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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 



We h'^ve rpccived from D. A. Jones a quantity of 

 his perforfitcd zinc, for the exclusion of drones and 

 queens. Duties and freia-hts cost so mueh wo can 

 n<Usellit less than 15 cents per square foot; hut we 

 will cut it to any size tor that price The pistafic; on 

 it, if wanted b3'mail,will be about 18 cents per square 

 foot. , 



TnK price of nails has advanced so that we can not 

 now buy them at the prices given in our Jan. price 

 list. A "now price list will be mailed on application. 

 Wire nails are at old prices, for immediate orders. 

 A very larsre tr.ide has sprung- up in No. liO tinned 

 wire, for brood ef>mbs, and, notwithstanding- ad- 

 vances, by buying in half-ton lots we are enabled to 

 erivt' a decline in prices as follows: For less than 1 

 lb., 2c per oz ; for 1 lb. or more, 25c; for unl.r.iken 

 coils, as thov come from the factory, weighing from 

 5 to 10 lbs, 2ac per lb. 



Friknd Boomhower sends \is a piece of a section, 

 with a very pretty labnl on it. The latter is made 

 with a rubber stamp. The matter on it is something 

 like this:- 



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GaUiipville, Schn. C;)., N. Y. H 

 _ F. BOOMHOWEE. PEOP. p^ R 



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 Wc can furnish such for $2 50, postpaid. 



BASSWOOD-TKEES; HOW SHALIj WE GET THEM? 



Tfterr is quite a call for b-isswood-trees, and no- 

 body is at present a'lvertising th^m. [ h-ive a iittle 

 bit of a secn^t for those who want somclhing to do, 

 and it is that basswood shoots, if cut tip into single- 

 bud pieces, and properly started, will grow almost 

 as well as currant and willow. I am trying to get 

 time to have it tried in our greenhouse, and have 

 just been thinking of getting buds from such trees 

 as I know produce lots of honey, so as to get an ex- 

 tra variety. Mr. Merrybanks thinks he can raise 

 maple-trees in the same way, from the " old s^veet 

 tree." We shall see. Will those who can furnish 

 small bass wood-trees please advertise them? You 

 need not write me about them, because it will be by 

 far the simplest way to deal direct with those who 

 wish to purchase. Get some basswood shoots, and 

 start them in boxes in the window, or near the stove. 

 If the basswoods are not near you, we can furnish 

 the buds for 25 cents per hundred, postpaid. 



CIKCUIiARS, ETC., RECEIVED. 



Otto Sohulz & H. Guhler. of Buckow, Pi-ussia, send us a very 

 nice 20-yinse price list of supplies for the apiary, as used In Ger- 

 many. The list also contains a lithoerraphed card witli pictures 

 of implements for the apiai-y. presenting quite a contrast with 

 those used here; also a calendar for 1882 on the back. This list 

 is so pretty, that probaljly few will be thrown away 



.7. A. Hopkins, Soutli Oxford, N.Y., sends out an 8-papre list, 

 8x3'/^ inches, of supplies for the apiary. It is well t^ottcn up. 



(t. W. Stanley, Wyoming:. N. Y., sends out a neatl-pago cir- 

 cular, with samples' of the Vandei-vort fdn. 



One of the brightest tittle circulars of IB pages comes from our 

 friend Viallon. Bayou Goula, La. We make the following ex- 

 tract in regard to Simplicity hi\-es. from p. 7: " Having had no 

 demand for L. hives for the last two seasons. I discard them 

 from this catalogue ; while it may have been the best and sim- 

 plest hive at one time, it is fast being superseded by the Root's 

 Sim]3licity, and the Vandeusen-Nellis Simplicity hives, which 

 are, in fact, nothing else but an improved L. hive, giving all 

 the facilities of manipulation.' ' 



Narmore & Wood, North Lansing. Mich., send a price list of 

 hives, sections, etc.. printed on card, 5}4^-fH- 



J.I. Johnson, Palmyra. N. Y. .sends out his 4-page spring cata- 

 logue of small fruits, and price list of bees. 



Dougherty & McKee, Indianapolis, Ind., dealers in bee-keep- 

 ers' supplies, have sent us an 8-page illustrated price list of their 

 wares . 



Friend Olm, Fond du Lac. Wis., sends us samples of beautiful 

 fdn. with high side walls and thin bases: also prices of mills for 

 making the same, down to 40, 2,i, 15, and 10 dollars for 12, 9, 6, and 

 4 inch, respectively. 



The California Apiculturist makes a very creditable appear- 

 ance for the tirst nuiuber. Tei-nis $1.00 a year. 



A very pretty 32-page catalogue from A. H . Newman, 972 W . 

 Madison St., Chicago, 111., fully illustrated with modern imple- 

 ments. 



Dr. Nugent, Strathroy. Ont . Can . is fully up to the times 

 with his tasty 20-page pi-ice list of things pertaining to the bee 

 business. 



S. D. Buell, ITnion City, Mich., has issued a 12-page list of Sim- 

 plicity and L. hives, sections, etc. 



A very pretty circular of fdn. mills, from Mrs. Frances Dun- 

 ham. Mrs. Dunham, by her increasing business, demonstrates 

 woman's capabilities in nice machinery as well as bees. 



J. O. Facey. New Hamburg, Out,, Can,, sends a 4-page list of 

 bees and apiarian supplies. 



