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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 1. 



saw in my life grown anywhere. In fact, they are 

 just perfect beauties. They are grown on Terry's 

 plan; and. ia fact, the grower, W.J. Manley, Sanilac 

 Center, Mich., is, as I take it, a pupil of T. B. 

 Terry's; and he has. if possible, beaten his master 

 this time. I paid a l)ig lot of money for these pota- 

 toes, even wliile I had a great stock of my own 

 growing. I bought them just because I wanted to 

 enjoy the satisfaction of astonishing the friends of 

 Gleanings by showing tliem wliat is possible in a 

 soil just right, a potato just right, and with a 

 man who knows his business We expect to have 

 the potatoes mailed the very day the dollars are re- 

 ceived, and they will go right along, winter and 

 summer, until the crop of about 40 barrels is ex- 

 hausted. Potatoes can go by mail without injury 

 from frost, at any season of the year. I can not re- 

 member that we lost a pound last season. 



You will notice by reading the papers and the 

 government crop reports that potatoes are on the 

 advance, and we do not propose to hold the prices in 

 the table above open while the same potatoes are 

 worth more money in the open market; so if you 

 want to take advantage of this offer you had better 

 get your money in quick. If you want potatoes by 

 freight it is a great deal better all round to order be- 

 fore any danger of frost. 



SECOND-CBOP SEED POTATOES. 



There are quite a few reports of failure in getting 

 potatoes dug in June and July to come up when 

 planted in July and August. My opinion is that it 

 can be managed all right, even here in the North, 

 when we get to understand it. We have had quite 

 a few failures, but we have had two decided suc- 

 cesses. One was when we decided the potatoes were 

 not going to come up, and planted cabbages in their 

 place. The potatoes came up afterward, so we 

 have potatoes and cabbage in one patch. The trou- 

 ble was, we did not wait long enough. The second 

 time we put the potatoes in the cellar, and kept 

 them until they began to sprout; then when we put 

 them outdoors in the ground they came up as nice- 

 ly as they do in the spring, and now they are as 

 green find thrifty sis potatoes in June. The seed 

 furnished by our good friend Swinson, Goldsboro, 

 N. C, and which he said was all right to plant, did 

 not seem to do much better than that raised here 

 in the North. There is one way in which we can 

 make a success of it every time, but it is some trou- 

 ble: Leave some of your extra early potatoes with- 

 out any hilling up, so that the tubers stick out and 

 get sunburnt. These will send out sprouts right in 

 the hill, and start to grow— at least, they have dur- 

 ing this wet season. Pick them out and plant them, 

 and they will grow a beautiful second crop. Of 

 course, you can not well afford to do this unless it 

 ie with some valuable early potato that you are very 

 anxious to propagate as rapidly as possible. 



REPORTS OF'THE THOROUGHBRED POTATOES.) D 

 I planted 'Zi4 lbs. of Maule's Thorougrhbred potatoes, and har- 

 vested from them 136 lbs. of fine potatoes. Kdw. Smith. 

 I {Cai-penter, 111., Sept. 2.5. 



In the last two days I have dup: and picked up Iffi bushel box- 

 es, heaped full, and there are all of lij more to dig. These all 

 grew on 10 rows, each 3.") rods long. I never saw the like before, 

 and every one who sees it says the same. W. J. Manley. 



Sanilac Center, Mich., Sept. 2.'.. 



This last report is in regard to the potatoes I have 

 spoken of elsewhere a-j being such extra-nice ones. 

 Ten rows 35 rods long, if the potfitoes were planted 

 2Vi feet apart (which is quite wide enough for the 

 Thoroughbred) would make 52'^ rods for the 1.50 

 bushels. This would be at the rate of about 456 

 bushels per acre of the nicest potatoes I ever saw of 

 any kind or anywhere. We had special square rods 

 in our own fields where the yield was at the rate of 

 about 500 bushels per acre. A good many were 

 drowned out on our richest creek-bottom ground. 



OUR SUBSCRIPTION-LIST. 



We are glad to inform our subscribers that this is 

 now in the hai ds of Miss Constance M. lioot, the 

 one who used to be called "Blue Byes," and who was 

 born on the very day that the first copy of Glean- 

 ings was issued and came from the printing-press. 

 She opens the mail, and receives all the money sent 

 in for Gleanings; does all the corresponding di- 

 rectly with our subscribers; and by the aid of a 

 new invention designed for the purpose she has (or 

 will have) the whole matter of subscription, and, in 

 fact, a brief history of every little transaction per- 

 taining to Gleanings, right in her hands. As she 



is also a member of The A. I. Itoot Co., it is to her 

 interest not only to liave all our old friends contin- 

 ue with us, but to make as many new acquaint- 

 ances as possible wherever Gleanings goes. 



BEE-SUPPLIES IN EXCHANGE FOR HONEY. 



We shall be pleased to correspond with those who 

 desire to secure supplies for next season and pay 

 for the same in honey just harvested. In writing, 

 if extracted honey, send sample; if comb, give de- 

 scription of it, indicating grade, state how put up, 

 what price you e.xpect, and give a list of the goods 

 you want in exchange. If we can not use the honey, 

 we may be able to turn it to some one who can, and 

 thereby find you a market for it. 



HONEY FOR SALE. 



We are selling choice white comb honey in 1-lb. 

 sections, 24-lb. cases, at 15c per lb.; 200-lb. lots at 

 14c. Larger lots quoted on application. We have 

 some buckwheat honey which we can offer at lie; 

 2001b. lots at 10c; larger lots quoted on application. 

 Extracted honey in 60-lb. cans, choice new willow- 

 herb, at 7c, 2 caas to the case; two-case lots at 6V2C. 

 Last year's honey, equally good, either willow-herb 

 or alfalfa, at Yzc per lb. less. Alfalfa in one-gallon 

 cans, 6 in a case, for $5.00 per case. Lots of 3 cases 

 at $4 50 per case. Write for prices on large lots if 

 Interested. 



DISCOUNT FOR FALL ORDERS. 



As bee-keepers generally have secured a good 

 crop of honey this season they will feel more like 

 investing in supplies needed next season during the 

 fall, when they can be bought cheaper, secured in 

 good time to put up ready for use during the win- 

 ter months when you have plenty of time Bees- 

 wax is much lower than it was last spring or than 

 it usually is in the spring. We are, therefore, able 

 to sell foundation 5c a pound less than catalog price, 

 and can, besides, make the usual early-order dis- 

 count, which between now and Dec. 1st is 5 per cent. 

 If you are in need of supplies let us hear from you 

 with a list of your requirements. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



Do not stop Gleanings, for it is the only paper I 

 take, and I can not do without it. C. F. Grubb. 

 Jubilee, N. C, Sept. 7. 



We are all well pleased with Gleanings; only 

 wish it would come weekly. The story of Crystal 

 Mountain is very interesting indeed. I think you 

 will have to get Mr. Martin to give us another one, 

 for it seems to be so much like facts. 



Wellford Sta., S. C, Aug. 14. T. P. Pearson. 



The American Board of Commissioners for For- 

 eign Missions acknowledges the receipt of $107.57 

 from the A. I. Root Co., Medina, O., for Armenian 

 relief. Frank H. Wiggin, Asst. Treas. 



Boston, Sept. 12. 



CUT PRICES. 



Save money by getting our estimate on what 

 supplies you need. Our rock-bottom prices 

 and good goods are bringing us a flood of 

 orders. 



YOU SHOULD KNOW 



what those prices are. Catalogue now ready. 

 Address 



JOS. NYSEWANDER, Po^^a^"' 



nes, 



flease mention this paper. 



