1895 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



797 



Contents of this Number. 



Bamboo— Poem on 814 Honey, California 805, 806 



Bees to the Pound 80(i .lake Smith 811 



Colil-maile Svrnp . .Slli I Locality 808 



Colony. Wluit is a Large.'... 809|Lvsol ' ..813 



Coruh. A^if of 801 1 Numbers, Compound 815 



CoMiTtinii hv Pettit 814 1 Potato, Craigr »22 



Eilitor at Terry's 8l8l(,iiieens in Added Story.... 810 



FloridaNote; Sl'.i R.iinlder in Tejon Pass 802 



Fly-paper at Entrance 8n S> rii]i Madt- Cold 816 



Hives, Size of 807, sci'.i r Suihms ^i-c^ls^ed 804 



Honey Soureil in Comb SH Winter, Wlu-ii to 812 



CONVENTION NOTICE. 



The annual meeting of the Illinois State Bee-keepers' Assooi 

 ationwill be held at the Statehou-e, Springfield, Nov. 19, 20. 

 The Odd pillows of Illinois hold their gran 1 encampment, be- 

 ginning on the 19th; and we have it from their committee on 

 railroads that they have secured open rates of a fare and a 

 third - that is, a round-trip ticket is to be purch.ased at st.art- 

 iiifr-point, anywhere in the State, for VA fare. The special 

 meeting of our association will be held a Chicago, at the New 

 Briggs Hotel. Jan. 9, 10. 1896. As this is the occa.>ion of the Na- 

 tional Cycle Show, we can get reduced rates to that meeting. 

 >urther particulars later. Jas. A. Sto.ve, Sec. 



Bradfoidton.lU. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 



486, 488 & 490 Canal St., Corner Watts St., N. Y. 



WHOLESALE 



DEALEBS & 



COMMISSION 



UEEOHANTS. 



Established 



1875. 



HONEY 



—AND— 



BEESWAX. 



LIBEEAL 



ADVAilOES 



MADE 



ON 



GONSIQN- 



MENTS. 



BUFFALO, N. Y. Unsurpassed Honey Market 

 BATTERSQN & CO. Responsible, Reliable. 

 Commission Merchants, igtfdb and Prompt 



CLOSING OUT I 



WarrHnit>d Italian queens, at 6flc each; 4 for $3.00. 

 Tested. *1. 00 eaca; 4 t(ir $;i On. Select tested, $1.3.5 

 each; 3 f jr $3.00. Don't lei this chance slip. Safe 

 arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 



J. P. MOORE, Morgan, Pendleton Co , Ky. 



Promptness is What Counts j 



Honey-jars, Shipping-cases, and everj- thiii^ 

 that bee-keepers use. Root's Qoods at Root's i 

 Prices, and the Best Shipping^point in the j 

 Country. Dealers in Honey and Beeswax. 

 Catalog free. 



WALTER S. POUDER, 



162 iVIa.vsachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 



Potatoes. 



Craig's Seedling, Everett's Early, and 

 Freeman, at prices given by A. I. Root. 



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



BEGINNERS. 



Beginners should have a copy of the Am- 

 ateur Bee-keeper, a 70-page book by Prof. 

 .1. W. Rouse. Price 3.5 cents; if sent by mail, 

 28c. The little book and the Progressive 

 Bee-keeper (a live progressive 28-page month- 

 ly .lournal) one year, 65c. Address any first- 

 class dealer, or 

 LEAHY MFG. CO., HiaaiNSViLLE, Mo. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



llns A^o Sfiii- in Hraod-frames. 



Thin Flat -Bottom Foundation 



Has no Fishbose in the Snrphs Honey. 

 Being the cleanest, it is usually workerl 

 the quickest of any foundation made. 



J. VAN DEUSEN & SONS, 



12tfdb Sole rianufacturers. 



Sprout Brook. Montgomery Co., N. Y. 



