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Gleanings in Bee Culture 



There is really little risk in buying a machine 

 that has been on the market for a year or two, from 

 any of tlie old companies that have been in the 

 business long enough to understand the construc- 

 tion of a car. We would not buy a new model just 

 brought out by any concern, lor it takes at least a 

 year for the mistakes in design In a new machine 

 to be corrected by the tests made in service.— Ed.] 



Cement Track for the Auto Instead of a Driveway 



My occupation is that of deputy examiner (depu- 

 ty collector and inspector). Our examinations be- 

 ing made at the factories, I bought a third-hand 

 auto to enable me to get to the different points, 

 which are sometimes four miles apart, in a short 

 space of time. I find that I save about two hours a 

 day in this way. 



I used to have a good deal of trouble in the spring 

 from the auto wheels cutting ruts in the lawn near- 

 ly a foot deep as it came up the steep grade in 

 front. So I dug two parallel ditches, 56 in apart 

 from center to center, and put in cement tracks 8 

 in. wide and 6 deep, with a half-round groove in 

 each, 4 in. wide and 2 deep. I laid a galvanized 

 wire cable in the center of each track to reinforce 

 the cement. This arrangement fully meets my 

 expectations: for when the wheels are once in the 

 groove it would be hard to get them out, even if I 

 desired to. When running in I can hit the grooves 

 every tiixie at a ten-mile speed: and in backing out 

 I merely have to be careful to get the hind wheels 

 started right, and then the front wheels are almost 

 sure to enter the grooves themselves. As soon as 

 all four wheels are on the track I can let go of the 

 steering wheel, as the grooves attend to the guiding. 



Bridgeport. Ct. S. .J. Ghiffin. 



Mitchell Runs 50,000 Miles 



In June. 1909, I purchased a 20-25 h. p. Mitchell 

 car, and it has been in constant use since then. In 

 all. it ran over 50,000 miles, and is still in good re- 

 pair. My expense for extras has been less than 

 8100, while my tire expense has been about what 

 any other car would average under the same cir- 

 cumstances. 1 had never had any experience with 

 an auto or other machinery: but I have been able 

 to handle my car to my entire satisfaction. I would 

 not be without a car, and am aiming to purchase 

 another Mitchell this spring, as they will do the 

 work under all circumstances. 



Belgrade. Mont. J. M. Graybeal, M. D. 



International Auto Wagon a Time-saver 



Last spring I bought an International auto wag- 

 on which I have been using since, and find it per- 

 fectly satisfactory. As a time and labor saver alone 

 the machine is Nvorth its cost: and, besides, I never 

 have to worry about bees making it break loose 

 and run away. 



To-day a hunter brought in the report that one 

 of my houses at an outyard 354 miles away was 

 open. In forty minutes afterward I had been out, 

 looked after things, returned, and put my car up. 

 How does that compare with harnessing a team? 



Rocky Ford, Col. A. S. Parson. 



Auto-repair Man Advises the Cartercar 



At present I have about 150 colonies of bees, so I 

 have a great deal of time in the fall and spring to 

 work at my trade —that of repairing automobiles. 



Just recently I examined the driving chain in a 

 Cartercar which had been driven 25.000 miles, and 

 neither the chain nor the sprockets show any ap- 

 preciable wear. Nearly all cars with sliding-gear 

 transmissions and driving pinions must have sev- 

 eral replacements before they have been driven 

 that far. 



The Cartercar costs more money than some of 

 the others: but it is the cheapest one to buy in the 

 long run. It has one of the best engines that can 

 be built, which gives ample power to handle the 

 car with ease as slow or as fast as one wishes to go. 

 The ignition is all right, and will require practical- 

 ly no attention. I have seen these cars driven 2500 

 miles without having the engine touched. 



