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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 1 



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MANNER OF FOUUINd THE JSOFT CONCKETE FHOM A WH K.ELBA KKOW INTO THE FOKM. 



steel sky-scrapers that were tlauiaged nuifh 

 Ijy the tii"e. 



But I will not attempt to take space here 

 to show the value of concrete in place of 

 ])rick or stone: but sutHce it to say that it is 

 taking the place of both materials to an ex- 

 tent that it is cutting clown the price of lirick 

 in many localities, and in some places put- 

 ting the ordinary brick mason out of a jol). 



NEAR VIEW OF WOODEN FOIOI FOK HOLDING CONCKETF. 



for the reason that unskilled la))or will take 

 tlic clieap material and put up a sul^stantial 

 wall. Perhaps the following incident will 

 illustrate why this is so: 



One of our contractors in this town was 

 figuring on the cost of a concrete foundation, 

 one of brick, and one of stone. After get- 

 ting all the bids in he found that the one of 

 concrete was going to cost only half as much 

 as one of i>rick — Inick at 

 $7.00 per 1000 and Portland 

 ( ement at $1.75 per liarrel. 

 and ordinary river sand ami 

 gravel at $1.00 per cubic- yard. 

 If these proportions were 

 borne out generally, no bee- 

 keeper could afford to use 

 brick or stone. 



Much more might be said: 

 but for the purpose of thi.s^ 

 article I simply wish to de- 

 scrilie how one can Iniild a 

 bee-cellar all of concrete, 

 doing all the work himself 

 at odd hours, without the em- 

 ployment of a high-priced 

 man to do the work. 



HOW TO ."MAKE THE FORMS 

 FOK A BEE-CELLAH. . 



As will be apparent from 

 the engravings, in all con- 

 (M'ete work it is necessary to 

 make a form to hold the soft 

 mortar before it sets to the 

 shape we desire to have it 

 stand permanently. As this 

 concrete mixture when tirst 

 poured is very heavy it puts 

 a severe strain on the panels, 

 and it is. therefore, imp(n'- 



