1890 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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by express unless they are wanted urgently by 

 some specified time, so that freight would be too 

 slow. A great many people thoughtlessly order 

 goods C. O. D. in the same way and then get soured 

 toward the express companies, and perhaps soured 

 toward the world, just because of the wa'^t of 

 knowledge of ordinary business customs. This 

 latter Is well illustrated by an extract which we 

 make from the seed catalogue of our neighbors 

 Frank Ford & Son, of Kavenna, as follows: 



It is not good economy, to say the least, to order potatoes 

 sent by express it over X bushel. A good customer ordered IVi 

 bushels potatoes last spring-, sent C. O. D. to Cincinnati. We 

 did as ordered. The potatoes cost him S1.75, and the express 

 charges were SI. 70. We soon heard from him, saying, " I wish 

 to inquire of you if these outrageous express charges are cor- 

 rect. If they are. I want you to mark lue off from your list, 

 as henceforth I wish nothing further from Frank Ford & Son 

 or Wells, Fargo & Co." The express charges were correct, 

 with cost of collection. But the potatoes could have gone by 

 freight in two or three days for dO cents, or a full barrel for 

 the same. 



Moral.— It you are not sure what the charges will 

 be, ask your express tigent to tell you beforehand 

 what it will cost. Asa general thing he can tell you, 

 also, about what it would cost to have the same ar- 

 ticle sent by freight. A great many times, how- 

 ever, there is no way of sending certain goods of 

 small value without costing more than they are 

 worth. Much of the bitterness we have heard 

 uttered against the express companies is caused 

 by this very lack of forethought, or a sort of heed- 

 lessness, in sending off or for goods. 



FOUNDATION WITHOUT DIPPING. 



One of our advertisers sends us a beautiful sam- 

 ple of brood foundation which he says was made 

 from wax without dipping. It was turned out from 

 one of our mills. As the wax was quite thick be- 

 fore rolling, the cell-walls are deep and beautifully 

 filled out. We made some attempt at this years 

 ago, but the testimony at that time was that the 

 walls made under so great pressure were too hard, 

 and were not as readily accepted by the bees. This 

 is one reason why the Given foundation works so 

 well in the hive— because the wax is simply indent- 

 ed. However, it would be nothing strange if we 

 should make still greater improvements in founda- 

 tion-making, and that, too, in undipped foundation; 

 and it is possible that later experiments might re- 

 verse or modify the decision arrived at years ago. 



SQUARE CANS VERSUS BARRELS. 



One of our subscribers, having shipped three 

 barrels of honey to a commission house a few 

 months ago, complained that they had made no re- 

 turns. The house gave, as a reason, that the honey 

 was in cypress barrels, and such packages are not 

 wanted in that market (Philadelphia), and that 

 square cans are preferred. While they may not be 

 making any extra effort to move off that honey, it 

 might not be amiss for the extracted-honey men to 

 inquire what packages are in demand— square cans 

 or barrels, in the market to which they propose 

 shipping. Square cans are preferred in most cities. 

 All California honey comes in that shape. Remem- 

 ber that the 60-lb. tins are just as cheap as the 

 wooden receptacles, and they won't shrink. Old 

 second-hand barrels are cheaper, but they are lia- 

 ble to give a bad taint to the honey. 



yond our anticipations and added facilities. We 

 have secured from other manufacturers already 

 over a million sections to help us fill orders more 

 promptlj', still we are somewhat behind, and can 

 not make as prompt shipments as we should like. 

 We are adding more help wherever we can work 

 more in, and hope to fill orders more promptly. 

 Some of our best helpers are and have been laid off 

 froLQ work on account of sickness. We have ship- 

 ped, since the flrbt of January, twelve full carloads, 

 each consigned to one man or firm, besides a multi- 

 tude of smaller orders, most of which are not very 

 small; and the run on Dovetailed hives is simply 

 marvelous. If you do not get your goods promptly, 

 remember we are doing the best we can, and try to 

 have patience. If any one gets tired waiting, re- 

 member your money is ready to be returned any 

 time you call for it. provided the goods have not 

 been shipped when jour request comes. 



DELAY IN FILLING ORDERS. 



Notwithstanding the fact that we added a new 

 60 H. P. boiler last fall, and have lately added new 

 and heavy machinery to increase our capacity for 

 filling orders promptly, business has increased be- 



OUR NEW PRINTING-PRESS. 



It takes just six seconds to print an entire copy 

 of Gleanings, such as you are now reading, exclu- 

 sive of the cover. Not only can it be done in six 

 seconds occasionallu, but our pressman does it right 

 straight along, hour after hour. The sheets are fed 

 into the press at the rate of one every three sec- 

 onds. This prints one side. The outside is then 

 done in the same way. On account of the slowness 

 of the former press we have been unable to print 

 fast enough to send a price list to each of our cus- 

 tomers once a year. With the new press, however, 

 we expect to do this. If you do not get one as oft- 

 en as once a year, drop us a postal card and we will 

 see that your name is on the list. 



A CARLOAD OF DAISY WHEELBARROWS. 



Two years ago we received from the factory a 

 carload of over .500 Daisy wheelbarrows, which have 

 all been disposed of, and another carload is coming. 

 These barrows excite praise and admiration wher- 

 ever they go. See our ad. on the cover, for further 

 particulars and price. 



PRICE OF LAWN-MOWERS STILL LOWER. 



We call your attention to our advertisement of 

 lawn-mowers, on the cover of this number. You 

 will notice the price is lower than it was last year, 

 yet the quality is not sacrificed. I doubt if you can 

 find as good lawn-mowers in the market as the 

 Globe, at any price; and when you consider the 

 very low price at which they are sold, surely no 

 one need be without a good mower who has any use 

 for one. 



THE DIBBERN BEE-ESCAPE. 



We have made arrangements with the inventor 

 so that we can furnish his escapes at his prices; 

 viz.: 



1 bee-escape, mounted in small board, for 



pattern $ 35 



1 bee-escape (without board, as above) 20 



10 " '• " " " 1 80 



100 " " " " " . 16 no 



When sent by mail add 3c each extra for escape, 

 without small board, and 10c extra with. 



1 complete board, large enough to cover 



Dovetailed hive, with two bee-escapes. ..$ /jQ 



10 do 3 30 



100 do 30 00 



For Simplicity and chaff hives, same price. The 

 horizontal cones are made of tinned wire cloth, and 

 soldered on to a circle of tin. In the complete 

 board they are let into the wood so as to leave no 

 projections above or below. We have already test- 

 ed them to a limited extent, and find they work sat- 

 isfactorily. They will be a great boon in ridding 

 supers of bees. 



