EXTRACTED HONEY 
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A very convenient device to use when 
pouring honey from the five-gallon cans is 
the screw-cap honey-gate, as shown. This 
simple gate may be made by any one. Take 
a piece of heavy tin, 2^ x 3, and make a 
square bend x /± inch from each long edge. 
A heavy piece of sole leather, 2x3 inches, 
of a size to fit into this, should be riveted 
A truck-load of round wooden-jacketed cans just as 
they were received after shipment. 
firmly at the four corners. Solder to it a 
screw-cap the right size to fit the cans used, 
and with a tinner's punch cut a hole thru 
the cap, tin, and leather. A tin slide, to be 
pushed in between the leather and the 
folded tin, completes the device, which, 
when screwed on the can, is ready for use. 
To meet the demand for smaller tin 
packages the manufacturers of square cans 
have introduced smaller-sized cans holding 
one, one-half, and one-fourth gallon re¬ 
spectively. The gallon cans are usually 
sold in boxes of ten each. 
HOW TO TEST TIN CANS FOR LEAKS. 
Ordinarily by looking into the can while 
it is held toward the light, one may deter¬ 
mine whether or not the can has leaks. 
Even a tiny hole will let in a bright ray of 
light which will be readily seen if the can 
is turned slightly toward one side or the 
other. 
If solder becomes loosened at some point, 
however, this test might not locate the de¬ 
fect. Therefore some beekeepers prefer to 
screw the caps tightly on the cans and then 
immerse the cans in hot water. The inside 
air expanding will cause small bubbles to 
escape from all leaks. Another plan some¬ 
times employed is to have a cap specially 
prepared for attaching the tube of an auto 
pump, and then forcing air into the can. 
If there is a leak, one will hear the sound 
of escaping air. 
HOW TO CLEAN SECOND-HAND CANS. 
Opinions vary as to the advisability of. 
using second-hand cans. Frequently gaso¬ 
line or kerosene cans may be bought for 
about half the price of new ones. Unless 
.one is very careful in cleaning, however, 
Standard two-can shipping case with strong par¬ 
tition in middle between the cans. Each 5-gal. 
can holds 60 lbs. of honey. 
honey placed in them is likely to be 
ruined. The general consensus of opinion 
is that bright new cans are the cheapest 
for fine light honey. Honey that is dark 
or ill flavored may be shipped in second¬ 
hand cans if they are carefully inspected 
and rigidly cleaned. If a can has held oil 
of any kind, it may be cleaned by putting 
