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the essential features of this method have 

 been in use so long it is very evident that 

 the unheated press has merit. The authors 

 of this work have rendered large quantities 

 of wax, and have made many experiments 

 which all go to iirove that the unheated 

 press is a most desirable one for the average 

 bee-keeper. 



Fig'. 10.— Salisbury's press, constructed almost en- 

 tirelj' of wood. 



Mr. F. A. Salisbury is an enthusiastic ad- 

 vocate of the unheated press. The form 

 which he likes best is shown in Fig. 10. It 

 will be seen that the loss of heat is prevent- 

 ed by having no circulation of air; hence, 

 since wood is an excellent non-conductor, 

 the combs remain hot for a considerable 

 length of time. The construction is suffi- 

 ciently clear from the illustration. 



Another form is that shown in Fig. 11, 

 representing a press constructed by Mr. John 

 Rockwood, of Utah. 



The particular form of unheated press 

 preferred by the authors is shown in Fig. 13. 

 It will be noticed that a round can, con- 

 structed of tin, is used instead of the square 

 wooden box and tray shown in Fig. 9. The 

 principal reason for this change is that it is 

 easier to keep the cheese from bursting out 



sidewise when a round box or can is used, 

 for the square box tends to bulge out in the 

 middle, thus allowing the burlap to burst. 

 If a round can is used, the pressure sidewise 

 is always in a direction directly away from 

 the center, and the horizontal ju'essure is 

 thus eqiuilized. With the round can the 

 cheeses do not chill so quickly as they do in 

 the square box, for the reason that they are 

 more compact, and there is always less 

 chance fur cold air to circulate around under 

 the cheese. Mr. Hatch now uses two screws 

 instead of one, for he believes that he can 

 get more pressure with the two ; but it is 

 doubtful if two screws are necessary, since 

 one screw will exert more pressure than is 

 needed, and is, besides, more easily handled. 

 It will be noted in Fig. 18 that the screw 

 extends down into a hole in the center of 

 the cast-iron follower. If the screw simply 

 rests on the top, the follower shows a great 

 tendency to go down sidewise, especially if 

 one is not exceedingly careful to place the 

 melted comb evenly in the can. It is easy 

 to see that, when the follower does not go 

 down straight, one side of the cheese will be 

 much thicker than the other, and contain 



Fig'. 11. — Rockwood's press with a double screw. 



quite a good deal of wax after the work is 

 done. With this arrangement the follower 

 must go down straight unless the screw 

 bends; but there has never been any trouble 

 from that source. The circular follower 



