. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. good size is to have the sides of your tent, that is from the lower corner to the top. 11) to 12 inches. From one of the three lower corners to the next will be the same meas- ure. Pile your supers of sections one on top of the oth( r, then throw the escape over the top, and the bees will be all out in 3 or 4 hours. It is best not to make the piles more than 10 supers high, altho high works pretty well. Five is still better than ten. Of course, the larger part of the bees are smoked down into the hive before the supers are taken ; ^ ^^^^^
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. good size is to have the sides of your tent, that is from the lower corner to the top. 11) to 12 inches. From one of the three lower corners to the next will be the same meas- ure. Pile your supers of sections one on top of the oth( r, then throw the escape over the top, and the bees will be all out in 3 or 4 hours. It is best not to make the piles more than 10 supers high, altho high works pretty well. Five is still better than ten. Of course, the larger part of the bees are smoked down into the hive before the supers are taken ; ^ ^^^^^^^ ^^mm^€ #Si^$ ^^EI^^ A Good Oregon Report. Last spring I started with 12 colonies in poor condition, and we had a cold, wet spring. I bad 22 swarms, lost 3. and in- creast to 24. I doubled up some, and got 020 pounds of comb honey, halt white. One colony produced 142 pounds, and another 103. They are black bees, and didn't swarm. My bees are mostly blacks, and some crosses. Bees are in good condition. Our main crop is from poison-oak. M. W. Pruner. Douglas Co., Oreg., Nov. 31. Electric Wheel Co., who make this Electric Handv Wagon and the now famous Electric Wheels, have solved the problem of a successful and durable low-down wagon at a reasonable price. This wagon is composed of the best material thruout— white hickory axles, steel wheels, steel hounds, etc.; guaranteed to carry 4,iilX) lbs. These Electric Steel Wheels are made to fit any wagon, and make practically a new wagon out of the old one. They can be had in any height desired, and any width of tire up to 8 inches. With an extra set of these wheels a farmer can interchange them with his regular wheels and have a high or low-down wagon at will. Write for catalog of the full " Electric Line " fo Electric Wheel Co., Box 10, Quincy, 111. Mention the Bee A Very Poof Season. I have 60 coloDJes of Italian bees, and in splendid condition for winter. My crop of honey was pounds of comb honey. It
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