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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



June 15 



11. W. SUHKJ-: KHADY TO START FOR AN OUTYARD. 



to the looj), and at the same time it can not 

 tilt over sidewise upon the screw as with 

 the direct press. With the hand that turns 

 the screw, the press may be easily lipped or 

 tilted forward to any angle to allow the 

 melted wax and water to run off into the 

 can. 



The picture represents the press as I use 

 it, the wax being pressed out in the usual 

 way. In front is the can to catch the melt- 

 ed wax. At the left is the boiler in which 

 the comb has been melted on a stove near 

 by. Near one end of the boiler is the dip- 

 per stuck in the handle. A section of the 

 rim is straightened, giving a straight di])- 

 ping edge. At either end of the press may 

 be seen some of the finished product. 



TO USE THE PRESS. 



The top arm is removed for convenience, 

 and a piece of strong burlaj), reinforced by 

 a smaller piece if necessary, is spread over 

 the lower form of the press, and suflficient 

 melted wax with plenty of water is dipped 

 on to it from the boiler. The burlap is fold- 

 ed snugly over it, the press adjusted, and 

 the wax pressed out at once while hot. 

 Both the upper and lower forms of the press 

 are slatted to allow the wax to run through. 



Small pressings, about the amount of 8 to 

 12 frames of comb, have given the best re- 

 sults. Combs in frames that are to be ren- 

 dered are jtut into the boiler, the cover i)ut 

 on, and the wax boiled, and steamed. I 

 have boiled and pressed the refuse the sec- 

 ond time, V)ut I do not think it jiay.s. 



Collins, Ohio. 



[The construction of this press resembles 

 the latest press that Mr. C. A. Match used, 



with the exception that Mr. Hatch had a 

 screw at both ends. The advantage in this 

 would be that the beams could be kept par- 

 allel so that one side of the cheese would 

 not be thinner than the other. — Ed.] 



RAMBLER AUTO USED FOR HAULING 

 HONEY. 



BY H. W. SUHRE. 



I should like to give my experience in 

 driving among the bees with a sting-proof 

 horse. I have two out yards, and one yard 

 at home; and for the last three years I have 

 been visiting them with a two-cylinder 

 22-horse-power Ilambler auto. I should like 

 to advise all bee-kee])ers who have outyards 

 to use autos. For my jiart I should not like 

 to go back to the horse-drawn vehicle. I 

 have my car arranged so I can haul .'?(i 4%- 

 inoh section sui)ers, as the iUustration shows. 

 I can also use my car for five passengers by 

 taking olT the box and rejjlacing the ton- 

 neau. 



I find the metal spacers very satisfactory. 

 I have put them on all my frames. 



Brookville, Ind., ^hlrch 21. 



CAGING THE QUEEN TO MAKE A SWARM 

 STAY HIVED. 



BY CHRIS. GRIMOLDBY. 



1 notice on i)age 408. -Aug. l-"), last year, 

 Mr. C. S. Ford says lie had troul)le in keep- 

 ing his swarms hived, and t lie editor advises 

 l)utting them down cellar for several days. 



