1890 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



727 



Contents of this Number. 



Australia 735 



Automatic Sw'g a Success.. 748 



Bicvcling 748 



Bumble-bees 7Se 



Comb, Bees t. > Empty 746 



Commission. Selling on 738 



Discounts, Di^i'iimi nation.. 746 

 Dovetailed Hive Moditi^d. ..744 

 Fixed Frs. for D 'vp. Hive .714 

 Foul Brood Cured by A B C 741 



Foul-brood Inspector 740 



Oardenins, A. I. Root's 750 



Goldenrud 737 



Oravenlior.st's Letter 7.S3 



Holy-Lauds Discussed 731 



HvlJrid-; (Q. B.'.7:i2 



L A. B. A. at Ke .kuk 741 



Ignotum in Austra lia 736 



Italians vs. Hybrids Ibi 



Laving in ^ueen-cells 7.35 



Mo'lb. Imperial 736 



N.-.'tar tioni Red Oak 736 



Nv.-ewander's Exhibit 738 



(liitsidoSliell 742 



K-versible Ext., Mclntyre's.732 

 Running from Bee-keeper.. 749 



Sections, Obnoxious 735 



Snake. Blow 736 



Spacing Combs 1^ 734 



Spec Grav. of Aus. Honey. .736 

 Slrawlicrrics Thick orThin.751 

 Sn-awbcrric-. Hcnd's Plan. .7.52 



Suarmin:;-. AvUuinatic 748 



Syrians Disc-iisscd 731 



Trot, I'-oldni'.- Bee 732 



T.-.ivcling in Yol'k Sta,te. . . .743 



W.ix P'T Colon V 735 



Wheat-joint Worm 737 



Send 25c 



Ffd- my Book of Discovery 



and 1 M v>Titi')ii. 

 Tlie HiM-esi Kei^trictor. 



•^Od C. W. Dayton. Cllntoa, Wis. 



t^"In responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



500 Italian Queens f,-|^[f,SrifnS: 



ed, 70 cts. each: three for $2.00 Also bee-keepers' 

 supplies, etc. 16paQ-p cimular frpe. IStfdb 



JNO. NEBEL & SON, Hiffh Hill. Mo. 



BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK COCKERELS, $L0O; 

 hens, 75c. Also Qiiinbv hive corner clasps for 

 sale. 20tfdb L. C. AXTELL, Roseville, 111, 



CRAWFORD'S SECTION CARTONS 

 ARE THE BEST. 



Send for free sample and price lint, and find out 

 the rf^ason. A (^erluin fact has come to our knowl- 

 edge that is worth dollars to yiiu. Send for it. 



A. 0. CRAWrORD, S. Weymouth, Mass. 



12tfdb Please mention this paper. 



SENM for a fr<^e aamnle copy of the 

 BEE JOURNAL — tfi-pae-e Weekly 

 at $1 a year— the oldnst, largest, and 

 cheapest Weekly hee-oHP'-'r. Address 

 BGK .fOfTKNAL., OliitH^o, III. 



BE 



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To BEE-KEEPERS ! 



TN ADDITION to our New Enjilaiid Honey Trade 

 I we have leased a Store in New York City lin the 

 Ijcst possible loeation to eateh the Groeei'y Trade), 

 and proiiose handling 



COMB AND EXTRACTED HONEY 



there. As we have been practical 15ee-Keepers and 

 have hud some 13 years' experience in the Honey 

 Trade (during which time we have handled MORE 

 HONEV than any House in New Eiii>land), we feel 

 justified in .saying that we understand tlie Honey 

 Trade, and think we can htindle your Surplus 

 IIoiie.v to the very best advantage. 



We shall endeavor to make Quick Sales at the 

 very tiiu;liest prices, and by making prompt re- 

 turns we hope to merit your patronage. Advances 

 made when requested. Stencils furnished — also 

 printed instructions for Packing and Shipinng. giv- 

 ing valuatde information gained by oui' exjxjrience 

 in Sliipi)ing Honey by the Ton and in Carload lots. 



CorresiJondence, Visits, and Consignments Solicit- 

 ed. Address 



F. I. SAQE & SON, 



183 Re.adc, St. 



New Yokk, N. Y 



!^^ No Consignments received at Wethersfleld, 

 Conn. 



