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OBSERVATIONS ON THE 
shaped straw hive, which has been used 
in this country from time immemo¬ 
rial ; although a form more inconve¬ 
nient to the deprlvator could not ea¬ 
sily be suggested. 
Hives composed of straw possess a 
great advantage over those made of 
wood or other materials, from the ef¬ 
fectual defence they afford, either 
against the extremes of heat in sum¬ 
mer, or cold in winter. 
The most approved shape is, low, 
wide, and pointed at the top, about 
12 inches high and the same diame¬ 
ter 5 but always proportionable to the 
si 5 ge of the swarm put into it, which 
should fill to within two or three rims 
