. Gleanings in bee culture . n combs lies in the fact that their use per-mits a much greater amount of honey to be are certain times of the year when straightdrawn combs might be said to be worth almosttheir weight in gold: but at the same time it wouldhardly be fair In an inventory to put them down asworth more than 25 cents apiece, probably. This is a hard matter to get at. If any of ourreaders have reason to differ with us on this pointwe should be glad to hear from them.—Ed.] A Metal-roofed Air-spaced Cover. I am sending a sketch of a hive-cover that I havebeen making and usin
. Gleanings in bee culture . n combs lies in the fact that their use per-mits a much greater amount of honey to be are certain times of the year when straightdrawn combs might be said to be worth almosttheir weight in gold: but at the same time it wouldhardly be fair In an inventory to put them down asworth more than 25 cents apiece, probably. This is a hard matter to get at. If any of ourreaders have reason to differ with us on this pointwe should be glad to hear from them.—Ed.] A Metal-roofed Air-spaced Cover. I am sending a sketch of a hive-cover that I havebeen making and using, and I like it well. Theend cleats are 2K in. wide in the center, and bevel-ed to 2 inches at the ends, and rabbeted out ^a inchdeep to receive the half-inch bottom or super cov-er. The roof is of galvanized iron, with the sideedges rolled over A inch around a steel rod that ispulled out after the roll is made, like an eave-trough. This roll makes the edge of the sides rig-id, and will not bend. The roll extends out just. over the end of the cleat, giving a one-inch air-space at the edges, and larger in the center. Thiscover is cheap, and can be used open in summer ;and by inserting a couple of inch strips at the sidesthey can be packed with cut straw, and packed forfall, winter, or spring , la,, March 30. L. G. Woolison. Gleanings in Bee Culture The Foul-brood Law in California All Right as itStands. Mr. P. C. Chadwick has made a very unwarrant-ed attack on our foul-brood law, p. 552, Sept. 15. Wewho framed It and had It passed know what wehave, and consider that it ranks well among thoseof other States. .1. F. Mclntyre, of Ventura Co.,was chairman of the committee, and others of vastexperience were on the committee. If Mr. Chadwick will post himself on the law hewill find that all of his points are embraced in thelaw, and that the inspector has the right to ex-amine any and all ai)iaries In his county, and tooppose him is resisting an officer. Five countieshav
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