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to keep the knife hot so -as to shave off the cappings and not tear 

 or break the comb. 



(By A. I. Root Co.) 



Figure 21. 

 Steam Heated Uncapping Knife. 



(By A. I. Root Co.) 



Figure- 22 

 Bingham Uncapping Knife. 



(By A. 1. Root Co.) 



Figure 



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In extracting care must be 

 exercised not to run the ex- 

 tractor too rapidly at first as 

 this may crush or break the 

 comb. It is a good practice to 

 extract some honey from one 

 side, reverse the comb and ex- 

 tract the other side clean and 

 then return to complete the 

 extracting on the first side. 

 This prevents crushing the 

 comb by too great a force by 

 the honey against the bottom 

 of the cells, if the comb is re- 

 volved too rapidly in extract- 

 ing the first side. In placing 

 the combs in the extractor two 

 of about equal weight should 

 be opposite each other to pre- 

 vent swinging of the extractor 



Four Framed Root Automatic Reversible thus preventing excess wear 

 Hand Extractor. on the machine and making it 



easier for the operator. The honey is thrown against the side of the 

 can and runs down to the bottom. An opening is provided at the 

 bottom which is usually equipped with a specially constructed gate- 

 like arrangement for quick opening and closing. 



After extracting, the combs are replaced in the super and returned 

 to the bees to be refilled if nectar is still being produced or returned 

 to be cleaned and then removed for storage. If no nectar is being 

 gathered the empty combs may be placed on a hive as the full ones 



