. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 240 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL July. altogether, but that they may be profitably employed to replace win- ter losses or to make increase. Combless Packages Vs. Wintered Colonies '17-18 '18-19 Wintered Colony. Cost. Stores consumed in winter- ing $ $ Packing cases .56 71 Packing material .12 .15 Labor of packing and un- packing .40 .40 $ $ An expected loss of 1 col- ony in 10 brings total $ $ Package Colony. 2-lb. package, untested queen, delivered $ $ Labor of installing in combs .25 .25 $ $ An expected loss of 1
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 240 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL July. altogether, but that they may be profitably employed to replace win- ter losses or to make increase. Combless Packages Vs. Wintered Colonies '17-18 '18-19 Wintered Colony. Cost. Stores consumed in winter- ing $ $ Packing cases .56 71 Packing material .12 .15 Labor of packing and un- packing .40 .40 $ $ An expected loss of 1 col- ony in 10 brings total $ $ Package Colony. 2-lb. package, untested queen, delivered $ $ Labor of installing in combs .25 .25 $ $ An expected loss of 1 pack- age in 10 brings total tO—$ $ Net Gain Wintered oolony 60 lbs. 133 lbs. Package colony __. 40 lbs. 103 lbs. Comparative Cost Per Pound Pro- duced Wintered colony Package colony ?^Does not include interest on in- vestment, depreciation of equip- ment nor labor through the summer. (In our opinion, bees as carefully packed as the above were reported to be should not lose one colony in ten during ithe winter. Therefore we can put that much to the credit of win- tered colonies. The above compara- tive statement is certainly very inter- esting.—Editor.) vvork, any tinner can furnish the ar- ticle. Cut 4. A Honey Gate By A. F. Bonney The threading on the average commercial honey gate, as furnished in the past, will not fit the screw- tops lof cans, and is, therefore, worth- less. Make them yourself, in this way: Cut a piece of heavy tin 3x5 inches and with a tinner's die cut a hole in the center 1^ inches in diameter. Cut 1 Next bend the edges up three- eighths of an inch on either side. Cut 2 Cut a strip of tin seven inches long which will slide tightly in the folds of No. 1. Fold 'the end to form a handle. Cut 3 Now cut the screw-top from an old can and solder it to No. 1 by its upper edge, and the job is done. If you are not handy at this kind of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been d
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