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sides and ends, to support the box-cover, &c., screwed on 4" down 

 from top edge of hive ; two pieces (sides), 21|" x I" x J" ; one piece 

 (back), 17-^" X I" X I" ; one piece (froat), 15J" x J" x |", this last 

 piece to be nailed on the top side of portico roof; notch out of centre 

 of length, 3" long x -j^", for winter entrance. Sbney-howrd, 21" •^ 

 15i" x 5" (in two pieces only), plowed and grooved together ; clamps 

 tongued and grooved against ends and forming part of its dimen- 

 sions, and toe-nailed to clamps ^" each side of the groove only ; 

 six holes are bored in this, same size as in Hive No. 5, in two 

 rows from front to back, and three rows across, at the intersections 

 of Imes gauged 3J" from its sides, and 4J" x lOJ" x 16|" from 

 either front or back ends. Box-cover, front and rear, two pieces, 

 16|" X 8}" X 5", cut out of centre of bottom edge of front, 3" x ^", 

 for winter entrance. Sides, two pieces, 23|"x 8|"x f", rabbet 

 at ends, J" on, ^" in, to let in ends : bore j&ve holes in rear end, 

 for ventilation, with |" centre-bit, 2" from each end, and 3|-" from 

 centre to centre, within \" of top edge. Gover for ventilator, one 

 piece, 15" x 1" x |", held in its place by two buttons. Top of 

 hox-cover, four pieces, 26|-" x |" x 5j-" ; when tongued and grooved 

 together, rain-grooved on each side of joints. Cover for hack lower 

 ventilator, one piece, 14f " x J" x 1^" rabbeted on under side and 

 at ends i" in x |" on ; button for securing this and the cover of 

 observing-glass, 1^" x |" x |" ; cut out |" x ^" from the lower end. 



