74 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



sound wood, excelsior rammed down hard, planer shavings, 

 greas}' cotton-waste thrown away along the railroad, peat, rags, 

 corn-cobs, old bags — in fact almost anything that will bum 

 may be used in a smoker. Whatever is used, however, there 

 should be a good stoc]<; of it on hand thoroughly dry, with no 

 chance for the rain to reach it. 



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-Beady for Clipping. 



GREEN FUEL. 



And yet theie are times when something gxeen is better. 

 Wlien a continuous and strong smoke is wanted, after a hot 

 fire has been started in the smoker, it is a good thing to fill the 

 smoker with green sticks from a growing tree. The hot fire 

 and the continuous blowing make it burn freely, and the 

 smoke from green wood is sharper than -that from dry. 



