1895 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



689 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalla ill Uliniiis 

 Altaltain New Yoik 

 Btt^ »ii(l Fills 

 Bee- ^\ ti^lit (it 

 I lu k» lit it t u Pigs 

 ( iiuU 111^ 111 Combs 

 Cli M; Is hiu lines of 

 C ( Ihii Bees in 

 Ci imp lit yueens 

 Hummies 5,ame tor 

 tax 



Fiml Biood 

 Flames Nuiiiljei of 

 Hiltiiii Oreoi^e E 

 Hi\e Vuestiiiii 



1 ^iigstiotti at Toionto 

 Milkweed 

 I'liim, Abon lance 

 l'iipp> 



ijiiieens and Aftei swarmh 

 i.iiieens Balle 1 

 Kamhli 1 It Ml Cubbin's 

 K^s] I . 1 i\ ( lult 

 Ki 1 ( 1 \ti I It Hone-) 

 Sill I u\\ HiLl Diet 

 s tin t iiU Removal 

 11 II Keeping Clean 



I . 1 /lllL 



I 1 ml h litoi in 

 Weii^lit lit Bee loads 





ANACER 



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NEW CHICAGO BRANCH. 



We are pleased to announce that we have bought 

 from Thos. G. Newman, of Chicago, his g-oocl will 

 and stock of bee-lieepe:s' supplies, and lia\e opened 

 rooms at 56 Fifth Avenue, in the Garden City Block, 

 where a full stock of bee-keepers' supplies will be 

 on sale. We have secured Geo. W. York, editor of 

 the American Bee Jourtutl, as managrer. Mr. York 

 has had several years' experience iu the supply 

 business, when he worked witli Mr. Newman, before 

 taking charg-e of the Bee Juurnal. He therefore 

 brings to the work sufficient experience to enable 

 him to conduct our business there with satisfaction 

 to all who may prefer to deal in Chicago. 



Mr. York Huds that he can protitaDly spend time 

 in this work besides editing the Bee Journal, and we 

 consider ourselves fortunate in securiug him as 

 manager tor the new branch— the tlrst one to be 

 started in our own name. The address of ilie Chi- 

 cago branch will be The A. I. Root Co., Geo. VV. 

 York, Manager, 56 Piftli Ave. The transfer is being 

 made as we go to press; and we hope to have within 

 a month a full stock in the new rooms. 



SEED POTATOES FOR FAUL SHIPMENT. 



At the present writing we are prepared to offer 

 lower prices than for many years. For instance, 

 choice selected Beauty of Hebrons, we can furnish 

 for 15 cts. a peck, 40 cts. a bushel, or 75 cts. for a bag 

 containing two bushels; or a whole barrel of 11 

 pecks for $1.35. 



Monroe Seedling, Early Oliio, Freeman, Early Puri- 

 tan, Lee's Favorite, Rural New-Yorker, New Queen, 

 Burpee's Early, and Sir William, 1 lb., postpaid by 

 mail, 15 cts. ; 3 lbs., 35 cts. ; peck, by freight or ex- 

 press, 35 cts. ; bushel, $1. (JO; bag of 2 busliels, 11.75; 

 barrel of 11 pecks, ff3.50. 



The New Queen* was raised by T. B. Terry, as, in 

 fact, are all our Freemans, both first and second 

 sizes. And, by the way, tliere has been some com- 

 plaint that the Freemans do not grow large. Give 

 us an order for extra-sized Freemans and we will 

 show you that T. B. Terry gf ovvs large ones any way. 

 The Sir William is the potato chosen by W. I. Cham- 

 berlain, of Hudson. O.. beyond all others on his test- 

 grounds, for the Oh ill Farmer, and lie has 36 acres of 

 potatoes of different kinds this season. A full de- 

 scription of both these potatoes will be given in our 

 next issue. If you want samples to see what they 

 are like, order liy mail at the prices given above. 

 By the way, friends, it is a most excellent plan to 

 have your seed potatoes selected in the fall, when 

 the prices are low. In due time we shall liave some 

 valuable articles telling how almost an.y one can 

 keep seed potatoes clear into next June or July, 

 without sprouting or other trouble. 



* Here is what Terry says in i 

 Friend ROOT: We shall have 



iim-sizel New Queen, strictly p 

 gilt the see I trum Maine last sp 

 of tine eating qiuilitv, ami then 

 of till- early, til !.:et utf in time t' 

 three times. Tliev .'iie ripe. 'It 

 productive, as tin' ■.l>l E:niv li 

 liest davs. 1 tliouglit toiuhn 

 .sell out to you to L^rt ml ol tin 

 cook and try. tlu\ are s.. « Im 



The iiuality of the Kieemm 

 want to send you sonie to eat » 

 a Havor about it. if cooked jusi 

 else. 



Hudson, O., Aug. 28. 



