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money should at once be returned, explanation made, and 

 if reasonable, delay may be requested. The breeder who 

 by careful selection, and care in following the rules of 

 breeding, shall secure a type of bees pronounced in excel- 

 lence, will surely win in the race. 



I have described shipping bees. The rules just given 

 should guide also in selling whole colonies. 



SELLING BEES BY THE POUND. 



This is now quite a business, and originated, I think, 

 with Mr. A. I. Root. The bees are put, by use of a large tin 

 tunnel, into a cage (Fig. 139) made of sections as shown 



Fig. 139. 



in the figure. The handle makes it easy to carry them, and 

 they get careful handling without any special request. It 

 is said that a pound of bees can be prepared for shipment 

 in five minutes. The cages are provisioned with « Good 

 candy." It is always safe to get a pound of bees in June 

 or July, with a queen, expecting to have a good colony by 

 winter. It is reported that from such a start, even five good 

 colonies have been secured, aH of which wintered. In this 

 case they were fed. 



VINEGAR FROM HONEY. 



Mr. T. F. Bingham utilizes the cappings secured while 

 extracting, to produce wax and a most excellent quality of 



