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THE IRISH STANDARD HIVE. 



are sometimes called dummies, and are often made so that 

 they caa be used as feeders when desired. 



Fig. z. — Irish Standard Hive. 

 A. Body of Hive. B. Crate of Sections. C. Super Cover. D. Roof. 

 With the view of, as far as possible, securing that hives, as 

 sent out from the maker, shall be complete and ready for 

 use, and also that they shall be of the correct dimensions, 

 the Committee of the Irish Bee-keepers' Association pre- 

 pared a specification of a hive, to be called the Irish Standard 

 Hive, which they intend to have made under their inspec- 

 tion. Internally, its dimensions are the same as those of 

 the hive already described, and, in addition, the specification 

 provides that the, hive shall have legs, instead of leaving tlie 



