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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



the ends. I expected that the rubbers 

 would break occasionally, but can say 

 that none broke with me. The rubbers 

 were cut from the inner tube of old bi- 

 cycle tires. 



To use, get four sections ready to ex- 

 tract, by uncapping, standing one above 

 another, to the height of four sections. 

 Then take a form in both hands, pulling 

 the sides or wood -strips far enough apart 

 to pass over the sections. Place the 

 lower ends on the table, about % in. to 

 you from the sections, passing the upper 

 ends from you a little past the middle of 

 the top one. Let go, and then pass the 

 hands to the bottom, catching the lower 

 section with the second finger of each 

 hand, lifting the whole four sections up 

 enough to pass the rubber then crowd the 

 lower one into the form. Now crowd 

 the four sections down from the top, 

 which will adjust them all right to set 

 into the extractor. 



If you have some sections with comi) in 

 them, please try them as above, and see 

 how easily they can be manipulated. 



My last extracting, including the sec- 

 tions, was above 550 lbs. and I must say 

 it A'as not so much of a job as I expected 

 before getting at it. Of course, I had it 

 in a warm room in my shop w here I 

 can govern the temperature. It was in 

 my new .shop which, by the way, is not 

 finished yet; and one which, if I hold out 

 to see finished, I shall invite you to see. 

 I hope to finish it next spring. It is two 

 stories, with room to store both comb and 

 extracted honey above and planned for 

 tanks below, to receive the honey from 

 extractor. There is an elevator to move 

 the cans of honey up or down. I also 

 have a steam boiler with melting and heat- 

 ing appliances in the basement, but think 

 I shall make the foundation in the upper 

 story. 



Am wintering 200 colonies in the Hed- 

 don hives, and 5 in old chafif hives with 

 Gallup frames. 



Otsego, Mich., Jan. 16, 1899. 



ARR.-VNGEMENT FOR H.\NDI,ING FOUR 

 SECTIONS AT A TIME WHEN 

 EXTRACTING THEM. 



