on an entirely different [illegible] the strip
to cover the [illegible] frames should of course be thick enough to [illegible]
of boxes, when boxes are put on honey board [illegible] Would the frames [illegible]
[illegible] weight of honey boxes. If any risk of [illegible] laid on the
March 8th, 1852. Outside cover after being made should be cut in two
and then upper part hinged. 
bottom board [illegible] front and rear to come just under the uprights with these you could
easily have a [illegible] of boxes, and the bees could communicate under [illegible]
with a shallow communication chamber as in upper tier [illegible] strips to prevent bees from
getting between glass, should be [crossed out: only about half an inch long and [illegible]] fixed with a
brad or glue paste etc. on [crossed out opposite corners] [inserted: one of sides] of each box [crossed out: illegible]]
[crossed out: never interfere] If boxes are put on top of frames [illegible] side and front
of hive. If put on frames bees should be [illegible] down with [illegible]. A sort of clamp or [illegible]
easily be made into which they [illegible] and held fast until set in a [illegible] on the frames. 
If set on a honey board it might be made in five or more pieces, spaces not over say [illegible]
so as to get as much heat etc. under the boxes and not [illegible] bees to build comb
in the spaces. 6th not only [illegible]
the smallest [illegible] honey boxes on the frames or honey boards
may be attained so as to run little chance [illegible]
have bottoms with holes, and by laying them on strips placed on the tops of
frames or honey board the shallow chamber might be attained, boxes made in this way would
be cheaper. Let aa, ff be strips of wood, hard wood best, about 1 x 1/4 inch
to fit in front and rear and rest on frames and go snug against
front and rear. bb, cc, ee, 1/4 inch x 1/4 inch to rest on frames or small boxes
to set on these. Each row of small boxes has now a common
shallow chamber, and heat, bees, etc. can reach boxes much better than
when shallow chamber under the honey board, boxes might be [illegible] to these strips so as to have
a row set on at once and all taken off at once. Each bottom of box might have 3 holes
Easy in this way to get two tiers of boxes. On top of 1st tier lay some kind of [illegible]
make a shallow chamber, or [illegible] better, set right [illegible] holes where they intercommunicate
By dispensing with honey board and making shallow chamber 1/4 inch instead of 3/8 inches we gain 5/8 inches in
depth. You now have frame tops made deep enough to receive frames size of [illegible]
least 10 inches and each box can be 5 inches in the [illegible] you now have room for 60 or 70 pounds of honey. 
I like this arrangement best. In old style of hive [illegible] on set of boxes [illegible] Let there be 4
[illegible] of hard wood for small boxes. Two outside ones 3/4 inches wide, two middle ones 1/2 inch, all of them
1/4 inch thick, outside one to set up snug against front and rear edge of hive so as to [illegible]
[illegible] one piece needed [illegible] on end for play [illegible]



