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remarkable for being the first to be used with tin separa- 
tors. Instead of making the bottoms narrower for a pas- 
sage, Mr. Wheeler made an opening in the bottom. 
Another style of section, termed the one-piece section 
(Fig. 76), is, as its name implies, made of a single piece 
of wood, 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 (Fig. 75). These one- 
piece sections are now, I think, the favorites among bee- 
keepers. I prefer these to the dove-tailed. They are 
quickly and safely bent, if dampened slightly before bend- 
Fic. 76. 
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One Pound Section. 
Fic. 77. 
Prize Section, 
ing, and are firm when in shape for use. If, as argued by 
Messrs. Dadant, Foster and Tinker, the sections open on 
all sides are superior, then we must perforce use these one- 
piece sections. ‘ 
Heretofore there have been two prevailing sizes of sec- 
tions in use in the United States: The prize section (Fig. 
77), which is five and one-fourth by six and one-fourth 
inches, and the one-pound section (Fig. 76), which is four 
and one-fourth inches square. The latter is coming rap- 
idly to the front, as honey in it sells more readily than if 
in a larger section. Even half-pound sections have taken 
the lead in the Boston and Chicago markets. It is quite 
possible that these small sections will rule generally in the 
markets of the future. They would often sell more readily, . 
and are far better to ship, as the combs will seldom if ever 
break from the sections. If in arranging our sections, we 
desire to have them oblong, we better make them so that 
