. The illustrated Australasian bee manual and complete guide to modern bee culture in the southern hemisphere. With this is incorporated the "New Zealand bee manual" greatly enlarged, revised and mostly rewritten. Bees. Fig. 29.—JONES' WAX EXTRACTOR. Another wax extractor, an improvement on the " Gerster," is shown above. It was invented by Mr. D. A. Jones, of Canada. The improvement consists in carrying a perforated cone up through the centre of the basket to near the top, thus allowing the steam to penetrate more easily through the n: ass, aving both time and fuel. The ex
. The illustrated Australasian bee manual and complete guide to modern bee culture in the southern hemisphere. With this is incorporated the "New Zealand bee manual" greatly enlarged, revised and mostly rewritten. Bees. Fig. 29.—JONES' WAX EXTRACTOR. Another wax extractor, an improvement on the " Gerster," is shown above. It was invented by Mr. D. A. Jones, of Canada. The improvement consists in carrying a perforated cone up through the centre of the basket to near the top, thus allowing the steam to penetrate more easily through the n: ass, aving both time and fuel. The extractor which I have in use, and which may be con- sidered a rather large one, measures as follows : outside can, diam. 13|-inches, depth 13 inches; inside basket, diam. IH inches, depth 11J inches; boiler, 11 inches deep. The can and basket are made of stout tin, the boiler of galvanised iron; cost 30s. There is also another very simple way of cleaning wax, in places where the apiarist may not find it convenient to use the " wax extractor ; " , by taking small bags made of coarse scrim, into which the combs, after being squeezed into balls, should be placed. These bags are then put into a kerosene tin. 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 Hopkins, Isaac, 1837-1925. Auckland, N. Z.
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