. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. 164 THE Fig. 72. DIAGRAM OF OUR HIVE. AA, cross-pieces to support the bottom, 18x2x2. Bj bottom, 25xl7^,Ax %. C, apron, 10xl7i/jx%. DD, front and rear of the hive, 16y3xl2i4x %. E, entrance, 8x%. F, double board nailed at the rear, ISUxlSx Ys- GG, square slats to support the cover. H, lath, y2Xl%, to widen the top edge of the front board. I, top bar of frame, 20i4xl% wide x % thick. JJJJ, rabbets % wide x% high, dug in front and rear boards, and furnished with sheets of iron % inches wide, or metal spacers pro- jecting \i of an inch, on
. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. 164 THE Fig. 72. DIAGRAM OF OUR HIVE. AA, cross-pieces to support the bottom, 18x2x2. Bj bottom, 25xl7^,Ax %. C, apron, 10xl7i/jx%. DD, front and rear of the hive, 16y3xl2i4x %. E, entrance, 8x%. F, double board nailed at the rear, ISUxlSx Ys- GG, square slats to support the cover. H, lath, y2Xl%, to widen the top edge of the front board. I, top bar of frame, 20i4xl% wide x % thick. JJJJ, rabbets % wide x% high, dug in front and rear boards, and furnished with sheets of iron % inches wide, or metal spacers pro- jecting \i of an inch, on which the frame-shoulders are supported. If the grooves are not provided with these, their size should be %x%. KKKK shows how the uprights NN of the frames are nailed to the top bar. Jf/bottom bar of the frame, 17'5sx%x%. NN, sides of the frame, ll%x5-16x%. FP, front and rear of the cap, 18%x9x%. RR, front and rear of the surplus-box, 16%x6%xvs. T, empty space on top of the surplus-box, 1% for the cloth and mat. U, top bar of the surplus-frame, same as top-bar J. V, bottom bar of the surplus frame, same as M. YY, sides of the surplus frames, 6xi4x%. The space between M and B is about V, inch ; between DN, ND, TI, RY, YR, should be % to % of an inch. Hives of every size can be constructed on this diagram, with the only caution to preserve the spaces of the width indicated. Both top bars are grooved on the under side tor foundation and wedge as per Pig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, Charles, 1817-1902; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. : Dadant
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