HOW TO USE THE EXTRACTOR. 



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to turn the machine rapidly in one direction, and the whole 

 of the honey on the one side of the comb will run out into 

 the lower part of the machine ; afterwards turn the comh 

 and repeat the process. 



The best plan of using the Extractor is to place a 

 large staple in a blank wall or door of any shed ; then, if 

 another be fixed to the end of the broom-handle, the 

 machine can be worked far better and by a single hand ; 

 but, if it is used without the iron staple, it will be necessary 

 for some friend to help by holding one end of the handle 

 and working in unison. 



We should advise the bee-keeper to practise the swinging 

 of the machine before placing the comb in the box ; he 

 will thus have more confidence, and probably avoid breaking 

 the comb. 



CarefijUy wash every part of the Extractor before 

 putting it away after using it. This caution is the more 

 needful because the bees would soon find it out by the 

 flavour of the honey, and thus 'become household pests 

 instead of household pets. 



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HONEY EXTRACTOR (wiRE EARS ON WHICH THE COMB EESTs), 



You can take out the frame at each end of the hive 

 about every fourth day and pass them through the extractor. 

 Each time we have an average of four pounds of pure clean 

 honey, requiring no straining afterwards, which will realise 

 about six shillings. Remember, nothing is so saleable in 

 the honey-market as clean limpid honey, and this you 

 secure constantly the season through. A friend, to whom 

 we introduced the system, writes, stating, " I have now 



