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March 4th 1852. Entrance like my glass hive. A box screwed down to bottom board. 
Farmer's Hive. Two round holes in the sides, for glass, the pieces coming
out are used for covers, one in the back. Box, dovetailed, inch and a half stuff. 
Bottom Board, full inch when worked, 24 x 25. Lighting board 4 inches. In this
way with hollow space below very unusual protection can be given to the bees, in
winter fill in with dried leaves, etc. The cover laps over bottom board, strips prevent air from
ascending, a little sawdust, chaff, etc. will make all air tight. Straw, manure, [illegible], etc. 
front and rear will exclude frost. 
March 6th, 1852. Box dovetailed, 22 x 20 x 13, when finished sawed so as
to secure hive and cover for tumbler board. Ends with holes as above,
half inch pieces put in 1 1/2 inches from front to rear, in a rabbet on
the ends, to give a space of dead air. The upper box may be hinged, etc. 
In winter should be filled with dead leaves, hay, straw, etc. The hollow space
front and rear might be filled with fine charcoal, etc. The ends will not
need so much protection. If one bar from each end was taken out then
a divider might be put down and the vacant space filled with hay, etc. 
This should always be done when the bees have not filled their hives. A
hive made on this plan would be exceedingly desirable, and would afford
great protection, and yet be not very expensive. It might be made
cheaper by some other way than dovetailing, but not so thoroughly. 
It is obvious that the honey may be taken from such a hive as this from the bars below
or in boxes, tumblers, [illegible], etc. above. 
March 8th 1852. This is the plan for general use. The box may be put together
with [crossed out: illegible] strips in corners. Front and back pieces one inch, dead air space may
be filled with fine charcoal, etc. Rabbet for frames [crossed out: 3/4] [inserted: 7/8] inch. This avoids all necessity
for such very great accuracy in construction, and enables the farmer to make his
own hives. He measures from outside to outside, so that any slight variation in the
inside will not interfere with his frames. He may make the hive for say 15
bars and take all the spare honey in bars. [crossed out: The last] One or two bars next to
the ends may in fall be taken out. Divider run down, space filled in with hay, etc. 
Hive may be taller, box with frames above, frames just like those below, this will
be a good plan for some of the hives, to get abundance of white comb, etc. , upper part
hinged with movable hinges. Tall hives ought to have only ten frames.