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one in the picture is a board hive-cover.) Nail a cleat on one 

 end of the board, and another cleat on one side as in the picture. 

 These cleats may be % by %, inch, but the dimensions are not 

 important. Now put a super on the board, shoving one corner 

 snug up in the corner made by the cleats. With a lead-pencil, 

 mark on the board, on the inside of the super, where the sides 



Fig. 47— Alfalfa. 



of the super come. Put eight sections in the super, four on 

 each side, with three T tins in their proper places. With a 

 pencil rule across the board each side of each T tin, so as to 

 show where the T tins come. Now take off the super and its 

 contents, and get six strips, each 11% inches long and % inch 

 square. Nail these on as shown in the picture, so as to keep at 



