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A Modern Bee-Farm 



The side bars are each 4^-inches long by if-inch wide, with 

 a sawcut across each end, at J-inch from the edge, into which the 

 top and bottom rails (i/i6th inch thick), are fixed securely ; these 

 being ij-inch wide and 4^ inches (bare) long. For half-pounds 

 the sides are a,\ inches by ij-inch, and the thin rails ij-inch 

 by 2 1 inches. 



If the sections are required flat, the top and bottom rails must 

 be a little thicker with a tongue and shoulder as shown by No. 2. 



No. 2. 



In that case the sawcut in the side bars will be only the thickness 

 of the horizontal rails from each edge. 



SEPARATORS 



are made of either thin wood or tin, and are generally arranged 

 to allow a space above and below them of not less than 3/i6th 

 inch from the upper and lower part of the sections. One, 

 with slots, suggested by " Amateur Expert," who contributes to 

 the British Bee Journal, and now manufactured by Mr. Blow, of 

 Welwyn, is as here illustrated with slots to correspond with the 

 side bee-spaces in sections. 



Where there are no side spaces in the sections, the slots are 

 dispensed with. 



