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Hybrid grass or [illegible] clover, said to have all the virtues of the
red with the properties of the white, as to size of blossom. 
If so, a most wonderful desideratum has been found
[illegible] Flower. Blossoms late, why not raise it as a crop. 
Winter long slot shaving passage. In saying that this long slot will make combs go straighter
and not have the opposite effect, I give of course only my own opinion,
the bees must have the matter submitted to them, before it will do to make too positive
an assertion. I am exceedingly desirous of getting rid of the waste and trouble of cutting
out the passage, and to make [illegible] the many bee keepers who will never attend
to cutting. The Proper boxes to hold [illegible] small boxes, 6 1/4 inches high. In the ends of these
Surplus honey boxes. boxes bore about 1 1/4 inch holes, same to correspond in sides of
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a long 1/2 inch slot in sides of hive bottom of slot to come just level with bottom of box
holding small boxes. Use tack or pegs on bottom (of boxes) nearest to the sides of hive
let the front of bottoms rest on a strip. We have now shallow Chamber under boxes, also
a hole, and heat, bees etc. will have an excellent opportunity to enter small boxes. [illegible]
for about 30 pounds more of honey. Would set side large boxes pretty well
up to get more heat, more likely to be accepted by bees. Bound
to cover holes in hive to come up well under ledges of hive between the
outside boxes and their [illegible] also freely above them and [illegible]
[illegible] boxes might have a 1 1/2 inch hole in front and covered with glass merely to see when full. 
9th Let side receptacle box have bottom 7/8 inch thick ends and top 1/2 inch. To fasten
dowel pins, nails or long screws through the legs into upright of box, one to each
leg, same through ledge of hive into top of box, keep top of box well up to ledge. 
Front of receptacle box set in a little, lone nail or dowel, entering uprights from
inside, holds in place pack round with wool, woolen rags etc. In making small
boxes make some with inch and a quarter hole in both uprights, inside now would
need no glass, outside have small piece of glass on outside hole, any piece of broken glass
with a little melted wax to hold in place, or tacks, one whole goes against side of hive
the other to see when full. Let boxes be begun on top, then set on sides. Now 
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