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THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



weather should be painted to pre- 

 serve the wood. 



Fig. 2 represents the outer case in 

 four sections, bottom-board A, lower 

 section B, middle section C, top 

 section or cap D. These parts all 

 rest upon the bottom-board and are 

 held in place by the strips of wood 

 iWV, and K, on which the brood- 

 chamber stands, as seen in Fig. i. 



There is a space, for packing in 

 winter, of about two inches between 

 the walls of the outer and inner 

 hives; and at least four inches of 

 packing may be placed over the 

 brood-nest, sufficient to resist the 

 cold or prevent the heat from escap- 

 ing too rapidly. 



There are fifty colonies in the Bay 

 State Apiary packed for winter in 

 these hives. Instead of using Hill's 

 device over the frames for a winter 

 passage, a canvas honey-board is 

 used. A frame is made of strips of 

 wood three- fourths of an inch square 

 and to it a piece of canvas is nailed. 

 This allows a space of about one-half 

 an inch between the frame and canvas 

 for the bees to cluster, or for a winter 

 passage and proper ventilation. The 

 packing over the bees is placed di- 

 rectly on the canvas honey-board. 



More good practical points may 

 be claimed for this hive than is com- 

 bined in any other in use. 



We can supply about five hun- 

 dred of the Bay State Reversible hives 

 during the winter ; most of them will 

 be sent from the factory in New York 

 state. Those kept in stock here will 

 be shipped to orders nearer Wenham 

 than the factory. 



If any one receives one of these 

 hives made of poor lumber or in an 

 unworkman-like manner, just return 

 it to the shipper. We use no cheap 

 lumber nor do any cheap work at this 

 establishment. Uo not wait until you 

 want to use the hives or other goods 

 before ordering. 



SPECIAL NOTICES. 



Premium worth having. — The 

 Neto York World (Weekly) ami the 

 Amkrican ApicuLTUitiST Will be sent 

 for one year to any address in North 

 America for SI. 90; and in addition pre- 

 sent to every such club subscriber a 

 "History of' the United States," con- 

 taining o20 pages and 22 fine engrav- 

 iniis, bound m ieatlier and gilt. 



This " History " will be sent free by 

 express at the subscriber's expense ; or 

 will be mailed for 10 cents extra to any 

 place within the United States or Can- 

 ada. 



It is arranged chronologically by 

 years, from 1492 to 1885. Every event 

 is narrated in the order of its date. 

 These are not confined, as in other 

 works, to political matters, but em- 

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This premium is worth the whole of 

 the money sent for both periodicals, 

 and should induce thousands to sub- 

 scribe. 



Those who renew as well as new 

 subscribers can take advantage of the 

 above liberal offer. 



Each copy of Thk Weekly Wokld 

 contains 50 closely printed columns, 

 19^ inches long of solid reading matter, 

 the History of the United States which 

 is given to each subscriber 350 pages, 

 The Beekeeper's Handy Book, 300 

 pagas and the American Apiculturist 

 (each month) 32 pages, all the reading 

 one needs for an entire week. 



All the above will be sent by mail for 

 $2 50. Is not this the best ofl'er yet 

 made by any publication? 



THE HOMES OF OUR FARMER PRESI- 

 DENTS. 



The American AgriciiUurist issues 

 another in the series of engravings il- 

 lustrating the " Homes of our Farmer 

 Tresidents," sixteen by eighteen inches 

 in size, and presented to all subscrib- 

 ers for 1887. All new names for 1887 

 which are immediately received are 

 entitled to all of the engravings for 

 next year and those issued this year, 

 also American ^.r/ncjtZfwn'sf for balance 

 of this year. The Nov. No., with 170 

 illustraiicms and articles by fifty well- 

 known writers, together with a proof 

 of one of these engravings, showing 

 what they are, sent to any address on 

 receipt of six cents for mailing. Ad- 

 dress American AgricuUuriift, 7 51 Broad- 

 way, New York. Price, $1.50 per 

 year; single numbers, fifteen cents. 



We will club the American Agricid- 

 turist with the "Apiculturist" for f2.80 



