January, 1 I 



should lie i)hunlv lalicIliHl : "Comb- 

 honoy, With Care. .Uetailvrs of 

 houcy-i-onih prefer to ha\e the see- 

 tions sent to them ghued, the 

 comb beinjr tlius I'reser^ed from in- 

 jury by ear^'less handling, and, 

 what is still more important, kept 

 free from the dusty impurities un- 

 avoidably present in shops. 



— (Ua/-in<; the Sections. — 



For gla/.ing sections, glass cut 

 to the correct size may be pur- 

 chased of any dealer in ba© appli- 

 ances, tog^ether with the strips of 

 paper lace edging-, %vhich, when 

 pastcxl round the angle formed by 

 the ghiss and wood, serve to fix 

 the glass on. In country towns 

 the local glazier will gladly cut up 

 waste glass to the small size, viz., 

 4 3-16 in. by 4 3-16 in. required, 

 while neatly printed bands of 

 coloured paper,' 19 in. by 3 in., 

 can be used instead of the lace 

 edging. These bands cost about 

 '/S. per 1,000. The\- are more 

 easily pasted on than the paper 

 lace edging, and make much finner 

 and neater work, while they also 

 give an opportun.ty of placing the 

 names of the apiary and retailex 

 on each section. Neat cardboard 

 eases, jlain or glazed on one or 

 both sides, and glazed tin boxes, 

 are provided by appliance dealers 

 for those who have but a small 

 number of sections to deal, with. 

 \\'here, howe\"er, larger quantities 

 are handled, the printed band 

 holding on the two sv.iuares of glass 

 wiU be found the best and most 

 economical. 



— " Extracting " Honey." — 



" Extracted " or run " honey 

 has been greatly improved in qual- 

 ity by the modern method of ob- 

 taining it ; and the use of the cen- 

 trifugal extractor compels the 

 abandonment of the skep system 

 of bee-keeping, with its waste of 

 bee life, waste of combs, and taint 

 of sulphur. This method also ne- 

 cessitates the adoption of the 

 frames apart from the brood-nest 

 and to be removed at will by the 

 iDee-keeper. 



Honey improves in flavour and 

 density while ripenino- in the hive, 

 therefore the su])er-irames should 

 not be reinoved until they are well 

 sealed ova. The full sealed frames 

 of comb having lieen carried into 

 the store-room, they should be 

 sorted by holding them up to the 

 lig^ht, and all 'those containing 

 dark or second quality honey may 

 thus be separated from the better 

 ones. Fermentation is the great 



enemy of extracted honey, 'but it 

 can only alTect badly ripened honey 

 or honey exposed to moisture and 

 warmth; ff therefore it should be \\n- 

 necessary to extract unripe honey, 

 it should be returned to tlie Ijees 

 lor re-storing and ripening. 



Ivxtraction is done by means of 

 a maehiue consisting of a tinned- 

 iron can, within which is a verti- 

 cal spindle carrying a pair of cages 

 to hold the frames of honey- 

 comb and made to revolve ra- 

 jndly by means of a simple 

 hand-gear. Before placing the 

 frames of eoml) in the cages they 

 must be uncapped. To do this 

 quickly and without waste special 

 uncapping kni\-es are used ; they 

 should be heated in a tin of water 

 kept hot over a small spirit or oil 

 lamp. The full frame, held by one 

 JUg in the left hand, the other lug 

 resting on a large dish and with 

 the top edg'e overhanging, has its 

 capping removed with the sharp, 

 hot knife by a gentle, sliglitly 

 sg^wing, downward cut, passing 

 just beneath the surface and re- 

 moving as little as possible of the 

 honey. If held with sufficient overr 

 hang the detached sheet of capping 

 will fall clear of the frame. A pair 

 of frames having been uncapped 

 thev are placed in the cages of the 

 extractor and made to revolve ra- 

 pidly with their bottom bars .lead- 

 ing ; the centrifugal force throws 

 out the honey, and when one side 

 has been em.ptied the frames are 

 reversed and the other side treated 

 in the same manner. 



— Packing Extracted Honey. — 

 After uncapping and extracting 

 the contents of the best combs, the 

 honey should be strained through 

 a bag made of cheesecloth in order 



to remove all loose particles of 

 wax. Tin cans, with strainer and 

 honey tap, made to contain 56 tbs. 

 or 112 lbs., can be obtained, in 

 which, if the honey is alhjwc-d to 

 stand for twenty-four houirs alter 

 strainer it, it will be freed from 

 air l)ul)bles, and can then be drawn 

 into wliatever bottle, jar, or tin 

 will best suit the local 'market. 

 Best honey is usuall3- put into lib. 

 or '<ll). glass jars, with metal 

 screw lids having a cork wad in- 

 side the lid. To prevent any leak- 

 age the cork wad should be dipped 

 in melted wax and placed on the 

 jar while still warm, the lid being 

 screwed down upon it. A neat 

 label will set off the honey jar and 

 make it more attractive. The dark- 

 er honey is more suitable for mar- 

 keting in its granulated state ; 

 when extracted and strained it 

 should be run into 141b. or 28lb. 

 tins, the contents of these being 

 stired gently, now and again, 

 while granulating ; the stirring 

 tends to produce a more even and 

 finer grained honey. It may also 

 be run into wide-mouthed glass or 

 earthenware jars, covered down 

 with parchment paper, and stored 

 in a cool, dry place. Dark and 

 coarse-flavoured varieties may be 

 sold for manufacturing and confec- 

 tionery purposes, or for that now 

 almost forgotten procees, the mak- 

 ing of mead. 



Birdlime may be made by boil- 

 ing down linseed oil. If boiled oil 

 is used, the concentration takes 

 less tim_e than with unboiled. Treat 

 the oil as you would glue. Put it 

 into a tin. Place the tin in a 

 saucepan of boiling water over the 

 fire, and let it boil slowly till 

 thickened. 



f 1 10/= Housewives Chance f J 10/= 



For the •uin of £1 lOs "'^^ deliver to Adelaide Railway Station the followinp goods' 

 carefully packed. If \ou want them put on board boat, please add 1;- extra. Goods of equal 

 value not mentioned in thi« list may be substituted in place of any of the smaller lines. If the 

 goods are to be booked to a prepsiid station or siding, it will prevent delay if you add what you 

 think will be the cost of freight. 2 



One Bag Be t White Sugar, 501b. GROSS WEIGHT at Id. PER LB. 

 Two Tins New Season's Jam. 4 lbs. for . 

 Four lib. Tins Australian Meats 



Four large size Tins Miller's Peerless Shoe Blacking for 

 Two Bottles Leego's Celebrated Bendiijo Tomato Sayce for .. 

 One Tin Kruse's Ijisecticide 

 Two Bottles McLintock's Madras Pickles .. 

 One Bottle Hire's American Root Beer for 

 One Tin Alkali, for «crul)bing and cleansin!;, 6d. size 

 One Nice Sponge, worth 6d. . . 

 Bottle Mason's Ciderine 

 One Dozen Be«t Safety Matches 



One 101b. and one 51b Tin, gross weight, 2/- quality Tea, reduced to buyers of this 

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