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they remain whole there is no need of paint, and whenever 

 there seems to be a possibiHty of their approaching any- 

 thing hke a leaking condition they can be covered with 

 paint. The same might be said of the tin, only I expect 

 the zinc to stand the weather nnpainted much longer than 

 the tin would. 



Fig. so — Balled Queen. 



At Fig. 38 may be seen two of these zinc hive-covers. 

 The one at the right shows the upper or zinc surface. 

 The left one shows the under or wood surface ; and if you 

 look at the right end of this last cover you will see that 

 the upper layer of thin board projects three-fourths of an 



