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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jax. 1. 



weight kegs. Shoukl wc fill your order for full 

 kejrs with nails put up by count inslend of liy 

 weialit. tlie p'"'Ct' of "lest" by llie keg will be about 

 1(1 per cent less. We have adopted lor the coining 

 se:i8(>ii the i)lan of inclu<ling with all tjoods sent out 

 in the tiat the right si/.e and number of nails re- 

 (piii'dl to nail tlieni. which we are sure will be a 

 great convenience to our customers. We will, of 

 coiirge. use these cement-coated nails wherever we 

 can. We are prei)aied with a stock of nearly a car- 

 load, and can get more as needed, though we have 

 to order a month or two ahead of our needs to be 

 sure to aet them in time, because they are put up 

 especially for us, and not generally ottered for sale. 



BINOHA.M SMOKERS REDUCED. 



The manufacturer announces reduced prices for 

 this year in anollier column. We are, of course, 

 prepared to supply jou with his latest smokers at 

 the new prices, and the new edition of the catalog- 

 win give the revised prices. 



koot's f.xth.4 polished sections. 

 These ;ire rapidly making their way into well-de- 

 served favor among bee-keepers and dealers. We do 

 not believe they are siiipassfd by any made any- 

 where, if, indeed, they are ecpialed. We are almost 

 daily in receipt of very tlattering words concerning 

 their excellent tinisli, color, and workmanship. We 

 have booked a number of quite large orders, enough 

 to keep us running steadily for about two months. 

 We sliall be pleased to hear from tliose dealers who 

 have not yet made their arrangements for this 

 year's supply. Samples mailed free to those in- 

 terested. 



OUR CAT.'VLOG FOR 1895. 



From present outlook, our new catalog will hardly 

 be ready to mail before the first of February. It is 

 being entirely revised, re-arranged, and largely re- 

 written, all of which takes time, when done in con- 

 nection with our other work. It will not be neces- 

 sary for our Gleanings subscribers to send a re- 

 quest for the new catalog, as a copy will be mailed 

 to each as soon as ready, also to our list of custom- 

 ers and applicants, as fast as we can get them 

 ready. If you can not wait for the new catalog, 

 send us a list of the goods you want, and we will 

 name our best prices. 



A HIGH-GRADE BICYCLE CHEAP. 



Desiring to ride the latest 1895 bicycle, I will sell 

 my J125 Victor Flyer, of '94 pattern, for $75.00 in cash, 

 or for $80.00 worth of wax or first-class white honey, 

 at market prices. This machine is practically as 

 good as new, and on the rear wheel a new tire has 

 been put. It has a full set of tools, e.xtra inner tube 

 for tires, rubber mud-guards. Weighs, stripped, or 

 as I ride it, 29 lbs. Catalog giving full description 

 will be sent if desired. To take advantage of this 

 offer you will need to write quick, as this is a rare 

 chance to convert your wax or honey into a bicycle. 

 But don't send either till you write, eiving particu- 

 lars. E. R. KooT. 



COMB FOUND.\TION. 



We call attention a^ain to the advance in list 

 price announced in last number, made necessary by 

 the advancing price of beeswax. This advance is 

 adoi>ted by all the leading manufacturers. Notice, 

 also, we are paying a much better price for .your 

 wax, 26c. cash, 29 in trade, delivered here, for aver- 

 age, and extra for extra quality. In this connection 

 we ask all of our readers not familiar with the ex- 

 cellent (juality of our comb foundation, as now 

 made, to send a request for free samples. Our out- 

 put for 1894 was fully one-fourth more than for the 

 year previous, and amounts to about 19 tons, not- 

 withstanding the season was below the average 

 generally. 



sugar-makers' supplies. 

 We call the attention of those of our readers in- 

 terested in maple-sugar making, to our announce- 

 ment in another column of sugar-makers' supplies, 

 where we quote reduced prices all the way througli 

 the list. 



TWO AND FIVE GALLON SQUARE CANS. 



The reduction In the tariff on tin plate enables us 

 to offer lower prices on square cans, one and Ave 

 gallon, than we liave made heretofore. We have 

 also made arrangements to fill orders for these cans 

 from New Orleans, as well as St. Louis, when more 



convenient. You will find the reduced prices in the 

 list of sugar-makers' supplies. Will quote large 

 lots on application. 



the bunch sweet POTATO, OR VINELESS YAM. 



