GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 1. 



frames would hold their position much better. 

 For instance, in hauling over rough roads, the 

 bent- nail spaced frame is liable to hop out of 

 position, and then the wide ends of the Hoff- 

 man frames interlock. The stapled frames can 

 be jarred up a quarter of an inch from the rab- 

 bet, and still be end spaced correctly. Here is 

 another idea:] 



In reading over your description of the Hoff- 

 man frame for 1897, the idea Struck me, " Why 



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not do away with the wooden ends altogether, 

 and replace them by nails thus?" 

 Knoxville, Tenn. Adrian Getaz. 



[At first thought this seems like a very sim- 

 ple solution of the problem; but here actual 

 experience is very much at variance with the- 

 ory — at least it was so in our experience and in 

 that of some others who have reported in re 

 gard to it. The worst trouble is, that the nail, 

 even if it does not bend itself, as it does, has 

 too small a bearing in the wood; and a 15 or 20 

 lb. frame in time causes the top-bars to be of 

 uneven height.— Ed.1 



A VS^HEELBARROW FOR CARRYING EXTRACTING- 

 FRAMES. 



Inclosed find a drawing of the wheelbarrow I 

 am going to use the coming season in the apia- 

 ry. It is all made of pine lumber, and is very 

 light, using 13^-inch band-saw for tire, and 1^{- 

 inch spring-steel for the springs, which are 30 

 inches long, and fasten on to the bottom of the 

 box with two 3€-inch bolts in each spring, as 

 shown. The wheel is 17 inches in diameter. 



with IK-in. rim and 14-in. hub. The box is 44 

 in. long, 12K in. deep, and 18 in. wide, outside 

 measure; handles 32 in. long, projecting 16 

 inches, and screwed on the sides of the box; 

 legs 11 inches, projecting below the box, mak- 

 ing the box stand level when not in use. The 

 box can be made to suit the length of frame 



used. I hang my frames in crosswise, because 

 I have them all wired. If one wants, there can 

 be a rabbeted piece put in crosswise, and they 

 • can be hung in lengthwise. If not wired, that 

 would be better. I can carry 27 frames in this 

 box; and as I use 9 frames in my hive I can 

 take the combs from 3 uppers at a time. It 

 seems to me that this would suit bee-keepers 

 much better than the ordinary wheelbarrow; 

 and it cost me only 11.75, and I did the work, and 

 have it all painted and ready for use. 



Last year we had no honey to speak of in 

 Southern California, but hope to get a good crop 

 this season, as we have had an abundance of 

 rain— about 16 in. in all— and every thing is 

 looking very promising, and my bees are in fine 

 condition. We are rexpecting- to get a good 

 flow of orange honey, if the weather is favor- 

 able the latter part of-this month.'before-mov- 

 ing our bees^to the hills. M. H. Dunn. 



Fullerton, Cal., March 8. 



[Your wheelbarrow idea will do very nicely. 

 The only objection is that it places a pretty 

 heavy load on the man. Some years ago we il- 

 lustrated a comb-carrying cart used by Mr. Os- 

 burn, then of Cuba, constructed somewhat on 

 the same plan, only that it had two cart-wheels, 

 and an axl^tree. a little forward of the center of 

 the cart. This would place almost the entire 

 load on the wheels, and of course be much easier 

 for the man. But your wheelbarrow would 

 have the advantage that it can be run in a nar- 

 row path, and would be a little more easv on 

 the load if not on the man.— Ed.] 



THE ARTESIAN WEl.LS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. D 



Gl think A. I. might have been satisfied with 

 seeing artesian wells that threw out water 100 

 to 150 ft. high at the rate of 600 to 1000 gallons per 

 minute; also one at Aberdeen, that has not 

 been properly cased, that is washing out the 

 town so that several houses have had to be 

 moved to save them from being undermined. 



A FLSH-STORY; catching $1000 worth OFFISH 

 A DAY FOR 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. 



At The Dalles, Oregon, are immense salmon- 

 canneries where they catch fish in large wheels 

 costing $500 each. These are turned by the 

 water, and elevate the salmon above water, in- 

 to a large box. I was told that one man owning 

 10 wheels that cost $.5000 had caught and sold 

 $16,000 worth to the cannery in 16 days. 



At that place was my first sight of an im- 

 mense lumber and wood flume, 20 miles long, 

 that brought large quantities of wood and lum- 

 ber from the mountains. On our way to Van- 

 couver by steamer are many fine scenes. At 

 one place is a waterfall of 850 feet. 



HARNESSING UP NATURE. 



nAt Bois6 City, Idaho, they are "harnessing 

 uprnature," as Uncle Amos advises, by warm- 

 ing^ the business houses and depot with hot 

 water out of deep wells. It seems the deepar 

 the well, the hotter the water. 

 Well, I expected rain in Oregon, and we got 



