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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 15. 



ait' iiHicli supt'i'ior to those we made even a year ag'o. 

 They aie simply ])eifect in woi'kniaiishi|>, and we 

 renew tlieni often in onr wax-iooni, so as to have 

 perfect foundation. Our trade in this is iiuTeasing 

 liecause of its decided merit. 



Nt)VICE EXTHACTORS CHEAP. 



We liave at Noi'thville, .Midi., an old-style N(nife 

 No. 5 extrartor for L. frame, almost new. and witli 

 extra spare below tlu' reel, worth new about $<s.OO; 

 will sell for .$4,511. AVe ha \e also in our store at Syra- 

 cuse, N. Y., several new I'xtractors, with the old- 

 style Novice ffear, made one to two years as'(), and 

 wortli $7 to $8. To close Ihem out to malve room for 

 hew stock, we will sell them, wliile tliey last. No. 4 or 

 No. .5, ;i,t $.5..50; No. 7 or No. 10 for ^..50. Our cata- 

 log'ue M'ives the size of frame that each numl:)er will 

 take. You can send your order to us or to F. A. 

 Salisbury, Syracu.se, N. Y. 



CARI^OAD SHIPMENTS. 



Since we last reported, we have shipped the two 

 carloads of supplies to California, to Messrs. G. G. 

 Wickson & Co., of San Francisco and Los Angeles, 

 to whom we refer our California friends in need of 

 supplies. We may make up another carload to one 

 of these points early in March, so that, if there is 

 any thing needed that we have not already sent out. 

 communicate your needs eai'ly, either to us or the 

 above firm, so we may be able to supply you. 



We have al.so sent a caiload of hives and supplies 

 to John Nebel & Son, of Hiyli Hill, Mo., to whom we 

 refer bee-keepers in that section. 



We have shipped a carload containing- a pretty full 

 a.ssortment of supplies to H. G. Acklin. 1(134 Miss. 

 St., St. Paul, Minn., to whom we refer bee-keepers 

 in the Northwest who are in want of our goods. 



We have shipped another carload to Jos. Nyse- 

 wander, Des Moines, Iowa, the hustler in bee-keep- 

 ers' supplies for the Central West. 



While this is going to press we are loading a car 

 for Rocky Ford, Colo., for Henry F. Hagen, who 

 represents us in Southeastern Colorado. 



We are also loading two carloads for our eastern 

 branch, at Syracuse, N. Y., where F. A. Salisbury 

 has charge. Bee-keepers in the vicinity of any of 

 these depots will do well to write to the address 

 nearest you for prices, and a list of goods on liand. 

 When you write, tell what you need. 



While we are about it, we might as well add that 

 W. S. Pouder, of Indianapolis, Ind., wishes us to say 

 that he will keep on hand our Dovetailed hives, 

 Cowan extractors, and a general line of bee-keepers' 

 supplies. 



We expect to load soon another car for W. K. 

 Ball, Reno, Nev., the man who sent us a carload of 

 such nice white alfalfa comb honey, produced in the 

 Dovetailed hives. 



STILL, ANOTHER BOOK ON ONION CULTURE. 



This one is by our good friend Greiner, who gave 

 us recently "The New Onion Culture." It is more 

 important, because it includes both the old and the 

 new. After looking at the pictures, and reading it 

 through, I began to conclude that Greiner is one of 

 the best men in the world to tell us about rural in- 

 dustries. Every page of the book indicates clearly, 

 also, that he is a practical worker, and loves to see 

 things grow. I do not know but he lias really fallen 

 in love with the whole onion family. If so, then 

 there are at least two of us. The only fault I have 

 to find is, that there is not enough of it. For 

 Instance, when he comes to the subject of potato 

 onions and multipliers, he gives us just six lines; 

 while the trutli is. that, to give a full description of 

 the queer kinds of onions that are raised in different 

 parts of the world, would make a book of itself; 

 and I am beginning to think there is scarcely any 

 other known vegetable that seems to be so exceed- 

 ingly willing to be molded and fashioned to our 

 wants as the onion. Just think of it! some onions 

 bear the seed on top of the stalk; .some bear it in 

 the ground; others, instead of bearing seed on top, 

 bear simply small onions. One kind is all stalk, or 

 pretty nearly so— the Bffyptian, for instance — and 

 another is all bulb; and the little Barletta onion 

 devotes its whole time and attention to making 

 little bulbs— just right for pickles. I suppose that, 

 if somebody really set about it, he could give us a 

 brand-new and wonderful and valuable variety of 

 onions every year, right straight along, as friend 

 Livingston gives us a better variety of tomatoes 

 every year right straight along. The price of the 

 new onion book is 50 cents, postpaid. As we have 



quite a quantity of tlie " New Onion Culture " yet 

 unsold, we have reduced the price of the latter to 

 25c; by mail, 30c. 



