. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. This wagon is composed of the best material Ihruout—white hickory axles, steel wheels, steel hounds, etc. Guaranteed to carrv -IDiK) lbs. These Electric Steel Wheels are made to fit any wa^on, and make practi- cally a new wagon out of the old one. They can be had in any height desired and any width of tire up to 8 inches. With an set of these wheels a farmer can inter- change them with his regu- lar wheels and have a high or low-down wagon at will. Write for catalog of the full " Electric Line" to Electric Wheel Co., 10, Quincy,
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. This wagon is composed of the best material Ihruout—white hickory axles, steel wheels, steel hounds, etc. Guaranteed to carrv -IDiK) lbs. These Electric Steel Wheels are made to fit any wa^on, and make practi- cally a new wagon out of the old one. They can be had in any height desired and any width of tire up to 8 inches. With an set of these wheels a farmer can inter- change them with his regu- lar wheels and have a high or low-down wagon at will. Write for catalog of the full " Electric Line" to Electric Wheel Co., 10, Quincy, 111. Please mention Bee Journal when writing Advertisers. packed them all on the summer stands for winter. Two of tliem came through the win- ter in good condition, and the otheronenot 5-0 good. Tvfo have swarmed, and all are working well on clover now. I consider that the knowledge gained and the pleasure derived from the bees pay well for the venture, and I expect to eat some tine honey this year, and continue to study the habits of the little bee. H. D. Stowell. .Mason .Tune i4. XJKTTESTBID Some Kinks In Bee-Keeplng. Tack a piece of tine wire-cloth over the valve on the smoker bellows. This will keep other people from spoiling the spring by sticking their fingers through, as well as to serve to keep bees, etc., from getting in anil preventing the valve from closing. In wiring frames start the tack slanting. Then fasten the first end of the wire to the bottom, and the last one to the top. Driving the tack draws the wire tight. The •?ABC iMok says, " Do not have it tight," but an experience with over 10,000 frames this sea- son shows that the tighter the wire the more good it does. Two horizontal wires seem to be enough even with 10 sheets to the pound, except for swarms. Then the weight of the many bees will make almost anything sag on a hot day. Put the spacing staples on the bottom end of the end-bar iustead of the top. By so doing one will avoid s
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