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THE HATCH WAX-PRESS 
Except for the beekeeper who Is making a business every day of rendering old combs in a whole- 
sale manner, we know of no better wax-extractor tlian the Hatch wax-press. It is built after the 
Hatch-Gemmil design, so well known, and every part has been most thoroughly tested to stand the 
enormous strain placed upon a machine of this sort. If directions are followed it will clean the slum- 
grum so that there need not be more than two per cent of the wax left. We have carefully tested all 
the wax-presses on the market, and believe that, for the average beekeeper, it is not only the cheapest 
in cost, but the cheapest to operate, of any that have been sold. The quality of the wax is much su- 
perior to that from any other press or machine except the solar extractor. The combs are melted in 
one or two wash-boilers, and, when hot enough, are dipped into burlap Inside the can with plenty of 
water, and pressed. The great bulk of boiling water surrounding the cheese prevents rapid chilling, 
and the work proceeds without delay. 
Hatch Wax-press. Price $8.00; weight 45 lbs. 
THE ROOT AUTOMATIC REVERSIBLE EXTRACTOR 
This we consider by all odds to be our best machine. It has all the latest attachments, and is 
capable of heavy work. The automatic reversing feature has stood the test of hard usage for a num- 
ber of years in many of the largest apiaries in the world. It is simple and positive in its action, the 
entire mechanism being above the reel and out of the honey. 
To reverse, a slight pressure on the brake slows down the reel. The pockets turn the other side 
to without entirely stopping the machine. It is then speeded up to its limit, when the slip-gear 
mechanism, through the action of the lever, turned from the position of the dotted line here shown, 
throws the large gear-wheel out of mesh with the pinion on the reel, leaving the crank at rest. 
In the meantime the reel, now free of the drag of the crank, hums like a top, for it is hung on ball 
bearings, top and bottom. The acquired momentum, without any muscular force, continues to throw 
out the honey while the operator is uncapping another set. 
PRICE LIST OF ROOT AUTOMATIC EXTRACTORS 
No. 25B. — Root Automatic for four L. frames, 3 to 1 hand gear, 29 in. diameter (weight 210 lbs.)$35.00 
The above machine cannot be run by power without changing the entire gear. 
No. 25BP. — Root Automatic for four L. frames, 1 to 1 friction gear for power (weight 260 lbs.) 44.00 
No. 27B. — Root Automatic with four 12-in. pockets, 2 to 1 gear, 36 in. diameter (weight 300 lbs.) 44.00 
No. 27BP. — Root Automatic 'with four 12-in. pockets, 1 to 1 friction gear for power (wt. 300 lbs.) 48.00 
No. 30B. — Root Automatic with six 9%-ln. pockets, 2 to 1 gear, 34 inches diameter (wt. 300 lbs.) 49.00 
No. 30BF. — Root Automatic with six 9%-in. pockets, 1 to 1 friction gear for power (wt. 300 lbs.) 53.00 
No. 37B. — Root Automatic with six 12-in. pockets, 2 to 1 gear, 37^4 -in. diameter (wt. 350 lbs.).... 64.00 
No. 37BF. — Root Automatic with six 12-ln. pockets, 1 to 1 friction gear for power (wt. 370 lbs.).... 58.00 
No. 40B. — Root Automatic with eight 9%-in. pockets, 2 to 1 gear, 3714 -in. diameter (wt. 350 lbs.) 58.00 
No. 40BF. — Root Automatic with eight 9%-in. pockets, 1 to 1 friction gear for power (wt. 370 lbs.) 62.00 
No. 47B. — Root Automatic with eight 12-in. pockets, 2 to 1 gear, 43-in. diameter (wt. 390 lbs.).... 64.00 
No. 47BF. — Root Automatic with eight 12-ln. pockets, 1 to 1 friction gear for power (wt. 435 lbs.) 69.00 
PORTER DOUBLE BEE-ESCAPE 
Beekeepers all around this wide world generally 
have agreed that the Porter bee-escape was very 
much the best to be had. 
We are listing the Porter Double-exit bee- 
escape, which is an improved form of the same 
principle and size as the single escape. As the 
single escape was in the lead, so this double- 
ended escape is far superior to any other form 
of escape to be had. Clogging and Its attendant 
troubles are practically impossible, because the 
double-end or "double-barrel" form of construction 
always provides a reserve exit which is an abso- 
lute guarantee that the escape will always free 
the super of bees. With its great capacity for 
sure work, ventilation and speed, no beekeeper 
can afford to be without it. All Porter escapes fit 
same size hole in escape-board. 
Double bee-escape. Price 17c; doz., $1.85. With 
board, 32c; $2.90 per 10, not prepaid. 
QUEEN AND DRONE TRAP 
Alley’s Queen and Drone Trap is used during 
swarming time to prevent the escape of swarms. 
■When the swarm comes out, the queen, being un- 
able to pass the wire queen excluder, passes Into 
the upper compartment through the wire cones. 
The trap can then be taken off the hive, the hive 
removed, and the trap placed on another hive In 
the old location. 
In a very short time the swarm will return, 
when the slide in the trap may be drawn, allow- 
ing the queen to pass downward in with the 
swarm. 
The trap can also be used to prevent mismated 
or undesirable drones from crossing with young 
queens on their mating fight. The drones, failing 
to pass the wires, pass upwards through the cones. 
Weight 1 lb. Price 60c. 
HIVE SCRAPER 
A very handy tool for scraping hives, supers, 
bottom boards, etc. Weight, % lb. Price, 20c. 
DAISY FOUNDATION-FASTENER 
This has been improved by a cast-iron plate 
with ribs on the edge, and projecting beyond the 
lamp-chimney, so that the melted wax unused may 
drip into a can. Complete directions accompany 
each machine. 
We make three sizes of plates, for the 4%, the 
3% and the 4-inch section. Unless you specify 
which size you want we send the one for the 
4% -inch section. Any of the plates fit the same 
machine, so that you can have extra plates if you 
use more than one size of section. Price, without 
lamp, $1.00; with lamp, $1.25; extra plates, each, 
20c. Weight without lamp, 5 lbs. 
BEE VEILS 
These veils are made of the best material and 
are very durable. The Globe Veil is the most 
popular, especially with those who are a little 
timid, as it has a folding metal frame which holds 
the net away from the face. 
Bee Veil, Mosquito Bar $0.30 
Bee Veil, Cotton 60 
Bee Veil, Cotton with Silk Face 60 
Bee Veil, All Silk 90 
Globe Bee Veil 1.00 
Extra Net for Globe Bee Veil 60 
Bee Hat; flexible rim; fits and head 30 
THE ABC AND X Y Z OF BEE CULTURE 
The Largest and Most Complete Work on Bees 
in the World 
By A. I. and E. B. Boot. 
Contains 730 pages, and printed on finest quality 
plate paper; profusely illustrated with beautiful 
half-tone engravings from actual photographs. 
You cannot afford to keep bees without it. One 
hundred and forty-six thousand copies of this 
great book have been printed. It is the most 
widely read work on apiculture in the world, and 
a never-failing encyclopedia of information for 
professional and amateur beekeepers alike. Price, 
cloth bound. $2.00. 
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