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liliitforni is :i l(>nj>' sliallow ^■Jilvaiiizcd tank, 

 hanging between the fn)iit and rear axle- 

 trees, that will hold L'OO gallons. On the 

 top of it is bnilt a light skeleton-like struc- 

 ture, the upi»er portion ot which is screened 

 with wire cloth. This house on wheels is 

 equipped with extractor, luicapping-knives, 

 uneapping-tank, and all. The extractor is 

 l)laced just over the tank; and as fast as the 

 honey is thrown out it runs down into it. 



torn has cleats around tlie outer edges, to 

 hold the hive bodies or supers that are 

 placed thereon from sliding This curt, 

 with the supers, is run close to a hive. Over 

 tlie whole four, or over each one individ- 



.lEFtEKSONS PORTABLE HOUSE. 



The screen door is made to open outward, 

 and the building is provided with Porter 

 bee-escapes. The struc- 

 ture is large enough to 

 take care of an ordinary 

 day's extracting; but to 

 provide for emergency, 

 another wagon has a 

 tank holding 200 gallons 

 mounted low so that the 

 honey can run from the 

 tank of the extracting- 

 liouse into another tank. 

 This extracting - wagon 

 is drawn from yard to 

 yard; and the honey, as 

 fast as taken, is hauled 

 home, leaving none at 

 the yards where thieves 

 can molest. On the 

 whole, the Jefferson 

 outfit has many features 

 to rect)mmend it; and In 

 some localities, where 

 roads are reasonably 

 good, but where light-fingered people exist, 

 it is the very best arrangement. 



TAKING THE C03IBS TO THE EXTRACTOR. 



We next come to the matter of getting the 

 combs out of the hives, transporting them 

 to the extractor, and uncapping them. We 

 shall need a wheelbarrow or handcart— pref- 

 erably latter, for the wheels are large, and 

 the burden is sustained entirely by the cart. 



COGGSHALL'S EXTUACTING-CART. 



This, as will be seen, is nothing but a 

 handcart without a box. The tray or bot- 



nally, may Le pl.i, e»l a wcL cloiii or iloj.s, 

 the purpose of which is to sliut out robber 

 bees that may be hovering around: for bees 

 are disinclined to push up under tnet cloth. 



Some prefer a light sprin^ wheelbarrow 

 holding one or two empty hive-bodies. Mr. 

 William Lossing, of Arizona, makes use of 

 a foot-levei- closini'- device over the hive. 



I'NEUMATIC-XIKLD TAUT FITTED \tiiii A iiN-LiNEi) BuX 

 CARRYING EXTRACTING-COMBS. 



Mr. L. E. Mercer, of California, uses a sort 

 of two-wheel barrow with pneumatic tires, 

 and a long box in which to receive the 

 combs. The bicycle- tires and wheels make 

 the vehicle much better for carrying tlie 

 combs over ordinary rough ground. 



GETTING THE BEES OFF THE COMBS. 



We next open the hive, pull out one 

 comb and give it a rapid shaking motion 

 in front of the entrance. The Coggshall 

 or the German bee-brush attached to our 

 person l)y means of a string will brush off 

 the remaining bees. The frame should be 



