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mashing them up in a cotton cloth which was hung up in a warm 

 place to drain. Masses of brood, pollen, and honey were often 

 broken up together, so that the quality was anything but attrac- 

 tive. Many people who have not kept pace with the progress of 

 bee culture, seeing extracted honey in the market, refer to it as 

 strained honey. 



The frames full of sealed honey are now taken from the hive, 



Fig. 80.— Storage tanks of a large honey producer in California. 



and by means of a warm knife the cappings are skilfully cut from 

 the comb. The frames are then placed in the basket of the 

 extractor (Fig. 79), and the machine started. The centrifugal 

 motion throws the honey from the side of the comb next to the side 

 of the can. The machine is then reversed, throwing the honey 

 from the other side in the same manner. The honey is drawn off 

 in tanks, or in smaller containers, according to circumstances 

 (Fig. 80). 



Since the first extractors appeared in the market, many im- 

 provements have been made. The first extractor revolved alto- 



