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tin strip is fastened to support the fixtures that it is to 

 contain; (2) the section-boxes; these are the wooden 

 frames containing the comb-honey when it is placed 

 on the market; each holds about one pound of honey; 

 four of these are shown in the Plate XIV; (3) the 

 section-holder; this is a rack fitted to hold and 

 support one row of section-boxes, as shown in 

 Plate XIV; when in place in the super, it rests on the 

 strips of tin mentioned above; (4) the fence; this is 

 a device placed between the rows of section-boxes 

 to keep the bees from building the comb beyond the 

 edges of the section-boxes; the style used with the 

 plain or no-beeway section is shown in Plate III; 

 the vertical cleats on this fence provide for a bee- 

 space between it and the section-boxes, so that the 

 bees can build out the comb even with the edge 

 of the section-box; (5) the super springs; these are 

 three flat springs, fastened to the inner face of one 

 side-wall in such a way that they press the fences and 

 the section-boxes closely together. (Plate XII.) 



There are several types of supers in use that differ, 

 in certain details, from the one described above. 

 In some, the rows of section-boxes and fences are 

 pressed together by thumb-screws which pass 

 through one side-wall of the super. Many bee- 

 keepers still use section-boxes with beeways, that is, 

 boxes having the top and bottom narrower than the 

 two sides. When such boxes are used, the fences 

 lack the vertical slats, or posts; in fact, a simple strip 

 of tin may serve as a fence. 



Most of the section-boxes in use now are made of 



