FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 

 LOADING SECTIONS WHEN SHIPPING. 



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On a wagon, the length of a section should run 

 across the wagon — on a car lengthwise of the car. Con- 

 venience of packing in a wagon, however, is of first con- 

 sideration, for with careful driving it matters little which 



Fig. 99. — Scraping Sections. 



way the sections are placed. On the other hand, no mat- 

 ter what the inconvenience, I would have the sections in 

 a railroad car so that when a heavy bump comes the sec- 

 tions must take it endwise. I always prefer, if possible, 

 to load the honey directly into the car myself. Then I 



