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39th YEAR, 



CHICAGO, ILL., OCTOBER 5, 1899, 



No, 40, 



Apiary of Mr. F. G. Herman, of Berg^en Co., N. J. 



Editor York : — This cozy little apiary is located with- 

 in the limits of a city. There are 60 hives in four rows, all 

 •of them full of bees at present, but not full of honey. I am 



not out of fashion in this year of poor crops. The hives 

 are what is called " light chaff hives ;" they are 21 inches 

 apart in the rows. 



The apiary is covered with tan bark, which keeps all 

 weeds and grass from growing, and absorbs all the rain, 

 and is perfectly dry one hour after the sun shines upon it. 



The fence around the apiary is a wire one, six feet high, 

 and is covered with honey-suckles and grape-vines. When 

 looking at the picture imagine you are facing westward — 

 those tall trees in the background shade the apiary after 

 3 p.m. which is a pleasant feature to me, as it makes it 

 more comfortable to work among the bees. You will notice 

 in the middle isle a home-made chair ; there is where I 

 spend many a plear.ant hour, and the bees hum me to sleep. 

 I intended to be in the picture, but while I was getting 



Apiary of Mr. F. G. Herman, of Bergen Co., N.f. 



