. Gleanings in bee culture . Apiary and residence of Horace Libby, a bee-keeper who believes In using a camera, and doing withhis own hands the work of making pictures. 724 Gleanings in Bee Culture. F. J. Severins capping-melter. showing the melting surface made of square tubes, the metal scraperfor the knives, and the slots for heating them. tures of this melter are taken from thoseused by E. F. Atwater, Meridian, Idaho,and F. A. Powers, of Parma, Idaho; but Ihave added a number of improvements my-self to perfect the outfit. The can outside is 23 inches long, 18Xinches wide, 8}4. inches deep,
. Gleanings in bee culture . Apiary and residence of Horace Libby, a bee-keeper who believes In using a camera, and doing withhis own hands the work of making pictures. 724 Gleanings in Bee Culture. F. J. Severins capping-melter. showing the melting surface made of square tubes, the metal scraperfor the knives, and the slots for heating them. tures of this melter are taken from thoseused by E. F. Atwater, Meridian, Idaho,and F. A. Powers, of Parma, Idaho; but Ihave added a number of improvements my-self to perfect the outfit. The can outside is 23 inches long, 18Xinches wide, 8}4. inches deep, outside mea-surements. The tubes shown in the en-graving are 16)4 inches long and IX inchessquare; they are placed nearly X inch apart,turned with one corner up to give a bettermelting surface. Being square they holdmore water; and, besides, the meltingof thecappings is more quickly done than if thetubes were triangular. There is 5 inches ofspace from the top of the tubes to the top ofthe melter, and a >4^-inch space underneath,this latter opening into a spout U inch dee]3,5 inches wide and 3 long, extending throughthe water-jacket to the outside. The water-space between the bottoms is o
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