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1 li(i|io the yi';ir 1 !•!•') will he a ^rooil season 

 ill wliic'li to test out my localities; and as I 

 liave as liiuli as 200 colonies in an apiary I 

 expect to make new locations next spring. 

 This will ii'we tlie bees a better chance. 



With other apiai'ies besides my own in 

 one territory, nearly 500 colonies can reach 

 the same flora. There are nearly flOO colo- 

 nies in a straight line of nine miles. 



Marshall. I\iich. 



A PERAMBULATOEY EXTRACTING EQUIPMENT 



BY K. F. ATWATKR 



Some time in 1910 Mr. E. B. Metcalf, of 

 Xew Mexico, described his portable e.xtract- 

 iiifj-ontfit with which he handled tlie outpnt 

 of l.'iOO colonies of bees. 



Two years ag'o I found that the use of a 

 huildiniT at each yard for extracting', where 

 very large crojis are not the rule, is very 

 expensive when more yards are added each 

 vear. Certainlv for a district where heavy 



a floor space 12 x 16 feet, 8 feet high, with 

 lai-ge screened openings 3x8 feet on each 

 side, making a cool place in which to worl^. 

 At the rear, on one side, is an opening in 

 the canvas, ,'? x .3 feet, covered by a large 

 flap through which the supers of honey are 

 put into the tent and are piled in long 

 shallow pans. Through tlie door in the 

 front end the empties are removed. 



A portable outfit saves time and money. 



crops are not the rule, a portable outfit is 

 desirable, and a time and money saver; so 

 we built an extract ing'-house on a first-class 

 low-wheeled truck. The main floor is 7x10 

 feet, with sides 21/2 x 16 feet, which are 

 turned down when the yard is reached, and 

 the tent can be quickly set up. This gives 



There is ample room for several workers; 

 and in robbing time, 100 full-dej)th supers 

 of honey may easily bo piled inside at one 

 lime. 



The floor arrangement is illustrated. 



The supers come through opening A; are 

 piled along walls at BB; the uncapper (one 



