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I believe frames one and five-sixteenths inches wide would be 

 plenty wide enough. 



A. I don't believe you would like the plan. If you had loose- 

 hanging frames it might do, and in that case there would be no 

 need to make frames any narrower. But now fixed-distance 

 frames are mostly in use, and Ij^ from center to center is as little 

 as ought to be allowed. Indeed some prefer V/i. You say, "I be- 

 lieve frames 1 S-16 inches wide would be wide enough." I should 

 say so! I think no one has them wider than 1%. Evidently you 

 mean the space from center to center, and, as already said, I 

 don't think you would be satisfied with less than U^. If you 

 should try it, better try it on a very small scale. 



Q. What size of extracting-frames are better, the" shallow 

 frames or the full depth? 



A. The shallow frames are the better, probably in every re- 

 spect except that they cannot be used interchangeably with 

 brood-combs. Shallow extracting-frames with side-bar 6 inches 

 deep are liked best by the Dadants. 



Q. Which is the better extracting-frame, the seven-eighths- 

 inch top-bar with two grooves, or the half-inch top-bar with one 

 groove for extracted and chunk honey? 



A. One will probably work as well as the other. 



Q. How many frames would you advise putting in a 10-frame 

 extracting-super in order to get nice, thick combs, using full 

 sheets of foundation? I think it is easier to uncap thick combs. 

 Will not the bees build brace or burr-combs if the extracting- 

 frames are too far apart? 



A. Either 9 or 8 frames will work well. No trouble with 

 combs built between in either case. If only 8 frames are used, it 

 will increase the space between combs one-third of an inch, and 

 bees will not start an extra comb in so small a space. 



Frame, Miller. — Q. Please explain the Miller frame. 



A. The frame is, of course, the regular Langstroth size, 175^x 

 9%. Top-bar, bottom-bar and end-bars are uniform in width, 1^4 

 inches throughout their whole dimensions. The top-bar is %- 

 inch thick, with the usual saw-kerf to receive the foundation, and 

 close beside this is another kerf to receive the wedge that fastens 

 the foundation. The length of the top-bar is 18f^ inches and ^x 

 9-16 is rabbetted out of each end to receive the end-bar. The end- 

 bar is 8 9-16xlJ^x5^. The bottom-bar consists of two pieces, each 

 175^xj4x^? This allows J^ inch between the two parts to receive 

 the foundation, making the bottom-bar l}i inches wide when 

 nailed. 



