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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mak. 



pose it was a fact; and I hereby humbly beg pardon 

 of our friends who make our candies. lam very 

 glad indeed to know that it was o«iy a newspaper 

 slander. 



"HANL.L1NG BEES." 



This is the title of a little pamphlet by L. L. 

 Langstroih, revised by Dadant. In short, it is a 

 chapter taken from Langstroth on the Hoaey-bee. 

 The price charged is only 8 cts. It i- a very good 

 sample of the many good things from that standard 

 work, published by Dadant & Son, Hamilton, 111. 



THE REPORT OF THE OHIO CONVENTION. 



This will appear in our next issue. Perhaps we 

 might remark right here, that this was one of the 

 best conventions Ohio ever had. During some of 

 the sessions there were from eighty to ninety bee- 

 keepers present. Dr. Mason said it compared very 

 favorably in numbers and enthusiasm with the In- 

 ternational held at Lansing. 



THE BOHEMIAN-OAT BUSINESS REVIVED. 



Different individuals from Oneida Co., N. Y., 

 write us that the Bohemian-oat business has re- 

 vived in that locality; and not only are many going 

 into it. but even good men strenuously insist that 

 it is an honest and legitimate business, to buy and 

 sell oats at ;f 1.5.00 a bushel that can be bought of 

 seedsmen for less than a dollar a bushel. As York 

 State is one of the most progressive States in the 

 CInion, and Oneida County (at least we supposed so) 

 one of the most progressive counties, we are at a 

 loss to understand how this can be. In our own 

 State of Ohio, so many men were ruined, both spir- 

 itually and financially, by this scheme of Satan, 

 that our State passed a law for the protection of 

 those who gave notes under the influence of these 

 smooth-tongued agents. Their plan is to get hold 

 of somebody who has had bad luck, and tell him 

 that farming does not pay, in the regular honest 

 fashion. They tell him that the only way to get 

 rich is by getting the start of others by sharp prac- 

 tices. Then they make It so plain that he can not 

 possibly lose, under any circumstances, that the 

 poor victim borrows money, may be by mortgaging 

 his farm. Sometimes they have cheek enough to 

 keep the thing going for a whole year— perhaps 

 longer. But finally the men who have no real es- 

 tate, no family connections (nor principle), " light 

 out " and leave their comrades with debts and 

 mortgages hanging over them, to take the conse- 

 quences as best they can. 



gPECI^Ii ]S[0¥ICEg. 



"WANTED — SEED OF THE FIGWORT OR SIMPSON 

 HONEY-PLANT. 



Can anybody furnish us seed of the figwort or 

 Simpson honey-plant? If so, please send sample, 

 and say what you want for it. 



PRICE OF .JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



We are selling the new Japanese buckwheat, till 

 further notice, as follows: Trial packet, 4 ounces, 

 by mail, postpaid, .")C.; one pound, by mail, postpaid, 

 15c.; one peck, 3.')C. ; '/i bushel, 60c.; bushel, $1.00. 

 These prices include bag to ship It in. Ten or more 

 bushels, purchaser paying tor bags, 75c. 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVER SEED REDUCED. 



We have secured over :.'0 bushels of very choice 

 white-clover seed, at a price which makes it pos- 

 sible for us to sell it at % of the old price. The seed 



comes from Wisconsin, where the honey-flow is so 

 abundant almost every year. Price of the seed 

 will be as follows: By freight or express, with 

 other goods, IKc. perlb.; fS.OU per peck; $3.90 per 

 half-bushel; $7.5(i per bushel, bag included. One 

 pound, by mail, '^'7 cents. 



Present price of al*ike, the next in value as a 

 honey-producer, is 25o. per lb , postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight. I'lc. per lb.; .$1.90 per peck; $3.60 

 per half-bushel; $7.''0 per bushel. 



OUR NEW SEED CATALOGUE. 



Our edition of this for the spring of 1890 is just 

 out. It is not a very nice catalogue compared with 

 many others, and it is so small there was not even 

 room for pictures of the new vegetables; neither 

 are the seeds which we otter hitter, probably, than 

 those offered by many other seedsmen. It does, 

 however, give the names of just a few of each 

 variety, such as we have been best pleased with. 

 Our seeds are probably as good as any, and our 

 prices are quite low. We should be very glad to 

 send it to any one who is interested. 



KUMERLE LIMA BEANS. 



Nobody seems to have succeeded in getting even 

 a few for seed, during the unfavorable season of 

 last summer, except ourselves, and we have now 

 but little more than a pint. You remember we 

 gave for the seed last year their weight in gold, or a 

 little over .50 cts. a bean. Well, so many have been 

 wanting one or two beans, just to try, that I find 

 myself obliged to put some sort of price on them. 

 If anybody cares to pay ;.*5 cts. a bean for the few I 

 have, they can have them. But I hope there will 

 not be many who want them at that price. It is not 

 settled yet that they will mature in this climate. 

 Hadn't you better wait, friends, until we give them 

 a good test during the coming season? 



COMB FOUNDATION AND BEESWAX ADVANCED. 



We are compelled again to advance the price of 

 comb foundation, because of the advance in bees- 

 wax. This has been slowly increasing in price for 

 two years past, with slight fluctuations. We have 

 to pay now, oti an average. 4 to 5c. per lb. more for 

 wax than we iiid two years ago. We dislike to raise 

 prices, and hti ve been holding off, working on small- 

 er .margins, hoping wax would go no higher; but 

 ic [impossible longer to sustain catalogue prices. 

 We will pay for average wax, delivered here, 3-lc. 

 cash, 27 in trade, and the same will be sold at 30c. 

 per lb. for average, and 35 for selected yellow. 

 Price of all grades of comb foundation is advanced 

 5c. per pound, and the revised table is as follows, 

 taking effect to-day : 



[Heavy Light 



Packed in neat boxes, with tis- brood brood 



sue paper between every i to 6 about? 



two sheets. i ft to lb ft to lb 



1 to 10 lbs. per lb. 



10 



47 



Thin 

 surplV 

 about 

 10 ft lb 



Extra 

 thin 

 about 

 12 ft lb 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The spring meeting of the Missouri State Bee-keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will be held at Marshall, Saline Co., Mo., on Wednesday 

 and Thursday, April 16 and 17, 1830. in the county cou it-room. 

 Reduced rates at hotel, for bee-keepers, have been secnred. A 

 cordial invitation is extended to bee-keepers everywhere to 

 attend, and especially those of Missouri. Essays from promi- 

 nent men are expected. J. W. Rouse, Sec'y. 



Santa Fe, Mo. 



The annual meeting of the Kent and Essex Bee-keepers' As- 

 soci.ation will be held on Tuesday, March i:i. 1890. in Templars' 

 Hall, Essex Centi r. Ont. U. C. Scott, Sec'y. 



Chiitham, Ont. 



PRICE LISTS RECEIVED. 



Since our last issue we have received price lists of queens, 

 bees, and apiarian supplies in general, from the following par- 

 ties, who will be glad to furnish them to applicants. Those 

 marked with a star (*) also deal in tine poultry. 



H. fi. Frame, North Manchester, Ind. 



R. E. Smith, Tilbury Center, Ontario. 



