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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 15. 



ing'that the handling of it is a waste of time, 

 and that as good results are secured without. 

 But why need I tell more ? for he has related 

 his own story better than I can do it for him. 

 See^page 733 this issue. — Ed ] 



DESCRIPTION OF HYDE'S TRAVELING EXTRACT- 

 ING-HOUSE. 



Hyde's Queen-rearing Apiary. 



BY O. P. HYDE. 



First we bought a low-wheeled Handy wag- 

 on metal wheels, 28 and 32 inches high, 4- 

 i.ich tires. We made a frame out of 2x4 

 scantling, floored with 1X4. On the outside 

 edge of this frame we nail and bolt pieces of 

 2x6. This makes a shallow wagon box or 



platform for hauling bees, loose feed, etc. On 

 this frame we have a rim made out of 1 X 12- 

 inch lumber. This makes the completed box 

 about 17 in. high, 166 in. long, and 52 inches 

 wide. As this width of box will necessarily 

 project outside of thestandartls, we cut recess- 

 es in the floor of the box at the proper place, 

 and allow the standards to come through about 

 4 inches. The front of the box is made sta- 

 tionary so as to form a seat. The sides and 

 ends of the box are made removable so as to 

 allow us to use the wagon as a dray, or for 

 hauling bees, etc., as referred to above. 



On top of the box we build the extracting- 

 house First we lay five pieces of 1x3 cross- 

 wise of the box, one at each end, the other 

 three at equal distarces. These are 68 in. 

 long, making a projection over each side of 

 the box of 8 inches. On these, at each side, 



O. p. HYDE & sons' EXTRACTING-HOUSE AND OUTFIT READY FOR TRAVE^IXC. 



