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warehouse before being loaded in the 

 car, tlien the trouble will be aggravated, 

 as different styles of cases must be 

 placed in separate piles. 



In order to see if the manufacturers 

 of bee supplies would be willing to rec- 

 ognize these difficulties I wrote last fall 

 to several of the largest firms, and am 

 glad to report that they all have shown 

 a desire to come together on a standard 

 outside dimension for 24-section, double 

 tier shipping cases for 4^x4^^xl% sec- 

 tions as well as for 24-section single tier 

 cases. It is hoped that cases for the 

 coming season's crop wnll be of uniform 

 outside dimensions. 



The following measurements were 

 suggested : 



Specifications for Double Tier Cases. 



Outside dimensions for standard dou- 

 ble tier cases for -iliy-iy^xlj/g, beeway 

 sections : 



13^8 long, gy. high, S% wide. 



Full half-inch lumber for ends. 



Full quarter-inch lumber for tops, 

 bottoms and backs. 



Full 3/8-inch lumber for grooved 

 cleats. 



3 sheets corrugated pasteboard for 

 each case. 



2 sheets plain paper for drip pans. 



Plain 2d fine wire nails for nailing 

 covers. 



Cement coated wire nails for balance 

 of case. 



Covers printed, •■(ilass ! This Side 

 Up!" 



Packed in reshipping crates. 

 Specifications for Single Tier Cases. 



Outside dimensions for standard 

 single tier cases for 4J4x4J4xl% bee- 

 way sections : 



18^ long, 12 wide, 5^^ deep. 



Full half-inch lumber for ends. 



Full quarter-inch lumber for top, 

 bottom and back. 



Full '%-inch lumber for grooved 

 cleats. 



2 sheets corrugated pasteboard for 

 each case. 



1 sheet plain paper for drip pan. 



Plain 2d fine wire nails for nailing 

 covers. 



Cement coated nails for balance of 

 case. 



Covers printed, "Glass ! This Side 

 Up!" 



Packed in re-shipping cases. 



If a discussion on the above standards 

 could be arranged for this convention 

 it might be the means of bringing out 

 some valuable information. 



Denver, Col., Jan. 24th, 1911. 



[The above paper was read before the 

 last meeting of the Colorado State Bee- 

 Keepers' Convention. I am pleased to 

 give it space in the Review, as it touch- 

 es a long-felt want. The importance of 

 a uniform shipping case does not be- 

 come apparent until one is handling 

 honey in large quantities. It then be- 

 comes very evident. Why can't we have 

 it?] 



Hints on Rearing Long Lived Prolific Queens, and 

 Improvement of Stock. 



WALTER M. PARRISH. 



'^I^ERHAPS the readers of the Re- 

 IJ VIEW will want to know what 

 qualifications I possess to write 

 about bees or queens. At the outset I 

 will say that I commenced to study and 

 work with bees when I was only six or 



eight years old, and I well remember 

 the day that I caught a bombus terris- 

 tris (bumble bee) and while studying 

 the anatomy of the bee I exercised 

 great care to keep away from its mouth ; 

 therefore, you can imagine the result of 



