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over to the right hand side. At night, 

 the flags in this latter position are re- 

 moved, and if the results of the w^ork 

 they called for demand permanent 

 record, the facts are noted on the 

 record card. Work "in transit," as 

 when a queen cell is given, and we 

 want to keep track of the case, have 

 flag moved only to the middle, and there 

 it remains until the matter is properly 

 settled. 



Sometimes these flags bear a little 

 penciled memorandum of specific work 

 to be done; or, sometimes, while at 

 work it is expedient to pencil on the 

 flag the result of some operation or 

 memo, for future use, but, as a rule, a 

 pencil is seldom used in the yard; nor 



the work progresses. Or a small tray 

 bearing only a duplicate set of num- 

 bered guides is used, and the flags 

 put in these before setting out. Cards 

 are held close together to prevent flags 

 from shifting during transportation. 



EXPENSE OF AN OUTFIT. 



The outfit is not expensive. A neat 

 tray costs only $1.00; the guide-cards 

 cost only 60c a hundred, and the record 

 cards $1.25 a thousand ruled across 

 only. The vertical ruling is printed in 

 at the same time the lettering is 

 printed; or it may be done by hand as 

 I did mine. 



If colonies are wintered in a cellar, 

 then it would be necessary to attach a 



OUEEN RECORD CARD. 



are the records handled by sticky 

 fingers. When the flags are soiled 

 they are thrown away. 



When a colony is moved to another 

 stand, a flag with the two numbers on 

 it is tucked into the tray, and, later, 

 the record cards are transferred. The 

 same is done when a queen is moved. 

 When a queen is sold, or dies, her 

 her record goes into a "dead" file in 

 its numerical order. 



In using the record, the tray is stood 

 in some handy spot and referred to as 



duplicate of the stand-number to each 

 one to ensure their return to their 

 proper places. 



I got my outfit from the Library 

 Bureau of Boston. It is rather too 

 heavy to go by mail, but, as they have 

 offices in all of the principal cities, it 

 should be possible for anyone to get a 

 similar outfit at slight expense in 

 expressage. 



Providence, R. I., Oct. 12, 1904. 



