1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



347 



Questioi^'Box* 



In tbe multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



Proper SVi.e of Comb Foundation 

 Slarlcr§ for Sccllon§. 



Qnery 5U— What sized foundation starters 

 should be used In the sections?— Ohio. 



P. H. Elwood— B^ull size. 



W. G. Larrabee — Full sheets. 



A. F. Brown — I prefer full sheets. 



E. France — Very nearly a full sheet. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown — I till tbe sections 

 4/5 full. 



Dr. C. C. Miller — I have always liked 

 fillinK tbe sections as full as possible. 



J. A. Green — Fill the sections full. A 

 piece Z}i inches square Is about right. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — I like nearly full, 

 reaching within half an inch of the bot- 

 tom. 



Rev. M. Mahin — Opinions differ. My 

 personal preference Is for narrow 

 starters. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — It depends upon 

 the market; for tbe hotne market, }i 

 inch, or %. 



C. H. Dibbern — As large as the inside 

 of the sections, except a H inch space at 

 the bottom. 



H. D. Cutting— I have used all sizes 

 and shapes, but prefer full sheets if the 

 foundation is all right. 



K. Ij. Taylor — I greatly prefer to fill 

 the sections — I.e., to fill as nearly as is 

 safe, so the larger the starter, the better. 



Jas. A. Stone — Before I would want to 

 advise in this, I would want to know 

 whether ion wanted the honey for show 

 or no;. 



(t. M. Doolittle — From a V-shaped 

 piece having IJj-inch length sides, to 

 sections filled to within '4 inch of the 

 bottom, just as you can afford. 



Dr. A. B. Mason — I would put a nar- 

 row strip of foundation at the bottom of 

 the section, and then a full sheet reach- 

 ing nearly to the strip at the bottom. 



Emerson T. Abbott — If I were work- 

 ing for fjunntity, I would fill the sections 

 with foundation ; if for giuillty only, for 

 • home consumption, very small starters. 



Eugene Secor — I like full sheets best. 

 What I mean by that is, sheets lacking 

 V inch of touching sides and bottom. I 

 seldom see first-class looking honey pro- 

 duced from starters or no starters. 



J. E. Pond — For myself, I use founda- 

 tion to fill the sections completely. 

 Others use starters of various widths. It 

 is to some extent a matter of opinion. 

 Try various widths from an inch to a 

 full section, and determine the matter 

 for yourself. 



J. M. Hambaugh — Some of our 'best 

 honey-producers use just enough to in- 

 sure a straight "start off." I believe it 

 will pay to nearly or quite fill the sec- 

 tion, provided you can safely secure It; 

 and use " extra thin," of about 12 

 square feet to the pound. 



G. W. Demaree — Cut the foundation 

 into pieces 3li inches square, then cut 

 from corner to corner. This will give 

 four V-shaped pieces to each square. 

 The work can be done rapidly by cut- 

 ting through a number at a time. This 

 plan will give you nice V-shaped starters 

 — the most luitnrnl thing for the bees. 



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EW A sample of either honey will be mailed to an intending purchaser, for 8 

 cents, to cover postage, packing, etc. We guarantee purity. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 118 Michigan Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



Page & Lyon Mfg. Co. 



New London, 



Wisconsin, 



Operates two sawmills that cut, annually, eight million feet of lumber, thus 

 securing the best lumber at the lowest price for the manufacture of 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



They have also one One of the Largest Factories and the latest 

 and most-improved machinery for the manufacture of 



Bee-Hives, Sections, Etc., 



that there is in the State. The material is cut from patterns, by machinery, 

 and is absolutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and ■whitest 



Bass'wood is used, and they are polisht on both sides. Nearness to Pine 

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That Queen-Clipping Device Free I 



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I hare clipped 19 queens, and must say the 

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 could not do without one now. 



Dr. Geo. L.\cke, Newburgh, Ind. 



WorkN Like a Cbarm. 



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