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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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W. S. Ward, Fuller's Station. N. Y. 

 Geo. T. Wheelkk & Wife, Mexico, N. Y. P. 

 29, 140, Vol. 2. 



It. Wilkin & Wifk, Oscaloosa, Iowa. Friend 

 W. too, has seen the "ups and downs," espec- 

 ially the latter, but we hope to hear he is 

 improving of late. P. 24. 33, 82, 93, 9G, 103, 106. 

 J. Winkikld, Hubbard, O. 

 W. D. Wright, Kuowersville, Alb. Co., N. Y. 

 P. .50, Vol. 2. 



The following names were omitted by mis- 

 take, or were sent in after the above were in 

 type. 



Miss Annie C. Mann, Yarmouth Centre, Ont., 

 Canada. 



I began with 2 swarms ami have in four seasons 

 worked up to 28. 1 am strictly a ••novice" as the busi- 

 ness, ami the worst is, the more experience I have the 

 less I seem to understand it. "That bee disease" has 

 not been in my Apiarv. I winter out ot doors on their 

 sr 'mils. I use" the Thomas hives, double and single. 

 Prefer the single for wintering. I bought an extract- 

 or latelv, and am i;oing to try to use it next summer. 

 1 wish I could see' some one else use it first. I am so 

 pleased that "P. G." Is a lady. I do not know of one 

 lady in Canada who keeps bees, tho' there may be. 

 A. A. Rice, Seville, Medina Co., O. 



Mr. R. has been in the business but few years, 

 but if our veterans could make every thing 

 succeed as he does, they ought to be happy. 

 His Alsike Clover gives him barrels of honey 

 and bushels of nice seed, his Long Idea hives, 

 work to a charm, he winters without loss, and 

 Ave really begin to suspect that that pleasant 

 wife of his, (Mrs. A. A. Rice,) has something 

 to do with it all. 



George Stray, Girard, Branch Co., Mich. 

 Mrs. D. N. Kern. Her husband sends the 

 following : 



My wife said she thought it was not quite fair, that 

 she thought she did take as much interest in the "cur- 

 tain arrangement Apiary" as I, and so 1 send both. 



Quite right friend K., Ave certainly Avish to 

 give the ladies every possible encouragement. 

 Axotiier "Blue Eyes," daughter of W. H. 

 Sedgwick, Granville, O. He writes : 



I think I never opened a hive last summer that she 

 was not right at my side, in the way. 

 "Ouch!" is taken from a Chromo published by 

 J. F. Ryder, 239 Superior St., Cleveland, O. It 

 tells its own story. 



In conclusion dear friends, allow us to say 

 that we are aware of having picked up these 

 brief sketches, in a very hap-hazard way. The 

 thought only recently occurred to us, and 

 amid a crowd of business Ave have picked up 

 whatever happened to lay conveniently. If we 

 have omitted iioav and then to say a word in 

 regard to some of our best friends, excuse it on 

 the ground that nothing lay convenient to hand. 

 Besides a lot that avc wanted to say, and had 

 written, was clipped off for want of room. 



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TABLE OF X'11JE]VIIXT3I!-^. 



Our reasons for deciding to offer Presents are as 

 follows: Many names are sent us out of pure good 

 will, saying they think it a pleasure to assist and don't 

 want recompense. Now it is some trouble to write a 

 letter, pay postage, get a money order etc., and we 

 prefer to pay every one for such service; yet you 

 know we cannot send you 5 or 10c. by mail as pay. 

