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WAX A BY-PRODUCT OF THE APIARY 



properly applied and the material of the right temperature almost 

 any of them will get the wax. 



The Hershiser Press. — The most effective press now on the 

 market is the Hershiser. It combines all the principles neces- 

 sary to secure the maximum amount of wax. It may be said, 

 however, that no press so far invented gets all the wax. Much of 

 the wax is lost by any method so far available. The advantages 

 of this press are, that it exerts a heavy pressure ; that this pres- 



FiQ. 100. — The Hershiser wax press. 



sure is exerted under the surface of boiling water, which is the 

 condition most favorable for securing the greatest quantity of 

 wax; and the combs are in thin layers to enable the hot water 

 and wax to run out easily. 



Rendering the Wax. — To render the wax the wooden frame 

 is placed on the floor and a sheet of burlap laid across. The 

 cheesebox is then filled heaping full of combs. These are tamped 

 down until a solid cheese results. When the cheesebox is tamped 

 level full the burlap is folded over and pinned with safety pins. 

 A wire cloth covered wood and metal grate is placed in the bottom 

 of the extractor and a cheese laid on top of it. Another grate is 

 added and another cheese until three cheeses are put in. The f ol- 



