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Veneer Sections. 



ance. has always been, and always will be, admired and desired. 

 So, no hive is complete without its arrangement of section- 

 frames and crates, all constructed with the view of securing 

 this delectable comb-honey in the form that will be most tempt- 

 ing to the eye and palate. 



SURPLUS COMB-HONEY IN SECTIONS. 



Honey in several-pound boxes is no longer marketable, ana 

 is now almost wholly replaced by comb-honey in sections. In 

 feet, there is no apparatus for securing comb-honey that prom- 

 ises so well as these sections. That they are just the thing to 

 enable us to tickle the market is shown by their rapid growth 

 in popular favor. Some years ago I predicted, at one of our 

 State Conventions, that they would soon replace boxes, and 

 was laughed at. Nearly all who then laughed, now use these 

 sections. They are cheap, and with their use we can get 

 more honey, and in a form that will make it irresistible. 



REQUISITES OF GOOD SECTIONS. 



Fig. 56. 



Vore- Tailed, Section. 



The wood should be white, the size small — two-lb sec- 

 tions are as large as the market will tolerate. One-lb 

 sections are usually more salable, and in some markets 

 even one-half-lb sections are best of all. The size of 

 the sections has nothing to do with the amount of honey 

 secured, and so the market and extra cost should guide 

 the apiarist in this matter. 



As early as 1877 I used veneer sections, which were 

 essentially the same as the one-piece sections now so 

 popular. After this I used nailedfsections. At present 

 only the very neatest sections can catch the market, 

 and so we must buy our sections of those who can 



