. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. racy in dimensions of hives has not been attained. I liave a variation of V^ inch in some, owing to a variation of ,V inch in the plain- ing-mill dressing. It is plain tiiat a rigid division board will not be interchangeable, and divide off tightly any way. I have devised an improvement, and lind it so val- uable to me that 1 submit it to the fraternity for approval. It is the ordinary board, }4 or % '>'• thick, and sawed }i in. or % in. short, and slotted by a saw at the end, so as to take in a strip •of thin rubber packing, so as to project about
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. racy in dimensions of hives has not been attained. I liave a variation of V^ inch in some, owing to a variation of ,V inch in the plain- ing-mill dressing. It is plain tiiat a rigid division board will not be interchangeable, and divide off tightly any way. I have devised an improvement, and lind it so val- uable to me that 1 submit it to the fraternity for approval. It is the ordinary board, }4 or % '>'• thick, and sawed }i in. or % in. short, and slotted by a saw at the end, so as to take in a strip •of thin rubber packing, so as to project about }i in. 1 prefer one at each end. It makes as nearly an air tight joint as neces- sary, and holds its place admirably without hanging, and needs no top bar or projection, and will, I believe, answer fully if the rub- ber is at each, projected inward towards the combs to support chaff packing in the outer space, and so do away with chaff •cushions for all who use movable bottom boards, thus: fa ">! K o 1 1 L J > •9 It is simple and cheap. In the spring all that is needed to unpack is to lift off and let the chaff drop, and it is done. But reallv, with a t'lQht board, chaff is not needed so much, for air is a non-conductor of heat. I have also to suggest an improvement to the shi()ping case. It is a thin false bottom for sections and a frame for those who ship in 3 section frames with a hole at each cor- ner for the insertion of a short rubber cylin- der to fit close, with a projection ]jropor- tioned to the weight. The rubber can be got in coils and cut off' squarely and inserted; % ov }4 in. round rubber will do. This will add very little to the cost of crates—far less than Mr. Hoge's plan, and save much weight. One inch additional depth of crate will be required. The holes must not be bored quite For Sections. For 3 see. frames. J. W. POKTER. For the American Bee Journal. Extracted and Adulterated Honey. This is now the question of the day, and a
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