. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. ;S8 Winter Packinsr Box. end, and two and a half feet at the north. They are in one piece, wliich is secured by nailing the boards which form tliem to cleats, which are one inch from the ends. The north end (Fig. i86, (5) is three feet by two and a half feet, the south (Fig. i86, ^) three feet by two, and made the same as are the sides. The slanting edges of the side (Fig. i86, a, a) are made by using for the upjjer boards, the strips formed by sawing diagonally from corner to Fig. Packing Box, corner a board six inc
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. ;S8 Winter Packinsr Box. end, and two and a half feet at the north. They are in one piece, wliich is secured by nailing the boards which form tliem to cleats, which are one inch from the ends. The north end (Fig. i86, (5) is three feet by two and a half feet, the south (Fig. i86, ^) three feet by two, and made the same as are the sides. The slanting edges of the side (Fig. i86, a, a) are made by using for the upjjer boards, the strips formed by sawing diagonally from corner to Fig. Packing Box, corner a board six inches ^vide and three feet long. The cover (Fig. iS6, _^), which is removed in figure, is large enough to cover the top and project one inch at both ends. It should be battened, and held in one piece l)y cleats (Fig. 186, ^) four inches wide, nailed on to the ends. Thc-c will drop over the ends of the box, and thus hold the co\er in place, and prevent rain and snow from dri\ing in. When in place this slanting cover permits the ruin to rim off easlh', and will dry quickly after a storm. By a single nail at. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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