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sermons. designed to be used in religious meetings by daniel clark. 
very plain, and practical, most excellent. 
slats for hives. without movable slats no kind of hive can
be used to the best advantage. the success of
hives with slats will depend upon having the comb perfectly fastened
to a single slot, so that they can always be removed
at pleasure. 
doubled or strengthened. the stock from which about half of its comb honey and brood has been taken,
swarms say every other bar not being removed from its place and not losing any of
it's full grown bees, will set to work with astonishing rigor to replace its loss, and
will soon either swarm or deposit in the boxes surplus honey. the swarm that comes 
of naturally maybe hived in any common box, until their hive has been furnished
with the comb etc. from another hive, the hive thus furnished may then be set on a sheet
and the bees shaken by a jerky motion out of the box before their intended habitation. 
in any operation involving the removal of young brood the apiary and should remember that it is
unsafe to keep brood comb for any considerable time from the bees, if the larvae young once
become chilled by too low a temperature they are pretty sure to perish. 
if it has been necessary to drive the swarm, then the strengthened swarm should be put on the stand
of the old stock, this should be shut up in the dark about 48 hours, and then be put in a
new place, as far as [illegible] from the old one, about sunset, of course it should 
have its water feeder. 
 (may 11th, 1864) legs for hive. there need be none on first, rest the hive
at first on a board, put [illegible] under the hive, to get rid
of grass, but it would be easy to move hive, and keep grass out, the
[illegible] start would probably cause honey to be put more in rear of frames,
and in winter legs could be fixed so as to give more slant, however then
like a [illegible] one. (14th) with movable bottom board have no back rest later and
then no chance for [illegible] to get in hive. 24 have only one back leg on the 
back side. 27 have only one leg on back movable 2 suit [illegible]
set it [illegible] into groove and be checked by a [illegible] nail. 



