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and use only the best. It would not be amiss to have some on 

 hand all the time to use in case of emergencies. Queens thus raised 

 cost only a trifle and the best possible are none too good. 



My Wax Press and Tank 



By R. H. YEAMSHAW, Stony Ford, Calif. 



' "jtrlRST a description of the press and tank. The screw and 

 /m\ crossarm are extras for a cider press, bought from a catalog 

 house and costing between $4 and $o, including freight. 

 The can was made to order, with outside diameter one-half inch 

 less than length of cross arm and cost nearly a dollar. The uprights 

 were hewed from oak logs 4"xS'' at bottom and -i"x5" at the top, 

 and should be long enough to go above the cross arm so tliat the 

 bolts will not pull through. I cut mine a little short in measure- 

 ment. Two pieces 2"x6" are spiked across the bottom (had better 

 be bolted) and 2" plank placed on them. 



Inside of the can is a slatted bottom with ^''x^^s'' slats, with a 

 sheet of tin nailed on them and a ^'^ mesh wire screen on top, slats 

 edgeways spaced ^"s". Then ^" square strips spaced about j^"' 

 around the sides are nailed to a strip of tin, the same as the Root- 

 Hatch press, with two strips at sides Ij-i'^x^'^ long enough to reach 

 up to bottom of cross arm to keep press can down when follower is 

 raised. The side strips should be beveled on top to start follower 

 easily. 



The follower is built up (or down) of one piece 2''x9" next the 

 screw foot, five pieces l"x2" crossways of it. equal spaced, and 

 l"x.>4" strips across them edgeways spaced about ^s" , all of hard 

 wood, mostly hickory; ^4" mesh wire screen to cover the bottom 