This car has the friction transmission. It would 

 be impossible to produce any thing simpler, more 

 efficient, or more economical in the way of auto- 

 mobile transmission. There are any number of 

 speeds which are brought into use with the gi'eat- 

 est simplicity. This construction does away with 



universal joints, driving shaft, the Inefficient trou- 

 blesome cone clutch, and also the possibility of 

 spinning the tires on the ground with the car 

 standing still. This increases the service of the 

 tires a great deal over those on cars with cone 

 clutch and geared transmission. There are no 

 gears in this friction transmission, and no beveled 

 driving pinion or gears, which are expensive to re- 

 place, and require a great deal of attention. 

 Richmond, Ky. Clifton Weaver. 



The Brush as a Hill-climber 



When looking for a serviceable auto for apiary 

 work, do not overlook the Brush. It is a powerful 

 little 10 h. p. machine — a regular little burro for 

 grade-climbing, and as reliable as any In the mar- 

 ket. 



Redlands, Cal. P. C. ChadwiCK. 



Forty h. p. Overland Run 25,000 Miles Among 

 Oueen-rearing Yards 



Two years ago I invested in the best touring car 

 the Overland people put out — a 40 h. p. machine 

 costing S1725 delivered in Beeville. So constantly 

 have I used this car in the management of my out- 

 apiaries that it has become a positive necessity as 

 well as a decided luxury: and to do without it 

 would surely handicap me in my business, my 15 

 yards numbering about 1200 colonies, scattered in 

 a circuit of 85 miles — the nearest being 5 miles and 

 the furthest 25 miles from home. This made it im- 

 perative for me, if I wished to keep pace with the 

 times and the bees, to adopt a faster method than 

 the wagon and horse. By the old way it took one 

 week to get around and seethe bees: but now I can 

 see them all in one day if I wish. The old way re- 

 quired two teams and a buggy and horse. .Since 

 getting the auto, one team can do all the hauling, 

 and the horse and buggy are not needed. 



As to how both time and money can be saved by 

 the use of the auto I will cite one instance. In last 

 season's work, when the first fall rains fell, there 

 were six yards that I knew needed about two hours 

 of work at each. To work them in the old way 

 would have required three days with wagon and 

 teani- a day to go out, and the best part of another 

 to return. With the auto we worked the six yards, 

 wife and I leaving home at noon on Tuesday, re- 

 turning by the queen yard, caging and mailing 42 

 queens, and were at home at 6 p.m. Wednesday. 



We never abuse the auto by making a dray of it, 

 although we sometimes load a thousand pounds of 

 honey in bare cans in the rear, carefully placing 

 and packing to avoid chafing the inside finish of 

 the car. 



Unlike a wagon and team, we can run right Into 

 the yard, among the bees, with no fear of runaways 

 or smashups. We have found the auto a great con- 

 venience in moving heavy loads of honey right out 

 of the beeyard to a safe distance so the team covild 

 be attached. I believe I could pull a 2000-pound 

 load on a trailer all over this country: but, unlike 

 our friend Cavanaugh. whose pictured trailer he 

 gave us last season, I have been too much afraid 

 injury would result to my car by pulling a trailer, 

 as It did to his. 



Now as to the expense, which should be discussed 

 and thoroughly understood before investing in an 

 auto: for we can not operate a car without expense, 

 any more than we can operate a team and wagon 

 without cost. The fir,st cost of a car is the first to 

 be considered: next, its upkeep. If my car did no 

 more mileage than my team, the cost of upkeep 

 would be less than that of a wagon and team. 



I have had a few minor breaks. Three transmis- 

 sion cases were broken in the first 3000 miles. These 

 were replaced by the company free of charge. Lat- 

 er, after 18 months' use, an axle was broken There 

 have been also a few smaller troubles, all of which 

 were easily adjusted. Gasoline and lubrication 

 have been the greatest expense, as with heavy cars 

 they average about a cent per mile. I have run 

 some 25.000 miles, and to all appearances my car is 

 as good as new, and I can not see why it should not 

 run a hundred thousand miles. A new set of inner 

 and outer tubes have been purchased only once, at 

 a cost of 8174. 



Beeville, Texas. W. H. Laws. 



Pyrox fills the barrel with the apples that used to 

 be on top. Write Bowkek Insecticide Co., Boston, 

 for book. 



