GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



The table raised, showing saw and mandrel beneath. 



wheel should be of iron,, with either a three 

 or four-inch face. It may be a plain wheel 

 or an old mowing-machine wheel "trued 

 up" by a machinist. The ball-bearing hang- 

 ers are from an old grindstone. 



The 8-inch saws sliould have a hole for 

 a one-inch shaft, and should be very thin, 

 like those used on the Sears & Roebuck 

 foot-power saws. 



My mandrel came from Sears & Roebuck. 

 The length of the 1 1-16 shaft is I6V2 

 inches; the diameter of pulley, 2^/2 ! face, 

 S^^. The whole mandrel, including the; 

 pulley in the center, cost me .$3.53. I use; 

 a canvas belt; but any belt IY2 to 2 inehei^,- 

 wide is suitable. f 



The table Avas made from the leaves of 

 an old extension table. It is hinged at thei 

 back, and raised and lowered by the screws 

 in front of the drive-wheel. ■' 



This is a homely machine, but it runs 

 easier than a No. 4 Barnes saw that I own, 



or a Sears & Roebuck that a neighbor of 

 mine has to do carpenter woi'k with. 

 NorthamiDton, N. Y. 



ADVOCATING A STEP BACKWARD IN BEE- 

 KEEPING 



BY WALTER S, POUDER. 



In all the different branches of agricul- 

 ture there is none quite so interesting and 

 fascinating as beekeeping; and thousands 

 are making their first efforts for a start an- 

 nually; but when we follow them in their 

 ti-ials and hopes we find a very large part 

 of failures which should not happen. Just 

 as long as this condition exists we know- 

 that there must be something lacking in 

 our books and magazines, and in the teach- 

 ings that are being followed. I have met 

 with hundreds of instances where extrav- 

 agant outfits of supplies were secured, a 



