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GLEANINGS IN BEE ClJLTUKE. 



Aug. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



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ANTED.— To exchange all kinds of wall paper, 

 for honey. Itfdb J. S. Scoven, Kokomo, Ind. 



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ANTED, 

 of wax. 



-To exchanp-e 1 lb. of thin fdn. forSlbs. 

 7tfdb IC. W. Dayton, Bradford, la. 



WANTED.— To exchange Italian bees in portico L. 

 hives for a good set of tinner's tools. 

 IStfdb J. A. BucKiiEW, Warsaw, Ohio. 



WANTED.— To correspond; with parties having 

 honey, potatoes, peaches, apples, etc., for sale. 

 Prompt attention given to all letters. 



Earle Clickenger, Commission Merchant, 

 15-16-17d Columbus, O. 



WANTED.— To exchange young Canary Birds, in 

 pairs, and White Leghorn chicks, in trios, for 

 Italian bees or queens. Address 



I. Ferris Patton, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 



WANTED.— A position as apiarist in western Lou- 

 isiana. Answer atjthis office. 



ANTED.— Second-hand section machine. Give 



price, and time in use.*- i- C. P. Bish, 



1.5-16d Grove City, Mercer Co., Pa. 



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WANTED.— 1000 lbs. of nice white clover bees' 

 honey, in 1-lb. sections. Will pay cash, or ex- 

 change supnlies for the apiary. Address with 

 price, A. D. Ellingwood, Milan, N. H. 

 ]41.5d 



WANTED.— T want a situation in a Cuban apiary. 

 12 years' experience. Reference, C. F. Muth & 

 Son, Cincinnati, Ohio. Address A. Carder. 

 15-]6d Hebron, Boone Co., Ky. 



WANTED.— To exchangeTa Shipman oil engine, 

 one horse power, in good order, for 1000 pounds 

 of white extracted honey, or offers. 

 15tfdb F. A. Salisbury, Syracuse, N. Y. 



WANTED.— To exchange good colonies of bees in 

 standard L. hives, for a first-class gold watch. 

 Will give good trade for watch that suits me. 

 15tfflb J. V. Caldwell, Cambridge, 111. 



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ANTED.— To exchange warranted queens for 

 foundation or offers. W. C. Mauser. 



Lewisburg, Pa. 



ANTED.— I will exchange 8ewing-machines,new, 



and fruit-trees, for honey. Address 

 15-24 E. Peterman, Waldo, Wis. 



WANTED.— To rent for ca.sh or sell farm of 60 

 acres, five miles from this city. About 26 acres 

 in fruit. 13 acres of strawberries, 3 acres of rasp- 

 berries, 3 acres of blackberries, 1 acre of grapes, -5 

 acres of apple, peach, and plum trees. Balance of 

 land No. 1 for marketing purposes. Buildings and 

 other improvements in fine shape. Beason for sell- 

 ing, too many irons in the fire. 



Earle Clickenger, Com. Merchant, 

 lo-ied Columbus, O. 



SECTIONS! SECTIONS! SECTIONS! 



On and after Feb. 1, 1890. we will sell our No. 1 V- 

 groove sections, in lots of 500, as follows: Less than 

 2000, 113.50 per 1000; 2000 to 5000, $3.00 per 1000. Write 

 for special prices on larger quantities. No. 2 sec- 

 tions at $3.00 per 1000. Send for price list on hives, 

 foundation, cases, etc. 



J. STAUFFER & SONS, 

 16-tfdb Successors to B. J. Miller & Co., 



Nappanee, Ind. 



t^In responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



EMPIiOYMENT. — AGENTS 



wanted everywhere, for the HOME 

 JOURNAL— a grand family paper 

 at $1 a year. Big cash premiums. 

