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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 15. 



convention. The Keokuk report occupies 50 

 pages, the size of this; the one at Columbus, 26 

 pages; the one at Brantford, a year ago, 38 

 pages. Every member will have a copy of the 

 last report, and a good many who are not mem- 

 bers should have it. Price 25 cents each, or to 

 members free. Apply to Thos. (}. Newman & 

 Son, as above. 



BEE-KEEPEKS" ADVERTI.SEK. 



The above is the caption of a circular and 

 pamphlet of instruction issued by Henry Alley. 

 In regard to the bee-keepers of York State and 

 the closed-end frames which they use so rapidly 

 and easily, as mentioned by the writer in his 

 recent visit, Henry Alley says: " There, friends, 

 I told you these same things a good many years 

 ago, and not only pointed out to you the advan- 

 tages of the closed-end-frame hive, but offered 

 for sale one of the best hives now in use. Now 

 that this subject is opened up anew, I have no 

 doubt that thousands of bee-keepers will adopt 

 closed-end frames." The circular can be ob- 

 tained free of Mr. H. Alley, WenJiam. Mass. 



COMMON SAET AS A REMEDY FOR FOUL BROOD. 



One of the bee-friends takes us to task for 

 dismissing the above rather too briefly— see 

 page 822. Our reasons for so doing were these: 

 During the whole time that foul brood prevail- 

 in our apiary, we used salt in front of the hives 

 for keeping down weeds. Whenever there was 

 a rain or even a heavy dew, the bees could be 

 seen in the sawdust around the entrances, help- 

 ing themselves to salt water to their hearts" 

 content. Secondly, Prof. Cook or some one else 

 has reported testing the matter, with scientific 

 exactness, and the salt water had no effect 

 whatever on the foul brood. We are quite will- 

 ing, however, to reconsider the matter when 

 any thing positive can be brought forward. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



THE PAPEM-WKIGHT. 



I can hold it in my rijilit hand and scratcli enough 

 geometry in my head witli my lett to last two weeks. 

 It is very pr-'ty. Waf^ter S. Poudek. 



Indianapolis, "liid.. Oct. 3. 



THE NEW DOVETAILED HIVE. 



In the new Dovetailed hive, witli HofTman frames, 

 described in Nov. 1 Gi-eanings, you have given the 

 fraternity, I think, a perfect hive, and one whicli is 

 destined to become immensely popuhir. 



Lexington, Ky., Oct. 31. Jas. Erwin. 



HONEY ALL S<JLD— AN ADVERTISEMENT THAT PAID. 



Please stop my advertisement in the Honey Col- 

 umn. My honey is all sold. Printer's ink paid me 

 this time. C. H. Stokdock. 



Durand, 111., Oct. 36^ 



THE KIND OF ADVERTISING THAT P.\YS. 



We don't mind to ])ay for the ad't, but it brings 

 too many orders und too much correspondence. We 

 hojie this will icacb you so tlie ad't will not appear 

 aj>ain this season. We have sold some 8uO queens 

 this year, and would like to stop, as we want to keep 

 a few foi- ne.\t year. We litid to till an order for 10 

 to-day. We knuw it pays to advertise in Gleanings 

 and in the American Bee Journal. 



High Hill, Mo., Oct. ai. Jno. Nebel & Son. 



KIND WORDS FOR OOR STRAWBERRY-BOOK. 



The honey I ordered came to Newburgh yesterday 

 morning I find it just as you described, almost as 

 white as water, and of veiy thick flavor. [ am well 

 pleased. Freight was H) cts. I presume it would 

 have been no more on twice the amount. 



Cleveland, O., Oct. 39. E. Hanchett. 



OUK 15-dollar sewing-machine as good as one 

 costing thirty. 



I received your .sewing-machine in good order, 

 and I am well pleased with it. I could not have got 

 it any less than $30.00 aroinid tins i)ai't of the coun- 

 try, and it sews just as well as the $30.00 ones. It 

 .sews any kind of cloth. Mrs. Jean Bonnat. 



Coultersville, 111., Nov. 10. 



I received the book on strawberries, by T. B. Terry, 

 and I tell you I was agreeably sui'prised. I have 

 learned moie from his book than I ever heard of, 

 and it is so easy that any boy c;ui make a success 

 from it. I want Mr. Terry's A B C of Potato Cultuie, 

 and Care of Horses and Cattle. Jno. W. Henrie. 



E.xcelsior Springs, Mo., Oct. 1.5. 



Strnwherry Culture. — A forty-cent book on this 

 subject, intended especially for beginners in the art, 

 has been prepared by two good authorities, T. B. 

 Terry and A. 1. Root, aiid is published by the latter, 

 at Medina, O. A number of good illustrations en- 

 hance greatly its value. 



[We regard the above as a pretty good conniienda- 

 tion, especially as it comes from the Country Gentle- 

 man, a paper st) careful in what it recommends.] 



The thousands of farmers who ought to grow 

 strawberries foi' their own table may learn how easi- 

 ly it can be done by reading '• The A B C of Straw- 

 beriy Culture," a little boolv written by T. B. Terj'y, 

 and published by A. I. Root, Medina, O. Mr. Root, 

 who is a successful berry-grower, adds an interesting' 

 chapter. Both writers give their own experience, 

 and state particulars that are usually omitted in 

 boolts of the liind.— F(i7/*i Journal. 



This is an admii'able treatise on strawberry-grow- 

 ing, written in the usual practical and interesting 

 style of Mr. Terry. It is a book evoked out of Ins 

 own experience, and for tluit reason it is doubly val- 

 uable. We find much instruction from its perusal; 

 the observations and e,\'i)erience of such men as the 

 author are always ai)t to lead t(j improvement, and 

 many hints and suggestions ma.v lie found in this 

 little book that will prove of much profit to the 

 strawberi'v - gi-ower. Mi-. Root adds a chapter on 

 Strawberi'y Culture, and there are some good illus- 

 trations from photographs throughout the book. We 

 heartily recommend it.—Orehaid and (larden. 



I have the plea.sure of acknowledging the receipt 

 of Terr.v's and your strawberry-book, for which I am 

 thankful. For fifty years I have been getting about 

 all the works published on this subject; and I can 

 say that I consider yours the best. It leaves noth- 

 ing untold in the way of how to treat plants and 

 the berries, besides being a very interesting and 

 readable little book. To-day I start to attend the 

 State Horticultural meeting, and in the discussion 

 on the strawberry I shall recommend your work. 

 The new suggestions aiid plans in your book are val- 

 uable, some of which 1 have practiced; but I was 

 not aware of others' doing it. S. Millek. 



Bluffton, Mo.. Dec. 1. 



FROM W. .1. GREEN, OF THE OHIO EXPERIMENT 



STATION. 



I have been much pleased in looking over Mr. 

 Terry's strawlierry-book. not only with what is said, 

 bul with the manner of jiresentation as well. It is 

 both instructive and entt-rtaining. and all the more 

 valuable bec-ause of the lietter element. It is so full 

 of eiUhusiasm that it ought to enthuse others. There 

 is need of a book of this Icind, for most farmers ei- 

 thei' believe that they can not gi-ow berries or it 

 would not ]iay them to do so if they could. This 

 book helps those who would lielp them>-eh'es, and 

 convinces those who are open to conviction. 



Columbus, O., Nov. 18. W. J. Green. 



