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board, so it can move neither up nor down. The board is up 

 tight against the cases, perhaps a little above their middle. Then 

 a third cleat is nailed on each side of the car against the board 

 to ]3revent the board from moving in the least. 



If there is a space at the side of the car, straw is packed 

 hard into it beside the cases. If the space is very small, pieces 



Fig. 99. — Scraping Sections. 



of old wooden separators may be wedged in. Newspapers are 

 laid on the bottom of the car under the cases, and newspapers 

 tacked on top of them. 



HOME MARKET. 



Much has been said about cultivating a home market, but 

 there are two sides to the matter. If beekeepers from neighbor- 



