1898 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



91 



GOLDEN'S PLAIN SECTION SUPER AND FENCE. 

 Full Directions for Making the Fence. 



BY J. A. GOIvDEN. 



J/r. Kooi: — I send you a photo of my ar- 

 rangement of super for the no-bee-space sec- 

 tion, and how I manage to change my leveled- 



goldkn's super for plain section and fence. 



down-comb bee-space sections to the no-bee 

 space; also how I arrange the section-holder 

 for the no-bee-space section with slatted sep- 

 arator. 



I want to say to all who want to try the 

 no-bee-space sections and slatted separator 

 that they will find this arrangement far the 

 handiest and most accurate of any plan — at 

 least that I can suggest. 



First, T make a mold to make the slatted 

 separator in — see No. 1 in cut; it is made by 

 tacking on to a smooth true board some ribs 

 lengthwise just where you want spaces be- 

 tween the slats and the width of the opening. 

 Transversely in the board, grooves should be 

 cut to receive the cross-cleats. The cut will 

 show (of course, make this pattern accurate 

 and true). Cut your 

 old or new sepa- 

 rator strips straight 

 the width you de- 

 sire, and the exact 

 length of inside 

 section -holder. 

 Having the little 

 cleats cut, and one 

 chooses to tack 

 them together, 

 drop a cleat into 

 each groove, then 

 lay the slats in 

 their proper spaces, 

 placing another set 

 of cleats on top 

 over the under 

 cleats; drive three 

 tacks through each 

 set of cleats, and 

 lift separator out; 

 clinch the small 

 points, and your 

 separator is com- 

 pleted. 



But if one pre- 

 fers to glue them, 

 it is but a child's 

 play. Having 

 cleats and slats and 

 a pot of hot glue, 

 swipe one side of 

 the little cleats, 

 and put them in 

 the transverse 

 grooves, glue side 

 up, then lay the 

 slats on the glued 

 cleats, and on the 

 slats over the cleats 

 lay another set of 

 cleats, and over all 

 a smooth board, 

 and press one or 

 two minutes ; take 

 out the fence and 

 stack up, and keep 

 weighted down for 

 a few hours. 



It takes Flody 

 just two minutes to 

 glue a one-fence 

 separator. 



No. 2 is the section-holder. It is made sol- 

 id by nailing the section-slats to two end- 

 boards, just so that four sections will fit be- 

 tween neatly; then nail on one side a cleated 

 board to correspond with cleated separator, 

 and one loose cleated side-board. No. 4, com- 

 pletes the section-holder. 



The cut shows Flody filUng a holder; but, 

 scold all I would, she would laugh, and say, 



