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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUKK 



June 1. 



Dissolution 



Probable 



The old firm of Contraction & Expansion, long- 

 engaged in demolishing wire fences, have had a 

 falling out. Being unable to make any impression 

 on our Coiled Spiing Fence, Expansion got hot and 

 his partner has displayed an un nistakable coolness 

 toward him ever since. Those who use Page fence 

 are not interested. 



PAGE WOVEIM-WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 



S^ln responding to this advertisement mention GLEAKSfas, 



If you wish to 



Smile, 



Try my line Italian queens. Either 3 or 

 5 banded, bred in different yards, 75 cts. 

 each; «4.25 for 6. or $8.0IJ per doz. Prices 

 to dealers, Ht)d by the quantity, on ap- 

 plication. Fine breeders, $5.U0; always 

 on hand. Prices for those that produce 

 strictly 5-banded bees, on application. 

 Remember, I guarantee safe arrival, and satisfac- 

 tion in the bounds of reason. 



MRS. JTBAjVIIS ATOHI.BY, 



Cix-eenville, Hunt Co., Tex. 



Mrs. Atc.Mey:—The bees arrived in good condition 

 and are all right in every respect. The express 

 charges were very reasonable, being only $1.4.5. 



Kaukauna, Wis., May 16. Mks. Chambers. 



Mrs. Atchley—Dcai- Madam:— The 12 quetns arriv- 

 ed safe and well la.st Saturday, a week ahead of 

 time. Only three of the workers succumbed cross- 

 ing the sandy desert. I think if you do business in 

 this manner you outjht to be a rich woman. 



* Respectfully, John Collins. 



Elsinore, Cal., May 13, 1893. 



Mrs. Atchley:—! was not expecting you to send me 

 another queen; but if you do that kind of business 

 I can readily see why your trade is constantly in- 

 creasing. L. B. Smith, Lometa, Tex. 





A NEW BOOK ON 



Tomato Culture, 

 Plant Growing, 



AND 



High Pressure 

 Gardening in 



GcnerrJ. 



Price szc; By flail, 40c. 



To get j-our tpmator-s started, more or loss garden- 

 ing uiider glMss mi. St be dune, as vou are probably 

 well aware. Well, when you can nanage the toma- 

 to under glas.s, you are rciidy to manage almost any 

 other vegetable crop; therefore -ne regard the to- 

 mato book as one of the most viihiablo if not t/ie 

 most valuable of any work on raising ],l:;nts and 

 vegetables that require protec1i<,]i f 10m the frost; 

 and whether the protection is to be in the fall of the 

 year, or the middle of the winter, or in tlie sirring 

 ™?"'^.S' you will fin'd;,thG tomato book full of the 

 latest and most moddrn api'iances for giving pro- 

 tection at the smallest expense. Of course, a part 

 of It has alreadyapiieare<;i in Gleanings; butprob 

 ably considerably more than half will be found hew 

 to our readers. ' . ■ 



A, I. ROOT, Medina, Oi 



Choice Seed of the 



Japanese k^ Buckwheat. 



It does not pay to devote valuable land to the 

 production of any plant simply for the honey it 

 may produce. In providing forage for the bees, 

 other than what they naturally fit d, choice should 

 be made of those plants that produce honey and yet 

 are a paying crop aside from the honej'. One of 

 these plants which generally produces honey, and 

 at a time when other 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 Ave or six years. With favor- 

 able conditions and good soil this will easily pro- 

 duce 50 bushels per acre, and it matures within a 

 few weeks from the time it is sown. It rarely 

 brings less than 50c 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 pi-ires: 1-lb. 5c; 

 1 peck, 4(;c; >i bush., TOc; 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. 



Bees and Queens KKS-s^elertS 



ed, $1..50; untested, 60 cts. One 2-frarae nucleus, with 

 tested queen, $3.0U; with untested queen, $1..50. 

 STEMWKT .V- CaOPHR, 

 9-12d Qrie/jeofc, Tenn. 



^^In resi>onding to this advertisement mention GLEAiaNGS. 



CplVPl for one of our special offer queens and a 

 OL,l '^ Lf 2.f,.anie nucleus for only $2 OH. Circular 

 free. LEININGER BROS., Ft. Jennings, O. 



Root's Goods ^'^-^°o^'^^^^^^® '^'^^ ^" 



dress Jos. Nysewandei'. 



had at Des Moihes, Iowa. Ad- 



5=Banded Golden Italians. 



Three or live banded queens, each, 75c ; 6 for $4.25. 

 Nuclei and full colonies cheap. Pure B. P. Kock and 

 B. Leghorn eggs, $1.00 per 13. Catalogue free. 

 ,9-ttdb (?iias. //. T/iies, Steeieri/7e, Jii. 



To sell bees— full colonies or nu- 

 clei. Good stock. 

 li. LatlirQiJ, Urowntoyyii, Wis. 



Wanted 



