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AGRICULTURE 



side of the top bar, and hold it in a slantin 

 position at an angle of about forty-five degrees. 



Then pour a little very hot beeswax at 

 the highest point, and it will run down to 

 the other end, and in this way the founda- 

 tion will be firmly stuck to the wood. 



Melt the wax in a smelter. In this it can 



Wax Smelter 



be kept very hot without burning, as the wax 

 is surrounded by an outer case containing 

 hot water. 



BEGINNING BEE-KEEPING 



The best time of year to begin bee- 

 keeping is in the spring. During the 

 winter buy a guide-book and study it very 

 carefully. "The British Bee-keeper's Guide 

 Book," by Cowan, is about the most useful, 



