1895 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



885 



Contents of this Number. 



Amalfraniation of B. K. I'.. 



Atlanta Convention !H)o, 



Barrels. Waxiny 



Battle Creek 



Bees, Australian 



Clover, Crimson 



Colonies, Strong: 



Comb. Petrified 



Creoline for Foul Broo<l 



Dadant's Visit 



Efitrs for Fond 



Fet'ilcis, Entrance 



Flames, Ten, Ahead 



Hive Question. Mooted .888, 

 Hives. Numliering: 



Hive, .s-fr., in Wisconsin . . . 



Honey, Flavor of 



Honev, ('alif<unia. Again. 



■lake ismitli's Letter 



Kei;s. Waxiufi- 



Potato Freiiiiuni 



Q\ifeiis, iSuiiersedin^ 



Queens in Two Stories 



yuecH, Sulky 



Queen, Proof of Presence.. 



SalishuryV Letter 



Thii've^ iu A|iiary 



Turnips anil Clover 



Waxing' Barrels and Kegs. 

 Wilder, H. E 



CONVENTION NOTICE. 



The Wisconsin State Bee-keepers' Society will meet Feb, 6, 

 18%, in the Capitol buildiun', Madison. Program later. 



N. E. Fbanxb. Sec. Platteville. Wis, 



Wants and Exchange Department. 



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

 rate. Advertisements inteiuird for this department must not 

 •exceed five lines, and you must say you want youradv'f in this 

 department oi- we will not be responsible for errors. You can 

 have the notii-e as many lines as you please; but a 'I over five 

 lines will co-.f you acc-ovdinji- to our regular rales. This depart- 

 ment is intended only for bona-flde exi'hange-. E\changes for 

 cash or for price lists, or notices offering articles for sale, can 

 not be iuscrfid under this head. Forsuch our regular r.ates of 

 20 c. a line will be charged and they will be put with the regu- 

 lar advertisements. We can not be responsible for dissatisfac- 

 tion arising from these ■ swaps.'" 



WANTED.— To exchanjfe 36-iii. planer, power scroll 

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

 ble sawmill, or other wood-working- machinei-y 

 Will givt^ !i, bargain for cash, 

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



and 



W 



ANTED.— To exchang-e foundation-mills 

 honey e.vtractors for honey or wnx. 

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



WANTED.— To exchange 200 colonies of bees for 

 anything useful on plantation. 



Anthony Opp, Helena, Ark, 



WANTED.— To exchange safety bicycles, Barnes 

 No. W2 lathe for metal work, Odell type- 

 writer, for honey, beeswax, or gasoline or kerosene 

 engine. J. A. Green, Ottawa, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange Japanese buckwheat for 

 bee-keepers' supplies or fdn. mill. 



Philip Rath, Oraville, Jackson Co., 111. 



WANTED.— 100 to 200 colonies of bees Hnd sup- 

 plies, and will exchange my medical library of 

 over 100 vols., value $400 to $500. Write whtit you 

 have. 1 will send list of books. Also land in Flor- 

 ida would exchange. 



Dr. Wm. Ball, 161 Main St., Norwich, Ct. 



WANTED.— To exchange peach-trees, any or all 

 the best varieties at 4c each, and Abondance, 

 Burbank, and Satsuma plum-trees at 10c each, for 

 bees. The trees to be shipped to you by freight or 

 express in April, and the bees to be shipped to me 

 by express in May or June. You to pay express 

 charges on bees. Make proposition for one hive or 

 more, and if we agree on a trade I will book yotir 

 order for the trees and send them in April. In 1889 

 my apiary was in the city of Madison. Tliere foul 

 brood came In 1890 I moved 50 colonies to this 

 farm. In 189.5, spring count, I had nary live bee. I 

 want to make a fresh start. 



John Oadwallader, 

 Cedar Grove Farm, North Madison, Indiana. 



Niagara Grapevines, 2 by mail, 25 cents. 

 Japan Wineberry, 4 for 25 cents. 

 Ohio Riispherry sels tind o'her new stock. 

 T. a. ASIIMIi_.\L>, 



Wil linmsioii. iVevi- YorU. 



Potatoes. 



Craig's Seedling, Everett's Early, and 

 Freeman, at prices given b.y A. I. Root. 



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



Something New ! 



A Comb=Honey Hive 



containing 10 closed -end standing brood - frames, 

 15i2x6i4 net comb space, and 33 .5-inch Prize sections 

 3%x5in.; adapted to furnisli standard Langstroth 

 hives as bodies or supers with full space for top 

 packing for safe wintering and promoting: work in 

 supers; forming solid double walls with interven- 

 ing air-spaces tightly covered, and perfect bee- 

 escapes, with all free of cost; manufactured by The 

 A. I. Root Co., and now being exhibited by the in- 

 ventor at the Atlanta, Ga., Exposition, in the Dade 

 Co., Florida, division in tlie Agricultural building. 

 One complete sample hive ready for bees, f3.2."); 10 

 complete in Hat with nails, $1.5.00. 



For present, address 



F. DANZENBAKER, City P. O., Atlanta, Qa. 

 ■' "^In responding to this advertisement mention (iLEANiNoa. 



URE HONEY 



At 514 and ~c per pound, in cans and kegs. 



at bottom prices. AVax Wanted. 



I. J. STRINGHAM, NEW YORK. 

 105 Park Place. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 



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



WHOLESALE 



DEALERS &, 



COMMISSION 



MEECHANTS. 



Established 



1875. 



HONEY 



LIBEBAL 

 ADVANCES 

 MADE 

 ON 



BEESWAX. =°^^"« 



MENTS. 



FOR SALE.— Buz/,-saw table, with Root mandrel, 

 ^H: i2-iii. rip and crosscut saws and 8-in. ditto, $5: 

 former-table a,nd 3 cutters, $10; scroll-saw table and 

 saws, $8 These are all seyiarate machines, and all 

 have iron frames and wood lops. 



M. S. Jackson. 63 Sixth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



World's Fair Hedal 



Awarded m.v H^oundation. Send for free 

 samples. ' Dealers, write for wholesale prices. 

 Root's new jPolishec/ Sections and other goods 

 at bis prices. Free Hlustrated Price List of every 

 tliinjr needed in I he apiary, jyf l-I Hnn'f 



Bell Branch, Mich. 



BEGINNERS. 



Beginners should have a copy of ihe Am- 

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

 J. W. Rouse. Price 25 cents; if sent by mail, 

 28c. The little book tind the Progressive 

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

 ly journal) one year, 6.5c. Address any tirst- 

 class dealer, or 

 I LEAHY MFG. CO., Higginsvill.e, Mo. 



