New Arrivals at Our Museum. 



LANGSTROTH HIVES. 



G. W. Zimmerman, of Napoleon, Ohio, 

 has sent us a litliographic view of liis 

 apiary, which now adorns our walls, as 

 requested. He also sent us one of his hives. 

 It is a Langstroth hive, witli a few modifi- 

 cations—and, of course, it is a good one. — 

 Nearly every apiarist is adopting the Lang- 

 stroth hive now— sometimes varying the 

 dimensions, or some other unimportant 

 feature. Friend Zimmerman gives us this 

 description: 



" I have made and used these hives since 

 1868. What 1 claim as my improvements, 

 are the frame, 10x14 inches; the hard strip 

 of wood, upon which the frames hang, and 

 the ventilator in the rear end of the hive, 

 which slides on dowell pins. The lower 

 story takes 10 frames; the upper, 11 frames, 

 or sectional boxes. These 1 claim to be my 

 improvements, unless it can be shown that 

 they were used prior to the above date.— 

 (The sectional frame or boxes were 4)^x5 

 inches). I have tried many movable frame 

 hives, during the 24 years that I have used 

 these, but find that this one gives me better 

 satisfaction than any other. I have had 

 over 3500 of these hives manufactured here; 

 there are now over 3000 liives here, contain- 

 ing these frames." 



It is questionable whether friend Z's 

 modifications are improvements. We cer- 

 tainly prefer the standard Langstroth hive, 

 without them. Of course, other good apia- 

 rists may not— among them friend Z. We 

 add it to our Museum witii pleasure. 



R. R. Murphy has also sent us a Lang- 

 stroth hive with his modifications, a 6 lb. 

 honey box, and case to hold Prize Boxes for 

 it, with tin separators. It is a regular two- 

 story L. hive— only it has two-inch ends for 

 the brood chamber. This adds a trifle to 

 the cost, and it is questionable whether it 

 is of sufficient value to pay for it. The 6 lb. 

 box is one of the" long, long ago" kind- 

 good, but out of date now. The case and 

 Prize Boxes are to be used on a honey 

 board— as nearly all now dispense with the 

 honey board, cases to be hung by a project- 

 ing top bar will be generally preferred. 



THE MODEST HIVE. 



J. Oatman & Sons have sent us the Mod- 

 est hive. It contains 11 frames, (top bars 

 not beveled), size, 11x12 outside ; two cases, 

 each containing 4 Prize Boxes ; and a Comb 

 Honey rack, holding 21 Prize Boxes, with 

 tin Separators. The cap is made of % stuff, 

 and is roof-shaped. Being modest, we 

 prefer the Langstroth, though the former is 

 a good and simple hive. 



THE EVERETT HONEY EXTRACTOR. 



This is a Novice Extractor improved, 

 and has been endorsed by the Michigan and 

 Ohio State Conventions — the only places 

 where it has been exhibited. It gives val- 

 uable room, like the Muth Extractor, for 

 considerable honey below the comb basket, 



and has an attachment for holding pieces of 

 broken comb while extracting the honey, 

 which hangs near the top of the comb basket, 

 avoiding the disagreeable necessity of 

 reaching down to the bottom to put in or 

 remove them. It will take frames 12x20 

 inches or smaller. It is advertised in this 

 issue, and may be had at this office. 



THE THOMSON HONEY EXTRACTOR. 



This consists of material (iron and wood) 

 all fitted, to be put into a barrel, to extract 

 the honey, and is all that the small price, 

 $2.50, would lead one to expect. It is a bent 

 rod, with handle and iron fittings, and the 

 material for a comb holder. Any mechanic 

 can easily put it together and fix it into a 

 barrel. It is the cheapest thing in the ex- 

 tractor line, and leaves no excuse of anyone 

 not having an extractor, even if he has but 

 one colony. It can be made for any frame 

 —the size of the barrel being the only re- 

 straint. For sale at this office. 



OLDT'S HIVING APPARATUS. 



Another improvement and another model 

 has arrived. This is intended to be used 

 where queens' wings are not clipped. It 

 has to be very nearly balanced when the 

 hive is on, and after a few bees have 

 swarmed out, it tips to the front, and the 

 entrance is closed. The only available 

 space for the bees is an enclosure covered 

 with wire cloth. Into this they rush, and 

 as they cannot get away, after becoming 

 composed, it is intended that they shall 



