1877 



SUPPLEMENT TO GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



DIAGRAM OP PEIXCIPAL FRAMES IN TSK. 

 F'ttjH)'es girf» arr oicfsiili' Uimeusionx in. inckes. Sus- 

 ptiu/^(f frames kitve \ jit-rh. supporiinj arms, or «» 

 K-yj-t/Jtl priiloiiun/i.in of (.ip bar. 



1-^Jc 



QUINBV. 



17/,' 

 Langstkoth. 



ix 



12 



American. 



11?^ 

 Gallup, C 



V3% 



Closed end Quijvby. S 



Tlie following table is for the convenience of those 

 'irdering machines, and is intendedfto enable any one 

 »o decide for himself exactly what he can use to the 

 i)est advantage. 



The figures in parentheses, just before t he prices. 

 Sive the exact inside width of the revolving frame of 

 the Kxtractor, in inches.l 



A honey knife is included with each machine : tlie 

 price will lie §1.00 less it no knife is wanted. 

 No. 1.— For the Gal'up frame, or anv frame llji; 



inches wide and not more than 12)2 deep.. (12') 

 No. ■2. — For the Amtrican frame, or any one 12 



inches wide and not more than 12,"ij deep. (12 >s ) 

 No. .!.— For any frame 12^ inches wide and not 



more than 12% <';--ep (13) 



No. 4.— Standard Extractor, for any frame l.SJ^ 



wide and not mere than 12^4 deep (U.V) 



88 .^0 



S ") I 



00 i 



;» 00 I 



No. .5. This Is made expressly for the Lang- 

 stroth frame, which is to be used standing on 

 end ; it will take any frame whose top bar 

 iloes not exceed 20 inahes. and depth ^'A 

 inches (10) ») «> 



No. (i. The same except that it will take a frame 

 of lO's inches In depth (II) i> 50 



No. 7. This is made expressly for the Quinby 

 .•;?rs-/x'H</<'(/ frame, and will, take also the other 

 kind when the end bars have a depth not 

 greater than U}i inches (12) 10 00 



No. 8. This is for all Quinby frames, and all 

 American frames having a depth greater than 

 12,'.; inches, and can be used for all the frames 

 in our diagram, but is much more inaonvenient 

 than the smaller ones where they can be 

 used (12X) 10 0<» 



No. 9. This machine is like No. 8. except that it 

 takes a irarae ^ inch wider, and is suitable for 

 American Irames that are 12,'^ wide and more 

 than 12K inches deep (13) 10 00 



No. 10. This 18 the largest machine that we 

 keep in stock, and will take a frame as wide 

 as the Standard, and as long as the Qui.i- 

 by (14^) 10 00 



For frames having a top bar with an extreme length 

 ot more than 20 inches, we shall have to make 

 an extra charge of Sl.CO. and we shall have to make 

 the same extra charge for frames that exceed 14 inches 

 the narrowest way. There are few frames of such 

 extreme large size in use, yet we sold perliaps a dozen 

 such last season. Also, we find a few who insist on an 

 extractor that will hold 4 frames at once; unless the 

 frames are very small, we cannot think such will be 

 liked as well, yet we will furnish them vrhen desired., 

 at an expense of SL.'iO extra. If you look into the mat- 

 ter, }-ou will see that a very much larger and heavier 

 revolving frame will be needed, and eveiy ounce in 

 weight added to this, hinders rapid work. 



All of the last six— tall cans— have a sxipport at the 

 bottom for the frames to rest upon, and also to hold 

 broken pieces of comb, should it be desired. The four 

 first have nothing of this kind, for it is not needed, 

 and would in reality only make them heavier, and be 

 in the way ; we advise purchasers always to take the 

 smaller machines when they will take their frames. 

 For instance, we would much prefer the No. 4, to the 

 No. 10, even if offered at the same price, provided we 

 had nothing but the Standard frame in our apiary. 



Although our machines are now made much lighter 

 and stronger, the gearing very much improved iu 

 looks as well as in strength, an improvement added 

 whereby once oiling will last for years, a cover aud 

 strainer added, and the prices reduced, yet we still 

 make the proposal that we will, to anyone, who has 

 purchased one machine, give 10 per cent ofl" on all he 

 may sell after that ; and this is all we can do in the 

 way of furnishing them at wholesale. To dealers 

 who advertise our K.xtractors, we will give 25 per cent 

 off. This offer refers only to Extractors and honey 

 knives. 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR irSIN® AN EXTRACTOR. 



Many of our aew friends have asked for directions 

 for using these machines, but really they are so sim- 

 ple, that t seems that little advice need be required. 

 They are all ready for use when received, and most 

 that is required is to screw them fast o some box or 

 bench just high enough to allow the gate to run the 

 honey into the bung-hole of a barrel. Do not under- 

 take to work unless the bees are gathering honey, or 



you will be very likely to have trouble. The best 



The above are al in shallow cstm^ 11^ inches nigh. ' time is when they are bu^ in the fields, and the 



ind are very convenient for placing at such a height j yield is good, you will hardly need any smoke. Care- 



u^, to allow of running the honey directly into the bar- i fully remove a fratn.» rom the hive, and then with a 



rel oi- any other receptacle, and still not be too high ! series of sudden jerks shake the bees in front of the 



•for any one to work conveniently. The following ' hive or on top of the frames, as you may find most 



numljers canalso be used in the same way, unless the | convenient. When you have shaken off as many as 



operator is short in .«tature ; in that case, a shallow you can, take a bunch ot asparagus tops, aud gently 



»ox may be mverted to stand on, but is somewhat | brush off every bee in from of the hive. Now with 



1; COM veil ient I the honey knife carefully cut the cappings from all 



