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the feeders had better be of the " Universal " 

 or graduated type, while the extractor should be 

 of a size suitable to the number of colonies it is 

 proposed to keep. A small extractor, costing 

 perhaps 15/-, would be quite large enough for. 

 an apiary of half a dozen hives, but for a large 

 apiary a large machine such as the " Cowan " 

 should be acquired. This fine extractor takes four 

 combs at once, and honey, can be thrown out by 

 the cwt. In buying queen-cages the pipe-cover 

 variety, will be found to be the most generally, 

 useful. They cost 6d. each, and if two are 'ob- 

 tained it will be ample for a small apiary. 



In buying frames, whether standard or shallow, 

 the kind is largely a matter of individual choice. 

 They are all alike in size, but differ somewhat in 

 construction, which is not a vital point at all. 

 If the buyer has not any particular preference, he 

 may be recommended to get the ordinary dove- 

 tailed frame with a saw-cut in the top bar, which, 

 in the writer's tase, fulfils all requirements very 

 satisfactorily. 



The other item's mentioned will be described 

 and commented upon in the chapters devoted to 

 their use, as in that way the reader will be better 

 in a position to understand their workings. 



