1893 



(U^EANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



369 



NEW CRANE SMOKER NOW READY. 



Smoking Capacity and Strength 

 Blast Simply Amazing. 



of 



The New Non-Smoke-Sucking Cht ck-Valve, i^j- 



whicli a, a-fuat lilasi is secnirtii and tlie liellows kept clean, luid 



tlie double lining of Asbestos and Sheet-steel, by 



whicli tlie flre-ciip and nozzle aie kept I'loni becominK iineom- 

 fortably liot during usage, are DISTINCTIVE and VALUA- 

 BLE features alone possessed by the new inipleajent. It would 

 be impossible to tell of all its unique features, and so we say, 

 try it and fall in love witli it. 



Price, with 3i-inch flre-eup and cur%'cd nozzle, by mail, 5f2.0O; 

 by express, $1.7.5. 



If your nearest dealer in supplies does not keep it, write to 

 the authorized manufacturer, 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



t we are headquarti rs for all kinds of bee-keepers* supplies. Our new 1893 eat- 

 dy tor lu: 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



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

 al rates. All advertisements intended for this department 

 must not exceed five lines, and you must say you want your 

 adv't in this department, or we will not be responsible for er 

 rors. You can have the notice as many lines as you please; 

 but all over live lines will cost you according to our regular 

 rates. This department is intended only for bona-lide ex- 

 changes. Exchanges for cash or for price lists, or notices of 

 tering articles for sale, can not be inserted under tliis liead. 

 For such our regular rates of 20 cts. a line will be charged, and 

 they will be put with the regular advertisements. We can not 

 be responsible for dissatisfaction arising from these "swaps." 



WANTED.— To exchang-e S. C. White and Brown 

 Leghorn and Pekin duck egg-s, for Italian 

 queens, coml) foundation, etc. 8-9-lOd 



J. E. PuvOB, Maple Grove, Madison Co., Iowa. 



WANTED.— To exchange a good 6-in. Vandervort 

 foundation-mill for cash or olfers. 



J. Nebel & Son, High Hill, Mo. 



ANTED.— A Safety bicycle. Any one having a 

 Safety they wish to trade, please write to 

 F. H. McFari.and, St. Albans, Vermont. 



WANTED.— Extracted honev in large or small 

 lots. R. K. & .7. C. Frisbee. 



8-9db 173 W. Maple St., Denver, Col. 



WANTED.— To excl-.ange KiOO bird eggs, British 

 and American, also B. W. and T. English setter 

 brood bitch, puppies by Gath's Hope, or grown dog.s. 

 all blue bloods, for a Barnes saw or offers. 



John A. Bal.mek, Vincennes, Ind. 



WANTED.— To buy 100 strong colonies of bees in 

 Michigan. Also to exchange a lot of two-story 

 L. hives, with two sets each of worker combs, for 

 bees, honey, or offers. Hives are near Prairie du 

 Chien, Wis. B. Walker, Evart, Osceola Co., Mich. 



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WANTED.— To exchange home-bred Carniolan 

 queens, value jil.OO each, for hives, foundation, 

 etc. Mrs. Frank Benton. Charlton Heights, Md. 



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ANTED.— To exchange one .5x8 Favorite photo- 

 graph outfit (new) for a Safety bicycle. 



Address G. J. Sturm, Mt. Erie, 111. 



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ANTED.— To exchange high-grade bicycle for 



honey or wax. J. A. Green, Ottawa, 111. 

 9-tfdb 



ANTED.— 100 swarms or nuclei, in May or June. 

 Give price. American Horticulturist, 

 Hartford City, Ind. 



WANTED.— To exchange 6 Heddon hives, full 

 drawn combs, complete, for Brown Leghorn or 

 Wyandotte fowls, eggs, or offers. 

 9-lOd I. J. Stringham, 105 Park Place, New York. 



l\7ANTED.—To exchange for beeswax, Gregg and 

 y? Shafer raspberry roots. M. Isbell, 



9-lOd Norwich, N. Y. 



WANTED.— To exchange or sell 20 colonies Italian 

 bees, lot of honey-boards, bee-hives, etc. : 1 pen 

 Light Brahmas; trio C. Indian games, and trio S. S. 

 Hamburg's. My stock is of the best. Will take in 

 exchange good organ or best offers. 



J. C. Provins, Masontown, Pa. 



WANTED.— To exchange a stationary 30-horse Ko- 

 komo engine and 3.5-liorse Ixiiler, all in running 

 order, for a 13 or 16 horse portable engine and thrash- 

 ing outfit ; must be in good running order. Address 

 H. L. Von Lienen, Somerset, Saline Co., 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange a good hand seed-drill 

 and a B-tlat cornet, silver-plated, attachments, 

 etc., for Italian bees or offers. 



H. P. Kettering, Greensburg, Pa. 



WANTED.— 100 or less colonies Italian or hybrid 

 bees in good condition, on frames 9>8 deep by 

 17,^8 or 13!4 inches long, top-bar pi-ojecting % inch. 

 Frank McN.ay, Mauston, Wis. 



HOW IS THIS? 



Something unique, even in tiiese days of mam- 

 moth premium offers. It is, the latest effort of 

 Statlord's Magazine, a New York montldyof home 

 and general reading. 



The proposition is to send the Magazine one year 

 for one dollar, the regular subscriidion price; and 

 in addition to send each subscribe)- fifty-two com- 

 plete novels during the twelve months; one each 

 week. 



Think of it. You receive a new and complete 

 novel, by mail, postpaid, every week for fifty-two 

 weeks, and in addition you get the magazine once a 

 month, alj for one dollar. It is an offer whicli the 

 publishers can afford to make only in the confident 

 expectation of getting a hundred thousand new 

 subscribers. Among the authors in the coming- 

 series are, Wilkie Collins, Walter Besant. Mrs. Oli- 

 phant. May Cecil Hay, Florence Marryat, Anthony 

 TroUope, A. Conan Doyle, Miss Braddon, Captain 

 Marryat, Miss Thackeray, and Jules Verne. If you 

 wish to take advantage of thisunusual opportunity, 

 send one dollar for Stafford's Magazine, one year. 

 Your first magazine and your first number of the 

 fifty-two novels (one each week) which you are to 

 receive during the year will be sent you by return 

 mail. Remit by P. O. order, registered letter, or ex- 

 press. Address 



H. Stafford. Publisiier, 

 Stafford's Magazine, 



P. O. Box 2264, 

 New York, N. Y. 

 Please mention this paper. 