THE AUGITE OR ASBESTOS) STOVE-iMAT. 



During the past four months we 

 liaA e disposed of over 30 gross of 

 these mats (over 4000), and there 

 are few if any things in the way 

 of rujusehold conveniences that 

 _ have given such universal satisfac- 

 II lion and pleasure as these mats 

 ;/ ha\ e done. The article written by 

 Dr. .Miller, in the Dec. 1.5th number, 

 '■iL'nrm «^''-^ p:ii^e ft;.!:!, was effectual in calling 

 '^^OEcPi^*'*^ the attention of manytif our read- 

 ers to the mat. If you have not 

 read the article, turn back to the page mentioned 

 and do so before you go any further. Well, the 

 best part of it is, that we have finally succeeded in 

 getting the mats at a lower price than we have 

 been paying, and we propose to give our readers 

 the benefit of it. Back numbers will give the prices 

 we have been selling at. Tlie price we will make 

 from now on will be as follows: By mail, postpaid, 

 1 tor 2.5c; 3 for 65c; 5 for $1.00; 12 for $3.30. By 

 freight or express, you paying tlie charges, 1 for 

 30c; 3 for .50c; 13 for $1.60; 3 doz. for $4.50; 6 doz., 

 $8.00; 12 doz., $15.00. Some agents are doing a 

 thriving business witli the mats. One man wrote 

 that he took orders for .50 in two days, and at the 

 same time ordered a gross. We have sold quite a 

 number of one-gross lots, as well as 6-doz. and 3-doz. 

 lots. If people knew its merits every house would 

 take one or more. It is destined to be a household 

 article, kept in almost every store for sale; but until 

 it is gent rally kept in stores, agents will do a good 

 thing foi' themselves, as well as the public, by in- 

 troducing them where they are not known. 



CHEAP WIRE NETTING. 



We call your attention to the full-page announce- 

 ment of wire netting, in this issue. Those interest- 

 ed may remember that, when we first issued this 

 announcement in our Nov. 15th issue, we included 

 3-inch mesh No. 19 and No. 30 wire in the table at 

 ver.y low prices; and we also stated in tlie same 

 number that we just learned from the manufactur- 

 ers, after the full page had gone to press, that we 

 should not be able to get these light weights. We 

 have since secured a lot of them, which we have 

 had shippea here, and wliich we offer, as long 

 as they last, at the following very low prices. 

 Most of the rolls are full length, 150 ft., but there is 

 one occasionally that lacks two or three feet of 

 this. We give here the quantity of each width that 

 we have, and it can not be replaced when this is 

 gone. We advise, therefore, if you wish to secure 

 any of t his, to order promptly. 



9 rolls, 3-in., No. 20 netting, 18 in. wide, @$ 90 a roll. 



1 " " " " n •• " 1 20 " 



2 " " " " 30 " " 1 .50 " 

 6 '• " " " 36 *' " 1 80 " 



5 " " " " 42 " " 2 10 " 

 30 " " " " 48 " " 3 40 " 



3 " " " " 60 " " 3 00 " 



2 " " " " 73 " " 3 60 " 



6 " 3-in., No. 19 " 13 " " 70 " 

 1 " " " " 18 " " I 05 " 

 13 •' " " " 24 " " 1 40 " 



1 '• " " " 30 " " 1 75 " 

 24 " " •' " 36 " " 3 10 " 



3 " " " " 43 " " 2 45 " 

 11 " " " " 48 " " 2 80 " 

 9 " " " " 72 " " 4 20 " 



We have in stock here also: 

 3-inch No. 18 netting, 12 inches wide, @ $ 90 a roll. 

 3 " " 18 " 18 1 35 " 



2 " " 20 " 12 " . " " 90 '• 

 Besides all widths of 3-inch No. 19 netting. On 



some of these widths we have an extra, stock, and 

 are making special low prices to reduce it. At 

 these special prices, all shipments are made from 

 here, and prices hold only as long as we have the 

 surplus stock. 



13 in. wide, $1 00 per roll; 5 rolls, $4 50; 10 rolls, $8 .50. 

 ,36 '• 3 90 " " 13 ,50 " 26 00. 



43 " 8 30 " " 15 50 " 30 00. 



48 " 3 50 " " ■ 17 00 " 33 00. 



On quantity orders for the 3-inch netting above, 

 we give, on 5 rolls or more, 5% ; 10 rolls or more, 10^ 

 from prices of a single roll. 



