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DAVIS’ PLATFORM'FOR bee-hiveb. 
THE HIVE. 
Made of f inch boards. Get out your side-boards 16 
inches long and 11 inches high; cut a notch in the middle 
of the upper edge 6 inches long and £ deep; in the middle 
of the bottom edge 8£ inches long and £jteep, except the 
two outside hives, which are to be made whole on the 
outside. 
The back is of the same height, 7 inches long, and 
grooved in, so as to make the hive eight inches wide on 
the outside, with a hole at the bottom 2 inches long and 
£ of an inch deep, with a button to cover. 
The front ends of the side-boards are to be grooved in 
J of an inch, to admit 7 by 9 glass. Fit in a brace at the 
top front corners 7 inches long, 1£ inch deep, and £ thick, 
with the lower front corners grooved off a inch to admit 
glass. Then \ inch up from the bottom front corners, fit 
a brace 7 inches long, £ inch square, with the upper front 
corners grooved off £ inch to admit glass. Then nail on 
a cleat in front of the last named cleat even with the bot¬ 
tom of the hive, £ of an inch square and 8 inches long._ 
Then on the ends of side-boards put cleats 10£ inches 
£ inch square, with the inner corners giooved to 
admit slide door to cover the glass. 
Put a cleat at the top of the slide door to brace it and 
to compare with the side cleats. Put three slats across 
