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uses the cover as a bottom board, and forms an entrance 

 by pushing the hive a little to one side. Man\' prefer to 

 have the cover with a gable so made as to shut over the 

 hive and rc-t on the shoulders formed by nailing cleats 

 about the hive near the top. These are heavy and costly. 

 I much prefer a flat cover, and if necessary to keep out 

 water, we can follow Mr. Doolittle's plan and sheet with 

 tin or zinc, though I think this unnecessary. 



Fig. 62. 



Joneses Chaff JJht't Fran 



Frame for Sections, Dn'ision Board and Perforated 

 Zinc Divisioji Board. 



Figure 62 represents the Jones Chaff hive. This takes 

 a deep frame, and has double v/alls for chaff packing. 

 These Chaff hi^'es arc expensive, hard to handle and awk- 

 ward to manage. After years of experience I discard the 

 Chaff hives as no better in summer than the single ^^'alled 

 hives, and not so safe in winter as a good cellar. I have 

 disposed of all of mine except three which I keep for 

 examples. 



Many, hovve\cr, prefer such hives and in some sections 

 and with some bee-keepers they may be desirable. 



WHAT SrVI.E TO ADOPT. 



For the past four years I ha\ c used the Heddon-Langs- 

 troth, and like it so much that I recommend it abo\e all 