Please mention this paper. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



Notices will be inserted under thjs head at one-half our usual 

 rate. .Adveitisomciits intiiided fni- this department must not 

 exeee<l ti\ c lines, und you must s.vv yu\i want vouradv'l inthls 

 dep,-»rlment . ui' we will nui he responsitjle for en-ors. You can 

 have the notice , IS maiiv lines as \oii please: hut Mil over live 

 lines will eo-t voii ar.iM .linti' to nur ret,'iilar lale-. Tills depart- 

 ment i-, iiiieiidid ..iil\ for hona lide exrhaiit;e~. I-Arhantres for 

 easli 01 tui' pricr lislr,, iir notices ntferiny: articles fur sale, can 

 not he iiLsiricd under this liiMd. H'orsu.li our reKUlar rates of 

 20 e. a line will be charged and they will be put with tlie regu- 

 lar advertisements. We can not l>e responsible for dissatisfac- 

 tion arising- from these " swaps.'" 



WANTED.— To exchange 2ti-in. planer, power scroll 

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

 ble sawmill, or other wood-working machinery. 

 Will give a bargain for casli. 

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



ANTED.— To exchange foundation-mills and 

 honey-e.xtraciors for honey or wax. 

 1. J. Stringham, i05 Park Place, New York. 



WANTED.— To exchange 200 colonies of bees for 

 anything useful on plantation. 



Anthony Opp, Helena, Ark. 



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WANTED. -To exchange English Beagle hounds, 

 both sexes, old or young, choice bred, for 

 modern fire-arms or offers. D. S. Hall. 

 South Cabot, Vt. 



WANTED.— To exchange safety bicycles. Barnes 

 No. 4^4 lathe lor metal work, Odell type- 

 writer, tor honey, beeswax, or gasoline or kerosene 

 engine. J. A. Gkeen, Ottawa, 111. 



ANTED.— To exchange raspberry and black- 

 berry plants, *5 UO per M., for currant-plants. 

 A. P. Lawrence, Hickory Corners, Mich. 



IV' ANTED -To exchange a fine bicycle, 3n-inch 

 VV wheels, with 3 inch Morgan & Wright pneumat- 

 ic tires, for 335 lbs. of No. 1 while extracted honey. 

 R. Graden, Taylor Center, Wayne Co., Mich. 



Ill/ ANTED.— To exchange 1 foot^power circular 

 VV saw, Wilson bone-mill and lever feed-cutter, 

 for honey supplies, or cheap for cash. 



A. F. Ames, Claremont, Va. 



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ROOT'S GOODS at 



ROOT'S PRICES 

 ^^fe^FOR THE WEST. 



Order of us and save freight. Goods at wholesale 

 and retail. A full line of Dovetailed Hives, Sec- 

 lions, Foundation, Extractors, and every thing else 

 of the latest and best. 



JOSEPH NYSEWANDER, Des Moines, Iowa. 



• );!';;'M;i!|iii^^^=^| The Reliable s 



it ,.,'.'" ^''''''^i\}:^—=-— — :\ ToHatcb 81) per cenLStLt ItE.ainTlNG "k 

 ■*f V '^W ^\^ Durable, Correct in Principle. Leader .A. 



V,'""'" \f ^ at World's Fair. 6 ct3. in stamps for ? 



*■ vl-— " new 112 page Poultry Giiiiie and Oata- * 



if loinle. POULTRY FOR PROFIT made plain. Urd-Rocl: Information, ir 



if Reliable Incubator and Brooder Co.,Quincy, ill. -k 



Peach Trees. aU the best varieties, 10 by 

 mail, 60c; by express or freight, 4c each. 



Plum Trees. Abondance, Burbank, Satsiima, 

 •5 by mail, tJOc; by express or freigtit, 10c eacii. 

 CEDAR GROVE FARM, 

 John Cadwallader, Proprietor, 



North riadison, Ind. 



Alfalfa Clover Seed. ^ ^o 4 ibs , 25c per 



lb.; postage, 8c per pound extra. Bushel. $8.00. 

 Sample, po.stpaid, 2.5c. A. H. DUFF, Larned, Kan. 



Please mention this paper. 



