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36th Year. 



CHICAGO, ILL., AUGUST 27, 1896. 



No. 35. 



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Mr. J. D. Everett and His Apiary. 



BV THE EDITOR. 



Early in the season we were invited by Mr. J. D. Everett, 

 of Oak Park, III., to visit his home and apiary, and finally, on 

 Aug. 8, we found time to accept the kindly invitation. 



Well, before we reached our home, 6 miles north of Chicago, 

 we had almost wished we had waited for a cooler day. But 

 with that exception we had a very enjoyable time, both at Mr. 

 Everett's, and Miss Marchant's, whose apiary we mention on 

 page 553. 



Mr. Everett has a delightful home — a regular mansion to 

 live in, and a "queen "-ly wife to preside over all. His lot is 

 70x300 feet, so the bees are a suliicient distance from the 

 street never to cause any trouble, being on the further end of 

 the 300 feet. Between the bee-yard (which we are permitted 

 to show herewith) and the house is the horse-barn, in the 

 upper part of which Mr. Everett has a complete shop for mak- 

 ing hives and all needful bee-appliances except sections and 

 comb foundation. He has a Barnes' saw with which to cut 

 the material. His work is remarkably neat and well done. 



ApiAiry of Mr. J. D. Everett, Oak Pari.. III. — All Ueddon Divisihle-Druod-Chatnhcr Hives. 



Oak Park is about 10 miles directly west of Chicago, in 

 the midst of a sweet clover region. It is one of Chicago's 

 most beautiful suburbs. The streets are wide, and on either 

 side are rows of grand trees that make a delightful shade — 

 especially so the day we were there, when the thermometer 

 indicated 100- in the shadiest kind of a shade. Was it hot ? 



Mr. Everett takes much pride in having everything made in 

 an exact manner, doing all this work himself, and he is never 

 so happy as when at work in his shop or with the bees. 



He also has a $75 camera, and complete photographic 

 outfit, including the dark room and all necessary chemicals for 

 developing the pictures. By the way, the one of the apiary 



