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beam at the pivot, and the other l>e)njr located just 

 above the outside end of the l>eam. It f-an be seen 

 th it, when the can is full, the scale-beam rises and 

 the circuit is completed so that the bell rings. It is 

 necessary to have all of tlie connections tig-lit, as the 

 Ijell may fail to ring if there are any li)0>e conta'-ts. 

 We set the s ales as usual at tlic 62'5-pound mark to 

 allow for the 60 ]iounds of liouey and the weight of 

 the can, and tlien lay a two-pound weight on top of 

 the can and turn on 

 the honey and go on 

 with our work. It 

 oan be seen that 

 when the scaleljeam 

 >.'oes up and rings the 

 leli, there will be •> 

 !bs. of honey in the 

 i-an. We then remove 

 the weight and weigh 

 the honey as u^ual. 



W. Z. Hutchin- 

 son rises a form of 

 uncapping-box (or 

 barrel) tliat is 

 about as cheap as 

 any tiling that has 

 yet been devi.sed. 

 His description is 

 as follows: 



It is possible that 

 the California plan cf 



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TKATIXG THE HUTCHIXSOX 



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melting the cuppings as fast as shaved off may 

 prove the most desirable plan ; bnt, so far as my 

 experience goes. I have found nothing better than 

 letting the c-apping-- drop into a cracker-barrel set 

 over a tub. Some grocers give the barrels away. 

 if ycu are a customer : some ask five cents apiece 

 for tbem, and I never paid over ttn eent.=. "n.e cap- 

 pin^s can be allowed to stand and drain for week-s 

 and week-s— no hurry about the barrel; simply pay 

 ten cents for another one. 



I bore three or four holes in the bott^jin of the bar- 

 rel for the honey to run out- This may not ?je ne*,-- 

 essary, as such barrels are not water-tight ; but it 

 is a wise precaution trj be kutc there is a place for 

 the honey to get out. Then I nail a wooden cross- 

 piece just inside of the top of the barrel ; but Ixrfore 

 nailing the cros.s-piece in place I drive tbrrjugh it a 

 ten-penny nail ; and when putting the cross-piece in 

 jlact- 1 turn the ix)int of the nail upward. 



In uncapping a comb the end of the frame is rest- 

 ed upon this nail-ix)int, which comes as near being 

 a universal joint as any thing with which I am ac- 

 fjuainted. The frame can be turned "eveo' ''hich 

 Way," and it will not slip about. Tlje barrel is sup- 

 ported over the tub. or slightly l>elow the top. by 

 m--ans of double hooks made of heavy wire. In the 

 accompanj ing engraving one of ihes* ho<.>ks is hung 

 outside, upon one of the handles, to show its shape 

 atd make-up. Four hooks are used, placed equi- 

 distant around the edge of the tub, and the barrc 1 

 lowered down up<jn them, the books catching just 



