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only 22 square inches for each. It is seldom that a colony re- 

 quires more than its allotted space in the season, hardly half 

 the space being used on the average. There is a gxeat deal of 

 monotony about the entries, and there are a few words which 

 are so frequently used that abbreviations aid much in saving 

 room and time for making- entries. Some abbreviations that are 

 constantly used are as follows : b for bees, br for brood, c or qc 

 for queen-cell, g for gave, k for killed or destroyed (kc means 





Fig. 3S — Zinc Hive-covers. 



I destroyed the queen-cells), q for queen, s for saw, but sc 

 means sealed queen-cell, t for took, v for virgin queen, I I 

 for super. 



PLACE FOR PENCIL. 



To make sure of always having a pencil handy to make 

 entries, it is tied to the book, as is also a pair of scissors for 

 clipping queens unless the latter is replaced by a pair of pocket 

 scissors. A strong string is put in the middle of the book, 

 passed around the back and tied, and to this is tied a long string 

 that holds the pencil and another for the scissors. To prevent 



