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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Feb. 1. 



PATENTS 



Careful attention erivcn to the prosecution of 

 business before tlie IT. S. Patent Office. All business 

 treated as .sfru'f/iy ('((((//(/(//((((f. No charg'e made for 

 services in prosecutinji- ai>plication, until the pat- 

 ent is allowed. SiMid for " Inventor's GuiuE." 



FRANKLIN H. HOUGH. 

 925 F STREET, WASHINGTON, D. C, 



Fruit Plants. 



.'%/%/%/%/%/%/%/%/'^/%/^^%''%/%/%/% 



Whc^rC' to liiiy 

 them nt whnle- 

 s.-j'e /jj-i'oe.s. Send 

 postal i-ard for descriptive and wholesale catalog'ue 

 of all of the leadiiip varieties of S< /v»iv'>er-rie.s, 

 Ra.s/>/>errje.s, Itlnc-lihorrie^, Currants, 

 fjroo.so?>errie.>-i Cjri-fi/jo.s. iitid /'ofjjfoes. 

 EZRA a. SMITH, Manchester, Ont. Co., N. Y. 



Pleasf mention thife paj^ter. 



BEGINNERS. 



HcginiKMs should have a copy of the Am- 

 ] aleur ISce keeper, a TO-pag-e book by Prof. 



.1. W. House. Price 'St cents; if sent by mail, 

 3Sc. The little liook and the Progressive 

 Bee Iveeper (a Uve prog-ressive:i8-page montli- 

 ly journal) one year, t)5c. Address any first- 

 class dealer, or 

 , LEAHY MFG. CO., Higginsville, Mo. 



Send 6 ctt. for catalogae 

 ad full treatise on spraying. 



Circulriis free. Address 



WM.STAHL,Quincy,lll.^ 



MUTHS 



HONEY 

 EXTRACTOR. 



Square Glass Honey-Jars, 

 Tin Buckets, Bee-hives, 

 Honey Sections, Etc., Etc. 

 Perfection Cold-blast Smokers. 

 APPLY TO 



CHAS. F. MUTH & SON, Cincinnati, 0. 



V. S.— Send 10-ct. stamp for •' Practical Hints to Bee-keepers.' 



HOW TO SIZE UP A FENCE AGENT. 



When "pestered" beyond endurance, give 

 'em a "civil service exam." like this: Q. Are 

 you a fence agent for revenue only? Were 

 you ever a lightning rod peddler? (Tf 'yes,' 

 fire him, if 'no' go on). Are you apraciical 

 farmer';' Know what constitutes a good farm 

 fence? Have you thoroughly Icsted it your- 

 self? Has anyone used it nine years? Will 

 they buy more? Is It very elastic? If he 

 a nswers yes to the last six, give him an order, 

 for he represents the 



PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 



»38'"ln re.sponaiDg to tnis advertisement mention Gi,kamng& 



DEFORE placing your orders for SUPPLIES, write 

 " for prices on One-Pieoe Basswood Sections, Bee- 

 Hives, Shipping-Crates, Frames. Foundation. Smo- 

 kers, etc. PAGE & LYON MFG. CO., 

 8tfdb New London. Wis. 



!!miirRyO?RSef f?A-™5i 



-i-Ci^>:^I„e,ibiit«r .UiuJe. Hatclics 



.'■"''^fvery eg^ tluit ii hen could 



liatcli; HeKuliites itself auto- 



inatically: Heduces the cost ot 



poultry raisini? to a miiKiiiiini 



, bend for Illustrated Cata!(i-4ue 



' 1 fiO Kee size 81 «.00. 



SIHPLEX MAM r'G. CO. Ouincv. IJI. 



Promptness is What Counts. 



Honey-jars, Shipping-eases, and every thing 

 that bee-keepers use. Root's Goods at Root's 

 Prices, and the Best Shipping=point in the 

 Country. Dealers in Honey and iJeeswux. 

 Catalog free. 



WALTER S. POUDER, 

 162 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 



flease mention this paper. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



lifts No Sfjy ill lirood-frames. 



Thin Flat - Bottom Foundation 



Eas no Fishbone in ths Surplus Eose^. 

 Being the cleanest, it is usually worked 

 the quickest of any foundation made. 



J. VAN DEUSEN & SONS, 



i2tfdb Sole Hanufacturers, 



Sprout Brook, Montgomery Co., N. Y. 



OKENS BY STEAM 



WITH THE MODEL ^ 



EXCELSIOR INCUBATOR. 



TlioiisiiiidM in Suc- 

 ces.slul Operation. 



SIMI'LE, I'KRFKCT, „nd 



SELF-KEGVLA TING 

 OuaranteccI tohatcha 

 larger percentage of 

 fertileeggs, at less cost, 

 than any other Incubator. 

 Send6c.for Illus.Oatalog. 

 Circulars Free. 

 EO. II. STAHL.114tolg8 9.fithSt..Qulncy,lll. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 

 UNION COMBINATION SAW 



Can do the work of four men us- 

 ing hand ti)ols, in Kipping, Cut- 

 ling off, Mitering, Rabbeting, 

 (irooving. Gaining, Dadoing, 

 l',dging-up, .lointiug Stutf, etc. 

 Full Line of Foot and Hand 

 )wer Machinerv. Sold on Trial 

 . Oitdloii Free. UUoi 



SENECA FALLS MFC. CO., 

 44 Water St., Seneca Falls, N Y. 



tyin respondinfr to this advertisement mention Gleaninos. 



onSODaysTrial 



F.iisy, durable and 



^clieap. A radical 



:'ure effected. Send for sealed catalogue. 

 GUULKSTUN TKl'SS I'U., nasonle Temple, Cblesgii, Ul. 



