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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. 
Fig. 25 represents, in section, the Cowan hive, the 
substance of the description of which, as given by 
the inventor,* is here reproduced. It consists of a 
body-box [hs, hs), of lin. pine, arranged to take from ten 
to thirteen frames, of the Association standard size, 
and which rest on two tinned-iron strips, fitted to the 
rabbets of the front and back. B, the floor-board, of 
i-^in. pine, is strengthened by means of two wooden 
Fig. 25.— Section of Cowan Hive (Scale, J,)- 
ah, Alighting-board ; e, Entrance ; tr, Tunnel Roof ; p. Porch ; B, Bottom Board ; 
I, Ledger ; hs, hs. Hive Sides ; s, s, s. Sections ; he. Hive Case ; sc, sc. Super 
Case ; r. Roof. 
ledgers. The entrance (e) leads into a passage, Jin. deep 
and Sin. wide, formed between the hollow cut from 
the floor-board and the tunnel roof (^r), which prevents 
the bees escaping into the outer case. The latter is 
of deal, -|in. thick, with its lower division {/ic, the hive 
case) resting on the floor-board, and carrying the porch. 
* See “ British Bee-Keeper’s Guide Book,” by T. AV. Cowan, F.G.S. 
