. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. FIG. 2.—WINTER CASK Oi' iu KKCKIVE BEES -'-l^ ^ n a ^'niiMiii i. FIG. CASE alighting-board. No regular breadth being available, they had to be spliced and fitted each one to its place. Now the question arises, which is the more economical, use these cheap cast-away boxes and waste your time trying to make something out of nothing, or use regular stock lumber and have something to show for your day's work. With lumber of the right dimensions, several dozens would have been 'an easier and much pleasanter task than the ha
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. FIG. 2.—WINTER CASK Oi' iu KKCKIVE BEES -'-l^ ^ n a ^'niiMiii i. FIG. CASE alighting-board. No regular breadth being available, they had to be spliced and fitted each one to its place. Now the question arises, which is the more economical, use these cheap cast-away boxes and waste your time trying to make something out of nothing, or use regular stock lumber and have something to show for your day's work. With lumber of the right dimensions, several dozens would have been 'an easier and much pleasanter task than the half dozen mentioned. In the construction of our winter cases the lumber plays a still more im- portant part. After trying various kinds, rough, dressed, matched, soft and hard wood, etc., I have finally de- cided that second quality of white pine flooring gives the best satisfaction all. 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 [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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