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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 15. 



Choice Seed of the 



Japanese i> Buckwheat. 



JATAK^3E 



It does not pay to devote valuable land to the 

 production of any plant simply for tlie iioney it 

 may produce. In providing- forage for tlie bees, 

 otlier than what they naturally find, choice sh(juld 

 be made of those plants tliat produce lioney and yet 

 are a paying crop aside from tlie lioney. One of 

 these plants which generally produces honey, and 

 a ta time when oilier bee-pasturage is usually scarce, 

 is buckwheat. The best variety of this that we are 

 acquainted with is the Japanese, which has been 

 before the public for five or six years. With favor- 

 able conditions and good soil this will easily pro- 

 duce 50 bushels per acre, and it matures witliin a 

 few weeks from the time It is sown. It rarely 

 brings less than fiOc a bushel for flouring, and often 

 a much higher price. The price the past year has 

 ranged much higher than usual, being from 70c to 

 $1.00 a bushel. 



The time for seeding is at hand, and we are pro- 

 vided with a good stock of choice seed which we 

 offer, while it lasts, at the following prices: 1-lb. 5c; 

 1 peck, 40c; H bush., 70c; 1 bush , $1.20; 2 bush., 

 $2.30; 10 bush., $10.00; bags included. By mail, 8c 

 per pound extra for postage. 



A. I. ROOT, MEDINA, OHIO. 



uiacK and Hybrid yueens For Sale. 



I have 15 hybrid queens for sale at .50c ench, three 

 for $1.00. Phimpp Kath, Oraville, Jackson Co., 111. 



37 more of tlioj^e nice hybiid queens for sale a*- 25 

 cts. ThcS. E. El.am. Mulberry Grove, 111. 



Wanted — to sell a number of mixed queens; 25 cts. 

 each. The lot of 26 at 20 cts. each. 



Dr. J. W. Crenshaw, Versailles, Ky. 



Ten or 15 hybrid or mismated Italian queens at 25 

 cts. each, or $2 50 for a dozen. Will mail at once, if 

 wanted. Address W. A. Cartmell, Crowley, Tex. 



I have 12 black queens at 30 cents, or $3.00 for the 

 lot; also 8 fine mismated Italians, 4 bands, raised 

 from Imported mother, at 45 cts. Guarantee satis- 

 faction. 



Gideon R. Rootz.ahn, Menallen, Adams Co., Pa. 



Taylor's Comb = Leveler. 



The saving on a single case of partly filled sec- 

 tions will more than pay for the Handy Comb-Lev- 

 eler. Only 60 cts., postpaid by mail. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed. 



B. TAYI.<JR, I^oz-estvilJc-, Minn, 



IMon-Swarming Bees! 



I have, by careful selection and breeding, devel- 

 oped a strain of Italians that very seldom swarm, 

 though they are excellent honey-gatherers and quite 

 prolific. I sell pure tested queens of last year's 

 raising at $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. Warranted 

 queens in May, same price; in June and after, 80c 

 each, or $8.(X) per dozen. 



F. ^V. LI\'^I]SrGSTOjS\ JOalton, Ga. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



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

 al rates. All advertisements intended tor this department 

 must not exceed Ave 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 five lines will eoi^t you according to our regular 

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

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

 fering articles for sale, can not be inserted under this head. 

 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.— 100 or less colonies Italian or hybrid 

 bees in good condition, on frames 9,'^ deep by 

 17/8 or 1314 inches long, top-bar projecting % inch. 

 Frank McNav, Mauston, Wis. 



WANTED.— To exchange S. C. White and Brown 

 Legliorn and Pekin duck eggs, for Italian 

 queens, comb foundation, etc. 8-9-lOd 



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



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

 foundation-mill for cash or ofi'ers. 



J. Nebel & Son, High Hill. Mo. 



IIT ANTED. —To exchange bee-supplies for bees by 

 VV the pound, or colony. 



W. H. Bright, Mazeppa, Minn. 



WANTED.— To exchange a lot of New Heddon 

 hives, nicely made and painted, for any thing 

 but monei . D. S. Hall, So. Cabot, Vt. 



YY ANTED.— To exchange yellow Italian queens, 

 VV also some of the late varieties of strawberry- 

 plants, for bees or offers. Send for price list. 



Mrs. Oliver Cole. Sherburne, Chenango Co.. 

 Chenango Valley .tvpiary. N. Y. 



WANTED.— To exchange Italian bees and queens 

 for Root foundation-machine, foot-power print- 

 ing-press, Barnes' foot-power scroll-saw, or offers. 

 J. J. Hardy, Lavonia, Ga. 



WANTED.— To exchange pea fowls for any thing 

 useful in apiary. B. Geissler, Basco, 111. 



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ANTED.— To take bees to work on shares. 



F. L. WOTTON, Darien, N. Y. 



WANTED.— To buy 100 strong colonies of bees In 

 Michigan. Also to exchange a lot of two-story 

 L. hives, with two sets p;ich of worker combs, for 

 liees, honey, or otters. Hives are ne;ir Prairie du 

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



117 ANTED. —To exchange home-bred Carniolan 

 VV queens, value $1.00 each, for hives, foundation, 

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



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/ANTED. -To exchange high-grade bicycle for 

 honey or wa.x. J. A. Green, Ottawa, 111. 

 9-tfdb 



Vl/ ANTED.— To exchange 6 Heddon nives, full 

 VV drawn combs, complete, for Brown Leghorn or 

 Wyandotte fowls, eggs, or offers. 

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



