HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



less wax left in the slumguni, as the refuse is 

 called, than under other methods. 



The old combs and pieces of wax are en- 

 cased in a stout bag and boiled for a few min- 

 utes, then lifted and poured out of the bag, 

 about a gallon at a time, and, when the cloths 

 of the press are firmly secured about it, pres- 

 sure is exerted, and the water and practically 

 all of the wax will run out of the press into the 

 bucket or other vessel that has been put into 

 position to receive it, and when the water is 

 cooled the cake of wax is ready for removal. 

 Repeating the process, using about a gallon 

 of the mass at a time, it is surprising how 

 much wax will be secured within a short time. 

 An up-to-date wax press is not expensive, 

 and as it does its work so much better than 

 the many homemade makeshifts that are 

 used, it is economy to buy one, as the extra 

 amount of wax obtained from the slumgum 

 will pay for it in a short time. 



If the w~ax secured is intended for the manu- 

 facturers of foundation, it can be shipped 



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