■gard to the New Queen, etc. : 

 300 to too bushels of good iiiedi- 

 ire. and no blight whatever. 1 

 ■ing, at a cost of .Ki". Tlievaie 

 is no better ponito that I know 



r wheat. We tiieil llieiii t\v ■ 



ey are of as line quality, and as 

 !■ or Bi'nutv of Hebron in their 

 .' Ihciii, hut should be glad to 

 oi I y. I will send you some to 



is siinplv superb this vear. I 

 til sample of Queens. IPhere is 

 : iglit. not equaled bv any thing 

 T. B. Terry. 



The new potato, Craig Seedling, single pound by 

 mail, postpaid, 20 cts. ; 3 lbs., postpaid, 50 cts.; half 

 a peck, by freight or express, 50 cts.; peck, !tO cts.; 

 half-bushel, $1.50; bushel, $3.50; 3-busliel bag, $4.50; 

 barrel of 11 pecks, $ti.oo. Second size of any of the 

 above, half the above prices; but, of cour.se, this 

 would not refer to potatoes by mail, because the 

 postage is a large part of the expense. Extra-sized 

 potatoes— that is, only the largest and fairest— one- 

 half more than above prices. 



By the way, will our readers who purchased Craig 

 Seedling potatoes tell us on a postal card liow much 

 seed they bought, of whom, how much ground they 

 nlanted it on, and, as soon as they are dug, what the 

 yield is '? Do not be in a hurry to dig them, for they 

 will grow and keep growing until lro.st winds them 

 up; that is, I have never seen any of them die down 

 before the frost killed them; and I would suggest 

 to you not to sell any at less prices than given 

 above. Our yield is going to be something enor- 

 mous. But every potato will be wanted, little and 

 big. 



STRAWBERRY-PLANTS. 



If you want scrawberry-plants to set out this fall, 

 the quicker j-ou order them the better, for they 

 must make root enough to stand heaving out by the 

 frost, or you will be very likely to lose them. Bear 

 in mind theTimbrell is now tor the tlrst time the 

 same price as all the rest in our list of seven choice 

 kinds. Prices — 15 cts. for 10 plants; 75 cts. per 100; 

 $6.00 per lUOO. By mall, add 5 cts. for 10, 25 cts. for 

 100, tor postage. For Canada, double the above 

 piices. 



CABBAGE-PLANTS. 



Now is the time to sow the seed of Jersey Wake- 

 field cabbage lor cold-frame plants, to winter over. 

 Cauliflower may be treated in the same way, but it is 

 a little more diliiculi; the same with Grand Rapids 

 lettuce-plants. Spinach sowed now on exceedingly 

 rich ground, say almost one-half old well rotted 

 manure, will do I letter than at Any other season, for 

 the spring market, and Cliinese Rose winter radish 

 will be pretty sure to make a market size before 

 frost, it put on tiiis same enriclitd soil Basswood- 

 trees had better not be sent out until October. In 

 regard to bee-plants, 1 do not know of any of the 

 clovers that can be safely sown so late as this iu our 

 locality, ijut seven-top turnips sown now will, how- 

 ever, do nicely for greens and for honey next spring. 

 They are so exceedingly hardy that they grow more 

 or less all winter, and are seldom or never injured 

 by a freeze. 



G.4.RDENING FOB THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER. 



I suppose almost every one is rejoicing over the 

 improved prospecls since the recent rains. A few 

 days ago Mrs. Hoot was down in our creek-bottom 

 garden, and in a lew minutes I picked her some 

 nice large beautiful Jessie strawberries, a buncli of 

 both red ;ind black raspberries, and some pretty fair 

 blackberries. The red laspberiies are the Marl- 

 boro. All the fruit was killed in the spring, and 

 the result was, they set again, and gave us the larg- 

 est, tluest, and most luscious led raspberries we 

 ever saw, in ihe month of Septetnber. The very rich 

 soil had sometlilng to do with tlieir great size. In 

 regard to the "'luscious, " 1 took other people's word 

 for it, as you know 1 can not even taste them now. 



Wo ate now selling green shelled beans, bush 

 lima. Best of All, York State Marrow— and as nice 

 peas as we ever rtiised at any time of the year. 



Beautiful caulitlower, nice celery, late Mammoth 

 Sugar corn, cucumbers. Emerald Gem melons. And, 

 by the way, 1 must not forget to mention a new 

 watermelon sent us by J. VVittenmeyer, Emison, 

 Knox Co., Ind., which he calls the Sweetheart. A 

 couple of barrels which he sent us as samples 

 proved to be ahead of any thing in the line of 

 watermelons ever sampled at the Home of tlie 

 Honey-bees. The red sugary part of the melons ex- 

 tends almost clear to tlie outside of the rind. We 

 shall have it in our new price list for 1896. 



American Pearl onion-sets reduced to $1.35 per 

 peck, $4,511 per bu. Now is the time to plant them. 



Potatoes. 



Craig's Seedling, Everett's Early, and 

 Freeman, at itrices given by A. I, Root aljove. 



W. B. Collins, Blackwater, Cooper Co., Mo. 



