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to keep at equal distances from the pencil mark of the super 

 at each side, and about a fourth of an inch distant from the 

 marks made for the T tins. The super-filler is now complete. 



It stands at a convenient height at the right-hand side of 

 the one who operates the Daisy fastener, with the side-cleat at 

 the further side (Fig. 87). A super is placed on it with one 

 corner of the super tight against the angle made by Jthe cleats ; 

 but no T tin is yet put in the super. As the sections come from 

 the fastener they are placed in the super at the end toward the 

 back of the operator. When the first row of six is completed, 

 the T tin is slipped under these sections into its proper place. 

 In a like manner a second row of sections and a T tin; then 

 a third row and a T tin, and lastly the fourth row. Then, 

 without rising, the operator lifts this filled super to one side 

 and gets an empty one. 



PUTTING IN SEPAEATOES. 



Generally these filled supers are not separatored till the 

 day's work of fastening foundation is done. Then a small table 

 is used at which the operator sits. This table is made of three 

 hive bottom-boards, or boards 21 x 14. Stand two of the boards 

 on end ; nail the other board on top ; nail light boards on one 

 side for a back, or brace with two pieces of lath diagonally, 

 and there's your table (Fig. 62). Being convenient for other 

 purposes, several of these little tables are on hand. The tablf 

 is placed near a pile of supers to be separatored, and the sep- 

 arators are filled in. 



TOP SEPAEATOES. 



As the sections now stand, there is some space between 

 them endwise, allowing them to be out of square, and making a 

 convenient place for the bees to deposit a disagreeable quantity 

 of propolis. To remedy this, there is crowded in at the top 

 between each two rows of sections a little stick 11% by 14 l>y 

 scant %. Then the follower is wedged in with a super-spring, 

 and when all are done the supers are carried into the south 

 room or storeroom, and piled up to await the harvest time. 



