1896 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



623 



Porter Honey-House Bee-Escape. ! Warranted Pureiy Mated uauan Queens, 



Have you seen it ? Just the thing- to put on the 

 doors or windows of your bee-rooms. Indispensa- 

 ble, you'll say after you have tried it. 



Price b-r taiiil. 35 cents. 



Cowan and Novice 

 Extractors. 



rhose are the best. We are 

 preparetl to luuiibh on short 

 notice, fiom nny of our several 

 branches, 2, 4, iind ti frame Cow- 

 ans, and 2f lanje Novices. 



If you want tlie genuine, see 

 that they bear our name. 



A 36-page catalog sent free on 

 application. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio. 



BRANCH OFFICES AT 

 1024 Mississippi St.. St. Paul, Minnesota. 

 118 nichigan St., Chicago, Illinois. 

 Mechanic Falls, flaine. 

 Syracuse, N. Y. 



The New Gerneil Smoker. 



Cheap, 



Strong, 



Serviceable, 



Large Size. 



JUST THE THING 



for those who want a 

 first-class smoker at 

 a medium price. Size of cup. 3>^ inches; curved 

 nozzle, hinged so as to swing back; legs of malleable 

 iron, secured by bolts. The blast is the well-known 

 Cornell principle. AVeight of smoker, only 20 

 ounces. Here is what one of our customers says 

 of it : 



The Corneil smoker is a Dandy with a big D. I have been us- 

 ing it to-day on the crossest colony of bees 1 ever saw. I think 

 I could drive a bulldog with it. S. R. Austin. 



Amltyville, N. Y., Oct. 15. 



Price $1.10, postpaid, or 8.5c it sent by express 

 or freight with other goods. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



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

 $4.00. Have had eleven years' experience with nearly 

 two hundred colonies of bees in the production of 

 honey. I know what aood Queens mean to the 

 producer, as well as how to rear them. Queens 

 sent by return mail. Safe flelivery and satisfaction 

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



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







I Either 3 or 5 banded, 60 cts. each ; 



CHAS. 



Hives and sections 

 very cheap. Catalog free. 



H. THIES, Steelevilie, III. 



70 Full Colonies 



of Italian Bees for sale, for $3.50 each, or 10 colonies 

 for $30.00: 3-frame nuclei, *3.35 each. 



F. J. GUNZEL, Claytonville, Iroquois Co., 111. 



c;^*. —r\ /->-f c Queen from my best working- 

 rur 5U CLI>. colonv. 



J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Fla. 



flease mention this paper 



Wants and Exchange Department. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our usual 

 rate. Advertisements intended for this department must not 

 exceed Ave lines, and you must say you want your adv't in this 

 department, or we will not be responsible for errors. You can 

 have the notice as many lines as .you please; but all over Ave 

 lines will cost .vou according to our regular rates. .This depart- 

 ment is intended onl.v for bona-fide exchanges. Exchanges for 

 cash or foi- price list's, or notices offering articles for sale, can 

 not be inserted under this head. Korsucli our regular rates of 

 20 c. a line will be charged, and they will be put with the regu- 

 lar advertisements. We can not be responsible for dissatisfac- 

 tion arising from these " swaps." 



WANTED.— To exchange 40, 80. or 160 acres of land 

 in Colorado, for real estate in Michigan, cattle, 

 sheep, 01' any thing I can use on a Michigan farm. 

 J. L. Cole, Carlton Center. Barry Co., Mich. 



WANTED.— To exchange a No. 3 Model printing- 

 press, size of chase 6x9; and 30 or 40 pounds of 

 type, for extracted honey. C. P. Bish, 



Conoquenessing, Butler Co., Pa. 



WE start in Aug. by wagon to travel througli the 

 Arkansas Valley in Ccjlo. and Kan.; through 

 east Nebr. to Lincoln, then S. W. Iowa, Mo., Ark., 

 and Texas. Want addresses of apiarists and infor- 

 mation about good unoccupied fields in this terri- 

 tory. R. C. AiKiN, Loveland, Colo. 



WANTED.— To exchange shipping-cases for honey 

 (cases will be made to order). The very best 

 of work guaranteed. I want the best grades of 

 honey only. Any quantity you wish to exchange. 

 W. W. Crim, Pekin, Ind. 



ANTED.- To exchange 200 colonies of bees for 

 anything useful on plantation. 



Anthony Opp, Helena, Ark. 



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WANTED.— To exchange a 100-egg incubator or a 

 World typewriter, both in perfect condition, 

 for a turning-lathe, bicycle, or offers. Write me 

 what you have to exchange. C. W. Costellow, 

 Waterboro, York Co., Me. 



Slack and H^fbrid O^eens For Sale. 



I have 8 hybrid queens I would like to dispose of 

 at 25 cts. each— nice ones. Thos. N. Briggs, 



Marion, Plymouth Co., Mass. 



25 mismated queens, 20 cts. each; 6 for $1.00. All 

 reared this season. Send one or two cent stamps. 

 None but good queens will be sent. 3 black queens, 

 10 cts. each. E. F. Quigley, Unionville, Mo. 



