EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 385 



boards at convenient intervals. (I) Surplus honey-board, i"x 

 2H"x 18", the grain of the wood to run crosswise of the board, 

 which is to have clamps, tongued and grooved against the edge 

 of the. grain ; 9 holes are w be bored for surplus honey-boxes ; 

 they are first bored ^" deep with If" centre-bit, and then through 

 with 1 1" bit ; these holes are arranged in 3 rows, one in the cen- 

 tre, and the others at 3" from the edges of the board, the end 

 holes of each row being 3" from the ends of the board ; 6i" from 

 each end of the board, cut slots through, 14" long xi"wide; 

 make a slight rabbet all around the slots, to receive wire-gauze 

 ventilators, (m) Front and rear of case, middle* part, two 

 pieces. 24 J" x 4}" x $" ; rabbet out from opposite corners of each 

 edge, $" x -j-y . (n) Sides of case, middle part, two pieces ; for 

 shape of these, see Fig. 20, p. 48 ', 3 If" from front to rear, meas- 

 ured square across, or 32i" measured on the angle, x 4i" wide 

 measured vertically, or 4$" measured square across : rabbet out 

 from opposite corner of each edge, iV" x ^"- () F ront and rear 

 of case, upper part : front, 24f" x 8f" x $" rabbet one edge, 

 s"*-fr") rear > 24J"xl5f"x" ; rabbet one edge, iV'x-jV'- 

 (p) Sides of case, upper part, 31$"x 15" wide at back, and 8i" 

 wide at front x $" thick ; rabbet the slant edges, -fa" x -fa" ; for 

 shape, see Fig. 20, p. 68. (q) Top of upper part of case, 33" x 

 28i"xf", tongued and grooved together, and rain-grooved from 

 front to rear (see Fig. 23, p. 96) ; (n) and (p), sides of case, are 

 halved out at the ends, -J" x ^", to receive the front and rear of 

 the case (m) and (o). (2) Triangular checks to hold the case 

 when elevated, if'x It"x3"xi", two pieces. (3) Guides on 

 outside of case (see Fig. 19, p. 48), four pieces, Ii"x2"x$". 

 Cover to upper ventilator, 25i"xl"x|"; this ventilator is 

 made by boring holes, |" in diameter, in the rear of upper 

 part of case, as near to (g) as possible. Cover to lower back 

 ventilator, 15" x 1" X J". Buttons for holding ventilating cov- 

 ers; their construction and form are shown in Fig. 16, p. 44, and 

 also opposite p. 13 ; four pieces. Nail all around the spaces left 

 for glass, strips $" X J", within $" of the inner boundaries of the 

 hive. Small front honey-board, |"x4fc"xl8"; three holes 

 bored as directed in (I). 



* Two frames, 1 inch less than the usual height, and 4 inches less than the usual 

 length, may be put here for surplus honey, or glasses may be used. 



