The "Excelsior" Honey Extractor. 



Here is another candMate for public 

 favor, and one tliat lias many things to 

 commend it. It possesses all the advan- 

 tages of neatness, durability, and ease of 

 operation, as well as that of thoroughly and 

 quickly emptying the combs of honey ! It 

 takes any size frame smaller than 12x20. — 

 It is made entirely of metal, and we think 

 it has advantages that make it the best 

 Honey Extracting Machine in the market. 

 It is light, but has attachments for fasten- 

 ing down to a box or platform, rendering it 

 steady and permanent in position, and is 

 exceedingly easy of operation. It can be 

 instantly taken to pieces for cleaning, 



having no screws to take out, nor cumber- 

 some and heavy pieces to lift. 

 Some of its advantages are as follows : 

 The lower end of the comb basket shaft 

 does not revolve in the honey below, even 

 when 60 or 70 lbs. may be there ! It has a 

 " strainer," elevated some 3 inches above 

 tlie bottom of the Extractor, and entirely 

 covering the canal leading to the faucet or 

 honey gate ; therefore, when drawn off, the 

 honey is clear and free from bits of comb or 

 other undesirable particles. This " strain- 

 er" can be instantly removed, cleaned and 

 replaced. 



A strong gearing, with an over-motion, is 

 essential to both ease of operation and 

 effective work. By it, the motion can be 

 controlled, so as not to throw out the brood, 

 when extracting. The two covers close the 

 machine up tightly, and thus prevent the 

 bees from annoying the operator, as well as 



to keep it free from dust, when not in use. 

 The handles are strong, and attached near 

 the centre, for ease of carrying. It is pro- 

 vided with a small comb liolder for extract- 

 ing pieces of comb or partly-filled boxes or 

 sections. The honey receptacle has capac- 

 ity for 60 or 70 fts. of honey, where it may 

 be allowed to ripen before drawing off, if 

 desired. 



Some of these advantages may he 

 found in other extractors ; but none, we 

 think, will put in a claim to them all. The 

 one providing for the revolving of the comb 

 without lubricating in the honey is qiiite 

 important. For the advantages presented 

 it is exceedingly cheap, and it is thoroughly 

 practical. It may be obtained at this office. 



Bees in Colorado. 



In an exchange, J. S. Flory says : 

 " For years before we came to Colorado 

 we were more or less engaged in the 

 business of keeping bees, both for 

 pleasure and profit. On our arrival 

 here, owing to the long seasons of dry 

 weather to which Colorado is subject, 

 and the absence of honey producing 

 forests, \\Q made up our minds this one 

 pursuit, in which we found so much to 

 admire, would have to be given up. 

 But of late our views upon the subject 

 have become much more modified. We 

 have seen very nice honey in our mar- 

 ket for sale, which w^as gathered by the 

 busy bees here in our midst, and learn 

 from some of your correspondents that 

 others are making the keeping of bees 

 a success. I now look forward with in- 

 terest and a longing desire to the time 

 when I hope to hear the pleasant hum 

 of swarming bees around my home. As 

 a business of liealthful, out-door exer- 

 cise, and, we may say, recreation from 

 study, we know of no other pursuit so 

 well adapted to both men and women 

 as the keeping of bees. Apiarian sci- 

 ence is by no means a dry study. It 

 opens up a field broad and pleasant, 

 and, when mingled in practically, is a 

 thing to be loved and enjoyed. If Colo- 

 rado ' hath sweets that perish in the 

 desert air,' for the want of willing bees 

 to gather them, let us import and raise 

 an army (that will not be consumers of 

 government rations) that will add more 

 wealth to our resources ; workers that 

 will produce for our tables one of the 

 most healthy luxuries known in the 

 world. We have the milk ; now if we 

 can have the honey, let us have it that 

 indeed we may have a land like unto 

 ancient Canaan — 'flowing with milk 

 and honey.' " 



