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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



If single ply tarred paper or any other waterproof black paper is 

 laid over each hive, folded doAvn around the sides as one would do 

 up a bundle and secured by strips of lath tacked along the lower 

 edge, excellent protection is afforded both from moisture and from 

 wind. Never close the entrance. It may be reduced in size, even 

 down to a square inch, but perhaps an entrance six inches long by 

 three-eighths inch high suits a wider range of winter conditions than 

 most any other size. 



Attend carefuUij to this fall work. No amount of fussing and 

 feeding in the spring will make amends for neglect in the fall. 



CELLAR WINTERING. 



It is quite unnecessary to put bees in the cellar in this climate, in 

 fact they are much better off out of doors. Some persons put them 

 under sheds, packing all about with leaves or similar material. This 

 is unwise as the hives get damp and the bees do not get the benefit 

 of the sun and air. Leave them where they stood all summer, and 

 erect some sort of a wind break if in an exposed place. 



