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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



QUEENS IK BENTON CAGES DURING MIDWINTER. 



I received two Italian queens, as ordered. They 

 are in good shape. H. M. Peters. 



Fall Brook, Cal., Feb. 3, 1893. 



Iteceived the oroods ordered of you, in good time 

 and shape. I am well pleased with them. The 

 ( "lark's starter machine is a good one; does its work 

 to perfection. Chas. Elliott. 



Richfield Center, O., April 15. 



OUR GARDEN SEEDS. 



The seeds I received from you were good, and I 

 had the nicest garden around here, and that is the 

 reason my neighbors called on me to get their seeds 

 from you for them. Henry Willing. 



Chesaning, Mich., April 3. 



OUR 10-CENT NOSE GLASSES. 



The specs are just right. I can read better with 

 them than a pair I paid one fifty for. The pros- 

 pects are good for a honey-flow. I have had 14 

 swarms so far. Weather is cold and cloudy. Bees 

 am putting in some honey. G. W. Lechler. 



Newhall. Cal., Ap r. 20. 



FROM MEXICO; $85 DUTY AND FREIGHT. 



The goods shipped to order of J. M. Cupp, Jan. 10, 

 arrived in good condition. Duty and freight on 

 same, $85.00. I am well pleased with them. My 

 bees are gathering honey in large quantities from 

 a wild shrub which grows here. 1 have had one 

 swarm already. J.J.Johnson. 



Monterey, Mexico, March 1. 



The bees I purchased from you in 1883 were the 

 prettiest I ever saw, and their working qualities 

 can not be excelled. I get more honey per colony 

 than any other bee-keeper in our county, although 

 my bees have been more or less hybridized. Our 

 season is about a month ahead, and the bees are 

 working finely now. M. N. RiCB. 



Bamburg, S. C, Mar. 1. 



THE DOVETAILED HIVE. 



I have been nailing up some of those Dovetailed 

 hives to-day; and I would just say to those who 

 want something nice in the way of hives, that they 

 will not be disappointed if they buy the Dovetailed. 

 I find a great saving in freight by having hives 

 shipped as box stuff. Freight on 820 lbs. was $3.(M. 

 Goods came in perfect order. L. H. Robey. 



WorthingtOD, W. Va. 



IGNOTUM SPLENDID. 



The Ignotum tomatoes you sent me last year 

 were splendid, only the first rotted badly. The 

 Dwarf Champion was fine, and did not rot at all. 1 

 had 5 swarms of bees last spring; increased to 10, 

 and got 500 lbs. of surplus. Bees all wintered well 

 last winter. J. Knight. 



Elsie, Mich., May_3^ 



Gleanings, I couldn't do without. It touches a 

 chord that no other periodical has ever done, and 

 has helped me to do my duty as a moral man with 

 greater zeal than any thing else. I wouldn't do 

 without it for twice the amount it costs. It is not 

 only a good bee-journal, but a Christian teacher. 

 I pray God to be with you in your endeavors. 



West, Tex., Apr. 31^ P. T. Southard. 



BEES RECEIVED IN GOOD ORDER. 



We received the bees on the 26th. They came all 

 right, and in very good shape, some eight or ten 

 bees dead, which, of course, would be expected. 

 We opened them up and examined them, and saw 

 the queen. She seemed to be happy in their new 

 home, and all have gone to work, and are working 

 bravely. I am in hopes to build up my other colo- 

 nies and Italinize them in a measure. I received a 

 card from you, stating there was $1.00 due me from 

 discount. I read over your circular hurriedly, and 

 did not notice your discount rates, so I am $1.00 

 ahead. I thank you for the honorable way in which 

 you do business; and, finally, that is the only true 

 way to do, to make it successful and profitable, and 

 merit the esteem of your patrons; and that has 

 ever been my motto through life, to deal honestly, 

 honorably, and justly with all men. 



Fairbury, 111., Apr. 28. JAS. H. Odell. 



THE CLARK SMOKER; BEES SWARMING IN CALI- 

 FORNIA. 



I received one of your latest improved Clark 

 smokers, and have given it a good trial. I don't see 

 where there can pogtiibly be any more room for im- 

 provement. Bees are in the midst of swarming 

 here, and are gathering honey quite rapidly from 

 the blue sage. I have a very nice apiary here. I 

 commenced with i:!0 stands. I hope you will make 

 up your mind to visit California again in the near 

 future, and not be in such a rush, and be sure to 

 come to Nordhoff. C. A. Sayre. 



Nordhoff,Cal., April 0. 



THE ELEVATING TENDENCY OF BEE CULTURE, ETC. 



Gleanings has been a welcome, profitable paper 

 at our house for several years. Its high moral 

 tone, not only for apiculture, horticulture, and ag- 

 riculture, but for " ajiti-cussedjiess," as Josh Bill- 

 ings terms it, in general, and cleanliness and godli- 

 ness in particular, make it such. Its temperance 

 and anti-tobacco columns have also been very great 

 sources of gratification. I have practiced medi- 

 cine 33 years, and went through the war as a sur- 

 geon, and never smoked a cigar, chewed tobacco, 

 nor tasted ardent spirits in my life. I want to say. 

 however, that I reject nothing, as a medicine, placed 

 in our hands by our all-wise Father. 



" If a man die, shall he live again ? " If a person 

 keeps and cares for bees, and observes their won- 

 derful works and habits, can he be an infidel? I am 

 satisfied that, if Col. IngersoU could be induced to 

 keep and care for bees, the prayers of his father 

 for his conversion would be answered within 13 

 months. When I am " heavy laden " I go and lie 

 down in the shade by our bees. A few minutes 

 "settles it," and, as by inspiration, I sing, "Praise 

 God, from whom all blessings flow." I keep bees 

 for pleasure, and not for profit, but get both. 



Winchester, Ind., Mar. 31. R. Bosworth. 



FORT WAYNE, IND. 



If you are ev er annoyed by the scrapinR anil bre.ikinf; of combs; 

 kiUing bees when setting a frame to one side, or hanging it in 

 the hn e, saggmg at the bottom and getting waxed last; shak- 

 ing about when moving a hive; in short, if you dislike to pry 

 and wrench your frames, break combs, and kill bees while 

 handling them, you will be pleased with this hive. 

 VERY CONVENIENT. AGENTS WANTED. 

 |C For "1st Principles in Bee Culture." It tells how to Divide, 

 Transfer. Introduce'Queens, Feed, Unite, Stop Robbing, &c» 

 Money returned upon return of book, if you are not satisfied 

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