412. Straw Beehive, 20th century. USNM 296260; 1971. This skep (a beehive made of woven straw) was made in the 1950s but is of a sort that has been used since ancient times. Gift of A. G. Woodson Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 413. Apple Cider Press, about 1875. Received in 1971. This "Buckeye" press, made mostly of wood, was manufactured by the P. P. Mast Company of Springfield, Ohio. Many presses of this design were used throughout the country. Gift of Mrs. S. D. Mottley, Marshall, Virginia. [Illustration: Figure 34.--Roberts-Mackensen bee insemination instrument, 1944. (Catalog No. 414.)] 414. Roberts-Mackensen Bee Insemination Instrument, 1944. USNM 295414; 1971. This stainless steel device holds the queen bee while the technician performs the operation. Controlled breeding of bees has resulted in hardy and gentle breeds and greater production of honey. Gift of Dadant & Sons, Hamilton, Illinois, through Charles Dadant. Index to the Catalog (All numbers refer to catalog entries, not to pages) A. G. Woodson Co., 412 A & P Co., donor, 72 Abbot, Charles G., donor, 27 Agriculture, Department of, donor, 45, 46, 48-53, 55, 99, 366, 380, 381, 385 Allis, T. W., 298 Allis-Chalmers crawler tractor, 378 American Chemical and Paint Co., 359 American Philosophical Society, 88, 207 Angell, Francis, donor, 370 Animals, see Livestock Animal husbandry, 253, 369, 390 Anthropology, Department of Smithsonian Institution, donor, 391, 392, 394 Anvil, Korean, 6 Apples, implements used in connection with, 222, 243, 413 Apiary, 99, 412 Artificial insemination of bees, 414 Arthur, B. F., donor, 44 Aultman-Taylor steam tractor, 406 Auth Provision Co., donor, 56, 57 Avery Bulldog tractor, 142 Axe, meat, 59; tobacco, 259 Babcock butterfat tester, 68, 230 Bailey, Jeremiah, 170 Bailey mower, 170 Baker, George, 281 Baker Perfect barbed wire, 281 Baking, 93 Baldwin's Improved American Fodder Cutter, 218 Baler, 261, 390 Bananas, 71 Barbed wire, 44, 208, 209, 248, 279-339 Barley, forks for, 132, 274 Barrel, churn, 92, 347; tobacco, 349 Bar share, 111 Basket, winnowing, 18, 141 Bate, William S., 296 Bean, T. H., donor, 391 Beans, equipment for, 74 Bear, trap for, 351 Beardsly Scythe Co., donor, 394 Beaver, trap for, 353 Becker, Herman, donor, 257 Bees, 99, 412, 414 Bein, Thomas W., donor, 218 Bell, Patrick, 174 Bell reaper, 174 Bell(s), cow, 108; turkey, 266 Bench, for lard press, 115; saddler's, 342 Bieber, Mrs. Clara, donor, 371 Billings, Frank, 323 Billings' Simple barbed wire, 323 Binder, grain, 252 Binder's rake, 120 Bit, expansion, 393 Blacksmith, Korean, 6, 7 Blake, John B., donor, 209, 225-231 Blount, Henry F., donor, 9 Blount's plow, 9 Boll, cotton, 381 Book, farm copy, 103 Booth, Benjamin, 287, 338 Borden, Gail, 26 Borden Company, donor, 26 Bostrom, Karl, 367, 368 Bostrom Corporation, donor, 367, 368 Bowl, 117 Boyce, James, 16 Brace, butcher's, 240 Braid, horsewhip, 109