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room ought also to have a table for work, and large op^en 

 tanks, open barrels, or extractor cans, to hold the honey 

 while it ripens. If the building is painted dark, this room 

 will be warmer in summer. The warmer it becomes the 

 more rapidly the honey thickens. 



A chamber above costs but little, and serves admirably 

 as a place for storage. This may be entered by stairs from 

 the shop. 



A neat bench and sharp tools, all conveniently placed, 

 make the shop a very desirable fixture to every apiary. 



I have spoken of a car and track in large apiaries; such 

 an arrangement, which costs but little, is exceedingly desira- 

 ble. The tracks run close to the rows of hives, and by 

 means of simple switches, the cai- can be run anywhere in 

 the apiary. 



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