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wood (Fig. 43). The former are of thin tin, cut with 

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 which, when four-way sections are used, the bees are 

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Fig. 43. 



If two-way sections are used, the grooves in the 

 separators are only cut" in the top and bottom, making 

 each ^ inch short of the top and the bottom of the 

 section. Without these grooves being cut in the 

 separators the bees would be unable to enter the 

 sections at all. 



The latest introduced separator (Fig. 44), the 

 ** Sheppard Divider/' is of perforated zinc, and per- 

 fect sections are said to be guaranteed by its use. 



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Most bee-keepers prefer two-way sections, and plain 

 thin wood separators, also of American manufacture. 

 Whatever kind is used must be placed close up to the 

 sections. Between the last separator and the end of 



