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keep unslacked lime in the cellar. A bushel of lime absorbs 28 

 pounds of water in the process of slacking. 



While it is evident that moisture in ordinary cellars is not inju- 

 rious, provided the temperature is high enough, it is a great comfort 

 to know that there is nothing to fear from a dry atmosphere; that we 

 can indulge our fancy, if you choose to call it that, for dry, sweet- 

 smelling, mouldless cellars, and know that the results will be 

 harmless. 



Some bee-keepers have asserted that cellars dug in clay or hard 

 pan are more difficult to keep dry than when dug in a sandy soil. 

 Mr. J. H. Martin, when living in New York, said that a cellar in 

 hard pan, or even in clay, could be much improved by digging down 

 two or three feet, filling in with stones, then with gravel, and finish- 

 ing up with a covering of cement. 



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A Glimpse of a Montana Apiary. 



