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extract the surplus for bottling ; and when, even 

 though it is desired to produce comb-honey as the 

 main crop, a shallow-frame box is added early in 

 the season and left on the hive until its close, room 



Fi^. 16. Longitudinal Section of Tiering Bar-frame 

 Beehive. 



for two section racks above can still be provided 

 by adding an " eke " of the same dimensions as 

 the lift, but about 3 in. deep, with fillets, Ij in. 

 wide, projecting ^ in. below its bottom edge on 

 two sides to keep it in position, as in Fig. 18, which 

 shows the underside of the " eke." 



