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are cut square ; then, three-eighths of an inch from 

 either end, cut down three-fourths of an inch, and 

 take out the piece, leaving a shoulder three-eighths 

 broad on either end for the section or nursery to rest 

 upon. This being placed with the mouths of the 

 cells downwards or vertically, as shown in the figure, 

 leaving a space, as shown at i, which gives room for 

 developing queens in a perfectly straight and natural 

 position, two combs should be so prepared ; then a 

 store comb is first placed at one side of the hive and 

 the combs, prepared as above, placed next to it, and 

 the balance of the brood, and then the store combs 

 next to these, in a compact manner ; an empty frame 

 is added, and the whole covered with a cloth which 

 reaches over the top and down the sides to the bot- 

 tom board. 



The bees are now to be equally divided between 

 the two hives, and the glass frame and honey-board 

 put to their place, and the hives closed up and the 

 apertures arranged for the egress and ingress of the 

 bees. The hives are then to be placed within a few 

 inches of each other ; the one on the right and the 

 other on the left of where the original one stood. 



This primary divide is best performed in the eve- 

 ning, about one hour before sundown, yet it will do 

 at any time of day. They should be watched for 

 the first few hours that they fly, to see that a proper 

 proportion of them enters each hive. If more are 

 found to enter one than the other, move the one that 

 most enter further away, and the other nearer to the 

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