EXTRACTOR. 



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EXTRACTOR. 



lias been tested tliorouglily, and found to l)e 

 a success in every way. 



Where a larji^e amount of extractinff is to 

 de done, this gasoline-outfit, togetlier with 

 an eight-frame extractor, will almost pay 

 for itself in one season. On the other hand, 



DKTAIL OF DRIVING MECHANISM — IDLEH 

 RELEASED AND BELT LOOSE. 



ail extractor nni by hand power takes a 

 good strong man, whose services can not 

 usually be had for less than $2.00 a day. 

 Hut experiments have shown that a lioney- 

 extractor driven by power will do quicker 

 and more thorough wairk. It is impossible 

 by hand power to do a cle.m job of extract- 



UETAIL OF DRIVING MECHANISM — IDLER 

 IN POSITION AND BELT TIGHT. 



ing; and the result is, the combs go back 

 into the hive very wet. While a good por- 

 tion of this honey wall be stored back, 

 exi)erience shows that a large part of it will 

 be consumed by the bees. 



RIGHT AND WKONG PRINCIPLES IN EX- 

 TRACTORS. 



Some of tiie earlier machines sold in this 

 country, notalily the Teabody, made use of a 



rcA'olving can without gearing. This was a 

 mistake. For the last twenty years extract- 

 ors liave been built Avith stationary cans, 

 inside of which the comb-pockets, revers- 

 ible or non-reversible, revolve, motion be- 

 ing imparted by gearing so that one turn ( f 

 the crank-handle makes two or three turns 

 of the baskets. 



MORE EXTRACTED THAN COMB. 



Some of the advantages and disadvan- 

 tages of using a honey-extractor in the api- 

 ary are considered under the head of Ex- 

 tracted Honey. Tliat more honey can be 

 obtained by the use of the machine than by 

 having it stored in section boxes in the 

 shape of comb honey, all are agreed; but all 

 are not agreed as to hoiv much more. If it is 

 nicely sealed over as it should be before be- 

 ing extracted, we do not think more than half 

 as mnch more will be obtained, on an avei- 

 age, although the amount is placed by many 

 at a much higher figure. A beginner will be 

 likely to get more extracted than if he relies 

 upon having the bees w^ork in sections ; he 

 will also be much more apt to take aw\ay too 

 much, and to cause his bees to starve. This 

 last is a an unfortunate feature attendant 

 upon the use of the machine, especially 

 where the bee-keeper is prone to carelessness 

 and negligence. To secure the best results 

 with the extractor, plenty of empty combs 

 should be provided, that ample room may be 

 given, in case the hives should become full 

 before the honey is ripe enough to remove. 

 If a second story does not give room sufli- 

 cient, add a third for a heavy stock, diuing 

 a good yield of honey. 



HOW TO EXTRACT. 



Much will depend on whether one has a 

 large amount of honey to be extracted, or 

 whether he is only a novice and wishes to 

 use the simpler and cheaper methods. If 

 he keeps bees in only a small way, and 

 probably w ill not extract to exceed a thou- 

 sand iiounds in a season, the ordinary Nov- 

 ice extractor will answer his purpose: but 

 as he seldom foresees that he may go into 

 the busine s extensively, it would be better 

 to purchase the two-frame reversible ex- 

 tractor, as the difference in cost is very 

 slight. One of these will save labor, do 

 quicker work, and more of it. 



Having selected the machine, it should be 

 placed on a box or hive-body about as large 

 as the bottom of the can, and about as high 

 as an ordinary water-i)ail; that is to say, the 

 extract(u- should be elevated liigh enough so 

 that the honey-gate may empty into a com- 



