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with three cross cuts so that it can be easily bent into a square. 

 The fourth angle unites by notches and projections, as before 

 described. These one-piece sections are now, I think, the 

 favorites among bee-keepers. I prefer these to the dovetailed. 

 Tney are quickly and safely bent, if dampened slightly before 

 bending, and are firm when in shape for use. Dr. Miller wets 

 these quickly by pouring hot water at the to be corners while 

 they are yet in the package. They must be even in the pack. 

 If, as argued by Messrs. Dadant, Foster and Tinker, the sec- 

 tions open on all sides are superior, then we must perforce use 

 these one-piece sections, rather than the dovetailed. 



This last desirable feature is best secured in the plain, 

 section (Fig. 106), so-called in distinction from the bee-space 



Fig. 106. 



Plain Sections in Super, Shaming Frame-Holders and Fence. 

 — From A. I. Root Co. 



Ot bee-way sections just described. These are like the ends of 

 the one-piece section, all around (Fig. 106) ; that is, the bottom 

 and top are not cut out to form bee-spaces. These plain sec- 

 tions give free communication, and thus are more readily 

 filled, and as the honey projects to the very edge they look 

 neater (Fig. 108). Of course, there . is less wood than in the 

 bee-space sections, and all edges are even. They are more 

 easily and quickly scraped to remove propolis, etc. They are 



