EXTRACTED HON FA- 



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on the reel at the to]) and bottom; the hinge adjnstnient 

 permits the baskets to swing with the action of a honse 

 door. With a convenient gate to permit all honey to be 

 drawn off as extracted, the machine is very efficient. 



AVlien the nncai)ped combs are i)laced in the baskets — 



wliich are strongly stayed to withstand the strain — the 



reel is rotated nntil the hone>' ceases to splash ont against 



the sides of the tank. Thin honey leaves the combs very 



readily, simply "raining" 



ont; the denser honey's of 



the inland districts re(piire 



much ]nore turning to make 



a good dry job of the coml.)s. 



The reel is then slowed down 



and the baskets reversed to 



allow the opposite side of 



the combs to face ontward-, 



for onh" the ontsides of the 



combs are extracted. If 



new combs are handled for 



the tirst time some exti'a 



care is required in turning. 



AVhen tlie ay)iarist has 



broken a few combs he will 



see the urgency of having 



Extracting is rather ])leasant 



is nice and warm, but if 



low the honey clogs the 

 1, 



Small Hand-r'xti'actor. 



all frames well wired, 

 work if the weatlier 

 the temi)eratnre is too 



combs, and sometimes they adhere so tightl\' to the wire 

 cloth as to ]irevent their eas\- removal. Tt is worse than 

 useless to gri]) with both hands and pull, the frame 

 siui])ly comes away leaving a mashed-u]) lot of wax in 

 the liaskets. Should the comhs stick in this manner., 

 sim])ly reverse the ])ockets and turn gently nntil the 

 combs "let go." Very often comlis are cracked in the 

 pi'ocess, Ijut the bees very soon attend to the damage 



Heatlier-honey — gatliere<I in Scotland and also on 

 the Continent — will leave the comb i-etaining its cell-like 



