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section of the beeway type, but it appears to contain more, and has, 

 withal, a more attractive appearance. Tliere is still another little point, 

 and that is that a plain section offers special advantages in the matter 

 of cleaning it of propolis, as there is no inset to work into with the 

 scraping-knife. I do not, however, consider the advantages of the plain 

 section sufficient to warrant any expensive change of fixtures in order 

 that it may be adopted. 



While I have produced t(jns of comb honey without the use of sep- 

 arators, and could do it again in this locality, I think I would use them 

 were I again to engage in comb-honey production. I know of no objec- 

 tion to their use, except that of cost, and I certainly would advise their 

 use by the great mass of bee-keepers. In many localities there are 

 bee-keepers who can, without separators, produce sections of hone}- that 

 are tolerably perfect, straight enough to be crated with a little care, but 

 there is another end to the business — that of the retailer and his clumsy 

 clerks who are not bee-keepers. Nothing discourages and disgusts a 

 retailer more than a lot of dauby, dripping, damaged sections. 



To sum up this chapter in a few words, my preference is for a tall 

 plain section, used with fence separators. 



