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gether" and buy collectively, two thousand hives at the low two 

 thousand rate, then divide them among themselves, that would be 

 co-operation. Food for thought! — Townsf.nd. 



The Bee-Keeper's Automobile. 



The bee-man may now rest somewhat from his busy summer 

 rush, and begin to plan for the coming season. In his search for 

 more successful operation and time-saving, the automobile will prob- 

 ably have a large place in his thought. It is the desire of the 

 Rex'iew and the National Association to help in every way possible, 

 and these suggestions are given from the experiences and observa- 

 tion of a score or more of bee-men who now have automobiles. 



The bee-keeper cannot afford a big car, say weighing- from 2,500 

 to 3,500 lbs. The tire expense and maintenance on such cars runs 

 up to fifty and seventy-five dollars a month. 



A light car, weighing under 1,500 lbs., will have but half the 

 expense for tires, and will go twice as far on a gallon of gasoline. 

 Parts cost less and the cost of operation, tires included, will be less 

 than $10 a month, if no bad accidents are incurred. 



A bee-man who has five hundred colonies should be able to carry 

 750 lbs. at a load, and any well-built car weighing IJ^OO to 1,500 lbs. 

 will carry this much. 



A box, quickly removable, so the car may be used for pleasure, 

 is something no bee-keeper should neglect. The enjoyment of an 

 evening's ride with all the family is as important as hauling in 

 thirty-five or forty filled supers of honey. And so the bee-man's 

 car must be a combination car. If your family is small, a three- 

 passenger car will do, otherwise a five-passenger car will be needed. 

 The roadsters, some of them, are built so that the rear seat for one 

 person may be taken oft' and a body for carrying loads put on in a 

 very few minutes. 



A number of bee-keepers have considered buying a ton truck; 

 such a car is useful in moving bees, but the extra cost of running 

 such a car when no load of consequence is hauled, would pay for 

 the hiring of wagons or an auto truck to do this hauling. 



For out-apiary work, many bee-men feel that an auto is too ex- 

 pensive and that hiring the hauling done is cheaper. Some of these 

 use a motor cycle for going to and from their out-yards. In these 

 cases complete equipment has to be kept in each yard. 



The Colorado branch plans to have an automobile session, and 

 we hope to have dift'erent dealers show their cars. This, with the 

 suggestions of bee-keeper auto owners, will be very valuable to pros- 

 pective purchasers. ^^ • F. 



