73-;' 



(i LEANINGS IN HEE CULTURE 



Oct. 1. 



Contents of this Number. 



Atohli-y Faniiiy 



Beans. Lima 



Bee, Electric 



Bees, Unitiner 



Bee-bnok Heview 



Cull ir Bens Prefei- 



Ditcher, Steam 



Electric Bee 



Escape, Porter. Moditiecl . 



Extiactor. Mcliityre's 



Feeding Back 



Figs 



France's Report 



Gardening: in October. . . . 

 Greenhouse, Home-made. 

 Honey. Evaporation of. . . 

 Larrabee's E.xperiments. . 



.73,S1 Lumber-camps 748 



.7.'i4 Musli 



InionSe 



748 



for Honey. 



I'liilHiiiK iiM Sections 

 rnilK.li^, Scrapinff... 



QiU'cn Ki vin;.? 



l^neells by Mail 



Ha miller at Ferguson's 



Haspb.rrifs 



spaciiiK'. Close 



Statistics. Haty's, Verified, 



Swai HIS. -Jil. on Stli Day 



Top-liars, S|iaie between . 



; Wax Secretion 



; White Multipliers 



I, Wintering' in Cellar 



Special Notices. 



STILL ANOTHER REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF 

 WINTER ONION-SETS. 



As our suppl.v of sets still holds out, we make 

 another reduction in prices as follows: Peck, 4(1 cts.; 

 bushel, $1.5(1. If wanted by mail, add 10 cts. per 

 quart extra for postage and packing-. 



FREEMAN POTATOES FOR SEED. 



Our Freeman potatoes are now dug and put into 

 the cellar, and* am sure the seed is pure and reli- 

 able, for there is not a potato in the lot that differs 

 in color, sli;ipe. or in afi.y way, from the rest. At 

 present we can make the followliig- prices, 8ul)ject 

 to advance or decline, as the ni:irket may demand, I 

 would, however, suggest otderiufj- now, lest we have 

 the same stampede for thein ne.xt spring that we 

 had last spring: 1 lb, by mail, 2:') cts.; ;j lbs. by mail, 

 60 cts. ; 1 lb. by express or treiglit !sent with other 

 goods), 10 cts. ; 1 peck by express or treight, 75 cts. ; 

 1 bushel, $2.00; barrel, containing 11 pecks, $4.00. 

 The above prices are for large selected potatoes. 

 For small potatoes, running, say, from the si7A' of 

 a hickorynut up to that of a small hens-egg, 1 lb, 

 by mail, 20 cts,; 3 lbs. by mail. 45 cts.; 1 lb. by ex- 

 pre.ss or freight. 7 cts. ; 1 peck by express or freight, 

 40 cts.; 1 bushel, $1.25; barrel, containing 11 pecks, 

 $3.00. Now, as there are going to be a good many 

 small potatoes this year I want to say a word or two 

 in their favor. During the past season T. U. Terry 

 had better potatoes from small seed than from large; 

 but--the small seed was saved by liis method of 

 burying, so the potatoes were not sprouted at all at 

 the time of planting. They were just as solid and 

 firm as when dug; and the large potatoes that did 

 not do so well were some he bought because he ran 

 short, and they had put out sprouts enough so that 

 .some of the sprouts were broken off when they 

 were planted. This, however, only goes to show 

 that small potatoes well kept are better for seed than 

 large ones not in good condition at tlie time of 

 the planting. One thing more: The Freeman pota- 

 to is perhaps the nicest potato to bake that we 

 have in the market, unless it is the old-fasliioned 

 Snowflake. Well, tliese second-sized potatoes, es- 

 pecially the largest of them, are just a nice baking- 

 size, and I should not wonder if they were worth 

 $3.00 a barrel (the price we charge) for table use, espe- 

 cially if potatoes are high and not of very fairquali- 

 ty where you are located. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Susquehanna Co. Bee-keepers' .Vssociation will meet at 

 Jay's Hotel, in New Mllford. on Thursday. Oct. Vi. at 10 a.m. All 

 are cordially invited. H. M. Sekley, Harford, Pa. 



The eighth semi-annual convention of the Missouri State 

 Beekeepers' Association will be held at Pertle Springs, near 

 ■Warrensb\irpr. Mo., Oct. 18. 19, 20. 1893. The M. P. R. R. Co. will 

 sell tickets 1,!<; fare, certiHcate plan. All are invited. 



P, Baldwin, Sec., Independence, Mo. 



BEE - KEKPEKS OF NORTH 



The North American Bee-keepers' .\ssociation will hold its 

 24th annual convention on the 11th, 12th, and 13th of October, 

 1893, in Chicago, 111. 



Place of Meeting.— A h.all for the use of the convention 

 has been secured in the " Louisiana Hotel," at the corner of 

 71st Street and Selpp Avenue, only .a few minutes' walk from 

 the south entrance to the -World's Columbian Exposition. This 

 hall is large, well lighted, and in a quiet place. 



