. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 177 induced me to cast about for something bet- ter and cleaner. By wetting it and stuffing the smoker full, almost to the door, and using only enough dry Excelsior to start with, I found it very handy and convenient as a smoker fuel. It would last for hours if the fuel was carefully prepared and the smoker properly loaded. Next to this, for those who have only a few bees, I would suggest cotton rags, twisted up into a hard roll. Of course those who have large number of bees would need a large amount of cotton rags, and would fin
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 177 induced me to cast about for something bet- ter and cleaner. By wetting it and stuffing the smoker full, almost to the door, and using only enough dry Excelsior to start with, I found it very handy and convenient as a smoker fuel. It would last for hours if the fuel was carefully prepared and the smoker properly loaded. Next to this, for those who have only a few bees, I would suggest cotton rags, twisted up into a hard roll. Of course those who have large number of bees would need a large amount of cotton rags, and would find them expensive, as they would be hard to get. A customer of ours, who was here the other day, says he uses crushed corn cobs and wants nothing better As to smokers, I cannot say from experience which is the best, I have used Clark's cold blast smoker mostly, and for a cheap smoker it is good, but not so good as the Abbott. The Clark's cold blast needs overhauling too often, as the air tube becomes stopped up from the accumulation of creosote, especi- ally so in damp THE ABBOTT SMOKEB. The Abbott smoker overcomes this trouble. As shown in the cut above, the blast tube en- ters below the grate, runs the entire length of the tire-box, and projects about one-eighth of an inch through the tire cap. This, you see, prevents the possibility of creosote in the blast, tube. The first smokers made on this plan were made by us for Rev. E. T, Abbott of St. Joseph, Mo., who had us make a lot for him last spring, with several other changes. Hence we call it the Abbott Smoker. When I first saw the model presented I supposed the lower end of the brass tube would become so hot as to burn the wood of the smoker bel- lows. This induced me to experiment, but upon heating the fire-box so hot as to melt the tin coating, causing it to run down the fire-pot, I found the brass tube below the tire-box to the bellows cool enough to hold my hand to it without burning. The cold air constantly bl
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