1895 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTQRE. 



581 



Contents of this Number. 



Aiiial'.'aiii.'itiiin of Union .'liiTiI'l m 



Bees. NniiilK 1 in Swarm ss:. T i, i 



Clo\t';' ('litii-cn . 597 (ill,"t'<M cc 



Con\eiili..n ;il Selser's ' Ssc. i,irr, 



Convention at Toronto 5S|l|;,i;ii 



Editor at Lakeside cni) |;m ml 



Eleetropoije . i;iis Ka |. 



Feeler. Stephens .>',ir> lir|io 



Flori la Note: of Travel fiCttiHeiJo 



Fonn.lation, Wood-base 6!l2|Seas( 



Lettnc-e.Pi-n-klv 



Onions, Ei^-vptian 



orchard, Day's 607 



h Lettuce 1)05 



, Ca ;infr 588 



. IJraring 594 



I, r ,it SehaefHe's 591 



Ici ill Calaveras Co.... 589 



e:r\ . Gault 605 



t . Diseouraging 596 



ts Kneinii aftiiig 59B 



is. Ten I'oor .>i93 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



There will he a nieetintr of the Southeastern Bee-keepers' As- 

 sociation in Fort Seott, Kan., Sent filth. 1895. All are eordiallv 

 invited. J. C. Balch, See., Bronson, Kan. ' 



The annual meeting- of the Northern Illinois Bee-keepers' As- 

 sociati(ni will be held at the residence of O. Tavlor, in Harlem, 

 111., on Tuesday. Aug. 20, 1895. B. Kennedy, Sec. 



New Milford. 111. 



The Southwestern Wisconsin Beekeepers' Association will 

 hold its next uieetinK at Platteville, Wis.. Oct. Sth and 9th, 1895. 

 Come all. Don't yet discouraged, even if we haven't ffot a 

 crop of honey. We shall have a g-ood time at Platteville just 

 the same. Brine .your wives and daugihters with .vou. Many 

 interesting sub.iects will be discussed. 



M. M. Rice, Sec, Boseobel, Wis. 



A BARGAIN in QUEENS 



BY RETURN HAIL. 



Either polden or leather-colored. All warranted 

 purely mated, workers io show at leasts hands, at 

 50 cts each. Three hand breeders, 81.00. Goldens 

 are from one of Doolittle's very best. Leather 

 queens are from an extra choice impoited motlier. 



Clioice tested queens, this season's rearing-, from 

 imported mothers, 65 cts. each, ready now. Safe ar- 

 rival and satisfaction guaranteed or money re- 

 funded. Ni> disease. 



J^. II. ROUBY, Wortbington, W. ^^a. 



PRICES SLAUGHTERED 



On Those Beautiful. Red-Clovek Queens. 



One queen, 60 cts.; two, $1 00. I defy tlie world 

 to beat them. Dou't fail to try them. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed. G. R. ROUTZAHN, Menallen, Pa. 



Good,: 

 Better, 

 Best, v'/i 



QUEENS! 



The latter is what I am trying to furnish, with 

 wliat success a long string of testimonials might 

 startle you, as the season is now prime lor the rear- 

 ing of queens, and in competition with some other 

 reliable dealers I will furnish to any new customer 

 2 Golden Queens for $1.00; a straight flve-banded 

 breeder, $3.00. Address 



W. H. LAWS, Lavaca, Ark. 



I^"In respondinti to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For the benefit of friends who have black or hybrid queens 

 which they wish to dispo-e of, we will insert notices as below 

 first insertion free of chart'e. After the first, 10 cents per line! 

 We do this because there is hardly value enoujrh in these 

 quaens to pay for buying them up and keeping them in stock 

 and yet it i- oftentimes (jnite an accommodation to those who 

 can not afford higher-priced ones. 



I have 2') black and hybrid queens for sale at 35 

 cts. each. ' C. G. Marsh, Belden, N. Y. 



