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PLAIN SECTIONS AND FENCES. WHAT OTHERS THINK OF THEM. 



within the last few month.s we have received score.s of unsolicited testinionial.s in praise of these 

 new goods. We have not deemed it necessary to preser\'e all of the.se, but we herewith present a few 

 that will speak for themselves. We have before claimed that plain sections will be better filled, anjl 

 will consequently, bring better prices. 



In proof of these statements, read wliat a large 

 buyer of honey in Chicago says; 



I find the honey stored in plain sections enter- 

 ed into the fancy grade in much larger propor- 

 tion than that stored in the old-style sections. 



Ev.\RT, Mich., Oct. 14, 1898. B. WAI^KER. 



And again, here is what a large commission 

 house in Columbus, that knew nothing of plain 

 sections, or what had been said in their favor, 

 had to .say : 



There was one case marked "plain .sections," 

 about 12 lbs. net. This was a very fine case of 

 honey, and brought 15 cts. W^e thought we had 

 more" of it, and showed it to some of our trade: 

 ^nd the result was, we took orders from every 

 man who saw it, for two or three cases. Do yoii 

 know where we can get .some of this? Are all 

 "plain sections" lightweight — that is, less than a 

 ppund? We should like to get a lot of this kind, 

 and can use anywhere from 100 to 1000 ca.ses. 



The Columbus Commission and Storage Co., 



Columbus, Ohio. 



And, again, read what Hildreth Bros, it Segel- 

 ken, one of the leading honey merchants of New 

 York, says: 



The TALL, WIDE, NEW PLAIN SECTION haS 



come to stay: and the sooner our bee-keepers 

 make themselves acquainted with this fact, the 

 better for them. 



Mr. J. E. Crane, of Middlebury, Vt., who has 

 visited the markets of Washington, Albany, and 

 New York, a conservative and careful bee-keep- 

 er, writes: 



One dealer in Washington told me he would 

 pay three cents per pound more for the 4x5 plain- 

 section honey than tor the old-style .sections. In- 

 deed, I was offered two cents per pound more, 

 for 5000 pounds of clover honey, to be delivered 

 next fall, than I have been receiving of late for 

 mj" best grade of honeyj if put in plain 4x5 sec- 

 tions. In New York I inquired of Mr. Segelken 

 for his plain-section honey, that I might com- 

 pare it with that in old-stj-le sections. He said 

 he had very little left in plain sections, as such 

 lots were picked tip first hv retail dealers, who 

 preferred them to the old-style sections. I found 



the same true in Albany, N. Y., where I stopped 

 to look over the honey. As the.se retail dealers 

 are not in the supply business I thought their 

 opinions worth recording. 



As to what bee-keepers themselves think of 

 them, whether the bees fill them any quicker 

 than t.ie old style, how they sell, and how they 

 compare with old-.style .sections, the following 

 will attest: 



I will .say that, while casing 400 ca.ses about 

 equally divided between the no-beeway and the 

 old-style we did not have enough crooked or 

 broken honey for table use tor two families. 

 The past sea.son in Western Colorado was a poor 

 one to show up fairly any system for coniVj hon- 

 ey. But 1 could readily see that the bees would 

 occupy the supers much sooner than with the 

 old-slyle, especially if .separators were used, and 

 that tiie mUside .sections were, many times, fin- 

 ished first, which would reduce the unfinished- 

 section business to the minimum. M. A. (ill.L. 

 Bofi.DKR, Col., Feb. 6, 1899. 



We received four or five well-filled cases of 

 basswood honey in the new sections: and to say 

 that they were nice would be putting ii lightly. 

 It was a real pleasure to open those crates ot hon- 

 ey and note the difference between them and 

 the old-style .section in legard to freedom from 

 propolis and consequent ease of cleaning. 



Elsie, Mich., Jan. 7, 1S99. I. .-V. WOOI.I.. 



I had your plain sections in use with fences, 

 and I nnist say that I am plea.sed with them, par- 

 ticularly the 3^/8 X ,s''4 sections. They were very 

 nice, better filled than the old style, <ind made a 

 great deal better show — so much so that they 

 brought me a better price, and they .sell much 

 qiiicker. I am so well pleased tha't I will use 

 none but plain sections this season, and have 

 sent m> order for such. P I.HUFFMAN. 



Alphi.v, Va. 



The plain .section is far ahead of the old bee- 

 way section, and I would not return to the plain 

 separator fur anv money. Every customer to 

 whom 1 sell honey remarks, "How fine the hon- 

 ey in the plain sectioti does look I" I have noth- 

 ing but praise for mv honev wherever I have 

 offered it tor sale this winter.' W. H.EAGERTY. 



CCHA, Kan., Dec. 23, 1S98. 



We have not room for more testimonials on this page: but these are enough to show whether it 

 will pay to produce comb honey in plain .sections or not. The first cost of fixtures may be a little 

 more; but bear in mind the difference in market quotations, or at least in some markets. 



We are the pioneers in the manufacture of these modern fixtures, for plain sections. If you 

 want to get them right, send to us or ojir branch offices and agencies. 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



