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shown in the figure. The frames are then lifted out and turned 

 in the basket until the second side is emptied like the first. 

 In placing the frames in the baskets care should be taken that 

 the bottom bar shall be going foremost when the basket is set 

 revolving, as the honey cells are generally built by the bees 

 with a greater or less slant upwards, and they are more easily 

 emptied by the centrifugal force when the mouth of the cell is 

 turned away from the direction of motion. 



As there is a considerable strain on the machine when two 

 heavy combs are made to revolve at a high speed, both the 



Fig. 64.— FRAMEWORK FOB TWO-COMB EXTRACTOR. 



cylinder and the interior basket require to be strongly con- 

 structed, and combs of nearly equal weight should be operated 

 upon at the same time in order to equalise the strain on the 

 central gear. If it be desired to extract from only one comb 

 upon any occasion, a piece of board or some such counterpoise 

 should be placed in the opposite side of the basket. 



To make the extractor firm and steady, and to raise it a 

 sufficient height off the floor (if it should he so placed) so that 

 a vessel can be put under the tap to draw off the honey, it 

 should be encased in a framework of wood placed upon feet, 

 as shown in the above figure engraved from a photograph. 



No regular apiary should be without one of these machines, 

 unless a still larger and more expeditious one (described further 



