. 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. 9>LB. HfJSEY-CAJS ASIf H05r£T-. and tiie honey tfaeref ore seDs at a loirer (nee. If tlie tin i^ickages are tigirt in the first plaee. titey will remain tight: and no de^«e of dryness wiQ in tbe ieaSL afteet thegn; andvldle tbeyare some^Ktiat more expensive per pound <rf hfmej. yet tbis disadrrantage is oSset by tfae eoovaueiiee in retailing ««- nlKdesaJing any amrmnt Iia^s Hian iQtf Ite. If a booey-soeniiant bays a eazload of
. 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. 9>LB. HfJSEY-CAJS ASIf H05r£T-. and tiie honey tfaeref ore seDs at a loirer (nee. If tlie tin i^ickages are tigirt in the first plaee. titey will remain tight: and no de^«e of dryness wiQ in tbe ieaSL afteet thegn; andvldle tbeyare some^Ktiat more expensive per pound <rf hfmej. yet tbis disadrrantage is oSset by tfae eoovaueiiee in retailing ««- nlKdesaJing any amrmnt Iia^s Hian iQtf Ite. If a booey-soeniiant bays a eazload of extracted honey in square eans he ean pare^el it out in <9Hb- «»• 13»-Ib. or liiTiOt-Ib. kits, just as he likes, witbont break- ing or op^iing a paekage. T1«« 15 stin anodierpQint in far two and even fire per eest of tbe total juwwiat of honey, and this is ecMosadcr- abie. When it is borne in Boiitd that wooden paekages amst be bone-dry. and well eoop- a« eaa see that a btnge amovnt of hooey ni^i soak into the potes of the wood. TUs. of eomse. can be orercwBoe by paragaing isRde: bat that inro^res eon- adeiaUe lab<.7. Of course, the square cans have to 1^ boxed — usually two in a box—as shown. They are BometLmf« boxed separately, A honey-gate is shown in an enlarged view at the right, below the large cut. It is - of a piece of stout charcoal tin. 2t x 3 -rs. A bit of heavy leather Ls fastened by four rivets Uj this tin. The leather is 2x3 inches, so that we have t inch of tbe tin projecting on two sid€«. Fold this tin which projects, in such a way as to take in the tin slide, as shown in tbe cut. With a tinner's punch, cut a bole throu^ tbe lea- ther and tin. In like manner make a hole through the screw cap. and solder to the tin. as shown in the cut. TIjLs stives us a honey- gate that will fit on any of our square honey- caijs. 50 the grocer need liave l^ut '••ue hon- ey-gate, which he can attach to his .«yfjuare can-! as he retail
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