the building of the new brood combs just the thing. In this way it seems to me that
we can come very near to the getting of the largest yield of new stocks and
surplus honey both. If after season not so good how easy to feed back in
a few days honey needed, or if it will pay better sugar syrup, combs
all [illegible]. How much better than when surplus is taken in boxes
If [illegible] combs are mainly built in this way all the time under our
close supervision, can see that all are straight and good worker. 
Am I too enthusiastic in supposing that with movable combs of my construction
honey extractor, Italian bees, good location, good season, honey can be
obtained at a cost by my new system at less cost than sugar. 
If the plan answers as it seems to me it must, then the expense
of hives can be very greatly lessened. Boxes and all the room they
require dispensed with, the hives made easy to be handled by one
person, etc. Make (if found to work well) central part of hive to hold
deeper frames, for bees to winter in, raise brood, etc. Two [illegible] of just
the depth (a [illegible] shallower) with present style section
 (a, a) surplus to be emptied (b) under apartment
may be made movable to be removed when wanted to put bees in
under [illegible]. If better form may be thus, Top view
 (b) central winter apartment with [illegible] and looking down
deeper frames. (a, a)summer side apartments
for surplus honey ([illegible] to be emptied) (c, c) [illegible] air spaces to be filled with
woolen rags, etc. (a, a) may be made movable. At (1, 1) may be [illegible], to be
used when (a, a) are detached or movable partition to [illegible] bees to (b) See Q (u) 19
 (10th) 56 to 70 degrees at 4 1/2 PM yesterday violent gust with driving rain. Splendid work
on white Clover until gust. continued emptying. So cool and windy today that clover
was not sweet until near 11 AM. Splendid work done in PM. Noble
swarm at 2 PM. Secured it by caged Queen. Took six brood frames
from the stock put them on each side of swarm with 4 empty frames
in the center. Gave at once gave boxes from stock some partly filled. 