HdTKL .\t'roMMODATlONS — The Louisiana Hotel itself will 

 furnish comfortable accommodations to a large number of the 

 membeis. at very moderate piices. For a small room two 

 persons jiay daily' 76 cts. each Larger rooms occupied by two 

 at $1(1(1 per person. Four persons occupying a room having 

 two beds win pay .^d cts. eai'li. Meals can be otjtaineil in the 

 hotel at reasonable r,ate>. or at niiiiieiouh restaurants in the 

 vicinity. It i> best to engage rooms by letter bef.ireliand. The 

 proprietors of the Luuisiana Hotel give us the use of the hall 

 free, expecting that many of the membeis will take rooms 

 with themr and as the prices are moderate, and the rooms are 

 neat and convenient, it is but just for all who can well arrange 

 to stop there to do so. For tin- purpose, address " Manager of 

 Li'Uisi.ina H.itel, corner 71st Street and Seipp Ave., Chicago," 

 statinir wli.it priied re 'om is wanted. 



Railway Tie ickts and HAnfiAGE — Most of the railways ticket 

 t.. the Expo-ition Dep..t ne:ir which the Louisi.ma Hotel is lo- 

 cated; and bag^iage sliotild be checked to that st.ili. n.thus 

 avoiding extra ebarre^. as it is about seven :i:iles from the 

 city stat'ons to the World's Fair grounds. Information as to 

 rates of travel, time tickets are good. etc.. can be olitatained 

 of all local ticket agents. From many points— especially from 

 cities having nuiiierous competing lines— excursions will be 

 starting whicli will ])erniit those who can take advantage of 

 them to go and retui n at the usu.al rate for one tare. 



PRfKiKAMMK AND Attkndanc E — The programme, of which 

 further notice will be given, consists ot interesting papers by 

 well-known sjieeiaiists, .mil disc-iissions of topics which will 

 interest li(.ney-pr()iln<-( r-, (|Ueeii lireeeders. manufaettirers of 

 apiarian supplies. publi>liei> ;iii(l editors of bee-literature, and 

 dealers in iMiiev and w:ix. Viewing the various f(U-eign and 

 home exhibits in apiculture at t lie -World's Fair will form an 

 attractive and instruetivi' feature of the meeting, and the 

 numbei- of aiii.irists widely known here and abroad who "will 

 be present and take part in the proceedings is of itself a guar- 

 antee that this will be a highly interesting and enthusiastic 

 meeting. Counting, therefore, upon a large attendance, the 

 Executive Committee of the society has made arrangements 

 accordingly. Let every State in the Union send the strongest 

 possible delegation, anil let every branch of our industry be 

 represented at this great Columbian gathering. No otlier oc- 

 casion is likely to occur in our generation when so much of 

 interest cai lie seen and heard at the time of one of these 

 meetings; and it is earnest Iv hoped that a much larger mini 

 ber of the bee-keeiiers of North America than has ever met at 

 any previous convention will be able to avail themselves of 

 this grand opportunit.y. .\ special invitation is extended to 

 the bee-keeiiers of every foreign country. 



Notice of Attexhance or ok Presentation of Papers.— The 

 Secretary is desirous of obtaining, as early .as possible, the 

 names of all who contemplate being present Kindly notify 

 him by card or letter; also iinv who may wish to present papers 

 the titles of which have not .vet been handed in, are requested 

 to send to the Secretary at as early a date as ))ossible the exact 

 title and a very brief abstract of the article, which will enable 

 him to a.ssign the topic its proper place in the programme. 



Frank Benton, 

 Secretary North .Ameiiean Bee-keepers' As- ociation. 



V:. S Department ui .\gi iculturc. -Washington, D. C. 



$ 



I f\f\ ^ Thoroughbred Cockerel, 



■•'^^ S. C. Wliite or Brown Leghorns and 



[} < < 1 r^ '^- Plymouth Kocks if sent to E. An- 



DUy S DEHSON. Comanche, Tex., in Oct. 1893. 



,___ for clioice tested queens of 

 y ^C Green's select strain, bred for 

 ^m^^mmm^m^^^^ buslness as well as beauty. Six 

 for $4. Mismated. 25c. J. A. Green, Ottawa, 111. 



Only 



IF YOU WANT BEES 



tliat will just " roll " in the honey, try Moore's 

 strain of Italians, the result of 14 years' careful 

 breeding. 



Wm. Stevenson. Pasadena, Cal., says: "I have 

 tried queens from several of the best queen-raisers, 

 but have found none that equal your strain." 



Reduced pi'ices: Warranted queens, 80c each: 3 

 for $3.00. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. Those who have never dealt with me, I refer 

 to A. I. Root, who has purchased of me over 600 

 queens. Circular free. 



a. j^. MaaRE, 



ll-12d Moriinn, P&iidletoxi Co., Ky. 



White SHIPPING=CASES. 



To have vour honey sell well, use our beautiful 

 cases, 13 and 34 pound sizes. Send for illustrated 

 catalogue of every thing needed in the apiary. 



m. H. Hl'lNT, Bell Braneli, Mich. 



Do You Know 



THAT THERE ARE 



Degrees of Reward 



in Heaven, and that some will enter there "saved 

 so as by Are"? For proofs and encouragement ad- 

 dress A. H. VAN DOREN, Box B, Camden, 



N. J., for 140-page cloth-bound book, 50 cts. 