X very pretty circulair from W.P. Henderson, Murfreesboro, 

 Tenn.. with a long string of kind words from his pleased cus- 

 tomers. 



Dr. ^V. R. Howard. Kingston, Texas, sends .a nicely printed 4- 

 Iiage list of ai)iarian supplies. It is literally filled with cuts — a 

 good feature. 



F. A. Snell, Milledgeville, 111., issiies a 16-page list of hives, 

 exti-a(-tors, bees, etc. Illustrated. Friend Snell makes the 

 "Eclipse " hive. 



Cheirograph circulars are becoming quite common. Friend 

 Duff, of Flat Kidge, O.. sends us one .5x4. one page, which looks 

 decidedly ' ' gay. " It is a price list of queens, It.alian and Cyp- 

 linn. Fnllowin;r this is one from friend Oliver Foster. Mt. Ver- 

 non, liiwa. relative to rubber machines for molding fdn. 



G 11. Lewis, Watertown, Wis., sends out a 16 -page price list, 

 map fold, of ajiiarian goods. 



B. Davidson, Vxbridge, Ont.7issuos an S page list of hivos, sec- 

 tions, etc, 



I. R. Good, Nappanee, Ind., is out with a postal circular of 

 bees and queens. 



J. H. Robertson, Pevvamo, Mich., sends out a 4-page price list 

 of bees, with a picture of his .apiary on first page. 



L. C. McFatridge, Carroll, Ind. , a postal circular of bees and 

 qtieens. 



J L. Bowers, Berryville, Va., sends us a pretty 4-page list of 

 ajjiarian goods. 



Among those issued from our Job Department during Februa- 

 ry we note the circular and price list of E. T Flanagan, Belle- 

 ville. 111., 12 pages, illustrated, size of this journal. A 4-page 

 list for J. A. Osborne, liantoul. Ill .dealer in bees, queens, and 

 Cotswold sheep. A 4 page list of bees and queens for George 

 W. Baker, Lewisvilie. ind. A price list of grapevines and small 

 fruit. torF. L. Wright, Plaintield. Mich. 



J. P. Moore, ^viorsan, Ky., a 4-page list of Italian queens, of 

 which friend M. makes a specialty. 



Underthis head will be inserted, free of charge, tne names or 

 all those h.iving honey to sell, as well as those wanting to buy. 

 Please mention how much, what kind, and prices, as far as pos- 

 sible. As a general thing, I would not advise you to send vour 

 honey away to be sold on commission. If near home, where 

 you can look after it. it is often a very good way. By all me.ins, 

 develop your home market. For 2o cents we can furnish little 

 boards to hang up in your dooryard, with the words, "Honey 

 for Sale, ' ' neatly painted. 1 f wanted by m.ail. 10 cents extra for 

 postage. Boaids saying ' ' Bees and Queens for Sale, ' ' same 

 P'ice. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Chicago.— Ho)!ey.— There are no changes in the 

 quotations ou either wax or honey in th s market 

 since my last rep irt. The market is fully supplied, 

 and sales are much slower. I f^uote: Comb honey, 

 17@22 c. ; ext.. S(«ili( c. Wax, 18(a),22 c. 



Chicago, Feb. 22, 1882. A. H. NawMAN. 



Cincinnati.— Hone;/ —The retail demand for ex- 

 tracted honey in small packages is fair, but only an 

 occ.isional barrel is sold for m^nufaciuring purpos- 

 es. It brings 7(5sll c. on arrival. Demand for comb 

 honey is only in a retail wa.y, and only choice white 

 is salable, it would bring 20 c. on arrival. Beeswax 

 brings 18(i$-'2 c. on arrival. The demand exceeds the 

 offei ings. C. F. Muth. 



Cincinnati, Feb. 21, 1882. 



Cleveland.— Honey. —The honey market contin- 

 ues very steady, particularl.y for white clover and 

 basswood; 1-lb. sections take the preference, but we 

 are enabled to get 2I@22 c. for both 1 and 2 lbs. It is 

 almost impossible to sell buckwheat honey. Ext. in 

 small packages sells at 12 c.; large, lie. IT'a.c very 

 scarce— 22®25 c. A. C. Kendel. 



Cleveland, Feb. 20, 1882. 



Detroit.— Honey— The honey market is very dull. 

 The demand is light, and but little is coming in. 

 Nothing but what is first-class will sell. Prices are 

 unsteady, and range from 16 to 18c. 



Detroit, Mich., Feb. 24, 1882. A. B. Weed. 



New York.- Hone?/.- We quote best comb honey, 

 put up in 2 lb. sections, at 18@20c; fair grade of 

 white, 1.5@ilTc; mixed and dark grades, 12@13c; 

 large boxes, 2c per lb. less than above prices; best 

 white extracted in firkins. 10@llc; best dark do., 

 ,7@8c. Be swax, prime quality, 'S-Wiylijc. We have no 

 comb honey in 1-lb. sections; therefore we do not 

 quote them. H. K. & F. B. Thurber & Co. 



New York, Feb. 23, 1882. 



I have between 1300 and 1400 lbs. of honey in kegs, 

 for which I will take 10c for basswood, and 11 for 

 pure clover, delivered on board cars at Farley. No 

 charge for kegs. Samples sent, If wanted. 1 guar- 

 antee purity, and quality to he good. 



J AS, ScoTT, Farley, Ohio. 



