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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mav. 



EIiivc shippeil some qiveeus already, which reached 

 their dcsUnation sal'ely. Shippinjr a lot to-day. 



Wm. J. ASDitEWS, Cohiinbia, Tenn., Apr. 17, "'(i. 



Bees wintered well in cellar, but not well in bee 

 hoiisc. Five oxTt oi' 20 dead in latter. 



IT. II. RoSEBKOCK, Owatonna, Minn., Apr. 11, '70. 



What 19 the best way to get comb honey ? Which 

 are the best and cheapest boxes? 



T. Bn'KEKTOv, West Elizabctb, Pa. 

 [Section boxes described in this number.] 



I roceivoil kouts sample comb foundation from yon a 

 short time sir.ce, very perfect and nice. Kaceived some 

 from C. O. I'enine, which wan (ptfte imperfect, and very 

 inferior to sninples sent by yot;. 



U R. BwAUDMAN, East Townsend, (>., April 'iOtb, '76. 



.fust heard from some of my honey that; was shipped 

 fvoni Shrevcport. Lrt., to St. Louis, aftei" 1 s;iw you at Me- 

 dina. 'I'he gentleman wrote it was called superior to any 

 Xortliern Iioni^y ever shipped to tha.t place. 



{;. K. Caklix, Quirre,!.-, Fla., Apr. 17tli, TC. 



<)nr .jS colonies came through in fmo coudilion on sum- 

 mer stands. Wc have four barrels of honey in S't. Louis, 

 for whicli we w;inl Wc per lb. Send a buyer to our agent 

 W. )I. frjco & Co., St Loui-i. Mo. 



T. E. Hawkins X IJho., Ke.w Frfiuklort, Mo. 



FOOT-POAVKK SA^'S. 



iM T.,iTTLI'^ over a year agro, 1 obtained a foot-pow- 

 jM^ or mill from Combined Power Co., N'ew York, 

 ^^"^^ the same as cut on cover ol" (Jleamngs. Per- 

 haps a little of my experience may be of some advan- 

 tage to you. or some of yova- readers. Now I don't 

 propose to lind any fault -with the mill; it is a perfect 

 success foi" shiort light sawins;. and the compiny have 

 dealt with nio so far, like gentlemen. But 1 soon found 

 that for cutting; and rippins pip.e boards 's inch thick and 

 V2 inches wide, if, was anythinir but easi; for a man of my 

 woi'/ht— I'lO lbs. When I v/orked that mill fifteen min- 

 utes sawins? or rippini; toj) brirs for frames 1!T inches long, 

 from boards % inch thick, 1 wtis wi'.Iins; to stop fust a few 

 minutes for a rest. A'l kinds of power came into my mind, 

 Fiorsc, wind, stcum, etc., but 1 was forcibly reminded of 

 m;!n-powor especially, while ti'eiidin'i; and trying to keep 

 up motion. Last fill I attrichtHl ;i crank power to work in 

 connection with the tread : it a little more than doubles 

 the jiow'.'r and cai)acity of the mill. You would be sur- 

 prised with what facility and how i-apidly you could rip a 

 board live or sixfeet in len^'th,;iiidcontinnr' to do vmlil the 

 hand at the cr.ank jreis tired. With ordinary lizht sawing, 

 the man at the saw has perfect control of the speed or 

 motion of the same. Two men, each capable of feeding 

 the saw, could change from saw to crank aiid do as much 

 work in a half day, and easier, as one man coi'.ld do in two 

 flays. 



I have als3 made a sliding frame or carriage about -iX 

 feet long, that slides upon the table so that I can place a 

 1)03 rd live or six feet long upon the table, hold it with per- 

 fect case and cut it into any desired lengths ; this carriage 

 nuis on guides and can be taken off or put on at will. If 

 for very light sawing, I want to use the tread independ- 

 ently of the crank, the latter can be thrown out of gear in 

 a minute. I will cheerfully give an explanation of my 

 plans if desired. The two attachments will not cost over 

 ^7. or SX.OO. John >'oble, Eni'eka, Wis. 



