1882 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



153 



Dovetailed Sections ! 



Before June 1st, 414x4'.!, at $4.50 per 1000; r-iViXr,':,, 

 $5.00 per 1000. Sample of either, by mail, for a 3-ct. 

 stamp. Italian queens, and bees by the pound at 

 A. I. Root's prices, with packages Included. Two- 

 comb nucleus, with Galhip size frames, after June 

 1st, $2.00; with 4 combs, in full-sized hive, complete, 

 $4.50. Add price of queen you want. Full colonies, 

 with tested queens. May and June, $9.00 each. It 

 will pay you to try our bees I 



HIVES! Material in the flat, for%.any common 

 single-walled hive, with bottom, frames, and 7-inch 

 cover, aiid crate with full set of sections, in Iota of 

 10 or more, $1.10 each; 30 cts. each less, without 

 crate and sections. Place your orders early. First 

 come, first served! Satisfaction guaranteed. Send 

 money at ray risk by p. O. money order, registered 

 letter, or draft on New Tork or Chicago, to 



No circulars. O. H. TOWNSEND, 



Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Mich. 



TESXI]Vi:03SriA.ILS: 



I have the bees on summer stands, and I will say 

 for you that I never saw a finer lot of bees. 



B. S. Underhill. 

 "Williamson, Wayne Co., N. Y., Sept. 10, 1881. 



Last May I sent $7.5.00 to friend Townsend, of Hub- 

 bardston, Mich., for bees. They came the first week 

 in June, and the hives were full; each hive contain- 

 ing 13 combs, with brood in 8 combs. If friend T. 

 does as well by every one, he deserves to be patron- 

 ized. W. z. Hutchinson. 



Rogersville, Mich., July 1, 1881. 



ITaken from August G'.eaninys, 1881.] 



Hubhardston, Mich., Feb. 13, 1882. 



TO WHOM IT May concern :-We, the under- 

 signed, citizens of Hubbardston, Mieh., take 

 pleasure in recommending O. H. Townsend, of Kal- 

 amazoo, formerly of this place, to the favorable con- 

 sideration of boe-kecpers and others, believing him 

 to be reliable and straightforward in his dealings. 



A. V. Phister, Postmaster. 



J. J. Robins, M. D., Drusrgist. 



O. C. Townsend & Co., Bankers. 



W. J. Tabor, Grocer. 3d 



1882. 



TWELFTH YEAR. 



1882. 



Italian Queens ! 



Tested Queens in April and May, - - - $2 50 

 " " in June and after, ... 3.00 



Untested Queens in April and May, - - 1.25 

 " " in June and after, - - 1.00 



B.v the M doz , 5 per cent off above prices. By the 

 dozen, 10 per cent oflf above prices. Also, Syrian 

 and Cyprian Queens (bred in separate apiaries), at 

 same price. Sent by mail, and safe arrival guaran- 

 teed. Address W. P. HEi^DERSON, 

 2-od Murfrcesboro, Ruth. Co., Tenn. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



Early Itallai & CfBriai iJiifiBiis. 



Imported and home-bred; nuclei and full colo- 

 nies. For quality and purity, my stock of bees can 

 not be excelled in the United States. I make a 

 specialty of manufacturing the Dunham foundation. 

 Try it. If you wish to purchase Bees or Supplies, 

 send for my new Circular, containing directions for 

 introducing queens, remarks on the new races of 

 Bees, &c. Address 

 Itfd DR. J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. 



At Kansas City, Mo., 



I breed PURE ITALIAN BEES for sale. I warrant 

 my dollar queens to be purely mated, and guarantee 

 safe arrival. I will try to give perfect satisfaction. 

 Please send for list to E. M. HAYHURST, 



2-3d P. o. Box 1131. 



THE LIGHTNING 

 DOVETAIL 



This is a machine 

 for gluing dovetailed 

 sections; 1500 are put 

 together in a day by 

 one man. It is 

 SIMPLE, 



DURABLE, 

 AND CHEAP. 



White-Poplar Sec- 

 tions a specialty. 



Illustrated circular 

 free. Address 



A. £. MANU^, 



Bristol, Add. Co., Vt. 

 3-4d 



A BARGAIN! 



If you wish to purchase Italian bees and queens 

 early in the spring, and wish a bargain, you should 

 send for my new price lists, sent free on application. 

 Address W. S. CAUTHEN, 



3d Pleasant Hill, Lan. Co., S. C. 



50 SWARMS OF BEES FOR SALE ! 



For terms, inquire of 

 3d 



H. NEUHAUS, 

 Burlington, Wis. 



B3E3X3 - X^:E3£2X^£3X=LS, Save your 

 money and do your own printing with Rubber 

 type and stamps. Circulars free. 

 3d Address A. H. DUFF, 



Flat Ridqe, - - Guernsey Co., - - Ohio. 



"I 000 Consult your own interest, and send 

 100^ for my new Circular and Price List of 



Colonies, Nuclei, and Queens. 



2-7d Address S. D. McLEAN, Columbia, Tenn. 



HEADQUARTERS for the GOLDEN ITALIANS 

 and the ORIGINAL ALBINO BEES and 

 QUEENS. Send for circular. 



J. M. C. TAYLOR, 

 3d Lewistown, Frederick Co., Md. 



FOR SALE.— Bees, Full Colonies, or Nuclei. Ad- 

 dress H. B.4^BBER, Adrian, Lenawee Co., Mich. 



WANTED.— A situation in an apiary, to work 

 with bees, for wages, with a chance to learn 

 the business. Address J. A. KEPLER, 

 3 Mt. Pleasant Mills, Snyder Co., Pa. 



FOR Dunham and Root foundation, equal to any 

 made in the U. S., and other apiarian supplies, 

 address V^ON DURN, 820 South Ave., Omaha, Neb. 

 Wax wanted. 3-6d 



BEE-KEEPERS! Send $1.00 for the "Excelsior 

 cold-blast Smoker." The latest and the best. 

 By mail postpaid. W. C. R. KEMP, 



3-4d Orleans, Orange Co., Indiana. 



T3EES AND QUEENS FROM MY APIARIES. 



QUEENS AND NUCLEI IN SEASON. 

 3d Circular on application. 



J. H. ROBERTSON, PEWAMO, lONlA CO., MiCH. 



D.A.fike,Bod9,SniitIi%M.Co.,Ud. 



Breeder of those Beautiful Albino and Italian 

 Queens and Bees which gave universal satisfaction 

 last season. Send for Circular. 3-4d 



