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GLEAKINGS EST BEE CtlLTUKJ). 



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when at work on the Spider plani, but it is all over 

 long- before noon. Possibly a larger yield might em- 

 ploy all of them all day, but it is pretty evident the 

 locality is a good deal overstocked. We shall soon 

 commence siigar-l'eeding again. 



We have lo-day, Jnly 27th, 5036 subscribers, and 

 425 colonies of bees. The xiew of our apiary, from 

 the windows of the factory, is precisely like the cut 

 in the fore part of the A B C. 



German carp and gold-fish will do very well to go 

 with golden queen-bees, and our friends will now 

 find them all in our advertising department. 1 be- 

 lieve it is universally known, that everybody by the 

 name of Muth is " square." 



"When you order goods, carry out the prices, and 

 put down, in plain print, the amount you expect to 

 pay. The price will often give us a clew to what 

 you want, when we could not possibly make it out 

 otherwise. Negle.'t of this has made "bushels" of 

 "troubles" this season, and many dollars' loss. If 

 you have been having a discount, make out the dis- 

 count, and then the clerks can make out your bill as 

 it should be, without going back to hunt up former 

 correspondence, to see what discounts you are enti- 

 tled to. "D'ye mind?" 



OUR NEW 50 CENT SMOKER BY THIS TIME. 



The new Clark smoker is so very much ahead of 

 the Simplicity, or, in fact, any other smoker we ev- 

 er got hold of, that we have discontinued making 

 the Simplicity. We have sold the enormous num- 

 ber of over /oht f/iousanr? since the middle of May, 

 and 1 can not remember that we have had a word of 

 complaint, in all that time. Nearly half a dozen 

 bands are working on them constantlj', and with 

 the aid of new and improved machinery at that. 

 Just before you direct the smoke on the bees, give 

 the fuel a vigorous shake, and then puff out the 

 ashes. A single filling, with the right kind of wood, 

 will burn four hours continuously. 



EVAPORATORS. 



Great numbers of circulars in regard to evapora- 

 tors have been sent us, and many different kinds are 

 ari'anged expressly to be used in connection with a 

 common stove. 1 am pained to see that a great 

 many of them talkabout "family rights;" and it you 

 have any confidence in my judgment, have nothing 

 to do with any machine or any man who begins any 

 of this kind of talk. It is sad enough to have it on 

 bee-hives. One of the simplest forms of an evapo- 

 rator is a shallow tin pan, like a large dripping-pan, 

 for instance, with a top covering the whole, but a 

 little below the edge of the pan. The pan is placed 

 in a level position, with one end on the stove, and 

 then party filled with water, the fruit or corn being 

 spread evenly on top. As soon as the water boils, 

 you have an even heat that can not exceed the tem- 

 perature of boiling water, over the whole upper sur- 

 face, and therefore nothing can be burned. The pan 

 is filled through a short spout, with a funnel. This 

 spout allows the steam to escape, without in any 

 way wetting the drying articles. We are told the 

 Teasdale evaporator, mentioned on page 344, last 

 month, is not made now for less than $18.00. 



CARROLI^'S immense yield FROM ONE QUEEN. 



After reading friend Carroll's letter on p. 376, our 

 friends will observe that this honey was all stored by 

 the progeny of a single queen, and that swarming 

 was prevented by the use of the extractor; also that 

 the tiering-up process, which no other hive than the 

 Simplicity will allow of, is at least not a very faulty 

 plan. When one is hurried with work, I know no 

 easier way of giving bees room than to keep adding 

 story after story, with frames of fdn. I have used 

 them four stories high, and the bees seemed to store 

 honey in them as well as if only two stories high. 

 This honey was from horsemint; but, judging from 

 a sample received from friend Stiles, of Austin, 

 Texas, I should not call it first class in flavor, al- 

 though in color and transparency it equals any we 

 have. We learn further in regard to the queen, 

 from the Kansas Bcc-Keejwr, that she is a grand- 

 daughter of the famous Cyprian queen that friend 

 Hayhurst sold us for $3.00 on account of her "fight- 

 ing proclivities." Some way this tale begins to spin 

 out like a romance, and 1 pi-esume many of our 

 friends would be glad to know what has become of 

 the Hayhurut queen, about which so much has been 



said. She is alive and well, and much store is set by 

 her possessor, as j'ou will see by the article from 

 friend McDougal, in Sept. No., who now has an apia- 

 ry of 26 hives, all presided over by her daughters. 



PUTTING FDN. INTO ^VIRED FRAMES. 



ET seems as if improvement in this matter 

 is destined to be the order of the day. 

 Soon after the advice some friend has 

 given ns, to heat the button -hook in imbed- 

 ding the wires, we made a trial of it and 

 fonnd it worlied well, but it required heat- 

 ing too often. Knowing that a lump of cop- 

 per is about the best thing to retain heat, I 

 had our blacksmith work over one of our 

 soldering-coppers, as shown in the cut, and 

 we find it a most convenient tool. 



IMPLEMENT FOR FASTENING THE FDN. TO THE WIRES. 



The copper is heated over a coal-oil stove, 

 and when it is just right it not only dries 

 the wire and fdn. perfectly, but its weight is 

 just right to sink the Avire into the fdn., 

 without requiring any pressure from the 

 hand, and it softens the wax so it sticks 

 firmly to exevy^ inch of the wire. After plac- 

 ing the sheet in the frame, under the diago- 

 nal wire, and over the up-and-down wires, 

 the whole is placed on a half-inch board 

 that just fits inside the frame, and then the 

 fdn. is rolled down flat with the Blood roller, 

 shown in our price list. Now quickly run 

 the copper over each wire, holding "it as 

 shown in the engraving. The board is to be 

 kept wet with a damp cloth, to prevent the 

 wax sticking to it. It is to be turned once, 

 of course, to run the wires on each side. 

 Once heating the iron will do for 10 frames. 

 AVe can furnish these irons at the usual 

 price of our 3o-cent soldering-irons. If they 

 are wanted by mail, 18 cents extra. 



]olmrin. 



Under this head will be inserted, free'ot charge, tne names of 

 all those having honev to sell, as well as those wanting to buy. 

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

 sible. As a general thing, 1 would not advise you to send your 

 honey away to be sold on commission. I£ near home, whei-e 

 you can look after it, itis often a very good way. Byallmeans, 

 develop your home market. For 25 cents we can furnish little 

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

 for Sale, " neatly painted. If wanted by mail, 10 cents exti'a for 

 postage. Boai-ds saying ' ' Bees and Queens for Sale, ' ' game 

 p'ice. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Detroit.— Ho/ici/.— The market is inactive, as new 

 honey has not come in yet, and the demand has not 

 yet commenced. The nominal price is 20 cents. 



Beesxva.r is worth from 30@25c. A. B. Weed. 



New York.— Hojicy.— There are no changes worthy 

 of note in the honey market this week. 



H. K. & F. B. TnuRBER & Co. 

 New York, July 22, 1882. 



Boston.— JIojicj/.— New honey, 1 lb. sections, 25c; 

 2 lbs., 22c. Good demand. Wax, 2,5@36c. Crop is 

 short here. Consignments wanted. 



Crocker & Bi-akb. 



57 Chatham St„ Boston, July 22, 1S83. 



