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wise of the row, and nailed fast to the 

 tops of the hive, and to the bars of 

 wood forming the side of the car. On 

 top of these strips of wood another 

 row of hives was set and nailed fast. 

 Next, another row of hives was set 

 down upon the floor of the car, in front 



ordinary box car would be better to 

 use in shipping bees, but when the 

 weatlier is liable to be hot the open car 

 gives much qetter ventilation 

 wati:r must be given if bees are 



r.ONG CONFINED. 



Mr. O. H. Townsen<] loaded a car of 



Loading a Stock-Car with the Forbes Bees — 100 Colonies. 



of the row first put in, and strips of 

 board put over their tops, and another 

 row of hives put on top of the first tier. 

 Rows of hives, two tiers high, were 

 thus continued until the car was half 

 full, when boards were put up in front 

 of them and firmly fastened, with 

 cleats, to the sides of c^r. The oppo- 

 site end of the car was filled with 

 empty hives, supers, covers, honey 

 boards, hive stands, etc. The car was 

 one night and one day on the road, 

 and I think not a hive changed its po- 

 sition in the car to the extent of half 

 an inch. Perhaps I took unnecessary 

 pains in loading and fastening the 

 hives, but better take a little extra 

 trouble, than liave things of this nature 

 come loose and tumble around. Ear- 

 lier in the s-^ason, T expect that] an 



17.") colonies, at Plain well, the same 

 day that I loaded mine, and we both 

 went on the same train as far as Reed 

 City. The Townsend bees were for the 

 Manley Bros., at Sanilac Center, San- 

 ilac County, Mich. Mr. Townsend 

 loaded his bees in much the same way 

 as I did mine, except that the upper 

 tier of hives was raised, on a plarform. 

 several inches above the lower tier, and 

 he left an aisle down through the center 

 of Uie car, which allowed him access 

 to every colony, that he might be able 

 to supply them with water if the^- 

 needed it, as they were likely to be on 

 the car three or four daj's. 



W^e left Plainwell about four o'clock 

 in the afternoon, reaching Grand Rap- 

 ids about midnight. This was the 

 end of a division, and we had to lay 



