. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. Fig. 9.—Pulling out a refractory division-board that resists removal. Fig. S.—A higher seat Is better w hen one wish3s to place his weight against the frame to be .shoved over. ments on each end usually hold the smoker fuel, hive- tools, hammer, bee - brush, queen-cages, and other arti- cles of like nature. The smoker has a hook on the bel- lows so that it can be carried in the manner sho\vii. With this whole outfit one has prac- tic


. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. Fig. 9.—Pulling out a refractory division-board that resists removal. Fig. S.—A higher seat Is better w hen one wish3s to place his weight against the frame to be .shoved over. ments on each end usually hold the smoker fuel, hive- tools, hammer, bee - brush, queen-cages, and other arti- cles of like nature. The smoker has a hook on the bel- lows so that it can be carried in the manner sho\vii. With this whole outfit one has prac- tically all the tools he needs. seemeii to find it very handy. In fact, they including smoker fuel, for a day's work. seem to consider it almost indispensable; The exact dimensions of the seat are not so if you come to any one of our yards you important. The one we use is 13 inches wiU find the men carrying one around as high by 22 long, outside measurement. they go among the hives. The top is made of t lumber. ha^*ing two oblong holes in the center to provide a handle by which to carry the b«x. The legs are also of t. while the sides, ends, and bottom are of |. The compartment in the side, reached by the oval hole, is very handy for holding broken sec- tion pieces for rec- ord work, and other small articles, while the two compart- ti. i —a aani;y > nua to^.-LOx :^r D-_e-yard 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 Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923; Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob), 1862-1953. Medina, Ohio, The A. I. Root Company


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