Gleanings in bee culture . ngement except that the pan wasnot covered; but, instead of a gasoline-burn-er he used a small kerosene-stove if I remem-ber rightly. It would have been practically to say; but I am convinced that the plan ofmelting cappings as fast as they fall from theknife is perfectly feasible; and it is probablethat in California, at least, the general prin-ciple will become universal in all up-to-dateextracting-houses. Referring again to the power-driven ex-tractor, I may say that the Root Companysdevelopment of this principle was due to thesuggestions received from Mr. Mendles
Gleanings in bee culture . ngement except that the pan wasnot covered; but, instead of a gasoline-burn-er he used a small kerosene-stove if I remem-ber rightly. It would have been practically to say; but I am convinced that the plan ofmelting cappings as fast as they fall from theknife is perfectly feasible; and it is probablethat in California, at least, the general prin-ciple will become universal in all up-to-dateextracting-houses. Referring again to the power-driven ex-tractor, I may say that the Root Companysdevelopment of this principle was due to thesuggestions received from Mr. Mendlesonand Mr. Mclntyre; and now the power-driv-en idea is getting to be quite general withlarge extracted-honey producers. In everycase but one, so far as I know, a small gaso-line-engine is used to furnish the power. uses a water-motor; and when wa-ter under pressure is available it is probablythe nicest and cheapest power. An electricmotor would, of course, be excellent; but it 1907 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 1567. 1568 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Dec. 15 is seldom that either electricity or water un-der pressure is obtainable in a bee-yard, andhence a gasoline-engine is the cheapest andonly available powei*. Fig. 2 shows another view of the apiary inRattlesnake Canyon. Evidently the camerastood on the opposite side of the canyon towhere I stood when my view was taken asseen in Fig. 1. The question may he asked, Why calledRattlesnake Canyon? I will explain: I wasstrictly cautioned, while posing my cameraon the mountain-sides, to beware of rattle-snakes, and you may be sure that I did, forseveral rattlers had been killed in that vicin-ity just prior to my visit. This apiary, as will be noted, has all the hivesarranged on terraces, for the yard had to be ona sort of side hill. Without these terraces itwould be difficult to run a hive-cart to andfrom the extracting-house or to level up thehives. At the time of my visit the groundwas nicely leveled off in steps, and the ef-f
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