FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



on these cleats. ^Viiotlier cleat is nailed on the side of the car 

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

 board is iij:) tight against the cases, perhaps a little above their 

 middle. Then a third cleat is nailed on each side of the car 

 ag'ainst the boai-d to prevent the board from moving in the 

 least. 



If there is a s])a('e at the side of the car, straw is packed 

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



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of old wooden separatoi's 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 neighbgV' 



