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weigh, when thoroughly filled with honey of 

 good body, 17 ounces gross, or one pound of 

 lioney net. Then why not adopt such a 

 section? The only valid argument against 

 (he adoption of such a section is that it 

 would require a little more wood to make it 

 than it would to make a square one. But it 

 would require no more wood to make this 

 size of section plain than it does to make the 

 square beeway sections. Then we should 

 liave the advantage that this size of section 

 holds a pound when the others do not. It 

 would take less wood to make this size of 

 section than it would any of the beeway 

 sections. 



In this connection the article by Clark W. 

 Wilson, page 515, July 1, one among the 

 most practical articles which has appeared 



in Gleanings for some time, will apjjly. 

 His sections are held in wide frames, the 

 only practical way of using sections with 

 two fence separators at each outside row. 

 With 31/4 X 61/^ sections, fellows who have 

 learned the advantages of a divisible-brood- 

 chamber hive could use the supers and 

 Inood-chambers interchangeably — could use 

 the one for the other at will. The wide 

 frames could also be used for the produc- 

 tion of " chunk " honey or for extracting- 

 frames. 



All know that the natural inclination of 

 a colony of bees is to work in the shape of 

 a globe. But it seems to be impossible to 

 produce a globular form of hive that would 

 be i3ractical. Then the next nearest figure 

 to a globe is a cube. With all the arrange- 

 ments suggested above we could have a hive 

 cubical in form, combs 31 inches deep, 13 

 long, and about the same in width, and 

 sections of full one-pound Aveight Avithont 

 extra trouble. 



Hatcher, W. V. 



[Under the new net-weight law it will be 

 necessary to show the exact weight in ounces 

 or minimum Aveight on every section of 

 honey. The time has come when Ave should 

 forget all about pounds. Practically all 

 the sections on the market for years back 

 have held a scant pound. In other words, a 

 pound section has been a misnomer. There 

 would be no advantage in using a larger 

 section, for it is just as legitimate and just 

 as "honest in the sight of God" to sell 12 or 

 13 ounces of honey as 16 or 17 ounces. The 

 4^/4 X 5 X 1% section that you recommend 

 Avould not hold a pound under the new net- 

 weight laAv. 



In view of the fact that thousands and 

 thousands of beekeepers have regular stan- 

 dard equipments for holding sections on the 

 hive while being filled, it is impracticable 

 and expensive to make any change; and so 

 long as the weight shows in ounces no one 

 can be deceived. — Ed.I 



SOME EARTHENWARE HIVES 45 YEARS OLD 



BY CHAS. Y. HAKE 



I have just finished painting and getting 

 ready for making increase when the weather 

 will permit to do so. I have arranged twen- 

 ty ten-frame hives (all empty) with two of 

 my old-fashioned earthenware hives for a 

 photograph. The bell-shaped hive is about 

 45 years old. You will notice the crack in 

 the lid resembling the " Liberty Bell." 



METAL COVERS WITH A PITCH TO SHED THE 

 AVATER. 



You will also notice that the regular hive- 

 covers I am using on these hives are some- 

 Avhat different from the regular metal-cover- 

 ed tops. These taper each waj irom the 

 peak in the center, and Avill allow the water 

 to drain off instead of lying on top in little 



