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front of the hive nailed at the bottom so it rests on the ground. 

 At the opposite end a like piece is nailed in the same way, so 

 that all is even on the bottom. Figure 89 explains this better. 

 The bottom of the hive (Fig. 89, A) is 13x19% inches, outside 

 measure, the sides made of six-eighths inch, bottom and cover of 

 five-eighths, and ends of seven-eighths inch lumber. The 

 height of this plain box is just 10 inches ; that is, it is made of 



Fig. 89 . 



Seddon-Langstroth Him. — From James Eeddcm. 



F Bottom-board. 

 C Honey-board. 

 -E" Cover. 



A Brood-cbamber. 

 D Case with sections. 



boards 10 inches wide. The side boards are 19% inches long, 

 so that they nail to the ends of the end-boards. If the corners 

 are rabbeted, or, better, dovetailed (Fig. 90), they will be 

 stronger, and less apt to separate with age and use. When 

 used with the Gallup frame the ends of the hive project, and 

 are nailed into the ends of the side-boards. The end-boards 

 are rabbeted on top. This rabbet is cut three-eighths of an 

 inch deeper than the thickness of the top-bar of the frame. 

 With the Gallup frame (Fig. 96) we rabbet the side-boards. If 

 the top-bar is three-eighths of an inch thick this rabbet should 



