Gleanings in bee culture . /» in. upper and lower pieces are, or should be, l\i , and centei-piece \. The rim should be bolt- it may stand out doors all the time, yoursaws and machinery being securely housed,of course. SUCCESS NOT ALWAYS IN THE NUITIBEROF COLONIES, ETC. ^lOME articles in Gleanings from my frieud^> Mellen, of Amboy {an the Inlet), are noticeable on account of the manner they portray theinherent modesty of the man. If friend Mellenshould tell the readers of Gleanings just what hehas done with bees in the last twenty years, un-doubtedly nine out of every ten w
Gleanings in bee culture . /» in. upper and lower pieces are, or should be, l\i , and centei-piece \. The rim should be bolt- it may stand out doors all the time, yoursaws and machinery being securely housed,of course. SUCCESS NOT ALWAYS IN THE NUITIBEROF COLONIES, ETC. ^lOME articles in Gleanings from my frieud^> Mellen, of Amboy {an the Inlet), are noticeable on account of the manner they portray theinherent modesty of the man. If friend Mellenshould tell the readers of Gleanings just what hehas done with bees in the last twenty years, un-doubtedly nine out of every ten would class himwith the author of Blessed Bees. Keeping, as hedoes, only a few colonies, 25 or 30, he entirely throwssome of us would-be large producers into the my 100 colonies this year, and 150 last, I woulddislike to show receipts with him, for I am confidenthe could show more dollars Ironi 23 or 23 coloniesthan I with uiy 100 or 150. Perhaps, friend Root, youcould persuade him to give us a partial review of. THE ADAMS HORSE-POWEK APPLIED TO BEE-HIVE MAKING. ed and naiied very securely. On the end of the guysthat support the rim, put about a foot of chain, so asto raise or lower to suit. Make the wheel not lessthan 15 ft. in diameter; and even this size is hard ona horse where you have much to do. The post forcenter is a piece of 4 x 4 scantling, with stubs froman old in each end. The lower one works in anold box of a wheel. It is not much of a .iob to makeone; but should any of my bee-keeping friends at-tempt it and get puzzled, let them drop me a postaland I will help them all I can. If this is not a sufH-cient description of it, let me know, antl I will tryagain. M. H. Hunt. Bell Branch, Mich., Aug. 27,1881. With the above we give the original cutwhich first turned friend Hunts attentionthat way. You will observe that the especialfeature of it is, that the horse travels insidethe wheel, while the belt, or chain rather,goes in a groove in its circumferenc
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