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putting- so excellent a machine on the market at a lower price, 

 all roller machines had to be sold more reasonably. Mr. Van- 

 dervort also improved the rollers, so that his machine secures 

 the same results as does Mrs. Dunham's, while the form of the 

 foundation is somewhat more natural, though not preferred by 

 the bees, I think. Another form of foundation — that with flat 

 bottom' — is made by the Van Deusen mill. This has a very 



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Given fress. — From American Bee JournaL 



thin base, and is very handsome. It was made to use with 

 wires. This can be made very thin, and many bee-keepers 

 praise it very highly. Mr. P. H. Elwood, I think, still prefers 

 it for use in sections. Mr. Root has kept his machine abreast 

 with the latest improvements. Mr. A. B. Weed has shown 

 great inVentive genius in manufacturing very complete comb 

 with natural base and cells nearly complete, so that it is very 

 like natural comb. The bees, however, seem to prefer that 

 with less length of cell, and the greater cost and more difBcult 

 transportation makes its use undesirable. At least, it has 



