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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 



states; but to-day it is far ahead of that in any 

 other country. Ji must De mentioned, however, 

 that this relatively rapid development is favored by 

 the honey resources or the country, which are con- 

 siderable. 1 must add. that the American exposi- 

 tion is, so to spt^ak, a triumph for mo viable-frame 

 apiculture, and that those bee-lieepers who did not 

 visit the exposition lobt much. 



THE DOVtTAlLED CORNER. 



Mr. Francis Danzenbaker, of Washington, D. 

 C, has just placed an order wiih us for lOOU of his 

 Dual hives, the same being dovetailed at the 

 corners. The hives take the crosswise L. frame, 

 the upper story being telescopic, shutting down 

 over the lower. Mr. Danzenbaker, it will be re- 

 membered, is the one who first called our attention 

 to the dovetailed corner, and in a small order he 

 placed with us a year or so ago he demonstrated 

 the possibility of making a neat and beautiful dove- 

 tailed hive-joint. Mr. D.'s advertisement appears 

 elsewhere, and we take pleasure in saying that he 

 is fully competent to do all he agrees. He will 

 leave us a few hives, to accommodate some of his 

 customers who may prefer, on account of freight 

 rates or otherwise, to order direct of us. 



gPECI/IIi ]\[0TICEg. 



H. A. MARCH'S JERSEY WAKEFIELD CABBAGE SEED. 



When we bought over ,"20 lbs. of stock seed of H. 

 A. March, we thought we should have enough to 

 supply our friends for at least two years. There 

 has been, however, such a greatdemand for March's 

 stock seed that we are already sold out, and the best 

 that we can do for our friends is to give them 

 March's ordinary Jersey Wakefield. As this, how- 

 ever, is probably equal to any thing in thf market, 

 we think no one will be disappointed. We have, 

 however, still about 25 lbs. of March's Fottler's 

 Brunsv/ick stock seed; and as the season is getting 

 well along for the Wakefield, the above will prob- 

 ably answer just as well, or better. In making 

 your orders, please remember that the only stock 

 seed we can now furnish of March's growing is 

 Fottler's Brunswick. 



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 fiuctuations. We have 

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

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

 prices, and have been holding off, working on small- 

 er margins, hoping wax would go no higher; but 

 it is impossible longer to sustain catalogue prices. 

 We will pay for average wax, delivered here, 34c. 

 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 podnd, and the revised table is as follows^ 

 taking effect March 1. 



Packpd in neat boxes, with tis 



sue paper between evei-y 



two sheets. 



1 to 10 lbs. per lb 



10 " 2.5 " '• 



25 " 50 " " 



60 "100 ■' " 



100 "200 " " 



Extra 



thin 



about 



12 ft lb 



NEW HONEY-EXTRACTORS READY. 



Last November we announced, in this column, a 

 number of improvements, anticipated in the con- 

 struction of our Novice Honey-Extractors. The 

 improved machines are now ready for delivery. 

 To repeat, the improvements are as follows: The 

 honey-gate is increased in size from I'i inch bore to 

 IX inch. The can is made entire (except bottom) of 

 one sheet of IXX tin, instead of IX tin as formerly. 

 The can is 2 inches deeper, allowing the revolving 



frame to be set lower; thus preventing honey from 

 going over the top edge. The correct price, as given 

 in our 189U catalogue, is $7.00 each for Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 

 and 5; *7.50 tor No. 6, and *8.0U for Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 

 10. With tiU lbs. room below, 50c extra. With luo lbs. 

 i-oom below, $1.00 extra. Any of the numbers will be 

 furnished with the upright gear, instead of the 

 Novice, for ."jOc extra. 



THE VAN DEUSEN REVERSIBLE FRAME. 



On page 514, 1889, we described and illustrated the 

 VanDeuseu metal-cornered frame, more to find out 

 whether there was a demand for such a frame than 

 any thing else. Since that time there has been con- 

 siderable of an inquiry; and it is oaly within the 

 last few days that we have been able to supply 

 them. They are reversible and at fixed distances, 

 and can be handled about as easily as the metal- 

 cornered frames and more easily than the all-wood 

 suspended frame on wood rabbets. In the opinion 

 of your humble servant, Ernest, this is the best 

 fixed frame he has yet seen. Allow me to say, as 1 

 have already said, do not be too enthusiastic, and 

 purchase a large quantity. Try a few, to see wheth- 

 er you like them. We can furnish the frames com- 

 plete, with reversible corners, in the flat, at $3.60 per 

 100, or $22.50 per 1000; the same put up, per 100, $3.00. 

 These frames have wide and thick bottom and top 

 bars. The reversible corners themselves we will 

 sell for 30 cts. per 100; in lots of 1000, less 105&; but 

 to use them satistactorily they must be let into 

 slots in the end-bar, and the wood part of the frame 

 must be constructed specially tor them. These re- 

 versible frames may be used in all Dovetailed hives 

 — in fact, in all Langstroth hives having unbeveled 

 edges, by nailing a piece of strap iron or tin on the 

 bottom inside edge of the hive. By the use of L 

 tins they may be used in the Simplicity. They are 

 a standing and not a hanging frame. 



AIDS TO THE EYESIGHT. 



Since I have been obliged to use spectacles almost 

 constantly while reading, I have taken special pains 

 to test glasses of different values. And now while I 

 have a pair of spectacles with gold bows that would 

 ordinarily retail for eight or ten dollars, and a pair 

 of the best eye-glasses that would sell for from five 

 to eight dollars, after careful and repeated tests I 

 am sure I can see just as uell with the eye-glasses 

 that are to be seen on our ten-cent counter. Very 

 likely it is owing somewhat to the fact that my eyes 

 are good and strong, having no trouble except the 

 ordinary elongation of the focus, from age. The 

 matter that I have spoken of before often surprises 

 me; namely, that spectacles are cheaper than lamj)- 

 oil. In going to the greenhouse mornings 1 can see 

 where the thermometer stands, in two ways. One 

 is by lighting a match and bringing more light on 

 the subject; and the other is by the use of my ten- 

 cent eye-glasses. This, of course, occurs when it 

 is almost light enough for me to see with the 

 naked eye. A great many times, when reading 

 your kind letters I find I have to do one of two 

 things— light a lamp or get out my eye-glasses. 

 By the aid of these cheap eye-glasses I can read 

 just as easily as I ever did in my life. The princi- 

 pal point, however, that I want, to make to-day is 

 this: I can not find these cheap eye-glasses adver- 

 tised «r7?yu?(C)e in our catalogues. They are nicely 

 arranged in a neat little drawer made tor the pur- 

 pose, divided off so as to have different ages 

 by thempelves, and yet there they have stood 

 for years, for au^iht 1 know, having a very limited 

 safe, because nobody knows we have them. If you 

 want a case to go with thtm we have seme very 

 pretty leather ones for only five cents more; but I 

 prefer to use mine without the case. 1 simply put 

 one in a little pocket in every one of my coats. I'his 

 little pocket is right above the large one on the 

 right side. HUd is sometimes called the "railroad- 

 ticket pocket." With an eye-glass in the pocket of 

 each coat, I feel quite happy and independent. 

 When any thing comes up suddenly anywhere, I 

 can get my finger on them in a twinkling; and if 

 they are lost lam only 10 cents "out of pocket." If 

 wanted by mail, send 3 cts. extra for postage and 

 packing. 



WIRE NETTING ADV.4NCED. 



We hereby cancel all prices made on wire netting 

 previous to this date. The prices on the inside 

 cover page of this number were printed before we 

 were advised of the advance; hence they are null 

 and void. New prices are as follows: On 2-in. No. 19 



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