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to the main blade, cut out sections on the opposite edges of 

 the main strip — which will leave openings one-eighth inch by 

 four inches, between the first and second shallow cut and the 

 third and fourth. We now bend this around a square block 

 (Fig. 45) which will just fill it, letting the ends over-lap, and 

 drive through these over-lapping sections one or two small 

 wrought brads on to an iron, (Fig. 45, b) set into the block, 

 Fig. 45. 

 b 



by which they will be clinched. Or, by using glue, we may 

 dispense with the block. Now, if your market requires 

 glassed sections, or if you wish to insert dividers, either tin 

 or wood, glue posts one-fourth of an inch square, four in each 

 section along the uncut sides one-eighth inch from the edges. 

 The ends of these will just come flush with the gouged edges 

 above and below. Now, by use of tins such as are used to 

 fasten window-glass, these can be glassed, or if desired, each 

 one can receive a tin or wooden separator. 



If this gluing in of the pieces is thought too troublesome, 

 we may still achieve the same end by using tin separators in 

 our crates, and then glass our sections by cutting a square 

 glass, just the size of the section, outside measure, and with 

 heavy white paper paste two of these glass to the sections. 

 This makes each section perfectly close, and is the method 

 devised by Southard and Ranney for practice the coming sea- 

 son. A paste made of dextrine, tragacanth, or even flour, 

 will answer to fasten the strips of paper, which need not be 

 more than one inch wide. A little carbolic acid, or salicylic 

 acid in solution, will keep the paste from souring. 



Every apiarist can make these sections for himself, and thus 

 save freight and profits of making. They are neat, very cheap 

 — costing but two mills each — and are made strong by use of 

 the glued posts. They are also light. Very soon our cus- 



