CHAPTER Vlii. 



THE HONEY EXTRACTOR AND EXTRACTING 

 APPLIANCES. 



Vast improvements have been made in honey extrac- 

 tors since the first one came into use. The " Novice " 

 Extractor, with its fixed comb-baskets introduced at an 

 early date in modern bee-keeping, by A. I. Root, was 



a great improvement on the 

 original one, but this is 

 rapidly being pushed aside 

 for the more useful reversible 

 basket extractor, which is far 

 and away the most profitable 

 from every point of view. 



In the fixed basket extrac- 

 tors the combs after being 

 relieved of their honey on one 

 side must be lifted out to be 

 turned, and this, when the 

 combs are extra heavy with 

 honey, must be done two, or 

 perhaps three times, taking 

 up much time, and running 

 great risk of breaking them. 



Fig. 41. FIXED-BASKET 



EXTRACTOR. 



REVERSIBLE BASKET EXTRACTORS. 



My first reversible basket extractor — Fig. 42 — ^was 

 very substantial and complete. It had six baskets, all 

 of which could be removed for cleaning. It was 

 subsequently furnished with sidfe gearing, when it ran 

 splendidly. 



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