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(;j.eani2n'c;8 in i;ki-: cuj/ruiiK 



place, but stays just where you lay it. Of will put the chaff hive in the stable, with 

 course, all the friends can make covers as I the opening into the rabbit-pen ; then, you 

 they think proper. see. wlien the bossy is covered up with that 



pile of leaves, the'little '' tads." as you call 

 them, will be right in the same nest with 

 '• bossy." 



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OUR IMPROVED CUTTER-HEAD 



FOR MAKING THE ENTRANCES TO SECTION BOXES, 

 AND OTHER PURPOSES. 



E have formerly made oiir cutter-heads 

 so that a pair of spurs were used in 

 connection with the knife. Tliese 

 require frequent sharpening, and 

 there is a difficulty in getting them 

 adjusted so as to work exactly with the 

 knife. The engraving below shows a knife 

 bent at eacli side so as to form a spur on the 

 edge of the knife itself, without necessitat- 

 ing a separate spur. 



tbe 



Fig. 1.— Slatted honey-boiird. 

 Fij>-. 2.- Hive-cover. 



Fig-. 3.— End of honey -board, showing- how 

 slats are let in. j 



Figure 1 represents the slatted honey- j 

 board. The piece acro.ss the center is a i 

 piece of tin. to keep the spaces a little more I 

 accurate. The ends of the honey- board are i 

 rabbeted, so that the slats catch into the ■ 

 rabbet, as shown in figure 3. The honey- 

 board is framed all around like a slate - 

 frame, and this frame rises } incli above the 

 slats forming the bee - space. The pieces 

 forming the sides of tlie frame are beveled 

 off on the inside, so as to allow the bees to 

 go up into the sections on the extreme out- 

 side. This honey-board , outside dimensions, 

 is exactly the same as the top of the hive. 

 The crate of section boxes is also the same, 

 outside dimensions, so tliat liives, lioney- 

 boards, or crates of sections, can be piled up '■ 

 at liberty. No matter how you pile them, 

 you always have the bee - space between 

 them. Tiie first bee-space is formed on the 

 top of the hive, brood-frames coming i below 

 the outside edge of the hive. Tlie honey- | 

 board, being Ihit on tlie under side, rests rin j 

 these edges. The crate of sections is also j 

 flat on the under side ; tliat is, the sections 

 come doM-n even witli tlie lower edge of tlie ! 

 crate; but on the top of tiie crate the sec- ; 

 tions are this bee-space below the outside j 

 edge of the crate. i 



If there is any thing more that is not fully | 

 understood in regard to Ileddon's hive anil j 

 system, I shall be happy to explain it. 



MACHINE FOR SCORINO PI.ANK SO AS TO FORM EN- 

 TRANCES FOR THE BEES IN SECTION RO.XES. 



The above arrangement makes the wliole 

 niacliine plain, without much explanation. 

 Tiie niaiKirel is is indies long; pulley, :U-inct» 

 face, and 'M inches in diameter ; boxes, 2?- 

 inclits wide. Tlic liead that holds the cut- 

 ters is i:fx;!i. I5y loosening the bolts on the 

 heads, cutters f(ir different purposes may be 

 attached. 



A HINT FROM FRIEND FEADENBURG 

 IN REGARD TO RABBITS. 



1 a word of caution, I will sug-R-est to you that. 

 If you have not provided a suitable place for 

 your doe rabbit to make a nest for younj? 

 ones, that you do so at onee, as she might be 

 likely to have young at any time now; yet 

 she may not l)efore March or even Ain-il, and it 

 would be a pity to lose the first litter for the want 

 of a suitable nest. I have now five nests of young 

 kids. If she is out of doors, I would suggest an old 

 chaflf hive would nuiko an e.xceHent nest-bo.\-. with a 

 hole cut in one end to let the doe in and out; but 

 whatever is fixed, the hole should be as near the 

 ground as possible, or a banking of earth made up 

 to the hole, for the little tads will come out some- 

 times, and not be able to get back, and so get chill- 

 ed and die. A. A. Fhadenburo. 

 Port Washington, O., Fob. 8, 1885. 



Thank you. Friend F. Our bunnies shall 

 have a nice nest made forthwith. As they 

 adjoin the Jersey cow's stable, I think we 



A REPORT PARTLY ENCOURAGING 

 AND PARTLY-DISCOURAGING. 



ORDEKINO GLASS AND ALL WHE.N YOU ORDER 

 CRATES, ETC. 



T COMMENCED with 7 last spring; increased to 



m 15 by natural swarms, and about 200 lbs. of nice 

 ^l comb honey, most of which is sold at 20c. per 

 '^ lb. The honey was in 1-lb. sections, and went 

 like hot cakes. The ne.vt thing to do is to get 

 goods for another year. First, send to an honest 

 dealer, even if he is oH' a good way, and the freight 

 is high; better do that than to buy of some one you 

 don't know, and then not get any thing. Buy 

 every thing that goes to make one piece or one ar- 

 ticle. P'or an e.xample I will state my experience. 



Early last fall 1 wanted some goods, so 1 sent to 

 you. Goods came as I ordered, on short notice. 

 Among the rest wore some shipping - cases. To 

 save expense of breaking tbe glass, 1 said leave it 

 out. 1 expected to buy here as cheap as there; but 

 when I came to buy, the dealer told mo the glass 

 would cost me 40c. per crate; so I just took glass 

 for one, and thought that would do until I ordered 

 again, and so it did; but, here is the result: 1 put 

 the glassless crates in a room I supposed to be tight, 

 but 1 suppose there must have been a nail hole to 

 start; and after a start was once made, no stop. 

 The bees were almost as thick in the room as a 

 swarm. I opened the door and window to drive 

 them out; but in spite of Clark's smoker, muslin, 

 needle, hammer, tacks, nails, strips of wood, and 



