Show INTRODUCE WITH LITTLE FUSS young queen ushered in and haylna within short space of one hour without failure I 1 have sighed for some quick method of introducing queens and success hu now rewarded me and I 1 submit what 3 I 1 believe will become the anost pipii dj lar method of queen introduction ali gray s flour method entys joseph oray a an english expert la gleanings of dee culture I 1 can tak 4 a queen from a nucleus remove theold queen and have the young queaa all right and laying within the hour to follow this plan of introducing I 1 open the hive find the comb with the queen on and remove her I 1 then lay the comb flat so that both hands are free dust the beba on the upper side of the comb with flour from a j flour sifter open the largo door of the j cage shake out the queen on to taft i comb and dust her with flour it a i flighty queen I 1 tako the precaution to dust her with flour before I 1 open the cage if the queen has been removed tb day previous there Is no need of re moving a frame I 1 take off the cover lay the cage on the frames door upward and soon a crowd of bees collects around the cage I 1 dust the whole with flour swing open the door when out steps her majesty and at tend ants every one of which will be accepted a sure proof of the reliability of the method tor with ordinary plans all attendants are usually destroyed I 1 use pott s queen cages which caa also be used as cell protectors or bur series the differences between them and the regular denton cages are 1 the candy bole is made from end using only a half inch bit s 2 A halt inch hole Is made through the side into the center compartment 3 the top and side covers are of perforated metal and cut go that do not catch the clothing 4 these covers are put on ath a screw which serves as a hinge aed can be tightened with one turn of abe screwdriver so that the imprisoned bees can not force open the door and escape which I 1 have seen them do when ladd down temporarily the convenience and advantage of these cages will be readily seen in the following operations go to your nucleus colony and pick up the comb with queen grasp it with the left hand also hold your cage with the same hand your thumb over the opened side door now with the right hand pick off your queen and she will easily pass through the half inch door A three eighths or quarter inch Is not nearly so convenient ou can cage as many bees u you wish with seldom a sting covers ire so cut that they will not catch the clothing and pull open ol 01 the way to the out apiary HIGH CLASS CHICKENS PAY poultry business grown to such an extent that amateur must keep busy to make showing high class fowls in perfect aloir are necessary for capturing the blue at any of our modern poultry shows the standard bred busl neat has grown to such a large and to industry that the competition in the more popular classes te keet and interesting in all the othera th older members of the poultry frata anity have learned so many secret prize winning wyandotte j and tricks of fitting fowls for show and they have so many ot ji doctoring up what an amateur V believe to be an irreparable that the latter finds it difficult w even a highly commended at a war of moderate size an breeder has to keep gj showing and seeking information 3 then he Is likely to get caught in or gate it hla stock Is high and simply unplaced because it properly fitted or conditioned he nw some time learn how to place s goods on dress parade brooder for young chicks the colony style of brooder nw iff far the kit hover a ath a portable for young chicks it ea be mad of a piano box by anyone who W wield hammer and w 01 cabb built from abe ground 9 brooder broudes the greatest a of floor space and will am chickens where but 50 are endab for abe commercial bro odera 3 need hw the chickens K longer hover can be removed and w used for ft esteny houa S a or drawn out OB the bem fem fa es fm detom det double purple |