. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. three-row 24-lb. But these are objectionable in that they will not tier—that is, not pile up on the floor as well as the flatter cases. On account of the comb honey being brok- en in shipment, it used to be the practice, ;ind is yet to a great extent, to put a paper tray in the bottom of the case, and at regii- j lar intervals wo M^en cleats from I to i wide, and S thick, as shown in the cut opposite. NO-DRlP SUIPPING-CASE. The stand
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. three-row 24-lb. But these are objectionable in that they will not tier—that is, not pile up on the floor as well as the flatter cases. On account of the comb honey being brok- en in shipment, it used to be the practice, ;ind is yet to a great extent, to put a paper tray in the bottom of the case, and at regii- j lar intervals wo M^en cleats from I to i wide, and S thick, as shown in the cut opposite. NO-DRlP SUIPPING-CASE. The standard size of shipping-case is a ?J l-lb. single-tier, shown in the middle of the (Mit given. Then there is the 48-lb., the same thing, only double-tier, having two glass with a strip of wood between. The IS-lb. cases formerly had one large glass; lint b"STlos tht^ fnct that those were mu"h. THE THREE STANDARD SIZES OF SHIFl'INQ CASKS. more expensive, the lioney actually shows off b^itter when there is a strip of wood cov- ering up the tops and bottoms of the sec- tons, leaving only tlie best portion of the honey to siiow. Another very popular case is the 12-lb. single tier shown on the top of the pile. Some bee-keepers and some markets pre- fer the three-row 12-lb. and the d'»uble-tier. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923; Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob), 1862-1953. Medina, Ohio, The A. I. Root Company
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