Mr. Wm. E. Price, of Eufaula, Ala., has 250 bushels 

 of ilie above potatoes for sale. As he is in need of 

 money to raise a mortgage, I am told he will sell 

 them at a very low figure. These potatoes have 

 Veen pretty thoroughly tested for a year or two 

 back, and i believe they have generally given ex- 

 cellent satisfaction. They do well as far north as 

 Michigan, and 1 understand good crops have been 

 raised where the jjotatoes were not put out till July. 

 In the South they plant them as late as August ; but 

 where put out so late, the potatoes are apt to be 

 small, just as we want them for seed. For further 

 particulars, address as above. A. I. Root. 



COMFORT FOOT-STOVES. 



■Cv'e found, after we began advertising these this 

 season, that the manufacturers are making much 

 lower prices than last year, especially on the fuel. 

 We therefore reduce our prices accordingly. The 

 new prices are as follows: 



Hand-stove, with 2 doz. fuel, 40c. each, $3..50 per 

 doz. 



Small foot-stove, with 25 fuel, f 1.7.) each ; $15.00 per 

 doz. 



Large foot-stove, with 25 fuel, $2.00 each; $16.50 

 per doz. 



Fuel for hand-stove. 3Lc. for2doz. ; fl.OO per gross. 



Fuel for foot-stove, $1.00 per box of 50 sticks, $9.00 

 per doz boxes. 



Hand-stove, with fuel, mailed for 10 cents extra. 



We have had very flattering testimonials from 

 some of those who bought stoves last winter and 

 used them with great satisfaction and comfort. 

 See advertisement or special circular for further 

 particulars. 



SPECIAL PREMIUMS. 



Quite a nximber of our readers arc abusing their 

 privileges in regard to special-premium offers, no 

 doubt through a misunderstanding of our offers. 

 For instance, we offered, during last month, to send 

 the Firm Jourmil free to every reader who renewed 

 in advance, and claimed it. We have also offered 

 the Gault raspberry (only one to each subscriber) at 

 25 cents to those who renew in advance, and we 

 have offered a paper of March's cablDage seed to 

 those who renew in advance. Then we offer a 

 special clubbing price for Gleanings with other 

 papers. Now, it is your option to take yimr choice 

 from these special-premium offers; but it was not 

 our intention that the same person could take ad- 

 vantage of all of the u\ on the same subscription, as 

 some seem to have the idea they can do. When we 

 offer a special premium for renewal in advance, it 

 means that you must pay the full subscription price 

 of $1.00 before the expiration of the old subscrip- 

 tion, or before the new begins, to secure that premi- 

 um: and if we offer several such special premiums 

 you can take advantage of but one, on the same 

 subscription, and your request for special premium 

 must be made at the same time, not some time 

 afterward. From now on, for this month, those 

 V ho would hare the Farm Journal with Gleanings 

 must pay $1.10 for the two, and then it must be apaid- 

 in-advance subscription. If y<iu are in arrears, all 

 arrears must be paid, and $1.10 sent in addition for 

 the year in advance, for both papers. The paper of 

 March's cabbage seed maybe claimed in addition to 

 any other one special premium, or in connection 

 with Gleanings, clubbed with other papers. The 

 Farm Journal may be added to any of the clubbing 

 offers for 20 cents e.xtra, or to any of the special- 

 premium offers for same amount. 



MAPLE-SUGAR SUPPLIES. 



The time is at hand when those who produce the 

 delicious sweets from the sugar maple must be get- 

 ting ready. For the best results you must have 

 good clean apparatus of the most "approved type, 

 and you really can not afford not to read Prof. 

 Cook's book, "Maple Sugar and the Sugar-bush," 

 whicli we furnish at ;55c', or we will give a copy free 

 to all those who buy sugar-makers* supplies of us to 

 the Jimount of $10.00 or more. We do not sell evap- 

 orators, but we think we can do you some good on 

 spouts, pails, covers, and cans. We have received a 

 carload of these from the factory, and they are 

 made of American tin- pi ite. The plates are tinned 



