. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Feb. 9, 1905. THE AMERIC'N BEE JOURNAL. 107 IhrouRh the cellar window, continue it down the side of the wall and across the cellar bot- tom, leaving at every 4 or 5 feet a 2-inch bole on top in the pipe to deliver fresh air. Then, continue a like pipe across the ceiling with small openings like the long pipe, and if con- venient,lead it to some chimney or flue, other- wise run it up on the outside of the building a height of 6 feet or more. By doing this you will procure perfect cir- culation of fresh air. By holding a lighted match at any one of the
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Feb. 9, 1905. THE AMERIC'N BEE JOURNAL. 107 IhrouRh the cellar window, continue it down the side of the wall and across the cellar bot- tom, leaving at every 4 or 5 feet a 2-inch bole on top in the pipe to deliver fresh air. Then, continue a like pipe across the ceiling with small openings like the long pipe, and if con- venient,lead it to some chimney or flue, other- wise run it up on the outside of the building a height of 6 feet or more. By doing this you will procure perfect cir- culation of fresh air. By holding a lighted match at any one of the intake holes in the pipe, you will nearly extinguish the light by the drift. It is a small expense to fit up this way. One-half the cost of one colony of bees will pay for the pipe. Of course you will get some condensation in the intake pipe, and water will form, but by slanting the pipe and leaving a drain it will amount to practically nothing. The pipe can be preserved by getting two quarts of asphaltum, worth say per gal- lon. Make a trough long enough for a length of pipe to lay in, and submerge each pipe. When this is dry rust will not penetrate. It is useless to bring in a pipe or leave a window open, thinking you can get an equal distribu- Grow Better Fruit LWi Don't be satisfied with third and second-best. Why do many of your acquainLannes grow suCh ' luscious fruHsand berrieb? They have studied and iiiformed them- selves—consulted authorities on frult- raislng. Let us help you. Send for free sample copy ot the best fruit paper in America. ST JOSEPH MISSOURI It's a good paper every month and dur- ing 1905 will issue special numbers as follows: January, "Anniversary Num- ber;" February, "Spraying;" March, "Gardening;" April. "Small ; Any one of these will be worth 60c, the year's subscription. 8end2ijc and names of ten persons Interested in fruit-grow- ing, and get The Fruif-Gfuvr for a year. Including these special
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