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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



A honey tnlfe l8 Included with each machine; the 

 price will be Sl.OO Ipfs If no knife Is wanted. 

 No. 1.— For the Gallup frame, or anv frame 11^ 



Inches wide and not more than 12^ deep.. (12) 68 50 

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



Inches wide and not more than K\ deep. (121) 8 75 

 'So. 3.— For anv frame 12* Inches wide and not 



more than 12^ deep (13) 9 00 



IJo. 4. For the Adair frame or any frame. 13f 



wide and not more than 12i deep [Mi) ft 00 



The above are all In shallow cans, 17i inches high, 

 and art' very convenient for placing at such a height 

 as to allow of running the honey directly Into the bar- 

 rel or anv other receptacle, and still not too high 

 for anv one to worit conveniently. The following 

 ■numbers can also be used In the same way, unless the 

 operator Is short in stature; in that case, a shallow 

 box may be Inverted to stand on, but is somewhat in- 

 convenient. 



Ko. 5. This Is made expressly for the Lang- 

 strotL frame, which is to be used standing on 

 end: It will take any frame whose top bar 

 dofs not exceed 20 "inches, and depth 9K 

 inches (W) 89 CO 



No. 6. The same except that it will take a frame 

 oflOa' Inches in depth (11) 9. oO 



No. 7. This Is made expressly for the Qulnby 

 suspended frame, and will take also the other 

 kind when the end bars have a depth not 

 greater than UM inches (12) 10 00 



No. 8. This Is for all Qulnby Irames. and all 

 American frames having a depth greater than 

 12X inches, and can be used for all the frames 

 in onr diagram, but 1» much more inconvenient 

 than the smaller ones where they can be 

 used (12M) 10 00 



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

 takes a frame H inch wider, and Is suitable for 

 American frames that are 12>^ wide and more 

 t.hanl2>< Inches deep (13)10 00 



No. 10. This is the largest machine that we 

 keep In f tock. and will take a frame as wide 

 as the Adair, and as long as the Quln- 

 by (UK) 10 00 



For frames having a top bar with an extreme length 

 of more than 20 inches, we shall have to make an extra 

 charge of 81. 00, and we shall have to make the same 

 ■extra charge for frames that exceed 14 Inches the nar- 

 rowest way. There are few frames of such extreme 

 large size in use, ypt we Pold perhaps a dozen such last 

 fceaeon. Also, we'flnd a few who insist on an extractor 

 that will hold i frames at once ; unless the frames are 

 ■very email, we cannot think such will he liked as well, 

 yetwe will turnish them w hen desired, at an expense 

 of Jl-.M) e?:tra. If yon look into the matter, you will 

 see that a very niuch larger and heavier revolving 

 frame will be needed, and every ounce in weight ad- 

 ded to this, hinders rapid work. 



Any of the above tciU be made mth the tctre cloth in a 

 slanting position,for $1.00 -extra , biitwe do.not consider 

 it of any especial advantage. 



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

 bottom frr 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 alwavs to take the 

 smaller machines when they will take tbelr frames. 

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

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

 Lad nothing but the Adair frame in onr apiary. 



Although cur machines are now made much lighter 

 and stronger, the gearing very much improved In 

 looks as well as in strength, an improvement added 

 whereby once oiling will last for vears, a cover and 

 strainer added, and the prices reduced, vet we will 

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

 purchased one machine, give 10 percent off 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 Extractors, we will give 25 per cent off. 

 Thia offer refers only to Extractors and honey knives. 



It may be there are valuable features found in the hish 

 priced Extractors, not found in our own, but if such is the 

 case, we are unable to appreciate them. We have added 

 every improvement sugrgested that we thought would 

 prove valuable, all things considered, and yet we find no 

 great ditficulty in furnishing them all crated and ready to 

 ship, for the price named. Any one who has carefully 

 studied the matter will see that to make a mnchine capa- 

 ble of receiving four combs instead of two, will recpiire an 

 incr^ee in size and weight, without very materiallv aid- 



ing in rapidity of work, among the masses. Reversing the 

 combs inside the can, making the inside frame three-iom- 

 ered, running the machine by gearinsr or belts placed un- 

 der the bottom, etc., etc., have all had their advocates. 

 but we think have generally been, alter a time, discarded 

 like the revolving cans. Our friends cnn res'! assured, that 

 we shall spare no pains in promptly adontinsr any real im- 

 provement that may come up. Please do tell the dimen- 

 sions of the frame orframes you use, in ordering. 



