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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Aug. 1. 



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HONEY, HONEY. 



Tliose in want of honey, eitlier comb or extracted, 

 will do well to write us. We have a choice stock at 

 reasonable prices, and we desire to move it otf to 

 make room for more. 



WAX MARKET. 



The market price of wax g-rows steadily weaker, 

 and most likely by or i ef< re Sept. 1st we shall have 

 to make another decline in price we pay. If you 

 have ■•any to ship, don't hold it expecting higher 

 prices. They are not likely to return soon. From 

 this date we will sell foundation at 5c below catalog 

 prices. 



CLOVER HONEY WANTED. 



If any of our readers have either comb or extract- 

 ed honey which they know has been gathered al- 

 most entirely from clover, and are desirous of find- 

 ing a market for it at a good price, we sliould like 

 to hear from you. Send a sample, if extracted, in a 

 small bottle, by mail. ]f comb, you can put enough 

 in a bottle to mail to give us the flavor. Let us 

 know how much you have, how it is put up, and 

 what you ask for it. 



CREAM SECTIONS. 



These will answer well for the storage or fall hon 

 ey, which is generally darker than that which is 

 gathered early in the season. We have an over- 

 stock of cream sections, which have accumulated 

 since the special low price on No. 1 was made. For 

 the present we wiihdmw the special price on No. 1 

 white sections, and atter this date tillfurther notice 

 will sell according to catalog, while we offer a spe- 

 cial price on ere mi sections, to reduce present 

 stock. lOno, $2 00; 2000, m.80; 3000, $5.00; .5000, $8 00; 

 10,000, $15 00 We have plenty of standard widths, 

 7 to ft., 1^4, lj|, V/s, IS-i. and 2 inch. 



MASON FRUIT-JARS. 



We are now in the midst of the canning season, 

 and we have a good supply of >-iandard Mason 

 fruit cans with zinc pcrcelairi-lined tops, bought 

 when the price wa> inncli lower than it is at pres- 

 ent. We otter this St' ck. while it lasts, at the fol- 

 lowing piiees. All .jiirs are packed 1 dozen in a par- 

 titioned case, wiihout straw packing. Shipped in 

 this way there is raiely any broken, and they are in 

 convenient shape for storing or reshipping again 

 when filled. 



1 pint. 5.5c per doz. 



1 guart. 60c " 



Va gal .80c 

 F. O. B. cars here. No discount for any quantity, 

 and these prices are good only so long as present 

 stock lasts. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Secretary Mason has sent us the following in re- 

 gard to railroad rates and time of meeting: 



Station B, Toledo, O., July 25, 1896. 



Mr. Editor:— 1 have just this moment (3:20 p. m.) 

 received the inclosed from Mr. Whitcomb; it will 

 explain itself: 



Omaha, Neb., July 22. 1896. 

 Mr. E. Whitcomb, Friend, Neb., Prcs. Nehraska Bee- 

 keepers' Association. 



Dear Sir:— J beg to advise you that we have made 

 the following arrangements for home-seekers' ex- 

 cursions from the Missouri Kiver and points east 

 thereof to points in Nebraska, Kansas. South Dako- 

 ta, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah on the following 

 dates: Aug. 4 and 18, Sept. 1, 15, and 29, and Oct 6 

 and 20. 



The rate will be one fare plus $2.00 for round trip, 

 the one-fare rate to be paid at time of purchase of 

 ticket, and the $2.00 to be paid at destination when 

 certifying ticket for return. The tickets will bear 

 transit limit of 15 days, in which stop-over will be 



allowed, and the final limit for return will be 21 

 days from date of sale. Tickets will be good for 

 return, leaving destination only on Tuesday or Fri- 

 day within the final limit. These tickets will be on 

 saleai the, Mi.ssouri River and points east thereof to 

 the following territor.y: 



To points in Kansas and Nebraska to which the 

 rate from the nearest Missouri River is $3.00 or 

 more. 