 Sample Free. THOS. G. NEWMAN" & SON, 

 246 East Madison Street. - - CHICAGO, ILLS. 



t^In responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



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Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa Honey 570 



Ant", Red Florida 568 



Ashes, Wood 570 



Basswood Consumed 564, 568 



Boomhower's Accident 569 



Boxes, Getting Bees Out of .562 



Brood-combs 664 



Brood in Horizontal Frame.568 



California Bee-killer 565 



Drones Killed in June 569 



Eggs, Beis Stealing 568 



Fixed Distanii-s in England. 563 

 Florida S,.iiiitinics Late.... 568 



Foundation Stretching 557 



Hatch's Cover 561 



Hive, Shirley 568 



Honey, Shipping and Seirg..551 



Jones V. Brown 555 



Keeney'.s Spacer 656 



Miller's Article Revievi'ed...561 



Poplar— What is It? 569 



Potatoes, Eaily 670 



Queen Leaving Hive 569 



Queens, Two in a Hi ve 568 



Reports Discouraging 569 



Secrets, Selling 565 



Sections, Getting Bees Out. 555 



Spraying Blossoms 565 



Strawberries, No Runners. .671 

 Swarming, To Prev't.(Q.B.).r>67 



Swarm, Small Third 558 



Taxing Bees 663 



Top bars. Thick 662 



Volition in Laying Eggs 559 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee-keepers' Affiliated Associ- 

 ation will meet Oct. 1, 1890, in Platteville, Wis., at the residence 

 of E. France, to commence punctually at 10 a.m., sharp. There 

 will be a large turnout of prominent bee-keepers of the State. 

 A question-box, free to all, in which any subject you wish dis- 

 cussed can be presented and answered. Let every one be on 

 hand and bring in his report for 1890, starting at spring count, 

 or May 1. There will be blanks sent to each member tor this 

 purpose, in due time, by the secretary. 



Boscobel, Wis. ' Benj. E. Rice, Sec'v. 



P@NEY GdWW' 



CITT MARKETS. 



Milwaukee.— Ho/iey.— The demand for honey is 

 good for this season of the year. The supply of old 

 crop is fair, equal to the demand. Can quote: 



White, 1-lb. sections, choice, 13@14; white, Hb. 

 sections, medium, 12@13; dark, 1-lb. sections, good, 

 10@11; white extracted, in bbls. and half-bbls.. 7® 

 7>^ ; white extracted, in kegs and tin, 7X@8; dark 

 extracted, in kegs, bbls., and tin, 6@6H. Beeswax, 

 28@30. A. V. Bishop, .^j 



July 14. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Columbus.— Horiej/.— Market bare of merchant- 

 able stock. The crop in our own apiary being a 

 failure, the same being the case in the surrounding 

 country, from which we draw our supplies at this 

 season, shipments from a distance would meet with 

 ready sales at 17@18 cts. for fine white clover. 



July 23. Earle Clickenger, Columbus, O. 



Boston.— Honey.— No change in honey or bees- 

 wax. Blake & Ripley, 

 July 23. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



San Francisco.— Ho?16j/.— Honey quiet. Extract- 

 ed, 5@514; comb honev, ll@12'/4. Beeswax. Zl@23. 



SCHACHT, LEMCKE & STEINER. 



June 14. 16 & 18 Drum St., San Francisco, Cal. 



St. Louis. — Honey.— New crop comb, 1-lb. sections, 

 13K; extracted and strained, in cans, 8@9; extract- 

 ed and strained, in bbls., 6^. Beeswax, prime, 27. 

 Demand fair. D. G. Tutt Grocer Co., 



July 19. St. Louis, Mo. 



Detroit.— Hojiey.— No new honey offered, and no 

 old left to quote. Beeswax, 26@27c. 

 July 18. M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Wanted.— Comb and extracted honey. State 

 price and quantity. Walter S. Pouder. 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



For Sale— 2000 lbs. of extracted honey, in 60-lb. 

 tin cans. Send for samples and prices. 



Leiniger Bros., Douglas, O. 



For Sale— 2.'J00 lbs. extracted white honey, in 60- 

 lb. cans, @$5.00 per can F. O. B. R. L. Tocker. 

 15-16d Nevada, Mo. 



For Sale— 3000 lbs. comb and extracted honey, A 

 No. 1. Address J. B. Murray, Ada, Ohio. 



Please quote honey. Can use 2000 lbs. nice. 



The Dodge Grocery Co., Dayton, O. 



