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<strong>Better</strong> <strong>Queens</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Jay</strong> <strong>Smith</strong><br />
visible to only one having excellent eyes. They were much too small, even at<br />
this age, to be used for grafting. I cornered each member of the family and<br />
exclaimed (my wife says I yelled) "Here is where we discontinue grafting." No<br />
one can realize the joy and satisfaction that was mine as I realized at last I had<br />
reached the goal I had vainly tried to reach for more than a quarter of a<br />
century!<br />
I realized there was yet much to be learned before I made the system practical<br />
so I could produce cells in abundance all through the season. However, I<br />
knew this could be done for the main object had been attained. I have tried<br />
many plans over a period of ten years or so now I see no chance for<br />
improvement.<br />
The Difference Between a Queen and a Worker<br />
My first direct-from-the-egg cells<br />
The difference between a worker and a queen is brought about <strong>by</strong> the<br />
different food each receives and the size of the cell it is raised in. Both are<br />
hatched from the same kind of egg, that is, a fertile egg. The drone is hatched<br />
from a nonfertile egg. Right here is an interesting phenomenon. Just how can<br />
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