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edge, into the opposite, or short edge, drive two nails near the 
ends of the partition, letting them project i". These nails serve 
the purpose of feet to support, the weight of the honey which is stored 
.n the short frames resting by one end on this partition. The par 
tition is further held, across the centre of the length of the hive 
by two screws, one passing through each side of the hive into the 
partition, at the projections left upon the upper part of the ends. 
This partition is used only when a double set of small frames aro 
pul in a surplus honey-box of the same size as the lower hive. 
Small Frames for Surplus Honey. 
Top, 9J"x Bottom, 7}"x»"xt". Ends, or ver¬ 
tical pieces, two pieces, 8tj"xJ''xi". Triangular comb-guide, 
(if used), 6i" x i" x i" x J". 
Hive No. 2, with Observing-glass at the back. 
See perspective drawings (Figs. 16 and 17, p. 44), and the ver¬ 
tical longitudinal section (Fig. 9, p. 28), and the vertical cross- 
section (Fig. 13, p. 36), in which sectional drawings, and this 
bill of stock, and the two others immediately succeeding it, parts 
that are similar are marked with similar letters. This hive, in 
one of the three forms given, is recommended as the best for gen¬ 
eral use. 
(a) Bottom-board, 24i" x 15" X j", tongued and grooved to¬ 
gether, with the grain of the wood running across the hive; the 
board to be rabbeted from one surface, at each edge, across the 
grain, fa" x fa", to fit into grooves formed in the sides (c) ; Bix 
holes are to be bored from the largest surface of this board, first 
with a 1 i" centre-bit, fa" deep, and then through with a 1 i" bit.# 
The centres of these holes are to be in the intersections of lines 
gaged 3|" from the centre of the width of the board, and 4i", 
10J", and 16i", from the rear of it. (4) Front of hive, 14i"x 
8|" x i"; nail this between sides (c), below their U pp 0 r edges, 
and 4" from their notched ends, (c) Sides of hiv- twn pieces, 
* Thoso holes, whoa not In use, are closed most convonlontly br small <uw<*ts cat 
out of refuse tin with a punch. They should be made only In tba bottom-board* 
uf thoso hives Intended to be used one over another. 
