114 PROFITABLE BEE-KEEPING 
principle. In this the joints must be a very, 
correct fit. They must all be screwed and white- 
leaded. Unless this is done the feeder will not 
be tight, and the syrup will escape. This feeder 
may, be made of } inch wood for the outside, with 
3 inch for the inner partitions. First make the 
sides and ends, the former of which must be 
grooved to take the piece A. Groove the end B 
and the piece A to take the six slats, after which 
fasten the outside together. 
Now attach the bottom, cutting slots in it as 
at A (Fig. 4). Place the screws very close 
together at the bottom, especially where the cen- 
tral portion is secured to the two inner walls 
BB (Fig. 4). The ends and the inner wall A 
(Fig. 3) are all of the same level at the top, 
