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field for this study, as is shown by his many 

 articles along this line. 



He is also the inventor of the Educational 

 hive, described on page 476; ihe Pearl Agnes 

 hive, for teachers and young folks, and the 

 Lecturer's Hive, for science teachers in the 

 class-room and for lectures before popular 

 audiences. These hives are now sold by 

 dealers in apiarian supplies. All of these 

 ideas he has given to the public. 



He writes that he desires correspondence 

 with young folks, and nature- study or sci- 

 ence teachers interested in btes. — Ed. ] 



ARE SECTIONS DETRIMENTAL TO THE 

 HONEY MARKET ? 



An Argument Against the Selling of Chunk 

 Honey. 



BY G. C. GREINER. 



While commendable efforts have been 

 made by the leading members of our profes- 

 sion to improve the honey market, and while 

 CO- operation has been the subject of discus- 

 sions, and leagues and associations have 

 been formed for the purpose of elevating 

 the bee and honey business on an equal basis 

 with other leading industries, it would 

 seem as if certain ones of the chunk-hon- 

 ey advocates were trying their very best to 

 injure the trade of the section-producer, 

 ually. I am, and have been for the last five 



or six years, a great deal in close contact 

 with the retailer and the consumer, and I 

 know from daily observation I am not exag- 

 gerating in saying that our little one-pound- 

 section has done more to increase the sale 

 of honey than all the other inventions the 

 bee keeper's genius ever produced. The 

 welcome acceptance of the convenient and 

 attractive section by the public in general is 

 the direct outgrowth of education and refine- 

 ment, and these again are the natural conse- 

 quence of prosperity. 



A little historical sketch may serve to il- 

 lustrate the situation. 



In my younger days, on a certain occasion 

 I was invited to take dinner with a family 

 of the old pioneer stock. When dinner was 

 ready to be served, we found a large soup- 

 di?b, similar to those crocks which are now 

 us J 1 by some dairy people for setting milk, 

 in the center of the table. It was filled with 

 a steaming vegetable stew, and presented to 

 us hungry would-be participants a very 

 tempting appearance. Each one of the com- 

 pany was provided with a similar smaller 

 dish and a spoon, and for occasional use a 

 few knives were on^the table. A large soup- 

 ladle, which the head of the family used to 

 fill up those individual dishes as they were 

 passed along, comprised the table sett'ng. 

 Besides the stew a loaf of bread lay on the 

 table, which was passed around to let each 

 one, who so desired, cut a piece according 

 to his appetite. Whether there was any 



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