1917 



AMERICAr^ BEE JOURNAL 



417 



which seems entirely surrounded by 

 a virgin forest of chestnut, pophir 

 and basswood. Here and there in 

 fields of ripening grain are many 

 basswood trees. This is certain evi- 

 dence that the owner is a friend of 

 the bee. Upon inquiry you will be 

 told that this particular farm is 

 known as the "Elite Farm." What a 

 fitting name! But who is the pro- 

 prietor? No other than T. K. Massic, 

 a veteran beekeeper whose name is 

 prominent because of tlic "Massic" 

 hive, of which he is the inventor. Mr. 

 Massie has seen both sides of bee- 

 keeping, having met reverses through 

 the ravages of foulbrood. His trou- 

 ble has been largely due to neglect on 

 the part of neighboring beekeepers 

 which too often results in loss to the 

 innocent party. Nevertheless, Mr. 

 Massie never lost courage, but tried 

 to secure legislation whereby he 

 could compel treatment of disease in 

 such cases. It was largely through 

 his influence that West Virginia now 

 has an efficient law for the control 

 of bee diseases. Mr. Massie now holds 

 the office of President in the West 

 Virginia Beekeepers' Association. 



Many of the box-hive beekeepers 

 have had their views changed within 

 the past few months and as far as 

 conditions permit are rapidly adopt- 

 ing modern methods. In connection 

 with the present movement of good 

 roads, it will be only a matter of a 

 year or two until beekeeping in this 

 vast domain will acquire a diflerent 

 aspect. 



Charleston, West Virginia. 



Shade Board Nade of Shingles 



MANY beekeepers , north and 

 south, use shade boards of 

 various kinds to protect the 

 hives from the direct rays of the sun. 

 In many places in the south where 

 lumber mills are near at hand, slabs 

 and shingles are very cheap. The pic- 

 ture shows a shade board made of 

 shingles used by W. D. Achord, of 

 Alabama. The butts of the shingles 

 are nailed to a block and, when on 

 the hives, look much like the roof of 

 a building. Mr. H. C. Short is hold- 

 ing one of the boards in his hands. 



II. C. SHORT SHOWING THE SHADE BOARD USED IN THE ACHORD APIARIES 







BARREL FOR MIXING FEED AT THE PENN APIARIES. 



They are light and easy to handle, 

 but one would expect them to be 

 easily blown off by the wind. 



In the middle west, where lumber 

 is high, they would be altogether too 

 expensive to be considered. 



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Mixing Feed in Quantity 



N large apiaries it often becomes 

 necessary to mix feed in large 

 quantities. The Penn Company 

 has a novel arrangement whereby the 

 syrup is mixed on the way to the 

 yard where it is to be used. A strong 

 barrel is mounted with an axle at 

 each end, one end a crank. When 

 ready to start to an outyard where 

 feeding is necessary the sugar and 

 water are placed in the barrel and 

 the bung closed. On the way one man 

 keeps the barrel turning in much the 

 A CORNER OF GRANT LUZADER'S HOME APIARY SHOWING HIS TYPE OF HIVE, sam? Way that SOme of US do OUr 