To points in Colorado on and west of a line drawn 

 through Leadville, S'llida, and Alamosa. 



To all points in Utah, except on the line of the 

 Southern Pacific railroad. 



To all points in South Dakota. 



To all points in Wyoming, at and west of Moor- 

 croft. 



If you desire any further infoimation in regard to 

 this matter, our local railroad as-ent will be glad to 

 give you same. Yours truly. 



J. Francis, 

 Gen. Pass, and Tkt. Agt., Burliiujton & Mo. River R. 



R. in Nehraska. 



P. S.— Rates will probably apply from as far east 

 as Pittsburg, Pa., and Buffalo, N. Y. 



The convention of the North American Bee-keep- 

 ers' Association will be held in one of the Universi- 

 ty buildings at Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 7th and 8th next, 

 commencing at 9 o'clock a. m. of the 7th, and clos- 

 ing with the evening- se.'-sion on the 8th. 



I notice that reduced rates apply only to places 

 east of Lincoln, and not to those west or north or 

 south. I presume that our Nebraska friends will 

 look after this matter. 



I can secure tickets here, on a few days' notice, 

 for the round trip for $21.40 (the regular fare one 

 wa.v), being $2.00 less than the home-seekers' excur- 

 sion rate. It will be well for those intending to 

 attend the convention to look up the matter of rail- 

 rates at the "cut-rate" ticket offices in their town 

 or city near them. A. B. Mason, Sec. 



The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee-keepers' Society will meet 

 Oct. T, 8, in Wanzeka, Wis. N. E. France, Pres. 



Platteville, Wis. 



The Central Te.xas Bee-kee|)evs' Association meets at Camer- 

 on. Aug. 7. 8, 18%. No hotel bills to pav. 

 Chriesman, Tex. C. B. Bankston, Cor. Sec. 



The annual meeting of the Southern Minnesota Bee-keepers' 

 Association will be liekl at Winona on the 24th and 25th of 

 Septemtier next, at 9 o'clock A. M. All who feel in any way in- 

 terested in bees or honey are yery cordially invited to attend. 



Winona, Minn.. July 27. E. C. Cornwell, Sec. 



The annual meeting of the Northern Illinois Bee-keepers' 

 Association will be hekl it ihe residence of B. Kennedy three 

 miles northeast of New Milford. 111., on Tuesday, Aug." 18. 1896. 

 All are cordially invited; ond I will meet any one at the train 

 in New Milford if they will drop me a card. 



New Milford, 111., July 16. B. Kennedy, Sec. 



The Southwestern Texas Bee-keepers' A.ssociation will hold 

 its third annual meeting at The Jennie Atchley Co 's Live Oak 

 .Apiary. 2>i miles north of Beeville. Board and lodging free to 

 those from a distance. The reception committee will meet all 

 trains. Please notify the secretary if it is your intention to 

 attend Date. Sept. 16, 17. J. O. Grimsley, Sec. 



Beeville, Tex. 



Warranted Purely Mated Italian Queens, 



From best Imported Mothers, 45 cts. each; ten for 

 $4.00. Have had eleven years' experience with nearly 

 two hundred colonies of bees in the production of 

 honey. I know what good <iueens mean to the 

 producer, as well as how to rear them. Queens 

 sent by return mail. Safe delivery and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. No disease. Please don't send stamps. 



L. H. ROBEY, Worthington, W. Va. 



p|-||. Cola 4000 lbs. choice extracted basswood 

 I Ul odlC* honey, in 60 lb. tin cans; sample for 

 stamps. Also 50 fine tested Italian queens, 65 cts. 

 each, and choice hound pups 



ELIAS FOX, Hillsboro, Wis. 



Tested ^ By mail, in August, 50 



Italian \ cents each. 



Queens ^ J. C. Wheeler, Piano, HI. 



Please mention this paper. 



