APRIL 1, 1913 



Our uncapping-cau will hold all the cap- 

 pings for one day, the honey running 

 through the wire bottom to the tub below, 

 which must be emptied from time to time. 

 At the close of a day's work we emptj- the 

 lower can ; and by morning, in this hot cli- 

 mate, the honey is practically all out of the 

 cappings. We have found that any honey 

 that might drain out aftei'Avard is too dark 

 to suit us. We then melt up the cappings 

 in a porcelain-lined kettle and squeeze out 

 the wax with two boards fastened together 

 at the end. The wax is caught in another 

 galvanized tub, and the slumgum may be 

 saved in a sack to be run through a wax- 

 press later. There is very little wax left 

 where nothing bi;t cappings is melted up. 

 These tubs, with the kettle and honey-can, 

 all nest together, so that they take up only 

 the room in a wagon that one tub would 

 occupy. 



We are engaged mostly in the production 

 of bulk comb honej^; but we have to have 

 extracted honey to pack the comb, and we 

 find this outfit entirely adequate to our 

 needs. The entire cost is only ^bout twenty 

 dollars; and, being so light, we can put 

 it on a wagon with empty cans enough to 

 hold all the honey our crew will pack in a 

 day. It can be set up in a few minutes 

 after we reach a yard, and we are read}- to 

 go to work. 



If anybod}' wants an outfit that Avill cost 

 $150, and take a pair of good mules to pull. 



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he has my permission; but 1 have not yet 

 felt the need of such an outfit, and I prefer 

 to use that money in keeping more bees. 

 Mat his, Texas. 



[Mr. Murry does not saj^ how much hon- 

 ey he can extract in a day with his outfit; 

 but since he produces only enough extract- 

 ed honey to use in j^ackiug his bulk-comb 

 we have no doubt but that the outfit has 

 capacity enough. — Ed.] 



A PORTABLE EXTRACTING-HOUSE LARGE 

 ENOUGH FOR A POWER OUTFIT 



BY v. V. DEXTER 



I am using an extracting-wagon which is 

 very satisfactory. It is rather low, but at 

 the same time it pulls easily over the aver- 

 age road. The floor is 7 by 14 feet. The 

 top is about 6 feet high, and made of can- 

 vas over a frame of 1 x 2, Avitli 2x2 cor- 

 ners, and braced with ware. The whole does 

 not weigh more than the ordinai-y wagon 

 and haj'-rack. I use this wagon not only 

 for extracting, but also for a shop, bunk- 

 house, and dining-car, or whatever I need it 

 for at the yards. As I have no building at 

 any of them it is fine to have a cool bee- 

 tight house to take with me on my trips. 

 I work alone, and care for 450 colonies. 



This wagon is exceptionally good in mov- 

 ing bees. I never close the liives. I simply 



Fig. 2.- — Packed ready to move, with a cake of wax from the tub leaning against the nest of tubs. 



