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instead of weakening itself by excessive distribution, 

 would be cosily confined to about half the hive ; and in 

 some cases it might be an economy of heat, and in other 

 ways advantageous, to still further reduce their working 

 space. It is here worthy of remark that, removing the 

 dummy from the end of the hive beyond frame 11, 

 where it would usually remain, and placing it in any 

 part, does not prevent the 1 1 frames being accommo- 

 dated as before, for 'if the dummy stands, as in the figure, 

 outside No. 6, the frame beyond it — i. e. No. 7 — will 

 touch the dummy at one of its ends, and so give space 

 for the full length of the distance pin of the last fr,ame. 



Fig- 13. 



" Fig. 13 represents the crown-board, the edge ot 

 which is seen at C, D (Fig. 11). This consists of five 

 strips or slats, clamped at their ends to prevent warping ; 

 they are each 17J inches long. 



" The width of the central strip is 5 inches, while that 

 of the others is 3f inches. The central one is pierced 

 with a hole \\ inches in diameter, and over this is placed 

 a feeding stage. At E, F, and G, H, the top board is 



