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which the pieces are held in place 

 while being- nailed. To make such a 

 form take a piece of board, say, a foot 

 wide, and two feet long-, lay it down 

 flat, and along- its center nail the edge 

 of a board nearly as wide as a frame is 

 tall. To the sides of this upright board 

 nail four strips, two near each end, 

 and just far enough apart and in the 

 right positions so that an end bar may 

 be slipped between each pair of sticks, 

 and be held in place by a wooden 

 button that may turn over the end 

 bars. When the end bars are in place 

 lay on the bottom bar, \vhen the out- 

 side, upright pieces ought to be of such 

 a height that the side of the bottom 

 bar now uppermost will just come even 

 with their tops. After the bottom bar is 

 nailed on (one nail in each end is suffi- 

 cient) turn the frame over, bringing the 

 bottom bar down against the bed-piece 



of the form, when the ends of the end 

 bars then uppermost will come flush 

 with the upper ends of the outside up- 

 rights. The top bar is now laid on, 

 and is held in exactly the correct posi- 

 tion by an additional strip of wood 

 nailed on at each end just outside the 

 other two parallel strips. Two nails 

 in each end are sufficient. I use inch 

 nails (cement coated) for fastening on 

 the bottom bar, and inch and one-fourth 

 for the top bar. 



When finished I have a frame costing 

 a little less than one cent, that is 

 simply perfect from my standpoint. It 

 is plain, simple and strong, and, 

 when wired, and filled with a sheet of 

 foundation, will result in a comb that 

 has no superior. I'll tell you next 

 month about the wiring and putting in 

 the foundation. 



Flint, Mich., Dec. 14, 1906. 



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WALTER HARMER. 



T HAVE just hauled in my Mason 

 ^ Co., out-apiary of 65 colonies, 13 

 miles, with three horses, one team and 

 one single rig (sleighs). I am one of 

 those contrary mortals, and am putting 

 them into the cellar without giving 

 them a flight. Father once said : 

 "Walter will have his own way any 

 way." Well, I am not worrying 

 about the result, as I have not noticed 

 any bad efl^ects from so doing on pre- 

 vious occasions. 



About So per cent, of these colonies 

 need more or less feed to carry them 

 through until May next. I could not 

 feed earlier, as in the case of the home 

 yard. I'have_often fedjsug-ar syrup^in 



the cellar; one winter feeding about 

 500 lbs., without any bad results; in 

 fact, they seemed to be healthier and 

 cleaner than when no feeding had to 

 be done. I use the so-called pepper 

 box feeder, and would say that 

 nearly every colony can take down a 

 pint of syrup before it gets cold, and a 

 great many can take a quart at a time. 

 If they quit taking it, warm it up, or 

 give them a rest. They will not be in 

 immediate need if they leave it when 

 in a comfortable cellar. 



Some may ask what becomes of the 

 ruinous moisture ? Well, I would say 

 that since I have practiced ventilating 

 the hive I have no more mouldy Qombs. 



