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eut.on tn ,l,.one-cc.,nl,. When there is ton .nneh of th,s-a patch as ),ig as the palm 

 ,„„.'s h.n.l ,s cough for a.n^ hive-it shoul.l be eut out, m the hope that it w,ll be 

 ,l,K.e,l h^■ worker-eells. The best wa^•, however, is to start right by using full sheets 

 f„„,„lation i„ ea,-h frame. The eost is about 1(1 cents a sheet, which is soon saved, 

 „., there w,ll 1,6 noarmv of .Iroucs eating up much more than that value m honey, 

 si.lcs lielping to arouse the swarming fe^■er in tlie minds of the workers. 



The sheet of foundation is inserted into a narrow groove cut in the under-side of the 

 l,ar, then held in po.sition by a wedge alongside of it. This wedge must be driven 

 in very tiglit. 



lu a hue specimen <,f a finished frame tlie comb is attached to the bottom bar and 

 tl,c two cn<l bars ; but, unfortunately, sm;h tine examples are not as cimimon as they 

 might be. Now, a com), filled ^^•ith honey and bro.jd weighs several pounds, so that 



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there is quite a strain on the upper part; furthermore, if it be tilted from the perpen- 

 dicular it is apt to break and drop out of the frame. To hold it securely in position, the 

 frame is usually A^'ired. For this purpose the end bars are pierced with three or four 

 holes, througli which tlie thin wire is strung. Of cour.se, the wiring is done before the 

 foundation is put in. An unwireil frame sliould never be run through the extractor. 



The operation of wiring is a very sim]ile one. Where tliree wires are to be used, 

 begin by driving in half-way a couple of tacks, one beside a hole next the top bar, the 

 other alongside the hole nearest tire bottom bar at the other end of the frame. These 

 tacks mark the position of the two ends of the wire \\dien it is in place. We want the 

 M-ires to be so tightly strung that when the job is hnished, if we pluck them as it playing 

 a harp, they Mill " sing." The easiest way to secure the jiroper tightness is to rjail a 

 couple of cleats on the bench, whose distance apart shall be a little less than the length 

 of the bottom bar, then spring the end bars between these two. Wiring drawn tight 



