Everett's Extractor.— By reference 

 to our advertising columns, it will be seen 

 that friend Everett has found it necessary 

 to advance prices on his Extractor. He has 

 improved it considerably since the first was 

 made, and so had to increase its price. In 

 his Circular and Price List he remarks as 

 follows : 



"As I put heavier stock in the cans than 

 I first intended to do, besides making 

 several otiier valuable improvements, in 

 order to make it a No. 1 macliine, which I 

 can warrant in every instance, I was obliged 

 to raise my price a little, and still I claim 

 to have the cheapest Extractor, all things 

 considered." 



The little Comb basket will be very con- 

 venient to any apiarist. We were well 

 aware that the price was too little, as at 

 first stated, and think friend Everett is 

 fully justified in raising it. 



The New Langstroth Hive. 



The fact that 80 per cent, of the bee-keep- 

 ers of the United States are now using or 

 are preparing to use the Langstroth hive, is 

 strong proof that it is the " coming hive," 

 for universal use. 



The strongest argument against this hive 

 was the difficulty in manipulating it— there 

 being no movable side, and many have tried 

 to invent something to cover this want — but 



so far nothing liAs given universal satis- 

 faction. 



In the present instance, Sperry «& Chand- 

 ler, manufacturers of tiie North-Star Hive, 

 have combined the peculiarities of it with 

 the Langstroth, and by so doing will bring 

 it into very rapid use. It is correctly repre- 

 sented by the cut. 



Many are advocating a loose bottom board, 

 but this hive obviates that difficulty. By sim- 

 ply turning the thumb-screw, L, and open- 

 ing the movable side (which takes but an 

 instant), the frames can be examined, and 



by removing the loose side-board, M, the 

 bottom-board may be cleansed— giving all 

 the advantages claimed for a loose bottom- 

 board, without its disadvantages. 



The New Langstroth Hive is peculiarly 

 adapted for the production of comb honey — 

 its honey rack is the best in use, and is per- 

 fectly adapted to the use of the prize boxes. 

 It holds 18 prize boxes, with the separators 

 between, marked B B in the cut. The wedge 



(A) holds all with a vise-like grasp. The 

 outer boxes are glassed as they stand on the 

 hiv (C C C). By removing the wedge (A) 

 any box may be instantly removed, exam- 

 ined, returned, or replaced by an empty one 

 —the spaces between the rows readily ad- 

 mitting the fingers for that purpose. They 

 are adapted to 3, 6, 9. 12, 15 or 18 honey boxes. 



It is simple, durable, and withal cheaply 

 constructed, as will be seen by figures given 

 elsewhere in this number. 



We have ordered a number of them, and 

 hold ourselves ready to ship immediately 

 either material cut ready to nail, or nailed 

 ready for painting and use. As railroad 

 companies always mar the paint, it is far 

 better to ship before painting, and thus have 

 them look fresh and neat when first used. 

 They are adapted either to the production of 

 comb or extracted honey, and can be sup- 

 plied in any shapes or quantities desired. 



i^We have an inquiry as to the 

 standard of excellence of Italian bees, 

 and would like those who are experts 

 to send us in clear and concise language 

 what they consider such standard. We 

 ought to settle upon it, and must before 

 long. " Now is the time, and this is the 

 place." Let us agree upon a standard. 



