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THE AUSTRALIAN BEEKEEPERS’ JOURNAL. 
Bonney used the Quinby frame hive until 
recently, but in deference to the decision of 
the Association to adopt the Langstroth 
Standard he has replaced most of the Quiubys by 
Langstrotbs. In his queen-reaving operations 
he strives to obtain a strain that are pleasant 
to handle, hardy and prolific, and as far as I 
can judge of several queens I have obtained 
from this gentleman, he appears to have 
thoroughly succeeded. 
There are several manufacturers of bee- 
keepers’ supplies in Adelaide, but I only 
visited two, viz., Messrs. Dickens & Sons 
in Wakefield Street, and Mr. Walters in 
Flinders Street. In the latter I was par- 
ticularly pleased with a variety of ex- 
cellently made smokers, mounted in a more 
finished and substantial manner than is usually 
seen. The hives are made on Mr. Chambers’ 
principle, with dovetailed corners and care- 
fully and strongly got up. Some simple and 
cheap extractors of an English pattern 
here struck me as very good ; they have 
no multiplying gearirig and the frame cages 
are arranged with segments of cylinders 
outside them, which prevent the thrown 
honey from splashing on the inside of 
the extractor-barrel, and producing the honey 
spray that with ordinary extractors covers the 
operator with a sticky dew. 1 saw a very 
convenient and well arranged solar wax 
extractor in this factory, and every con- 
ceivable requisite for the beekeeper filled the 
shelves. Mr. Walters has taken over the 
factory lately carried on by Mr. Leonard 
Chambers, who has now started a new j 
establishment at 18 Franklyn Street, Mel- 1 
hourne. 
'The factory of Messrs. Dickens and Sons in 
Wakefield Street, Adelaide, was started during 
the current year, Mr. Dickens having carried 
on a similar business in England. In this 
factory, woodwork, blacksmithing, and tin- 
smithing is done, and nearly everything made 
throughout, on the premises, A steam engine 
drives saws, plainers, lathes, grooving and 
section machines : good pine sections (4-piece) 
are neatly turned out, and the hives and 
frames (Lnngstrotli’s) are excellently made. 
Among the numerous appliances for bee- 
keepers in this factory I noticed what was to 
me a new form of extractor, and which 1 con- 
sider has several very important points to 
recommend it, the chief one being in the form 
of rotating frame-holder. This consists of a 
complete cylinder, a little less in diameter 
than the outer case or barrel; the frames fit 
into this cylinder and lie against the ordinary 
net guard; about 4 inches of the bottom 
of the cylinder is made of fine wire net, 
as is also the base of the cylinder, there- 
fore, iu using the extractor, the honey is 
thrown from the comb on to the inner sur- 
face of the revolving inside cylinder, whence 
it drips down on to the. wire net bottom, 
through which it is strained quite clear of 
cappings and fragments of wax into the 
receptacle at the bottom of outer cylinder 
or barrel. The extractor has a close-fitting 
cover which altogether prevents any escape of 
honey spray when in operation. I saw several 
ingenious contrivances for beekeepers in the 
process of development in this factory which 
are likely to prove very useful. Any of our 
i Victorian beekeepers who may visit Adelaide 
during its Jubilee time will find a pleasant 
and instructive way of spending part of their 
time in visiting these factories, as well as some 
of the well managed apiaries for which our 
neighbors are now famous. 
proceeftings of Beekeepers’ 
associations. 
VICTORIAN BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIA- 
TION. 
The fifteenth meeting was held at the Mel" 
bourne Athenseum, (Public Service Association 
Rooms), on Monday evening, the 8th July, the 
attendance was small. 
The president stated he had received a letter 
from one of the members, Mr. C. J. Smith 
of Kyneton, suggesting that a section of a 
court in the Centennial Exhibition, should 
be, if possible, set apart for Australian 
apicultural products and appliances, and that 
beekeepers and beekeepers’ associations 
throughout Australia should be invited to 
join in the undertaking. 
The suggestion was considered an excellent 
one, but owing to the smallness of the meet- 
ing it was decided to postpone any action till 
after the matter had been fully laid before the 
members of the Association at the next meet- 
ing. The president stated he had already 
obtained the inclusion of apicultural products 
and appliances in the vegetable product 
section. 
An exhibit of a frame hive, home made, from 
a kerosene packing case, and of a simple 
extractor made from a kerosene tin and a 
piece of common wire netting, were received 
from Messrs. Watt Brothers of Box Hill. 
These were sent to show how both au useful 
frame hive and extractor could be constructed 
from cheap material almost always available 
in any part of the country. 
The president stated he would keep these at 
the Observatory for the inspection of any 
desirous of seeing these specimens of cheap 
beekeepers’ apparatus. 
The sixteenth meeting of the Victorian Dee- 
keepers' Association was held at the Public 
Service Association’s Rooms, Athemeum, on 
Tuesday, the 27tli September, 1887. M r. Ellery, 
president, m the chair. Mr. Leonard Chambers 
was duly elected a member of the Association. 
A discussion arose upon the best method of 
securing the co-operation of beekeepers 
