. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. '?^ilif Mr. J. D. Everett and His Apiary. BV THE EDITOR. Early in the season we were invited by Mr. J. D. Everett, of Oak Park, III., to visit his home and apiary, and finally, on Aug. 8, we found time to accept the kindly invitation. Well, before we reached our home, 6 miles north of Chicago, we had almost wished we had waited for a cooler day. But with that exception we had a very enjoyable time, both at Mr. Everett's, and Miss Marchant's, whose apiary we mention on page 553. Mr. Everett has a delightful home—a regular mansion to live in, and a &quo
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. '?^ilif Mr. J. D. Everett and His Apiary. BV THE EDITOR. Early in the season we were invited by Mr. J. D. Everett, of Oak Park, III., to visit his home and apiary, and finally, on Aug. 8, we found time to accept the kindly invitation. Well, before we reached our home, 6 miles north of Chicago, we had almost wished we had waited for a cooler day. But with that exception we had a very enjoyable time, both at Mr. Everett's, and Miss Marchant's, whose apiary we mention on page 553. Mr. Everett has a delightful home—a regular mansion to live in, and a "queen "-ly wife to preside over all. His lot is 70x300 feet, so the bees are a suliicient distance from the street never to cause any trouble, being on the further end of the 300 feet. Between the bee-yard (which we are permitted to show herewith) and the house is the horse-barn, in the upper part of which Mr. Everett has a complete shop for mak- ing hives and all needful bee-appliances except sections and comb foundation. He has a Barnes' saw with which to cut the material. His work is remarkably neat and well ApiAiry of Mr. J. D. Everett, Oak III.—All Ueddon Divisihle-Druod-Chatnhcr Hives. Oak Park is about 10 miles directly west of Chicago, in the midst of a sweet clover region. It is one of Chicago's most beautiful suburbs. The streets are wide, and on either side are rows of grand trees that make a delightful shade— especially so the day we were there, when the thermometer indicated 100- in the shadiest kind of a shade. Was it hot ? Mr. Everett takes much pride in having everything made in an exact manner, doing all this work himself, and he is never so happy as when at work in his shop or with the bees. He also has a $75 camera, and complete photographic outfit, including the dark room and all necessary chemicals for developing the pictures. By the way, the one of the apiary. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images t
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