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parts of the country, tlie plan will finally ho brought 

 out so tliat it will work with but few exceptions. 



I liAve not tried it for extracted honey, so I do 

 not know what it will do for that. 



I hope all your readers will tell of their experience 

 with it, g-ood or bad; for if it has too many faults to 

 come into general use, it may as well be known; 

 and if there are more tliat iiave made it work well, 

 I should like to know it foi' my sake. I hope, when 

 they report, they will try to tell the reason of the 

 failure, if they can H. P. Langdon. 



East Constable, N. Y., July 20. 



A HANDY TOOI, FOI! THE APIAKV. 



A subscriber, whose letter we have mislaid, 

 sends us a drawing of a tool which he finds to 

 be very handy in the apiary. It is simply a 

 screwdriver and scraper combined. He says it 



is very handy for prying frames apart, loosen- 

 ing covers, or anywhere that a screwdriver is 

 useful. It Is also handy for scraping propolis 

 out of wooden rabbets, or anywhere that disa- 

 greeable gum finds its way. We used such an 

 implement a year or so ago in our Shane yard, 

 and found it very handy; but as it is a little 

 difficult to keep track of a special tool of this 

 kind, we concluded that it was a little more 

 handy for us to rely upon the ever-present .iack- 

 knife. When working among the bees, we al- 

 ways carry one of these indispensable arti- 

 cles. It has a small narrow blade, for cutting 

 queen-cells, and a good strong blade for prying 

 up covers, etc. 



OTTUMWA BEE-HIVE FACTORY. 



Bee-keepers, look to your interests. Every thing 

 in the line of bee-supplies constantly on hand. 

 Price list free. GREGORY BROS. & SON, 

 1-230. Ottumwa, la. South side. 



•••ITALIAN qu «««^ , sPECIACTy. 



-CLOVER SEEDS -^tMs AND B E £3^- BUCKWHEAT 



;^Sampleofourbeejour,nalThe WESTERN i 

 BEEKEEPER ALsoOur CATALOGUE F" R El EI .'. 

 JOS.NYSEWANDER. DEsMoiNEsrft'ivA. 



Golden Queens 



Pf*rkm Trp»"V«lC My bees can not be sur- 

 I I VIII 1 CA.Clo» passed for business, beau- 

 "■^^^^^^^^^"■"^^^—i ty, and g-entleness. Safe 

 arrival and satisfaction g-uaranteed. Untested 

 queens— March, April, and May— $1 each. 50 fine 

 Tested Queens for early orders, $1M each. Order 

 early. Send for price list. .5-16db. 

 J. D. GIVENS, Box 3, I^ tbttoii, Tex. 



yi COMPLETE PRINTER'S OUTFIT for 



A^ newspaper and job office for sale for 1-3,50.00 

 cash. This sale is to reimburse the endorsers of a 

 note, and is a rare barg:ain. For particulars write 

 to E. M. Count & Co.. N ew Smyrna, Fla. 



WANTED.— To sell 75 colonies of Italian bees, in 

 8 and 10 frame I'/i and 3 story L. hives, cheap, 

 and if bought .soon, I will give honey-crop, fixtures, 

 and all, in a never-failing hjcality. Address 



Louis Werner, H. l«7, Edwardsville, III. 



ONE DOLLAR 



Will purchase a lEN^nOLLAR QUEEN by return 

 mail. 



HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, IWIass. 



If you wish to 



Smile, 



Try my fine Italian (lueens. Either 3 or 

 5 banded, bred in different vards, 75 cts. 

 each; «4.25 for 6. or *8.00 per doz. Prices 

 to dealers, and by the quantity, on ap- 

 plication. Fine breeders, 5*5.00; always 

 on hand. Prices for those that produce 

 strictly 5-banded bees, on apphcation. 

 Remember, I g-uaiantee safe arrival, and satisfac- 

 tion in the bounds of reason. 



MRS. JBNNIIi ATCIIT^EY, 



Gre&nville, Hunt Co., Tex. 



Mrs. Jennie Atchley, 



Greenville, Tex. ' 



M\i Dear Madam : —The nuclei reached me in 

 splendid order, and the queen is a very fine one. 

 You would have been delighted to hear the excla- 

 mations of delight, as the children and Mrs. L. 

 gathered around to see the "queen Mrs. Atchley 

 sent." I thank you for your promptness, and for 

 sending: me such a fine queen. "Very truly yours, 



Aurora, Tex., July 3, 1893. L. P. Lowry. 



JOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS, 60c each, or 6 for .$3.00. Ital- 

 1 ians, same price. ALBERT HINES, 



Box 532. Independence, Iowa. 



,^ Read what J. 1. Parent, of 

 Charlton. N. Y., says— "We 

 cut with one of your Combined 

 Machines last winter 50 chaflf 

 hives with 7-inch cap, 100 honey- 

 racks, .500 broad frames, 3,000 

 honej-boxes, and a great deal of 

 other work. This winter w e 

 V, have doubled the amount of bee- 

 hives, etc., to make, and we ex- 

 pect to do it all with this saw. 

 It will do all you say^it will." 

 Catalogue and Price List free. Addi-ess W. F. & 

 JOHN BARNES, 545 Ruby St., Rockford, 111. 



When more convenient, orders for Barnes' Foot- 

 Power Machinery may be sent to me. A. I. Root. 

 23tfd 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For the benefit of friends who have black or hybrid queens 

 whic*i they wish to dispose of. we wiU insert notices free of 

 charge, as below. We do this because there is hardly value 

 enough in these queens to pay for buying them up and keep- 

 ing them in stock ; and yet it is oftentimes quite an accommo- 

 dation to those who can not afford higher-priced ones. 



I have a number of good extra fine Italian queens, 

 that prove not quite pure in mating, but are good 

 hustlers, that I will dispose of at 4uc each, or 4 for 

 $1.50. C. L. Hill Mfg. Co., Box 130, Dennison. O. 



Hybrid and mismated queens 20c each, part this 

 summer queens. W. W. Kulp, Pottstown, Pa. 



About 20 fine yellow mismated Italian queens for 

 sale at 30c each, or 4 for ifl.OO. They are all young 

 and prolific; a good majority of their bees are yel- 

 low. W. F. Stuart, Box 439, Ottawa, Kansas. 



Hybrid and mismated Italian' queens for sale, 30 

 and 30c each. C. G. Fenn, Washington, Ct. 



Hybrid and mismated queens, 20c each. Address 

 C. A. Bunch, Nye, Ind. 



I have about 30 black and hybrid queens that I 

 will sell for 25c each. W. R. Tate, 



Bowling Green, Miss. 



A few leather-colored and bright hybrid queens 

 for sale at 2fic each; only a few. Speak quick. 



Chas. H. Thies. Steeleville, III. 



