. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. SMOKE AND SMOKERS. 398 SMOKE AND Ki i. I —It is very seldom that a grate becomes so lilled up that it has to be cleaned; but wlien this does happen it is the work of only a mo- ment to insort the point of a file in one of the holes and lift out the grate, as here shown. Jt pays to keep the graies clean. There are a larg'er number of holes near ihe outside of the g-fate than in the center, consequently the fuel burns evenly
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. SMOKE AND SMOKERS. 398 SMOKE AND Ki i. I —It is very seldom that a grate becomes so lilled up that it has to be cleaned; but wlien this does happen it is the work of only a mo- ment to insort the point of a file in one of the holes and lift out the grate, as here shown. Jt pays to keep the graies clean. There are a larg'er number of holes near ihe outside of the g-fate than in the center, consequently the fuel burns evenly and does not throw sparks until it is all consumed. way, but at the same time it is well to spend about ten seconds once a week or so with a screw-driver in cleaning off this accumula- tion. We have seen smokers with caps or nozzles so filled with creosote that they would not fit down over the fire-box at all, and of course leaked smoke very badly or else had to be pounded on the top with a stick. It takes but little time to remove the greater part of the creosote so that the parts will fit. Most smokers are made with the caps a trifle large ; and while they leak. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923; Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob), 1862-1953. Medina, Ohio, The A. I. Root Company
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