Any kind of a machine that rerolres the honey after 

 it is ihrotcn out of the comb, or that rerolres tin cans 

 with the combs, is a most serious bltttideT, as ycu mil 

 see by trying both kinds. 



IN8TKUCTIONS FOR LSTMG AS EXTKACTOK. 



Many of our new friends have asked for directions 

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

 ple, that It seems little advice need be required. 

 They are all ready for ute when received, and most 

 that' is required Is to screw them fast to seme bcx or 

 bench just high enough to allow the gate to run the 

 houfy Into the bung-h«Ie of a barrel. Do not under- 

 take to work unless the bees are gathering hf^ney, or 

 you will be very likely to have trouble. The best 

 time is when they are busy in the fields, rnd if ilte 

 yield Is good, you will hardly need any smoke. Curt- 

 fully remove a frame from the hive, and then with a 

 series of sudden jerks shake the bees In front ol ihe 

 hive or on top of the frames, as you may find most 

 convenient. When you have shaken off as many as 

 you can, take a bunch of asparagus tops, and gently 

 brush off every bee In front of the hive. Now wirh 

 the honey knife carefully cut the cappings from all 

 capped cells: to do this quickly you wi!l slide the 

 knife under the caps In such a way as to have them 

 come off in one entire sheet. In regard to strainirg 

 the honey, we know of no way that answr rs so well, 

 all things considered, as to hang the llitlc bf g sent 

 with the machine, in the bung of the barrel; tils 

 keeps it all close and tight In^m flies and dust, and 

 when you stop work for a little while, it, is all safe, 

 withovit the necessity of covering anything up. Two 

 such bags are really reeded, so that cine can be kept 

 clean snd ready to take the place oi the other when U 

 becomes filled with impurities. As the sei im'.nt j1- 

 wavs settles to the bottom ot the basr. the sidts work 

 well as a strainer for a long time, Clrth strains Y oney 

 more perfectly than the finest wire cloth can. When 

 the comb Is uncapped It is to be placed in the Exirs*- 

 tor; although you can extract one ccmb at a time If 

 yon choose, It'ls much better to have two, as they 

 then balance each other, and the friction is lets on the 

 bearlnas. though our machines will stand the i^irain 

 of the heaviest combs, one at a time, if need lie. Turn 

 just fast enough (and no faster) to throw out the hon- 

 ey, and there will bo no (^anger of throwing out the 

 brood ; you will scon k am this by practice. Combs so 

 full ot t rood that there is.brt little rorm Irr honey had 

 better l>e left In the hive ; there is little to be gained 

 by woi king very close, and shoulil the honey sesson 

 siiddenly close, there is danger of the bees starving, 

 as we have known them to do, even in July. 



On this account Itcofild extract from the frai»^s 

 in the upper story omly, after the bees get once well into 

 thetn. 



If your hives are kept close to the ground, and no 

 weeds allowed to grow around the entrances, there Is 

 very little danger of losing queens while extracting, 

 yet it is a very good plan to keep them carefully in 

 mind, and if you fhould not fee them, we think it a 

 little safer to shake the combs that contain much 

 brood, so that the l>ee8 fall directly into the hive. 

 Losing queens while extracting is rather expensive 

 business. 



After the honey is taken ficm one side of the comb 

 it is ol course, tohe turned, and the honey taken from 

 the other side. When the combs are very heavy and 

 the honey very thick, it may be best to throw it out 

 only partially the first time,' and then reverse, to avoid 

 crushing the comb into the wire cloth by the great 

 centrifugal force resulting from such a weight moving 

 at a rapid speed. 



rOOT-POWlER BUZZ-SAWS. 



These machines are very handy in the apiary indeed, 

 and as we warrant them to cut common inch ])ine 

 boards at the rate of 8 feet per minute, line measure, 

 and other thicknesses In proportion, they will answer 

 to make framef , hives, section boxes, and almostevery 

 thing wanted about the apiarv. The table can be 

 raided and lowered for cutting' different depths, for 

 rnbbe'.ing, grooving, joining and other work. Price 



