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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 1 



Olds all the way from $150 to $250. Some 

 of; theT^latter are very good bargains. It 

 often happens that a man bu; s a machine, 

 gets tired of it, and offers it for bale at a 

 great sacrifice. A good second-hand auto- 

 mobile will take care of a series of out- 

 yards (provided a team be hired to do some 

 heavy hauling in the fall and early spring), 

 and it will be cheaper than a horse and 

 buggy, if one takes into consideration the 

 bara and the keep of the horse at a time 

 when he is "eating his head off" and 

 bringing in no returns 



The day is not far distant when the self- 

 propelled vehicle will be used largely for 

 out-apiary work. It will make trips in a 

 third of the time; it can carry a consider- 

 able bulk of stuff, and be driven clear up 

 among the bees, with never a fear of a fra- 

 cas or a sting. Of course, there are tire 

 expenses and repairs; but nearly every bee- 

 keeper, if he is a successful one, is a sort of 

 genius any way, who, if he will read up, can 

 make his own repairs, do his own adjusting, 

 and then, when he is not busy with his bees. 



get a world of comfort in drives with his 

 wife and children. 



Our little Olds, now in its fourth year, 

 has traveled all over the country, has been 

 used for running to outyards, and is still 

 quite a snappy little machine. A machine 

 just like it, and just as good, could probably 

 be bought for $200, and on our machine there 

 must be several years of wear. 



The repairs and tire expense will probably 

 not exceed $50 a year. After the first year 

 one can keep this item down if he does his 

 own repairing. When it comes to gasoline 

 consumption the cost is far below the cost 

 of oats, hay, and barn. A shed 8x10, and 

 6 feet in the clear, will house the machine, 

 and at the same time hold gasoline and oth- 

 er supplies. On the other hand, if our bee- 

 man does not love machinery and would 

 never know when it is running wrong, or if 

 he would run his machine over bumps and 

 "thank you mams" at full speed, his re- 

 pairs will be very large. Such a person had 

 better never invest in an automobile unless 

 he has a big bank account. 



A. I. 



ROOT AT THE FIELD DAY TELLING OF HIS EXPERIENCE WITH CAUCASIANS IN FLOR- 

 IDA JUST BEFORE HE BEGAN HIS DEMONSTRATION. 



