1919 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



189 



would enable us to carry 50 to 100 pounds. 

 This, together with a horse and spring wag- 

 on we have, answers all right except in the 

 fall when the bulk of the honey is taken oil', 

 when, of course, we requixe a two-horse 

 wagon. 



While the motor cycle tills the simple want 

 of taking one over the road, it is not all that 

 one migtit desire when it comes to carrying 

 freight. In the first place, it has no springs 

 and does not ride as easy; and in carrying 

 bees and foundation it takes careful riding 

 over the rough spots so as not to knock out 

 the foundation and smash the combs; but by 

 placing a thick cushion on the carrier, and 

 wedging up the frames of foundation good 

 and light, one can carry them all r ght. When 

 carrying bees and brood it is necessary to 

 have the frames wired, and such c imbs se- 

 lected as contain but little or no honey. Of 

 course, old and tough combs wh'ch are well 

 fastened at all sides are preferable to new 

 ones at all times. 



When it comes to speed, there is nothing 

 to compare with the motor cycle, as most 

 standard makes speed up to a mile a minute; 

 but for rou jh, sandy, or muddy roads, they 

 are no good. 



It seems to me that the ideal auto for a bee- 

 keeper would be of the high- wheeled type 

 with friction drive, solid tires, and built after 

 the fashion of a spring wagon, motor to be 

 air-cooled, and the rig capable of carrying 

 about 500 to 800 pounds. There is a high- 

 wheeled auto delivery in our town, which 

 does an express business and has been run- 

 ning all winter through all this snow. I think 

 it is an International. 



Bellevue, Ohio. 



I. ROOTS FLORIDA BROODER- 

 HOUSE. 



Through the kindness of one of the read- 

 ers of Gleanings from the North, who visit- 

 ed us with his koJak, I give you a glimpse 

 of the brooder housp 1 have mentioned, and 

 also a view of our Florida home with some 

 of the trop cal vegetation in the foreground. 

 The brooder-house is 8X14 feet, an i divided 

 by netting in the middle so as to make two 

 rooms, 7x8 feet each 4^ feet high on the 

 north side, and b^A high in front. Wesley 

 and I built it, although neither of us is a car- 

 penter. Almost every stick of material is 

 cull flooring that costs here only $12.00 per 

 1000. 



The sills are 2x4, but all above the sills is 

 this fluoring 4 in. wide. Tne corner boards 

 are flooring nailed together, and the sid- 

 ing is then nailed inside of these. I ordered 

 cheap shingles; but as tbey were out, I took 

 the best cypress and placed them two inches 

 apart, as you will notice in the picture. I 

 got two damaged win-iows to let the sun in 

 on cool mornings. Each apartment contains 

 a brooder with 25 chicks, and by shutting the 

 doors as soon as it begins to get chilly at 

 night you would be surprised to see how 

 warm and comfortable it is inside until the 

 sun gets up again next morning. On the 

 north side are long shutters. 2 ft. wide, that 

 can be swung up under the eaves during 

 very warm weather. The netting that goes 

 down a foot into the ground keeps out all 

 night prowlers; the joints are all tight enough 

 to keep outcold winds and frost, if any should 

 come, and the chicks have a dry warm place 

 to scratch and exercise when it is damp or 



THE BROODER-HOUSE THAT KEEPS OUT THE "VARMINT-;," LETS IN THE SUNLIGHT, AND 

 TEACHES THE CHICKS TO "GO IN WHEN IT RAINS." 



