196 A Modern Bee-Farm 
how the three sections are first pushed early half out by 
using a suitable block. The three upper halves are then 
raised with the left hand, when the full length sheet of. 
foundation is at once passed in with the right hand. The 
frame of several sections is then turned over, and quickly 
pressed on a flat surface, returning all in place. 
The sheet of foundation should be cut to leave about 
+-inch between it and the bottom of section; while the 
length should be trimmed by a’ gauge to 1-16th inch less 
than the width of the three sections. 
Removing Finished Combs. 
The combs when finished are helped out of the frame by 
‘the same push block, and the three sections parted with 
fine wire or a thin blade. Meanwhile the set of three may 
be handled as one, and it will be seen there is less danger 
of any section slipping out of the frame, as where separate 
foundation has been used to fit each section. 
Out-of-Date Methods. 
Many beekeepers in America and elsewhere still adhere 
to various tedious plans of inserting foundation into single 
sections ; while in Great Britain and Ireland the majority 
fill the single section by the split top bar only. 
Those who once try the Author’s expeditious plan of 
furnishing the entire row of sections at a stroke never go 
back to the old slow and less secure devices. 