References, —Bradstreet's and Dunn & Co.'s Com- 

 mercial Reports, under iVethernfii'ld. Conn., heading, 

 and the numerous Bee-keepers whose Honey we 

 liave handled the past 13 years. 

 18-23db Please mention this paper. 



'BEST OIT EAUTII-I^^ 



ELEVEN YEARS 



WITHOUT A 

 PARALLEL, AND 



THE STAND- 

 ARD IN EVBKY 

 OIVILIZED 

 COUNTRY. 



Bingham & Hetherington 



Patent Uncapping-Knife, 



Standard Size. 



Bingham's Patent Smokers, 



Six Sizes and Prices. 



Doctor Smoker, 33^ in,, postpaid .. .$3.00 



Conqueror " 3 " " ... 1.75 



Larire " 2^4 " " ■•• 1-50 



Extra (wide shield) 3 " " ... 1,35 



Plain (narrow " )3 " " .,,100 



Little Wonder, IM " " ... 65 



Uncapping Knife 115 



Sent promptly on receipt of price. To 

 sell again, send for dozen and half-dozen rates. 



Milledgeville, 111., March 8, 1890. 

 Sirs:— Smokers received to-day. and count cor- 

 rectly. Am readj' for orders. If others feel as 1 do 

 your trade will boom. Truly, F. A. Snell. 



Vermillion, S. Dak., Feb. 17, 1890. 

 Sirs:— I consider your smokers the best made for 

 any purpose. I have had 16 years' experience with 

 300 or 400 swarms of bees, and know whereof I speak. 

 Very truly, R. A. Morgan. 



Sarahsville. Ohio, March 12,1890. 

 Sirs:— The smoker I have has done good service 

 since 1883. Yours truly, Daniel Brothers. 



Send for descriptive circular and testimonials to 



Itfdb BiHaHAU Si HETHEEiNaTON, Abronia, Mich. 



l^ln respoinling to this aUverci.-ement mention Gleaninos. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION 



Is kept tor sale by Messrs. T. G. Newman & 

 Son, Chicago, 111.; C. F. Muth, Cincinnati. O.; Jas. 

 Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich,: O, G, Collier, Fairbury, 

 Neb,; G, L, Tinker. New Philadelphia, O., E. Kretch- 

 nier, Ked Oak, la ; P. L. Viallon, Bayou Goula. La,, 

 Jos, Nysewander, Des Moines, la.; C. H. Green, 

 Waukesha, Wis.: G, B. Lewis & Co., Watertown, 

 Wisconsin; J. Mattoon, Atwater, Ohio, Oliver 

 Foster, Mt. Vernon. Iowa; C. Hertel, Freeburg, 

 Illinois; Geo. E. Hilton, Fremont, Mich.; J. M. 

 Clark & Co., 1517 Bluke St„ Denver, Colo.; Goodell & 

 Wood worth Mfg. Co., Rock Falls, 111,; E. Ij. Goold 

 «fe Co., Braiitt'ord. Out., iiaii.; R. H. Schmidt & 

 Co., New London. Wis.; J. Stauffer & Sons, Nappa- 

 nee. Ind.; Berlin Fruit-Box Co., Berlin Heierhts, O,; 

 E R. Newcomb, Pleasant Valley. N,Y.; L.Hanssen, 

 Davenport, la ; C. Theilman, Theilmanton. Minn.; 

 G. K. Hubbard. Fort Wayne. Tnd.; T. H. Strickler, 

 Solomon City. Kan.; E. C. Eaglesfleld, Berlin, Wis., 

 Walter S. Ponder, Indianapolis, Ind., and numer- 

 ous other dealers, 



LAIIGSTROTH on the HONEY-BEE, 



The Book for B'fiitnipr.i, the Most Comj)l«'te Text- 

 Book on the Siihjcrf in tin- Kntjlish Lnntjiniff. 



Bee-veils of Imported Material, Smo- 

 kers, Sections, Etc. 



Circular with advice to beginners, samples of 

 foundation, e-tc, free. Send your address on a 



postal to qhas. Dadant & Son, 



HAMILTON, HANCOCK CO., ILLINOIS. 



Oriu resi)onain(; to tliis advertisement mention Glbaninos. 



SCOTCH KABBITS. Will sell a few gray 

 Scotch rabbits, Samuel Wilson's strain, at f 3 00 

 T er pair. Order quick if you want any. ]9tfdb 



E, HosTETLER, East Lynne, Mo. 



