EXTRACTORS 167 
mashing them up in a cotton cloth which was hung up in a warm 
place to drain. Masses of brood, pollen, and honey were often 
broken up together, so that the quality was anything but attrac- 
tive. Many people who have not kept pace with the progress of 
bee culture, seeing extracted honey in the market, refer to it as 
strained honey. 
The frames full of sealed honey are now taken from the hive, 
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Fic. 80.—Storage tanks of a large honey producer in California. 
and by means of a warm knife the cappings are skilfully cut from 
the comb. The frames are then placed in the basket of the 
extractor (Fig. 79), and the machine started. The centrifugal 
motion throws the honey from the side of the comb next to the side 
of the can. The machine is then reversed, throwing the honey 
from the other side in the same manner. The honey is drawn off 
in tanks, or in smaller containers, according to circumstances 
(Fig. 80). 
Since the first extractors appeared in the market, many im- 
provements have been made. The first extractor revolved alto- 
