134 TREATISE ON THE 
At the close ef six years the aggreate 
amount would be 1575 pounds of honey, 
leaving a balance of 63 swarms and 1425 
pounds of honey. The balance in cash 
would be $546 25. 
CHAPTER XX. 
OBSERVATORY HIVE. 
My observatory hive possesses in my es- 
timation more valuable properties, taken as 
a whole, than any other that Iam acquaint- 
ed with. It has all the advantages of a com- 
mon hive, as to capacity, cleanliness, and 
security against vermin, while at the same 
time, it enables the cultivater to ascertain at 
all times the state of his colony, nay, of every 
individual cel], the progress of the brood, 
the quantity of provision, the existence and 
number of ‘royal cells, and the probable pe- 
riod of swarming. It affords every facility, 
