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our cases, all worked on the tiering up plan. I used separators of 

 both tin and wood, about 1,800 of wood and 300 of tin." 



In his report of the trial to Gleanings of May 15th, 1885, he 

 sums up the results as follows : — 



" 1. My case is the best style of surplus receptacle I know of to use 

 without separators, and admits of no improvement by me. 2. I would 

 rather abandon separators altogether than use them in two-story 

 supers. 3. I do not think there is any system of using separators equal 

 to the wide frame when used one story high. 4. I would use no system 

 of surplusage (either for comb or extracted honey) that did not give me 

 the advantage of tiering up. 5. I prefer tin to wooden separators. 

 6. There are many advantages in the use of separators, and many in 

 the non-use of them, and each person must be governed by his own 

 special circumstances. 7. Their use or non-use need not affect the 

 quantity of surplus secured. I mean to continue the use of separators, 

 and I am now perfecting a different style of super, which I think will 

 aid us greatly in their quick and easy manipulation as well as their 

 usefulness." 



Mr. Heddon's opinions, as above quoted, are worth noting, 

 and with the exception of the seventh clause I quite agree with 

 them. I feel convinced that separators are a hindrance to the 

 bees entering the supers in the early part of the season, and 

 also to the rapid filling of the sections at all times. I see no 

 reason to doubt that the Heddon section case is better than 

 frames for use with narrow sections without separators. Pro- 

 fessor Cook and others speak very highly of it. I will first 

 give some explanation regarding an appliance used with the 

 section case, and then show how this and a case may be made 

 adaptable to the Langstroth hive. 



HONEY-BOARDS. 



These are appliances to be placed on top of the frames of 

 the lower hive when putting on a super, and between every 

 two supers when more than one are required on a hive. They 

 are used for the purpose of preventing the building of comb 

 between the upper and lower frames. Every bee-keeper who 

 has had frame hives in use even for a short time will have 

 experienced the nuisance of having the lower part of the frames 

 of a super fastened to the upper part of those in the lower 

 hive ; I have tried several means to prevent it, such as greasing 

 the frames, and allowing but the smallest bee-space between 



