Gleanings in bee culture . e adoptionof modern and scientific methods, the condi-tion and results of the industry will materi-ally improve. He would be the last person to suggest the publication of an article whichwould nave the effect of inducing immigrationto New Zealand on misleading statements,as he knows that there are numbers of capa-ble bee-keepers in this country who woiildbe pleased to reenter the business if localconditions warranted them in so , N. Z. AN UNHEATED WAX-PRESS. How to Constniet a Press Entirely ofWood. BY JOHN LOCKWOOD. The drawings shown herewith make the
Gleanings in bee culture . e adoptionof modern and scientific methods, the condi-tion and results of the industry will materi-ally improve. He would be the last person to suggest the publication of an article whichwould nave the effect of inducing immigrationto New Zealand on misleading statements,as he knows that there are numbers of capa-ble bee-keepers in this country who woiildbe pleased to reenter the business if localconditions warranted them in so , N. Z. AN UNHEATED WAX-PRESS. How to Constniet a Press Entirely ofWood. BY JOHN LOCKWOOD. The drawings shown herewith make theconstruction of my wax-press plain. To be-gin rendering wax, first put the cleated rackinto the bottom of the press. Take a burlapsack that is big enough to hold 100 lbs. ofbran and rip the seam in one side and thebottom. Spread this burlap sheet over thepress; push it down in and see that it fitswell into the coiners, letting the edges hangout over the top. Now take a whole sackand put it into the press with a hoop in the. JOHN LOCKWOODS UNHEATED WAX-PRESS. top to hold it open. Now dip into your tub,full of boiling comb; take the hoop out ofthe sack; push it down with a stick to makeit fit on the bottom and in the corners. Foldup the mouth of the sack and the sheet overit. Put the follower on, with the blocks ontop. Swing the cross-bar over and push thescrew up through the hole in it. Put on thehandle and turn both handles down, one ata the wax is pressed out, take off one 488 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Apr. 1 handle; let the screw slip down even withthe top of the press and unfold the first bur-lap so it hangs over edges. Now get hold ofthe top of the sack and pull it up some so it
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