JULY 15, 1915 



liaps, than any other concern in the workh 

 We have tested all methods of introducing-, 

 and arc constantly testing them; and every 

 now and then we revert back to the Sim- 

 mins fastinj? method; but it is an unvar- 

 nished fact that we seem to be drifting back 

 to the caging method, which is by no means 

 perfect. 



The ABC and X Y Z of Bee Culture 

 was written primarily for beginners. Since 



the first edition it has outgrown its swad- 

 dling-clothes, and is now a volume for the 

 jn-ofessional as well as for the beginner. It 

 is one of our policies in this work to rec- 

 ommend nothing to the beginner that has 

 not stood the most thorough test in our own 

 yards or in the yards of some successful 

 honey-producers who have had a larger ex- 

 perience than ourselves, and are, therefoi'e, 

 more competent to judge. — Ed.] 



SERVING THE DRINKS WITH SAFETY 



BY B. C. AUTEN 



Here is a watering device which 1 believe 

 answers all requirements better than any 

 other T have seen. It will furnish an abun- 

 dant supply of water for a large force of 

 bees, keeps the water pure and fresh, gives 

 no chance for droAvning the bees, and re- 

 «|uirns ;ilt(Miti(in only once in several days. 



punched in the side a half-inch or an inch 

 from the bottojn. The tub should be placed 

 in position, and water be allowed to run in 

 until it reaches the level of the outlet-hole. 

 Then sand should be spread in the bottom 

 and leveled up with the water until its sur- 

 face is sliahtly above that of the water. The 





Furnishes an abundant supply nf water for a large force of bees. 



The reservoir is one of the tanks sold by 

 the oil companies for the storage of gaso- 

 line, capacity sixty gallons, fitted with a 

 brass faucet and with a four-inch screw cap 

 in the top. The reservoir is filled with 

 water, and the faucet adjusted to a drip 

 faster or slower, according to the number 

 of bees. 



The other jjart of the apparatus is a 

 common galvanized-iron tub. with a hole 



bees then stand dry-shod on the sand, and 

 reach their tongues down into it for the 

 water. The drip from the tank keeps up 

 the supply, and the outlet-hole prevents the 

 water reaching the surface of the sand. 



All watering-devices using cobs, grass, 

 cork dust, sawdust, or any other organic 

 material, will get foul in a very few days; 

 but with the .^and, as used above, the water 

 will never get foul. 



Carthage, Mo. 



