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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



THE TWO-PART SUPER. 



J. M. Shuck. 



The cuts show veiy clearh' the 

 different parts of this section case. 

 It is divided horizontally ; the two 

 parts may be equal or they may 

 not, but to be perfectly inter- 

 changeable, as parts in an apiary, 

 they should be equal or half and 

 half. 



fast. The super is now invertible 

 and is provided with the necessary 

 bee spaces on both its open sides ; 

 or, to be better understood, bee 

 spaces under the sections and over 

 them. 



The T-shaped supports may be 

 made of wood and metal, by nail- 

 ing hoop iron to the outer edges of 

 the partitions, or wholly of tin as 

 shown in the cut. The partitions 

 may be full depth of the half case, 

 or only a half inch as may be de- 



To prepare for use, starts or full 

 sheets are put into the sections, 

 the sections are then put in rows 

 in the super, and the separators 

 at the ends of the rows put in 



sired, and they may be fixed per- 

 manently in the case or detachable 

 at will. If the tin supports are 

 used, full length separators can be 

 utilized if the beekeeper desires. 



place, or separators placed between 

 the sections if desired, and then 

 the remaining half of the case is 

 pressed down over the exposed 

 half of the sections and clasped 



The blank protectors on the tops 

 and bottoms of sections may be 

 used or dispensed with by choice. 



Des Moines, loioa. 



