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strengthening a weak s warm. placing it on the stand of a strong one may
weaken the former too much. before sunset place it on the stand of the strong one
when you have caught enough bees, return strong one, place weak one on its
stand, keep shut late evening of 3rd day. do this in spring, but only when
bees are gathering. [illegible]. the bees taken from strong one
will not sensibly weaken it, but will be invaluable to strong one. 
2nd swarming. give a hive a young queen, day it has thrown its first swarm, [illegible]
this prevent after swarming. 
second swarming, delayed long enough for young to be sealed up, if this were not done
many would perish. 
 (April 1st 1861)
stand for hives. under projecting ledge at each backside have two 
legs screwed say 7 inches by 7/8 inches by 7/8 inches also two on the
frontside 5 inches by 7/8 inches by 7/8 inches instead of 7/8 inches wide better 1 1/2 inches wide
these seven inch and five inch are projections below bottom board, have them come up
so as to set up snug except to use under ledge leaving room 2 [illegible] 2 transport here, take out some all of
the screw and turn legs sideways against sides of the hive,
these legs to set on blocks, stones etc. put short nails into bottoms of legs
projecting out about 1 inch. if the hive is to have a drop bottom board then
the legs must be [illegible] from the ledge, so that when unscrewed and [illegible]
up close to it it leaves only about 3 inches below. April 10th. same lakes for drop bottom board 
have blocks under corners, to keep bottom board from touching when legs are [illegible]
may 10th 1861 in fall unship front legs, and you have a [illegible] hive
with drop bottom board have four stout nails for legs if you
wish to unship all the legs for moving or [illegible] . (see se)



