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 (March 15th 1860) Let the frames be suspended on an
Open Hive iron or wire rod, such frames
as I now use to keep apart at the
bottom the whole fixture for suspension
might be of cast iron and
screw down to the bottom board
by keeping the frames apart below, the point on which they rest
might be sharp, as narrow a piece of sheet iron. 
A & B are to work like the cover to ventilate (see figure 16th of may
book) to hold outside cover on bottom board when propped against
it and nails or pins put to keep it [illegible], one end of the cover
is left movable so that corncob slid away from frames
to slide it. [illegible] A or B so as to get the play, put pins etc. to
hold them from starting, under corners of cover might be rollers
if needed and cover kept up from bottom board strips kept
around to trap worms. [illegible] left off to ventilate when
needed. Maybe cover with ledge as at present to hold outside
cover of honey boxes. Frames might have [illegible] or tacks on tops
and so put that when [crossed out: the] [inserted: one] frame was pushed forward the staple would
be where it would not interfere by having them so that they would
go into depressions to allow the frames to be pushed closer together. 
A clamping or holding fixture might also be used to keep all the frames together
both on top and below so as to allow of no jostling if the bees have done anything
to interfere with the easy removal of the cover. Might not cotton or something
else be put on the inside movable cover so as to indispose bees to build on
it. The clamps may be wood and held to clasp the frames by wires
etc. The end door may run on the same support as
the frames like in my [illegible] hives. In winter outside cover in
dark cellar might be left off. (16th) Is not the plan of my [illegible]
hive a very much better one than this of an open hive. May have
a box on the cover a side door on the upper cover then the whole
slides off with honey board. 



