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with our work. It can be seen that, when the scale-beam goes up 
and rings the bell, there will be 58 pounds of honey in the can. 
‘We then remove the weight and weigh the honey as usual. 
Mr. E. E. Coveyou, of Petoskey, Mich., has made an automatic 
scale that closes the gate when the ean is full. He uses an eight- 
frame automatic extractor provided with a Holtermann strainer 
in the bottom. This extractor is located on the platform about 2 
ft. above the honey-house floor, and a rubber hose from the strain- 
er in the extractor conveys the honey to the gate on the scales. 
This rubber hose stops all the vibrations caused by the running of 
the extractor, and this precaution is really necessary; for if the 
automatic scales were fastened solid with the extractor the vibra- 
tion would so affect the flow of honey that some of it would not go 
into the small openings in the 60-pound cans. 
EXTRACTING HONEY IN COLD WEATHER; LEAVING HONEY 
ON THE HIVES UNTIL FALL, AND EXTRACTING THE 
WHOLE CROP AT ONE TIME BY WARMING IT 
ARTIFICIALLY; USE OF BEE-ESCAPES 
Several beekeepers in this part of the country have out-yards 
near the home yard, and draw all the honey home to extract. Mr. 
F. J. Miller, of London, Ont., Can., has a full equipment at his 
home yard, including a gasoline-engine, to run his extractor, hon- 
ey-tank in basement, etc. The honey runs by gravity into the tank, 
and from the tank into the can on the scales. In this way there is 
no handling of honey, for it is necessary only to lift the full can 
from the scales and put an empty one in its place. Everything is 
arranged with such complete system that Mr. Miller alone, with 
his one-horse wagon, draws home and extracts all the honey from 
500 colonies. 
One of the secrets of his success is in having plenty of empty 
combs, for he does not extract during the honey season, but on 
rainy days later, when nothing else can be done. He is thus inde- 
pendent so far as help is concerned, for if he gets in a ‘‘ pinch ”’ 
he can at least give his colonies more room. 
We have drawn home considerable honey to extract, but we 
found the work a little on the strenuous order since we did not 
have everything arranged for doing so much at once. With Mr. 
Miller’s system I can see where failure might be turned into 
success. 
Mr. E. E. Coveyou, of Petoskey, Michigan, has his two main 
bee-yards located along a railroad. He formerly shipped his eight- 
frame extractor, gasoline-engine, honey-cans, ete., to these yards 
