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1 nrmluction of beeswax may be made appliances are convenient a small but 

 bo?2 eSv and pmfitable if right meth- steady steam of hot water may be 

 * Ss and im?iement, are nseS. If we allowed to flow in and the wax wUl 

 ^n produce more wax from the same flow as steadHy out. When all of the 

 Suan iTo? raw material, with the wax has escaped, the faucet ij opened 

 sime labor and in the same time, we some of the water drawn off, covers 

 Sp r °ain or if we produce no removed, the inner can (which con- 

 Sore than bkoi^ but with les« ex- tains all the refuse) is taken out 

 "enditirrof ^me'and labor we gain, emptied and returned to t. Place and 

 If however, we can double the present the process repeated. It will be oD 

 m-oductrmi and halve the time and -served that it is thus "f ^^^^^^ Jo use 

 Sbor Te make a gain which express- but a little fresh water with each 

 ed in figures is equal to getting 75 change. Furthermore it is not neces^ 

 cents to :$1.00 a pound for the present sary to have the extractor on a stove, 

 wax output of our apiary. These When it is used in the open air or in 

 lesults are accomplished by the use a cool or unheated room it is advan- 

 of a wax extractor recently put upon tageous to have the extractor protect 

 ?he n^rket l^ the Falconer Mfg. Co. ed with a .iacket or wrapping of cloth 

 The device work« on principles differ- or paper to eon.serve the heat. ^ 

 ent from those embodied in any other The operation is rapid, there is no 

 machine heretofore employed. In press- heavy lifting, no working over a hot 

 es and similar contrivances the comb stove, no clawing over of scalding 

 mass is compressed, and hence holds slumgum, no danger of fire from 

 a large amount of wax despite the spilt wax, no boiling out of water 

 pressure. In mere submergence or and consequent melting out of the 

 submergence with agitation only a can and no vstraining at a press. The 

 small portion of the wax is released, ,siop and dirt in the kitchen is dis- 

 but with submergence and simultan- pensed with, much to the gTatification 

 eons disintegration, agitation and pres- of the good wife and to the ensuing 

 sure, all of the wax will be separated peace and comfort of the home, 

 from the waste and secured. Tj^g invention of this wax extractor 



Tbe new device accomplishes all ^larks a new era in wax production, 

 this. It consists of two cans, one ^-^^^ j|-g extended use should greatly 

 within the other. The outer can, increase the wax output of the coun- 

 shown in the cut, has a conical cover ^^.^ 

 with an outlet pipe for the wax, a p^oyicieuce R. I., Nov. 6, 1905. 



faucet for the withdrawal of water '^ 



and an inlet for water. Through the . . « 



top of the conical cover passes the Status of Bee-keeping in Massa- 



shaft which move^s the inner mechan- chusetts. 



ism. The inner can has a perforated 



bottom and top, the latter being re- 



movable Within this can and attach- By Burton N. (jates. 



;yair:nV?Sicti"toThrfhSt TJONEY CO.^^J^^ 



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 The method of operat!on is simple follows, from: California 145 tons; 

 in the extreme. After removing both Vermont, 15 tons; the balance of the 

 Svers hot water is poured in until 20()-ton import is from other states 

 thlcan is one-half to two-thirds full. This would allow, with a population of 

 Then comb is put in until the mass is 2,805,000, fourteen-hundredths of a 

 ^p to the top of the can, then the pound or less than two teaspoonfuls 

 covers are replaced, hot water added of honey per person as a j-ears 

 through the funnel on the cover, and ration. Nevertheless, Blake, Scott & 

 as soon as the fluids reach the apex Lee Co., of Boston states under date 

 of thTconI the wax begins to flow out. of October 5, 1905, "That a very 

 The crank is then turned for a few large quantity of honey is being car- 

 minutes, more water is added and ried over from la«t year, and the 

 more wax escapes. Where the water "demand is down." What a thirst for 



