BEE-KEEPERS’ REQUISITES 39 
quickness and efficiency a good machine soon 
pays for itself and contributes to the credit side 
of the account. The extractor is usually cylin- 
drical in shape and contains two cages, each 
sufficiently large to hold one standard frame of 
comb. ‘These cages are attached to a spindle 
which runs through the centre of the machine, 
and is worked either direct by a handle or by a 
simple chain or cog gear at the top. A lid and 
a honey tap complete the outfit. The advan- 
tages of the extractor are many, but the chief 
one is that the honey can be separated from 
the combs without breaking the latter. 
Hints for working the extractor are given 
on page 98. 
The Honey Press.—This is used to squeeze 
thick or dense honey from the combs. There 
are many varieties and makes on the market, 
ranging in size down to that of the ordinary 
potato squeezer. Those used by the larger 
honey farmers work with screw pressure. The 
combs are placed in a wrapping of cheese- 
cloth, laid between pieces of American wire 
which rest on fluted or ribbed boards, and the 
pressure applied. The honey escapes by means 
of the fluted guides and the wax remains as a 
solid cake. 
The Smoker.—This is an indispensable 
