. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 372 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. jig" when combs of unequal weight are being extracted, and have wished for some simple and effective method for speedily, easily, and efifectively fastening it so as to take the dance out of it, and still have it so fastened as to be readil)' and quickly removed when desired. The best appliance of this kind that I have seen is described in the November num- ber of the Canadian Bee-Journal by H. R. Smith, the inventor. He says:— Our honey extractor had an exasperat- ing habit of dancing about on its stand whenever the com
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 372 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. jig" when combs of unequal weight are being extracted, and have wished for some simple and effective method for speedily, easily, and efifectively fastening it so as to take the dance out of it, and still have it so fastened as to be readil)' and quickly removed when desired. The best appliance of this kind that I have seen is described in the November num- ber of the Canadian Bee-Journal by H. R. Smith, the inventor. He says:— Our honey extractor had an exasperat- ing habit of dancing about on its stand whenever the combs in it were not well balanced. Into the stand I drove four large screws about half their length, two on each side of the extractor, about four- teen inches apart. Two pieces of steel wire were then bent to form double hooks, and these were hung on the top edge of the extractor, on opposite sides. One end of a piece of strong cord was tied to one of the screws, the cord was passed up through the hook, down to the other screw on the same side and tied to it. A. short piece of cord A'as then tied around the double part just 1)elow the hook. A similar arrangement of the cord was made on the other side, and the short pieces were slid down the double cords as far as they would go. To release the extractor we simply slip the short pieces of cord upward; this gives enough slack to let us remove the hooks from the can. We have had no more trouble with the extractor shaking; and can recommend the contrivance as being practical, easily applied and costing next to nothing. If, as in my case, one needs frequentlv to move the extractor, and does, or does not, use a stand, it might be an improve- ment to use heavy screw-hooks instead of screws; so that they can be readily re- moved and replaced without the use of a screw-driver; and some might prefer to use wire where Mr. Smith uses cord. PUBLISHING BEE —AND PUB- IJSHING REPORTS OF BIG CROPS AND BIG FAILURES. I see by the last
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