1 am very much interested in your trial of the i)oot- 

 powcr saws mentioned. One of my neighbors was at 23 

 Djy St., N. Y., a few weeks ago, and reported that he 

 thought it would do all tliat was claimed for it. He said 



he couldn't see but that it run as easily when sawing a-* 

 when not. As to the price, he thought it pretty high f,) r 

 so small and simple a rflachine, and , vet he thought per- 

 haps no highor iiccorditisgly, than wc pay for our sewinu"- 

 machirscs. 1 had about concluded to- get one, but didn't 

 get round to it till I saw you were n.bout to give it a trial., 

 and also a much cheaper machine. I hope we nviy get a 

 favorable rejwrt from the cheap machine. 



E. KiJiPTON', Cedar Creek, ^i. .1. 



For rtiiwing short work, such as our corres- 

 pondent meutionsi, the high-priced machint- 

 htts some advantages ; but the sii>all o-ne is sii- 

 much easier managed,aud is so much supcrior 

 in siiHplicitj, that we think it will Ix' much the 

 most advisaliSe for l)ee-hive work. So well are 

 we satisfied of this, that we offer the large oni- 

 for ^103,00 while the iwiinnfacttjrer's price for 

 the same i.s fta?,."^). Either saw will make tlit- 

 Universal hive without trouble ; and we are 

 happy to add lliat <5>ur neighbor Bh>keslee i»^ 

 making the universal section boxes with rapid- 

 ity and ease, with a foot-pf>wer saw. To d> 

 tliis, you will cut yom' J^ boards into piece> 

 just 5 inches long, and each piece is to have 

 four gr(X)ves sawed in tlie end, of such widtli 

 that we have left, live tenants of the same widt!:; 

 as the grooves. It* yonr saw is a thin one it 

 can be given a wabbling motion by washers.-, 

 so as to have it make a cut 1-10 of an inch. 



In regard to making tl>ese washers-, the saw 

 manufacturers write as follows: 



We can make the washers of iron, but it is an unneces- 

 sary expen.se, as jrarties using can take a wedge vriili- 

 enough (a shingle for instance) for two. split it, turn lli'- 

 thin ends together, make holes where necess:'vry, am! 

 trim around the washers, 'Iliose made of wood will an- 

 swer e\ery lau'pose, and tlvj expense is nothing ; besides a 

 pair can be made for each desired rat. 



W. F. & .Jonx B.tirsES, Rockford, Ills.. Apr. 15, '7('>. 



We liave devised a way of getting the gsug- 

 set for these cuts, by simply setting it twice, 

 thus; fct your gauge to cut A, accurately, and 



A C J> B 



by turning the board end for end, it will cut B. 

 just right. Now, after you have done all your 

 pieces thus, set the gauge to cut C, and it wili 

 lj« just right to cut D, when the piece is revers- 

 ed as before. The pieces are to be ripped oti' 

 about 3-i() in thickness, and of course your saw 

 is to be arranged to cut to the saine depth. A.> 

 every one of you who have the foot-power saws 

 can make your own sections, we sec liothinir 

 to prevent their coming iiito general use;n'> 

 nails, ;ii!d the pieces can be put together by ;t 

 chikl after a little practice. Should your saw 

 cut the grooves too wide, the sections will not 

 hold together, and if too narrow thoy will go 

 in too liard. Set your saw so they v/ill be rath- 

 er loose, holding an oilstone at the side while- 

 it is run slowly, until it makes a cut of just 

 tlie right thickness. When cutting the strip- 

 ofl', if you wish to have them as smooth as il 

 planed, sharpen your saw nicely, and use the 

 oilstone as mentioned, ou the sides of the teeth ; 

 if used too mucl! in this way, it will destrov 

 the set of the saw for sawing long stuff. 



It may not be out of j)lace to state that tin- 

 scroll saw attachment to the Barnes saw, wi- 

 at fir.st thought we did not want, but our l^J 

 year old young liopefa! got his eye ou it, aiul 



