. Gleanings in bee culture . derpinnings are used,three at each side, one in the middle at bothends, and one in the center of the floor. Webuild each section of this foundation about8 X 12 ft, and run the sleepers the short underpinned, the floor thus builtis very solid, and free from jar. The foundation, when in jolace, is one inchsmaller each way than the building. Thisallows for some play in squaring up thestructure, but is of value more particularlyto allow the siding to extend down belowthe floor an inch or so to keep the waterfrom running in. The sides are 6 X 16 ft., and th
. Gleanings in bee culture . derpinnings are used,three at each side, one in the middle at bothends, and one in the center of the floor. Webuild each section of this foundation about8 X 12 ft, and run the sleepers the short underpinned, the floor thus builtis very solid, and free from jar. The foundation, when in jolace, is one inchsmaller each way than the building. Thisallows for some play in squaring up thestructure, but is of value more particularlyto allow the siding to extend down belowthe floor an inch or so to keep the waterfrom running in. The sides are 6 X 16 ft., and the 6-ft. postsof the sides and ends of the building are soplaced that the two 2 X 4s used for posts ateach corner (one 2X4 being a part of theside and the other of the end) come flat sidestogether, and are securely bolted, as shown inFig. 2. The framework above the founda-tion is of 2 X 4s, planed down rather thinfor convenience in moving. The siding isput on up and down, and may be matched 138 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE Mar, 1. ORCHARD AND APIARY OF C. B. LAYMAN, TROUTVILLE, VA. Mr. Layman figures that his bees pay him as well in the extra amount of fruit that they enable him toget as they do in honey. or not. When the planing is done underour instructions the siding and roof boardsare ^ inch thick. Fig. 1 shows the sUding shop-window,which needs but little explanation. Be-tween the plate at the top of the side sectionand the girt running parallel to it, about 26inches below, the opening for the window isleft. This is covered with wire cloth on theoutside, and just a plain board sliding win-dow is used inside, no glass being keep making these windows larger andlarger, our last one being between 5 and 6feet long. They are located a little in frontof the center of the building, as this iswhere most of the work is done. We have used both shingles and felt forthe roof. The latter material is lighter andmore easily moved, and in most cases pref-erable, though it may be more
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