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and outgoing bees, also for the easy removal of the dead, and 
other refuse, by the scavenging bees. As this space at the 
bottom of combs is natural to 
them the bees do not build brace 
combs. : 
The outside measurement of 
the frames as given must con- 
form, without the slightest ¢svia- 
tion, to the inside measure- 
ment of the brood chamber. Fie. 16. 
Tt will thus be seen that the 
inside measurements of the brood chamber are 9 inches deep, 
143 inches across, between the inside walls parallel with the 
frames, 17} inches from rebate to rebate to take the 17 inch 
top bar, and 153 inches across the frames. 
Fie. 17. 
The division board is 9 inches deep and 4 inch thick, top bar 
17 inches long, 11-16 inches wide, so that it projects on one 
side 3-16 of an inch, for the proper spacing of the frame next 
to it. Length of board is 143 inches, so that it fits tightly 
into the brood chamber to prevent bees getting behind. 
