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THE AMERICAN APlOULTURIST. 



entirely iin<]eroroiinc1, though the 

 outer (loul)lo dooi- which is four 

 feet wide is, ])ec.iuso of a natural 

 slope of the ground, on a level 

 with t.iie outside, or else is in- 

 clined so we can easil}' run a 

 \vheell)arro\v into the cellar. The 

 windows nia_y I'eceive light by a 

 half circular excavation, or, if de- 

 sired, may be above the earth at 

 this southeast corner of the house. 

 Here, then, we have an arrange- 

 ment by which we can control the 

 temperature perfectly, from Octo- 



bees can be wheeled into the cel- 

 lar, their removal to or from the 

 cellar is a very light task. 



On the ground floor, which is on 

 a level with the earth outside, 

 there are three looms. One on 

 the southwest, 12 x ] ;j feet, is for 

 extracting and extracted honey. 

 It has a hard-wood door, wide 

 outer door and onl}' one thickness 

 of wall, so that in summer it is 

 kept veiy warm, and so enables 

 us to ripen honey without leaving 

 it in tli(! hive till it is all capped. 



30 It., outi^df lULvisuii 



Ceiling 8 ft. 



Pumii. 



o 



. T*- (^hiiiiiiev. 



•\y Hardwood Floor. 



A Tl 



■ \ V 



This Room 

 L.athed and -^y 



lastered. 



Fig. 2. 



1), doov.'!, I.lio double one .it the bottom h.iv- 

 ing .a sill .sd \n\\ a wliecllianow can lie run 

 over it, oiil.siilo docir being of gauze. 



W, window.'^, all or wliicli have wire gauze 

 screens outside and hinged to swing ou(. 

 Screens on loni' south windows to extend 

 four inclios aliove uiiper jamb, with one-hall' 

 incia spacp. 



ber to May ; and from an experi- 

 ience extending now over eight 

 years, 1 am sure that, with enough 

 good food, bees are entirely safe 

 in such a cellar. By aid of the 

 cistern there is no occasion to use 

 ice to reduce the temperature in 

 the spring; and we can, by aid of 

 sub-eart,h ventilation and cistern 

 water, keep the temperature just 

 to our liking all through the win- 

 ter, with almost no trouble and at 

 no expense. Tiiis is no theory ; it 

 is a demonstrated fact. As the 



Posts, 11 I't. studding, to chamber, alter- 

 nate VI and 18 iindies apart ( ?). Side stud- 

 ding 12 feet long and 1 ibnt apart. 



Floor, double, one foot apart, and with 

 grouting. 



Cellar and house mouse-proof. 



This is also a demonstrated fact. 

 The joists above are just so wide 

 that they serve as frame-supports. 

 The windows are poised with 

 weights, and these and the door 

 have an outer gauze hinged frame. 

 In case of the win<lows, this ex- 

 tends three inches abov(^ the outer 

 wall, leaving a half-inch space, so 

 that bees can easily pass out, while 

 they do not pass in. 



A second room on the southeast 

 is also of the same size, but is dou- 

 ble walled, lathed and phistered. It 



