Gleanings in bee culture . olene-engine furnishes the power for turning the extractor. The engineis allowed to run all the time, the extractor being stopped and shiftingthe belt on or off a loose pulley. for pumping honey right from the cans inthe liquefying-tank to the filling-tank. Whilethis pump is not muchlarger than a watch,it will pump a of honey dry inone minute. I havethe pump fastened tothe liquefying - tank,and I use a rubberhose for a suctionpipe. I place this hoseinto the mouth of the60-lb. can of meltedhoney, and pump itinto the has relieved
Gleanings in bee culture . olene-engine furnishes the power for turning the extractor. The engineis allowed to run all the time, the extractor being stopped and shiftingthe belt on or off a loose pulley. for pumping honey right from the cans inthe liquefying-tank to the filling-tank. Whilethis pump is not muchlarger than a watch,it will pump a of honey dry inone minute. I havethe pump fastened tothe liquefying - tank,and I use a rubberhose for a suctionpipe. I place this hoseinto the mouth of the60-lb. can of meltedhoney, and pump itinto the has relieved meof one of the most dis-agreeable operationsconnected with bot-tling honey. Justthink of the old wayof carrying sixty-pound cans of honeyto the tank, liftingthem up, then holdingthem until empty!now I can be un-screwing the nextcan, cairying awaythe filled cases ofhoney, or 1574 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Dec. 15 wheeling the filled cases of honey away ontrucks that will carry a thousand pounds ata ]or\rl, rtf,Kenms, FIG. 6.—STARTING FOR AN OUT-APIARY. An ordinary bicycle is used; and when the railroad is reached, athird wheel, which is flanged, is attached. [We regard this as a contribution of excep-tional value, and we hope every one of ourreaders will take pains to read it carefully,because there are several ideas in it that arenot only novel but practical as well. is a comparatively new correspond-ent for the bee-papers; but apparently he hasbeen quietly jumping ahead of some of illustrations show something of his gen-ius at getting up devices and short cuts. Very often we run across men of an inven-tive turn of mind, but who do not seem tobe able to turn their inventiveness into dol-lars and cents. Mr. Coveyou certainly doesnot belong to this class, for he makes his tal-ent count for something. In the first place,he has worked out a practical and uniquesystem of bottling honey and of renderingwax; and right in this connection his methodof melting
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