. Gleanings in bee culture . re sealed inside, which makesthem look clean and inviting. This lowerfloor is of cement. The ujiper story we use for storing sec-tions, foundation, and all supplies. Thewalls of this room are sided with basswood,and the ceiling is of steel. We built the roof half-pitch to save shov-eling snow and to make the shingles lastbetter. A porch on the west side preventsstorms driving in the front door. There isalso a door and a window facing the apiary. It would be pretty hard to say just howmuch the building cost, for the rough lum-ber came from our own farm, and we didth
. Gleanings in bee culture . re sealed inside, which makesthem look clean and inviting. This lowerfloor is of cement. The ujiper story we use for storing sec-tions, foundation, and all supplies. Thewalls of this room are sided with basswood,and the ceiling is of steel. We built the roof half-pitch to save shov-eling snow and to make the shingles lastbetter. A porch on the west side preventsstorms driving in the front door. There isalso a door and a window facing the apiary. It would be pretty hard to say just howmuch the building cost, for the rough lum-ber came from our own farm, and we didthe work ourselves without aid. The pinelumber, the shingles, windows, doors, etc.,cost about $300. It is true that the build-ing could have been put up much morecheaply; but an attractive building never decreases the value of property. Everyfarmer or bee-keeper, moreover, should dohis best to make his home and surround-ings more pleasant and Creek, N. Y. GRANDMA WILSON, 93 YEARS OLD, EATSHONEY AT EVERY MRS. MARGARET WILSON AT 93 YEARS OF AGE, WHO BATS HONEY THREE TIMES A DAY. Mrs. Wilson is Dr. Millers mother-in-law. BY DR. C. C. MILLER. (iroups of honey-eaters have been shownat different times, and I herewith present agroup of one that, for steadily consistentconsumption of honey, deserves, if not ablue ribbon, at least honorable in Scotland in 1819, Mrs. MargaretWilson was, at the time this picture wastaken, 92>4 years old. In 1881 she consent-ed to be my mother-in-law, and for the past13 years has been a much beloved and hon-ored member of my is her daily bill of fare:Breakfaat.—A dish of oatmeal and cream—no sugar; then plump 2 oz. of honey inhalf a bowl of hot — Ripe fruit,as orange, apple, pear,etc ; then a very moder-ate amount of the samedinner the family has;a glass of milk andcream, bread aud butterand honey, and a cup ofhot water. Rarely doesshe taste cake or —A very lightmeal
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