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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 
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Fig, 64, FRAMEWORK FOR TW0-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 be 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 
