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explanation of platfj. 
held together by cleats tongued and grooved to the ends of the 
board. Bore such holes through this board as are described in 
bottom-board («), and at proper distances to receive tlie size of 
small honey-boxes used, (k) Honey-box cover, like (/), without 
the holes. (A) Front and rear of honey-box, front 14i" x 9i" x i"; 
rear, two pieces, 14i" x 14 " x J" ; nail the front between the sides, 
the lower edges flush, as is also one of the rear pieces, the other 
being 4” below the top edges of the sides, (i) Two pieces, sides ol 
honey-box, 19J"x 10"x4". (j) Ledges at front and rear of honey- 
box, two pieces, 15i" x li" x J", nailed on flush with the top edges 
of the sides, (m) Obsorving-glass in rear of honey-box, 14" x 6". 
(n) Strips to hold observing-glass, 4" x 4", nailed all around the 
space left for the glass, and within of the interior of the honey- 
box. (o) Top of box cover, tongued and grooved together, and 
rain-grooved, 264"x 194"x4". (?) Two pieces, front and rear 
of upper part of box cover, 174"x84"xJ"; these pieces are 
nailed between the sides, (q) Two pieces, sides of upper part of 
box cover, 244" x 84" x 4". {’’) Two pieces, front and rear of 
lower part of box cover. 174"x5"x4"- (s) Two pieces, sides 
of lower part of box cover, 244"x5"x4"' (tc) Four pieces, 
2" X 1" X 4", buttons for holding the upper to the lower part of the 
cover, to which they are nailed; the upper inside part of the but¬ 
tons is beveled ofl", to allow the upper part of the cover to set 
down readily on the lower part. The side pieces, (q) and (s), 
must be halved across the ends, to receive the front and rear; the 
upper and the lower parts of the box cover may be halved where 
they join, as shown in Hive No. 4. Fig. 2.3, p. 96. 
A ventilator for the top cover should be made by boring a num¬ 
ber of 4" holes in the rear piece, as close as convenient to the 
roof; this ventilator may be opened and closed by means of the 
arrangement shown in the drawing opposite page 13. 
Upper or Winter Entrance. Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 17, pages 20 and 44. 
In all the Hives No. 2, a winter entrance for the bees may be 
made to open upon the portico roof for an alighting-board ; gage 
from the upper side of the piece, forming the front rabbet, where 
the frames rest, 1" and 14", and then mortise a slot through, 3" 
