March, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



THE ROOT WINTER CASE 



Continved from page 182 



Some of the members of the convention 

 thought it was cheaper to use the large 

 quadruple winter case shown in Fig. 3, of 

 the Alpaugh-IIoltermann type, recommend- 

 ed by Dr. E. F. Phillips, of the Bureau of 

 Entomology; but Mr. Koot objects to this 

 on account of the time it takes to pack the 

 bees. 



Mr. E. G. Carr, the director of the apicul- 

 tural experiment station, as will be seen in 

 Fig. 4, is trying out all methods of winter- 

 ing. First, the Root case as ali'eady de- 

 scribed; the Alpaugh-Holtermann winter 

 case for four hives and double-walled liives 

 as shown in the foreground, placed in {lairs. 

 We await with much interest tlie result of 

 the different plans. The only criticism of 

 this yard is the lack of windbreaks. 



Fig. 3 shows a number of prominent bee- 

 keepers of New Jersey, including Mr. Wal- 

 ter S. Thorndyke, of the A. I. Root Com- 

 pany's office in New York, at the extreme 

 right. The morning was quite chilly, and 

 overcoats were very comfortable. On open- 

 ing ujD some of the colonies the clusters were 

 found to be in ideal condition, and large 

 enough to winter well. 



FROM 200 MILES NORTH OF WINNIPEG 

 We are a long way north, but we raise 

 bees, make good lioney and a lot of it. We 

 got bees in combless packages from Ala- 

 bama last year and they arrived in fair con- 

 dition. Chas. McCormick. 

 Kenville, Manitoba. 



ContiiiKrd from iiuili- 177 



thing. I am very well pleased with my ex- 

 periment ; and it has led me to believe that 

 the business of shipping bees in combless 

 packages from the South to beekeepers in 

 tlie North is a success, and i^rofitable both 

 to the southein and nortliern beekeepers. 

 Lowville. N. Y. F. L. Barber. 



Contiiiiicd from j.a'jc 180 



dition. T won't have a leaky cover or old 

 lotten hive. It doesn't pay. I am certain 

 that the business i^rinciples that govern tlie 

 large mercantile es'iablishments and ma'ui- 

 facturing jDlants hold true in a business 

 no greater than my beekeeping and honey- 

 prcduciug business. If not, why not? 

 Ira D. Bartlett. 

 East Jordan, Mich. 



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