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clean, white pieces you can, when removing combs 
from a hive. 
If you have any way superior to this for making 
glass boxes, so much the better, make them so by all 
means : “ The best way is as good as any.” I give my 
method to be used oidy when better is not convenient, 
if you sell honey, I think you will find it an advantage 
to have glass boxes made in some way. Two of this 
size when full weigh 25 lbs. If preferred, four boxes 
six and three-eighths inches square, can be used for a 
hive instead of two ; the expense of making is a little 
more for the same number of lbs., yet, when it is in 
market, a few customers will prefer this size. 
WOOD BOXES. 
For home consumption, the wood-box will answer 
equally well for all purposes of obtaining the honey, 
but will give no chance to watch the progress of the 
bees, unless a glass is inserted for the purpose, and then 
it will need a door to keep it dark, or a cover over the 
whole like the one for glass boxes, may be put on. 
Wood boxes are generally made with open bottom, and 
set on the top of the hive. A passage for the bees out 
of the box to the open air is unnecessary, and worse 
than useless. They like to store their honey as far 
from the entrance as possible. Unless crowded for 
room, they will not store much there when such en- 
trances are made. 
Whether we intend to consume our surplus honey 
or not, it is as well to have the hives and covers made 
in a manner that we can use glass, when we are likely 
