many styles of foundation, evidently 

 only to get up " something new." The 

 foundation destined to become the 

 favorite " stand-by" with bee-keepers, 

 will be that which is soonest accepted 

 and worked by bees in ordinary usage, 

 and which can be made and sold for the 

 least money. 



That Section Controversy. — In a letter 



dated July 9 Messrs. Lewis & Parks deny 

 that they had applied for a patent on the 

 section. We asked them, how then it came 

 into interference? Just as we were going to 

 press with the last few pages of the Jour- 

 nal, we received the following answer : 



Watertown, Wis., July 27, 18S0. 

 We came into interference with Forn- 

 erook under rule 94 of Rules and Prac- 

 tice of United States Patent Office. When 

 we applied for a patent < n our machine, we 

 sent samples of the work by it. And this, 

 showing the same thing without applying 

 for it, put us into interference. So again we 

 state positively that our original application 

 was on the machine and not on the section. 

 We did not suppose the section patentable, 

 nor do we yet believe it is. The Examiner 

 of Interferences has declared it to be unpat- 

 entable, and because the Primary Exam- 

 iner considers it patentable is no reason 



why the Commissioner does. Mind you, a 

 patent has not been issued on said section 

 yet ; hence, it is not patented, and that 

 "ad" has a tendency to claim the same 

 patented, and such a deception is danger- 

 ous. Lewis & Pakks. 



Mr. Forncrook has made a statement of 

 his side of the case on page 387, and, as we 

 desire to do " exact justice " to all, we omit 

 other matter " set up " for this space, and 

 give it to Lewis & Parks' statement. Both 

 sides having now presented their side of the 

 case, let the law decide, and our readers 

 form their own conclusions. 



[^A correspondent asks if Shuck's 

 feeder can be used inside the hive. It is in- 

 tended to be used at the entrance, allowing 

 the bees from the inside to feed without in- 

 terference from those outside, but it can 

 also be used on the top of the frames by 

 covering the open side with a small piece 

 of board, or by binding two feeders together 

 and placing them on the top of the frames, 

 under the quilt or over a hole in it or a cor- 

 ner turned up. If a honey board is used, 

 place them, thus tied together, over the slot 

 in it. 



igir We have received a pamphlet de- 

 scriptive of Jordan's White Sulphur 

 Springs in Frederick Co., Va., and find 

 it very interesting. Mr. Jordan is a 

 progressive as well as an extensive bee- 

 keeper, and visitors at the Springs find 

 his table furnished with the nicest of 

 Virginian honey. Of course he is an 

 enthusiast. He has sent us a large 

 photo of himself, framed, and it hangs 

 on the wall of our editorial room. We 

 should be delighted to accept Col. Jor- 

 dan's invitation to visit the Springs, but 

 we cannot afford it. Our European trip 

 of last year cost us so much that Ave 

 cannot afford any luxury this season. 



La Crosse, Wis., July 19, 1S80. 

 As there are a large number of bee- 

 keepers here, we have decided to ask 

 the bee-keepers of the surrounding 

 country to meet in convention and per- 

 fect an organization on the 14th day of 

 September, 1880. Several bee-keepers 

 have decided to prepare essays for the 

 occasion. In order to make the con- 

 vention successful and harmonious it 

 will take the entire strength of the bee- 

 keepers here. I therefore request every 

 one to help. L. H. Pa^oiel, Jr. 



