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gallon of liasoline, ainl 

 gi\es as much power. 

 The only trovible in ar- 

 iiig' kerosene, that I have 

 fourd, is that the elec- 

 uic igniter has to be 

 (kaned somewhat often- 

 er. That is a short job, 

 l)ut it is a dirty one. 



1 f 1 were going to 

 buy a small engine, a 

 I wo - horsi' - power or 

 smaller, 1 would get ore 

 lo run on gasoline. The 

 extia cost in running 

 ()i:e of this size on gaso- 

 line would not amoui'l 

 to nuith, for it would 

 rse but a gallon or so a 

 day; and for a very 

 small engine 1 believe 

 iTe gasoline would give 

 be'ter SM'vice. But from 

 a three-hoise-power n]>. 

 there is quite a saving 

 on the fuel bill in favor 

 of kerosene; and after 

 you have learned to run 

 one it gives as good se]- 

 vice as one does run on 

 gasoline. My four-horse- 

 ])ower engine gives suf- 

 ficient power to cut eight 

 cords of stove wood per 

 Iiour from green hard- 

 wood .poles if they do 

 not exceed 8 or 9 inches 

 in diameter, and I can 

 rip pine lumber for 

 frames as fast as I can 

 shove it through. 



After buying the engine 1 had to ha\e 

 more shop room. 1 had a honey-house 14 x 

 16 feet. Last summer I built on another 

 part 16x24 feet for a shop; and on one 

 s'de of that a building 10 x 16 feet was 

 ei'ected for an engine and well-house, all two 

 stories high, the upper story being used for 

 storage room. 



The new parts have cement iloors, and 

 make an ideal place to store honey on after 

 it is canned ready to ship. In the shop I 

 have a work-bench in one corner, a buzz- 

 saw in another corner, and a large box sto^•e 

 tliat makes a dandy place to render wax. 

 If I spill a little on the floor, there is no 

 damage done. 



The older building I use for an extracting- 

 room. The extractor and honey-pump are 

 fastened to the floor, and are left there the 

 year round. AMien I want to start ex- 

 tracting, all I have to do is to start the 



Home-made saw. 



engine, slip on the belt, and off we go. 

 There is a line shaft running from the en- 

 gine-room through the shop into the extract- 

 ing room, and all the machinery is run from 

 that. I think it gives a more steady motion 

 than it does when the engine is belted direct 

 to the machine. There is a tank, at one 

 side of the extractor, that will hold 4000 lbs. 

 of honey. The honey is strained through a 

 cheese-cloth strainer, and allowed to stand 

 a week or more before it is drawn off in 

 cans. Beekeepers who can their honey as 

 fast as it is extracted would be surprised to 

 see the amount of scum that will rise to the 

 top when it is allowed to stand a few days 

 before being canned. 



iMy buzz-saw I made myself at a cost of 

 about $14.00 for the materials, including 

 four saws aiul the belting. I also made my 

 wax-press. The ]iressure is applied by means 

 of an iron bench-vise screw. I can get about 



