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purpose. One cause of this preference is, that as they 
are ordinarily filled, I can assort them, in packing for 
market, in cases of 3, 6, and 12 boxes each, and make 
them net weights of 5, 10, and 20 lbs. to the case. With 
me, this is a desirable point. Furthermore, these smaller 
combs are less liable to break down during transportation 
than larger and heavier ones. 
CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION BOX. 
This size may be made by cutting two pieces */, in. 
thick, 5'/, in. long, and 2 in. wide; and two more ‘/, in. 
thick, 5 in. long, and 1°/, in. wide. 
This will make a box 5'/, in. square, 
(fig. 45). It should be nailed together 
Fig. 44. with */,-inch cigar-box nails. The 
TEN GEOR TSE OE ue ees /s -in. space on each side of the narrow 
ING GLASS. 
piece is to receive the glass which is 
fastened with tin points, cut for the purpose (fig. ab 
driven in the wood, 
and bent down over 
‘ the edge of the glass. 
These tn points 
may either be driven 
in, and bent down 
before the boxes are 
filled, or left until = 
afterwards, if pre- Fig. 45,—sECTION BOXES. 
ferred. There is something to recommend each method. 
It is impracticable to require the 
bees to fill the sections after they 
are glassed. In nailing section- 
boxes together, it will be conve- 
——— nient to use a form for the pur- 
Fig. 46.—vorm ror Mazina pose. By its use each piece is 
a iid held in its proper position, and 
the boxes put together very rapidly (fig. 46). 
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