. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 520 AMERICAN^ BEE JOURNAL. Orubb^s Frame,—The following comes from a subscriber seeking infor- mation : Mr. O. H. Cobb, in the Ameeican Bee Journal, refers to the Grubb patent described on page 168. On turning to the description I fail to see its utility, or how the foundation is held in place. The letters on the engraving are not explained. I would like to understand how it is to be used before knowing if I should like it. If you would give a little more definite and particular description it might benefit some others that may be as dull of comprehen
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 520 AMERICAN^ BEE JOURNAL. Orubb^s Frame,—The following comes from a subscriber seeking infor- mation : Mr. O. H. Cobb, in the Ameeican Bee Journal, refers to the Grubb patent described on page 168. On turning to the description I fail to see its utility, or how the foundation is held in place. The letters on the engraving are not explained. I would like to understand how it is to be used before knowing if I should like it. If you would give a little more definite and particular description it might benefit some others that may be as dull of comprehension as myself. Pleasant Hill, Ills. A. Moshee. In order to answer the questions pro- pounded by Mr. Mosher, we must refer to the engraving again. The frame. stands on its top bar D. The second engraving shows the sheet of comb- foundation H, attached to a V-shaped wedge I, and the whole is intended to slip into the place marked a in the upper engraving. It is to be nailed in (atp), and then by turning the frame with the top-bar upwards, the comb-foundation will hang, just like it does in other frames. Just turn the page upside down, and you will see it at a glance. D is the top-bar ; F F are the sides, and G the bottom-bar. It is an old method, and is not worth the trouble and cost of fastening comb-foundation to the frames in that way. Conducting: Hxperiments. —A correspondent lately sent us the following communication : Can you not suggest a way to secure a competent man to conduct a series of experiments for the benefit of bee- keepers ? There are always some important questions under consideration by your correspondents and readers, and if we can have some careful experiments, made impartially, it will be a great help towards solving many disputed ques- tions without each of us having to make a costly trial of various theories that we want to understand. Can it not be done by publishers as- suming the responsibility, and adding the cost to the price of publications ? O
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