We have 85 black and hvbrid queens, all very pro- 

 lific, reared in "94, which we will sell for 35 cts. each, 

 ore for $1.00. Write at once, as we will not hold 

 them long. Rankin Hkos , St. Clair, Mich. 



25 or 30 hybr d queens reared this spring; the very 

 best layers. Some of the colonies have gathered 

 100 lbs. of honey this season; 130 cts. each. 



W. J. Forehand, Fort Deposit, Ala. 



Special Offer. 



For July and August onl.y, to those who 

 have never tried our strain of honey- 

 gathering Italians, we will send one sam- 

 ple queen for the trifling sum of 50 cts. 

 One queen only will be .sent at above 

 price to one address. All queens war- 

 ranied to he pur ly mated. All orders 

 filled by return mail, weather permitting. 

 Address all orders to 



LEININGER BROS., Fort Jennings, 0. 



Please mention this paper. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



Notices will be inseited under this head at one halt our usu- 

 al rates. All advertisements intended for this department 

 must not e.\ceed five lines, and you must sat you want your 

 adv'tinthis department or we will nor be responsible for er- 

 rors. You can have the notice as many lines as you please, 

 but all over five lines will cost you according to bur regular 

 rates. This department is intended only for bona fide ex- 

 changes. Exchonge- for cash orfor pricelists.or notices of- 

 fering articles for sale can not be inserted under this head, 

 for such our regulai- ratesof 20cts. a line will be charged. and 

 they will be put with the regular advertisements We can not 

 he responsible for dissatisfaction arising from these "swaps." 



WANTED.— To exchange 200 colonies of bees for 

 any thing useful on plantation. 



Anthony Opp, Helena, Ark. 



WANTED.— To exchange several good safety bi- 

 cycles. Honey wanted. Send sample. 



J. A. Green, Ottawa, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange 26-in. planer, power scroll 

 saw, all iron; tenoner, and mortiser. for porta- 

 ble sawmill, or other wood-working machinery. 

 Will give a bargain for cash, 

 eitf Geo. Ealf,, Frenchville, Tremp. Co., Wis. 



WANTED.— To exchange foundation-mills and 

 honey-extractors for honey or wax. 

 I. J. Stringham, 105 Park Place, New York. 



WANTED.— A foundation-mill, in exchange for 

 other goods. L. "L. Esenhower, Reading, Pa. 



WHAT have you to exchange for a 200-egg size 

 Invincible Hatcher? 



G. J. Sturm, Mt. Erie, HI. 



TWO practical young farmers, both married, want 

 to work some gentleman's farm on shares or for 

 salary; prefer a good stock farm with some rich 

 bottom land. We mean business. Write to-day. 

 Manley Bros., 197 Yale, Mich. 



WANTED.— By a young man lately arrived in 

 this country, a temporary or permanent open- 

 ing in an apiary or gtirdening business, preferably 

 situated in the State of New York or contiguous 

 States. Applicant knows something of the care of 

 bees, and is fond of a healthy outdoor life. A cheer- 

 ful home rather than salary an object. Is a trained 

 clerk, with good recommendations. 



Address C. C. Doorly, 355 W. 31, N. Y. City, 



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ANTED.— To exchange steam-pump for founda- 

 tion-mill. Dovetailed hives, or foundation. 



E. Simmons, Potsdam, Dade Co., Fla. 



WANTED.- To buy 3 tons extracted white-clover 

 honey, in 60 lb. tins. Geo. G. Wit^lard, 

 270 Pearl St., Cleveland, O. 



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ANTED.— To rent or buy an apiary in basswood 

 belt of Wisconsin. E. Barber, 



Sherburne, N. Y. 



WANTED.— To exchange latest improved Marvel 

 magic lantern, best quality (cost *45), also 100 

 choice views, for honey, beeswax, or offers. 



E. E. Slingerland, Troy, Pa. 



WANTED.— To exchMuge bees in new 8-frame L. 

 hives for a ladies' bicycle. W. D. Soper, 

 Jackson, Mich. 



