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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



so that the longest edge of them will 

 be up. Now nail on the pieces of 

 1x2s across the ends of the projections 

 on the 2x4s flush with the upper 

 edge of the 2 x4s. Now cover it with 

 the white pine flooring, eight feet nine 

 inches long. It will project over the 

 lower 2x4s six inches, over the upper 

 one seven inches. It wants to pro- 

 ject at least half an inch over and be 

 nailed to the strip 1x2 across the ends 

 of the projections on the 2x4s. This 

 is to strengthen the roof while hand- 

 ling and hauling it, and to give a 

 good place to take hold of it. Notches 

 are cut into the upper edges of the 

 ends of the building two inches deep 

 and two inches wide, and at right 

 angles with the face of the pitch of 

 the roof, at the proper places to re- 

 ceive the projections on the ends of 

 the 2x4s. The lower notch is two 

 inches from the edge of the end of 

 the building, or just far enough in so 

 that the 2x4 on the upper edge of the 

 lower side will not strike it when in 

 place. Now in order to hold the build- 

 ing together when set up, get at the 

 hardware store four light angle or 

 corner irons. Mine are of iron, only 

 3-16 in thickness, f- inch in width, 

 and each end is 2f inches long. 



And I have sixteen little bolts one- 

 quarter by three and a half inches 

 long. I believe everything is com- 

 plete now, ready to set up. I use 

 one of my straw wagons to haul it 

 where I want it. 



It will take three men to load it 

 and place it in position, I first load 

 the roof on the wagon. It will rest 

 on the bows over the hind wheels of 

 the wagon , and on the cross piece in 

 front. I have a little stay that I 

 place on the rails of the rack near the 



middle of the wagon to make the roof 

 rest solid so that it does not spring 

 too much in the middle. Next I 

 place the lower side of the building 

 flat on top of the roof, with the inside 

 face down. Then the two ends, one 

 on the front the other on the back end 

 of the wagon, so that both lay flat. 

 Then the high side on top of the ends, 

 and the floor on top. If I am going 

 to an out apiary I place on top my 

 Stanley Extractor the capping can and 

 all the other necessary tools, together 

 with a lot of blocks and short boards 

 for a foundation to set up my house. 

 I also take four 2x6 pieces to set the 

 floor on ; also a spirit level. 



The first thing to do is to make a 

 foundation perfectly level, or the 

 house won't come together right, The 

 2x6 are to be twelve feet long. The 

 two outside ones are to be placed eight 

 feet apart, parallel and even ; the 

 other two the proper places between. 

 I now have the floor placed on this 

 foundation, and try it with the level 

 and get it right, by placing blocks un- 

 der the 2x6s. I next get the high 

 side in place. The lower sill will rest 

 on the edge of the floor, and the sid- 

 ing will project one inch below the 

 surface of the floor. One man will 

 hold this while the other two get one 

 of the ends of the building into place, 

 where it is quickly secured with one 

 of the angle irons on the inside. The 

 bolts are shoved in from the outsides. 

 It is bolted through the middle 2x4s 

 two feet and eleven inches above the 

 floor. Now the other end is quickly 

 got into place aud bolted. Then the 

 lower side is put into place and bolted. 

 If there are places that don't draw up 

 properly we drive it up with a ham- 

 mer and nail it slightly with six- 



