BUILDINGS 
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Apiary and extraeting-house of A. F. Tice, up among the orange groves, showing apiary and building. 
The apiary was operated by his son, A. W. Tice. 
These old automobiles can usually be 
bought for little more than scrap price— 
anywhere from $25 to $50. If there are 
not tires on the machine already, second¬ 
hand ones can be secured at a moderate 
price. The whole outfit will not have to 
make any considerable mileage — only short 
This demountable extraeting-house used by H. A. 
Stearns of Duarte differs from the others in that it 
is made of corrugated metal. It is very neat and 
well designed, and should last indefinitely. The roof 
is covered with canvas. 
ers, and other equipment for general ex¬ 
tracting. 
The room on top is made in six parts 
or panels held together by means of hooks 
or Van Deusen clamps. The two sides are 
screened so they can be opened up, while 
the rest of the panels are made of canvas. 
The power extracting engine and uncap- 
ping-box are arranged with the greatest 
economy of floor space, so that the opera¬ 
tor will have plenty of room for uncap¬ 
ping and extracting. The honey is pumped 
from the extractor into a receiving tank. 
From here it is drawn by gravity into 
square tin cans by a pipe passing thru the 
floor. 
extracting plant and haul the combs into 
Whether it is better to have a central 
it from the yard, returning them after 
they are empty, or whether it is better to 
have a portable outfit that can be-used at 
each yard, and thus do away with a long 
haul for all the combs, will depend on 
conditions. As a general thing, the major- 
distances to outyards. Cheap 
tires that have seen their best 
days will answer a good pur-, 
pose for an extracting-trailer. 
The illustrations, page 160, 
show an outfit the author has 
used with considerable satis¬ 
faction. The superstructure con¬ 
sists of two floors, one resting 
directly upon the channel 
frame of the machine, and the 
other on two by twelve joists 
to clear the wheels. The lower 
floor is to hold tools, eontain- 
Dismountable extraeting-house of Frank McNay, Pasadena. This 
is made of four large panels or frames covered with cloth and 
mosquito netting. It is held together at the corners by means 
of large metal hinges. When it is desired to move, the bolts to 
the hinges are withdrawn, when the two sides of the hinges 
come apart, releasing the frames, when they are loaded one by 
one on to a truck. This building is very cheap and serviceable. 
