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tion. They are graded on a scale 0, 1, 2, 3, — where represents best 



quality and 3 the worst. 



These points are recorded bv the followinfr ^^ , n \r \ir v 



t- u 1U1 1- '-^1^ u I rLiUViWY 



scheme — above and below a hne with two short r^^TTlc 



1 r B L U o 

 cross marks: 



Note the easy sequence of the letters — FL — U V W Y and 

 P— BCD— S. 



indicates a prospective breeder which swarmed 

 Thus: !? ^l": ^ 1 once, yielded 180 lbs. of honey, and graded high- 

 est in other respects. 



The record is like a common fraction, of maximum value with 

 large numbers above and small ones below. An omitted quality 

 creates no confusion. 



There remain three points suggested b}' 'Sir. Howe, Age and 

 Heredity of Queens, and Longevity of workers. The age of a 

 queen is shown by last figure of the year she was hatched, after 

 the stand or hive number. 89-3 is this year's queen on stand 89. 

 I find it works best for a number of reasons to number the stands 

 rather than the hives. 



Heredity applies only to breeders, which should be given more 

 room for special records. Longevity may well be left for a separ- 

 ate record if desired, as its effects will appear in the records above, 

 and it is difficult to value directly. 



We draw a vertical line to the right and set down j^ 

 pounds of honey taken off, at different times. The K side 

 represents comb honey, the X side extracted. 



The space beneath the stand number is used for inspection rec- 

 ords. Here we give dates by figures, and abbreviate. H stands for 

 frames of stores, B frames of worker brood, O? probably queenless, 

 F B foul brood, D B drone brood, S swarmed, Ivs comb super, etc. 



4-11 H.J B, shows that on April 11 we found the equivalent of 

 three frames of stores and four frames of healthy worker brood. 



Lmder the stand number in brackets is the number of the par- 

 ent colony or breeding queen. A complete record would look like 

 this, for colony number 89 : — 



