1895 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



653 



Contents of this Number. 



i,-tt 



Btc .• 



BtM-. I inline 



Beiiii I -■ ',iin--tions 



BiuuJ-iir .1^. Diaa-no.sing... 



Color Vu'tiiii. Another 



Colors. Bees Can Tell 



Cong'ress, International 



Crimson Cl..ver 



Eseapes.To Put on 



Extiact iny-siiiers 



Fish. .S T..&CO 



Five-banders 669, 672. 



Flori.la Notes 



Golden Bees in Demand 



Hive-numbers 666 



liolmei. M. B 66.3 



11 (lu^e apiary. Salisbury's... 662 



Humbugs aiid .Swindles 674 



Lathrop at R Taylor's 656 



Manilla lor Tags 666 



MrLeod. .\. M 674 



Menibfr.liip Fees. Reduced.. 671 



■Hniiev. 



.669 



Pafliaut 



Kamliier in Stlma 6.59 



Salislnirv Tn-atiiient 676 



Sections, Kcciiinn' Clean 66.i 



Starters. Bottom.. . .' 664 



Sweet Clover 668 



Taylor, B 657 



CONVEN TION NOTICES 



There will be a meetinsr of the Southeastern Bee-keepers' As- 

 sociation in Fort .Scott, Kan., Sent 19th. 1895. All are cordially 

 invited. J. C. Balch. Sec, Bronson. Kan. 



The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee-keepers' .Association will 

 hold its next meeting' at Platteville. Wis.. Oct. 8th and 9th. 1895. 

 Come all. Don't uet discourat;cd. even if we haven't frot a 

 crop of honey. We shall have a good time at Platteville just 

 the same. Brincf your wives ami daughters with you. Many 

 interesting sub.iects will be discussed. 



U. .M. RtcE, Sec, Boscobel, Wis. 







A NEW PAIL FOR HONEY. 



We have recently been investigating Record's 

 tight butter-package for honey, and it seems to be 

 most desirable. 



In cut No. 1 we Bhowthi' tin package with the 

 tight cover lifted, repie.-enting tlie groove near 

 the top of ilie package illtd wliich the lugs shown 

 on the cover lock themselves when sprung into tlie 

 package, instantly sealing it tight. 



We also show the little wire lever thrown out 

 which is used to pry the lever out of the seat 



when it is desired to open the package. It will be 

 readily understood that the package may be opened 

 and closed as often as desired, always shutting and 

 locking itself tight. If it is desired to be absolutely 

 water and air tight a small rubber band is used 

 around the groove of the cover, forming a gasket, 

 but for ordinary purposes this band is not neces- 

 sary. 



These pails are made in sizes to hold 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 

 and 20 Itis. of butter or lard. The honey capacity is 

 appro.\imately l^c, 3, 4'4, V>2. 15, and 30 pounds. 

 Cans without bails, ot still larger capacity, are 

 made; but for shipjiing honey in retail packages 

 the four smaller sizes would be the ones u.sed. We 

 will furnish these pails at following prices: 



No. 1, holding V i tt>s. honey, 6c. each; 55c. for 10; 

 ^5.00 per 100. 



No. 2, holding 3 ftis. honey, 7c. each; 65c. for 10; 

 $6.00 per 100. 



No. 3, holding 4' i li:>s. honey, 8c. each; 7.5c. for 10; 

 J7.00 per 100. 



No. 5, holding 7^2 K>s. honey, 10c. each; 90c. for 10; 

 *,s.00 per 100. 



No. 10, holding 15 ff)s. honey, 15c. each; $1.35 for 10; 

 $12.50 per 100. 



SHIPPING-CASES. 



The letter from S. T. Fish & Co., in another col- 

 umn, calls attention in a practical way to the im- 

 portance of neat and attractive cases. We have a 

 later letter from Fish & Co., inclosing one from the 

 sliipper of the lot of honey which sold on arrival at 

 Hi cts. In this letter the shipper says the cases came 

 from The A. I. Root C >. We have been wondering 

 why we get more orders every year for shipping- 

 cases. The only reason we can assign is, that, at 

 the very reasonable price we ask, we furnish a very 

 neat and attractive case. See our catalog, for 

 prices. Right here 1 might mention the fact that 

 the car of alfalfa honey we received last fall was 

 put partly in our easts, but mostly in cases made at 

 a local mill. The cases were not tight, nor the 

 honey protected with paper as we recommend In 

 our catalog. As a consequence, the sand and coal 

 dust injured the looks of the honey, and the selling 

 price as well. If you have a nice article of honey, 

 do not sacrifice two or three cents In the selling 

 price by not putting it up in the most attractive 

 package, and properly graded. 



HONEY MARKET. 



We are having a fairly good demand for honey, 

 but look for a better trade. this month and later, 

 when fresh fruit is not quite so plentiful. We 

 offer fancj' comb honey in 1-lb. sections, 12 and 24 

 lb. cases, at Die. In crates of about 20'i lbs., 15c. We 

 have a lot of very tine extracted clover and bass- 

 wood honey, in 60-lb. cans, which we sell at 9c per 

 lb. for a single can; S'ic by the case of 2 cans; 2 

 cases or over, Sc per lb. We offt^r California sage 

 honey at 'jc peril), less than these prices. This is 

 very fine white honey, which does not candy or 

 granulate. Samples mailed for .5c to cover cost of 

 package, or free to intending purchasers. 



SECOND-QUALITY ABC BOOKS. 



In finishing up the last edition of the A B C of 

 Bee Culture, before the new edition just finished, 

 we find still quite a number that we classed second- 

 quality, and offer at (35 cts. postpaid to close out. 

 U'hey are in cloth binding, and scarcely distin- 

 giiishal)le from the firsts. A number of those who 

 have received one from our notice of Mav 15 wrote 

 us that they could not see, in looking them over, 

 why we should class them as seconds. We have 

 about 60 of th" books; and if they go off as rapidly 

 as thej' did in answer to our first notice they 'will 

 last scarcely three weeks. Who wants one ? 



Black and Hifbrid Queens For Sale. 



Hybrids for 20 cts. ; mismated for 30 cts. 



C. G. Fenn, Washington, Litchfield Co., Conn. 



18 hybrid queens, a few of them mismated, reared 

 this summer from daughters of one of Doolittle's 

 selected queens: all good layers; 25 cts. each; or 5 

 for $1.00. J. P. F. Smith, Liberty, Mo. 



