1893 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



937 



wire-imbodders. feeders, foundation-fasteners, 

 etc. At the right of the sign are circular saws 

 and bee-brushes; and at the left, emery wheels 

 and bee-brushes. 



Above the sign, on the wall, but hidden from 

 view in the picture by the strips of brood and 

 thin foundation that hang from the top of the 

 case, are all manner of the smaller supplies. 

 Over the 0"s and the upper part of the T, in the 

 word Root, may be seen a part of a large wire- 

 cloth Manum swarming-device. the larger por- 

 tion being hid from view by the hanging foun- 

 dation. 



On lop of the case you can see, without tell- 

 ing, a sign; but unless I or some one else tells 

 you, you would not know that the lettering and 

 decorating were done with gold-leaf, the edges 

 of the sign being nicely beveled, and also cover- 

 ed with gold-leaf. The black portion is very 

 nicely covered with black, the whole sign being 

 a credit to whoever made it. 



On top of the sign, in a heavy gilt frame, 

 covered with glass, is a very fine colored pic- 

 ture of the factory and someof its surroundings. 

 In the lower left corner may be seen a freight- 

 house where many of the supplies are loaded; 

 and in the upper left corner, at the left of the 

 tall chimney, is also another freight-house, on 

 another railroad, built, I believe, on purpose for 

 convenience in shipping supplies. 



In the upper right-hand corner is shown the 

 interior of tiie oltice, where the phonographs, 

 shorthand and typewriters, and book-keepers 

 are, and the brain work done for the " Home of 

 the Honey-bees." At the left of the office is 

 shown the 1 irge water-tank that stands on the 

 hill, at the front and right of the;factory, about 

 3.5 rods away. This is lilled by the windmill, 

 and supplies the water at the factory. At the 

 right of the picture, and just beyond the ever- 

 green hedge, I can a-1-m-o-s-t see the' residence 

 of the proprietor. I believe it does show in the 

 original. 



There is a street in front of the factory; and 

 if the cut were as perfect as the picture, there 

 might be seen in the lower right corner a man, 

 hose in hand, presumably the proprietor of the 

 establishment, sprinkling the vegetable-plants 

 that are in the hot-beds or cold-frames, in front 

 of the hot-house. 



The white spot on the lower part of the 

 frame is a printed card that says, " The factory 

 where these goods are made, located at Medina, 

 Ohio; 36-page catalogue free on.' application." 

 Several of these were in the case. 



At the right front corner is a Cowan rapid 

 two-frame reversible extractor. At the left 

 corner is a Cowan improved four-frame reversi- 

 ble extractor that was the observed of all the 

 bee-keeping observers who examined the ex- 

 hibit, and. I believe, elicited as many com- 

 ments as did all the rest of the exhibit. It was 

 called a " daisy," a '" dandy." and all sorts of en- 

 dearing names: and the judge. Hon. Eugene 

 Secor, thought its good qualities were so many 

 that he awarded it a medal, a gold one, I pre- 

 sume. A Novice extractor also was on exhibi- 

 tion, but stands out of sight at the left of the 

 case. 



Just above the handle of the large extractor 

 may be seen an oblong white spot. It is the 

 side of a section that stands in a Daisy founda- 

 tion-fastener. The fastener was frequently ex- 

 amined with interest by bee-keepers, and was 

 sold to Mr. Wilcox, Suptirintendent of the Wis- 

 consin honey-exhibit. The Cowan rapid ex- 

 tractor was sold to Mr. II. II. Emery, of Stough- 

 ton, Wis., and the ten-inch foundation-mill to 

 Jas. A. Stone, of Bradfordtown. 111., seci'etary 

 of the State Bee-keepers" Association. In the 

 top ot the case, seemingly above the strips of 

 foundation before referred to, but really nearly 



three feet in front of them, hangs a strip of nice 

 brood foundation, nearly twelve feet long. 



On many of the articles in the exhibit may be 

 seen small white oblong spots. These are print- 

 ed cards, telling what the articles are, such as 

 bee-hat, bee-veil, wire-imbedder. Dovetailed 

 hive, etc. In the lower right and left hand 

 corners are white spots, apparently part of the 

 framework of the case, but really printed 

 cards, which say. '"Closed on Sunday." You will 

 remember that, when it was decided that the 

 fair was to be kept open on Sundays, we had 

 some correspondence as to what it was best and 

 right to do, you feeling that the best thing to do 

 was to remove the exhibit. It came to me 

 somehow that this was a good opportunity to 

 " show your colors "' and make a protest. This, 

 I thought, could not be done if the exhibit were 

 removed; but if left, and plainly labeled, "Clos- 

 ed on Sundays." and covered Saturday nights, 

 and left so till Monday morning, the whole 

 world would know just what it meant, and I so 

 suggested to you. You thought my suggestion 

 a good one, and re(iuested me to carry out the 

 idea. Accordingly. I purchased the muslin for 

 a cover, here in Toledo, with enough to cover 

 the Ohio honey-exliibit also, and our daughter 

 Flora made the two covers, and 1 sent them by 

 express to Mr. Jas. A. Stone, before referred to, 

 with whom I had made previous arrangements 

 to cover the two exhibits whenever I was not 

 there, and they were covered every Saturday 

 evening during the remainder of the fair. 

 L I may say that the frames in all the hives 

 were the thick-top-bar, self-spacing Hoffman, 

 and that the hives and other supplies that 

 would admit of it were nicely finished and var- 

 nished. 



Besides the award on the Cowan extractor, 

 the Crane smoker also received an award, and 

 vou received an award for display of bee-keep- 

 ers' supplies. What these awards will be, 

 whether medals or diaplomas, I do not know. 



Toledo. O., Nov. IS. A. B. Mason. 



RAMBLE 98. 



IN THE SAN JACINTO VALLEY. 



For a long time Mr. C. F. Simmons and my- 

 self had planned a trip into the San Jacinto 

 Valley; and finally one morning late in Sep- 

 tember found us started on the journey. The 

 distance we wished to make was .'iO miles. Mr. 

 S. furnished the outfit, and my recent experi- 

 ence with mules and plntos kd me to make no 



MK. SIMMONS AND I. 



inquiries in relation to what I should be drawn 

 by. The make-u|) of Mr. S.'s team was one tall 

 lame black horse, the lame leg well bandaged 

 with a white cloth, and one small bay horse. 



