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of the end-bars a la Stanley, or by 

 any other method in use. Attach the 

 wood cell-cups by forcing them on to 

 the projecting points of the 3-8 nails, 

 as shown at "H." 



Now for a cheap and perfect hatch- 

 ery, nurseii'y, and pre-introducing cage: 

 Get out pieces 3-10x5-8x1, 1 5-8x5-8x- 

 3-16 and 5-8x5-8x1 5-S. Also some 

 pieces of wire screen 2 1-2x4 3-8. Fold 

 over eacli edge 1-4 inch making the 

 pieces of screen 2x3 7-8. Also get out 

 pieces of tin or zinc 3-4x7-8, and 1-2x5-8. 

 Attach the pieces of zinc, 3-4x7-8, to 

 the bits of wood 3-10x5-8x1, so that in 

 the completed cage as shown at "2," 

 the zinc "M" will act as a button, to 

 open or close the opening "L." Nail 

 the screen to the blocks as shown at 



through the wire cloth of the cage, into 

 the comb. When the queens have 

 emerged, the empty cells, if needed, 

 may be removed empty and the zinc lid 

 or button turned so as to close the 

 opening "L." This nursery is equally 

 good for the round "Swarthmore" cups, 

 Root's round cups, my square ones. 

 Hill's separable cups, or ordinary 

 natural queen cells. 



For those who like a block nursery, 

 I have the most perfect yet made, and 

 is at the same time a fairly good mail- 

 ing and introducing cage. Get out 

 blocks exactly 7-S thick, xl 3-8x2. With 

 a Forstner bit, bore a 1 inch or 1 1-8 

 hole nearly through. This hole is bor- 

 ed a little to one side of the middle so 

 as to leave an opening about 3-4 inch 



'2" and "J," "K." This leaves and 

 jpening about 5-8 square, at "L' and 

 mother, about 5-8x1 5-8, between "J" 

 I ad "K." Bore a 5-16 hole through the 

 ilock (5-8x5-8x1 5-8) near one end. 

 tVith a single small nail attach a zinc 

 *■ tin (1-2x5-8) so that it can close this 

 lole, or not, as desired. This 5-16 hole 

 s to be filled with candy, and the 

 >lock through which it is bored must 

 it the large opening of the cage (be- 

 ween blocks "J'' and "K") forming a 

 emovable plug or stopper. The day 

 K'fore your cells are ripe lift them out 

 •i the holding frame, and sticlc the 

 uint of each, into opening "L" of the 

 ursery. Hang the nuseries in a hold- 

 ng frame, or attach them to the side of 

 comb, by thrusting a 4-d fine nail 



square on edge of blocks, as well as the 

 inch hole in the side. Now, in one end 

 of the block, bore a 1-2 inch hole, con- 

 necting with the 1 inch hole. In the 

 other end bore a 3-4 inch hole, to meet 

 the 1 inch hole. Attach a bit of tin or 

 zinc so as to cover or open the one-inch 

 hole ( for candy). Tack on a piece of 

 screen 1 1-2x2, so as to cover the one- 

 inch hole, and also the opening in the 

 edge of the block. This nursery is 

 adapted to all styles of wood or other 

 cell-cups, and with slight change, tO' 

 natural queen-cells, and is superior to 

 the Swarthmore separate nursery, and 

 pre-introducing cage, as it has an open- 

 ing on edge of cage, as well as on the 

 side, and can be placed fiat-wise be- 

 tween two combs, yet the bees can be- 



