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The above cut represents a house twelve feet long, six 

 feet high, and five feet wide. The ends and back are 

 enclosed, except a space one foot wide, directly oppo- 

 site the lower section of the hives. This space is pro- 

 vided with a shutter, hung on hinges, and during the 

 months of March, April and May, it should be closed. 

 The remainder of the year, it should be open, unless in 

 certain circumstances of very heavy winds existing, 

 when it would be proper to close it again for brief 

 periods. The shutter here alluded to, is made from any 

 board measuring 12 feet long by one foot wide, and 

 bracketed to prevent warping.. During the heat of sum- 

 mer, a breeze will constantly be playing around the 

 hives, when arranged on this plan, giving the bees health 

 and activity ; and during the winter, they will stay at 

 home, where they belong. 



It may be perceived in the preceding cut, -that a por- 



