. Dadant system of beekeeping. Bees. 80 DADAXT SYSTEM OF BEEKEEPING Extracting Implements The senior Dadant was already keepingbeeswhenHruschka, of Dolo, near Venice, in 1865, invented the centrifugal honey extractor (smelatore). This invention was described in the American Bee Journal, three years later, in April, 1868. It may seem strange to a modern student that so important a discovery should have been 3 years in coming across the ocean, but when we remember that there were only 3 or 4 magazines published on beekeeping at that time; none then in Italy; that the trans- atlantic cables were
. Dadant system of beekeeping. Bees. 80 DADAXT SYSTEM OF BEEKEEPING Extracting Implements The senior Dadant was already keepingbeeswhenHruschka, of Dolo, near Venice, in 1865, invented the centrifugal honey extractor (smelatore). This invention was described in the American Bee Journal, three years later, in April, 1868. It may seem strange to a modern student that so important a discovery should have been 3 years in coming across the ocean, but when we remember that there were only 3 or 4 magazines published on beekeeping at that time; none then in Italy; that the trans- atlantic cables were just beginning their useful activity, it will be easier to comprehend the slowness of the spread of so useful a discovery. There were no manufacturers of bee supplies, no dealers in hives or smokers, at that time, in the United States. So the only way to secure an extractor was to have one built at home,. Fig. 44. The first extractor made in the United States was the pattern of our first extractor. 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 Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. , American Bee Journal
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