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THE EXTEACTOE. 



the fingers clasped around it will not be in the way in using the knife. 

 The blade will run better if the honey be frequently wiped off with a 

 warm rag, and especial care be taken that no wax stick to it. 



BEES-WAX EXTEACTOE. 



Th9 Wax Extractor kept at hand, is an excellent thing in which to 

 scrape the caps from the knife. It is readily closed up to keep out in- 

 sects, the honey drains off and can be saved, and the clippings are ready 

 in it without any handling for melting into wax. 



Honey is not fully ripe until it is sealed over. If extracted befoia it 

 is sealed over it will sometimes sour when put immediately into close 

 vessels. It should be kept open to ripen by evaporation for a time. A 

 better way is this: after extracting honey, let it stand for some hours in 

 a large vessel having a cock at the bottom. The thin watery honey 

 which rises should be fed to the bees, The heavy ripe honey will settle 

 to the bottom. 



It should be drawn off by a ccck from the bottom of the vessel and 

 canned or put up in barrels or jars for market. Before using barrels 

 they should be coated inside with melted bees-wax, or paraffine to 

 prevent the honey from being tainted and also to prevent leakage. Itis 

 done by pouring a gallon or so of hot wax into the barrel when dry and 