 Rut we can send something to your little girl or boy 

 that will cost but little, and yet may please them more 

 than a "whole dollar." We have been for years in the 

 Jewelry business and hope our taste and ability to 

 select useful, pleasing and instructive presents may 

 prove happily directed. You can count all subscrip- 

 tions sent during the year, and back volumes, the same 

 ;•< the present one ; as lor instance, if two of you send 

 for Vols. 1, 2 and 3 each, it will make a club of (i, ami 





will entitle you to any of the S'.OO articles, providing 

 you pay 75c. for each Vol. Where no premium i* 

 wanted* we send all three Vol's for 82.00 Including 

 Lithograph. Designate by number what premium Is 

 wanted; if you leave it to us, we may send you some- 

 thing you have already. Only those who have made 

 out ten names, are entitled to send them at 50c. each. 

 Otherwise, we shall only send it for 8 months. 



'JTABLSj ot Premiums and Terms. 



No Exceptions— Jfo Competition.^ C 



Open to all. 



Names of Premium Articles.' 

 No. Any of them sent free on rcc't of price. 

 I — Lithograph of Apian/, Implements etc, 30 



2— "That Present." [Explains itself) 30 



3— Small Horseshoe Magnet, a scientific toy 'id 

 4—^1 Finger Jiing of Coin Silver, our 



own make 30 



~>—IJ me mm's Binder for Gleanings, 



will hold 4 Volumes 50 



6— " •• better quality 60 



7— Pocket Magnifying Glass ... 60 



8'— Any Volume of GLEANINGS 75 



9 — Best Quality Emerson's Binder for 



Gleanings ' 75 



10 — Pair of Gold plated Sleeve buttons, 



small size but durably plated 75 



11— Coin Silver Watch Chain, plain and 



very light $1.00 



12— Double Lens Magnifier, on 3 brass feet 1.00 

 13— Photo Medley of America Bee-Keepers I.0C 

 14— Pen and case. Morion's Make, pen gold, 



ease plated 1.00 



15 — Gold tooth pick, in plated case 1 .00 



16 — Plain Gold Ring, our own make, light, 



but full 18 Kfine '. . . 1.50 



17— Any two back Volumes of GLEANINGS 1.50 



IS — Case of Drawing Instruments 1.75 



10 — A real Compound Microscope, beauti- 

 fully finished, and packed with Imple- 



in a Mahogany box 3.50 



20 — An Achromatic Telescope, finished like 



above 3.50 



21 — A coin silver Watch Chain, two strand 



with Slide and tips, our own make... 3.50' 



ioo ! io 

 100 I io 



Index: to "Vol. -~2 GLEAXIN(JS. 



Apiary, How to Conduct 3, 15, 27, 37, 49, 61, 73, 85, 



07, 109. 121, 133. 



Apiarv. Our Own 11, 23, 30, 35, 40, 42, 52, 63, 77. 



SO. 98, 'ill. 123. 136. 



Apiary, Capital needed to start on loo 



Shall we allow 7 Poultry in 63 



" Report from 93 



" A scene In the. 88 



" Locating an si 



Photo's of 21 



Abbreviations in Ree correspondence 40 



Aster 142 



Adam Grimm. Report from 127 



Artificial Fertilization 20, 114 



" Swarming (is 



" Pasturage 28 



" Heat, for building up a colony in winter ."> 



Alsike Clover 28 



I Bees, What is a hive of worth 4 



" It ye and Oats for 42 



" Giving them a "fly" in winter 15 



" Candy for I s 



Wings etc 10 



" Raising in a hot-bed 27, 52, 53 



Do not make honey 11- 



And cider 114, 1ST. 



" Can be kept in a city 34 



" In Texas Oil 



'• Killing their Queens, remedy for 70 



" How far will they go home 81 



Moving in working season si 



Starch for 69, 107 



" Shipping South to winter 110 



" Water for 74, 78, 120 



" And things away over the water 124 



" Flying in confinement 125, 120, 142 



" Hot-bed for 127 



" Housing for winter 13K 



Flying under glass 120, 139, 136, 13S 



" Moving I'm- fall pasturage 129 



Dec Stings etc 128 



" Feci!, cheap a 6 



" Correspondence, Abbreviations -to 



•• Houses I** 



Runic 17 



