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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1875. 



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

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

 39, W), Vol. 2. 



R. Wir.KiN & Wife, Oscaloosa, Iowa. Friend 

 ^Y. too, lias seen the "iips and downs," espec- 

 ially the latter, but we hope to liear he is 

 iraproviuii of late. P. 24. 33, 82, 93, 96, 103, lOG. 

 .T. WiNFiELD, Hubbard, O. 

 W. D. WiUGUT, Knowersville, 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 and have In four seasons 

 worked up to 28. I am strictly a "novice" at the busi- 

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

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

 not been in my Apiary. I winter out of doors on their 

 .^itands. I use the Thomas hives, double and single. 

 Trefer the single for wintering. I bought nn extract- 

 or lately, and am going to try to use it next summer. 

 1 wisli I could see some one else use it lirst. I am so 

 ijleased 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 

 wc really begin to suspect that that pleasant 

 wife of ills, (Mks. a. a. Rice,) has something 

 to do with it all. 



George Stkat, Girard, Branch Co., Mich. 

 Mus. D. N. Kekn. Her husband sends the 

 following : 



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

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

 ttiiii arrangement Apiary" as I. and so I send both. 



Quite right friend K., Ave certainly Avish to 

 give the ladies every possible encouragement. 

 Another "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 tlie 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 wc have picked tip 

 whatever happened to lay conveniently. If we 

 Ikivc omitted now 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 we wanted to say, and liad 

 Nrritteu, was clipped off for want of room. 



TAUT^li: OI<^ I'ltlOiMIXJM:©. 



Our reasons for deciding to offer Presents arc as 

 follows: Many names are sent us out of pure good 

 will, .saying they tliink it a iileasnre to assist and don't 

 want recompense. Now it is some trouble to write a 

 letter, i)ay jiostage, get a money order etc., and we 

 jirefer to pay every one for sucli service; yet you 

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

 IJut we can send sometliing to your little girl or boy 

 tliat will cost but little, and yet may jdcase them more 

 than a "whole dollar." We have l)een for years in tlie 

 Jewelry business and hoiie our taste and ability to 

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 prove happily directed. You can count all subscrip- 

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 :is the present one ; as tor instance, if two of you send 

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will entitle you to any of the $'M articles, jiroviding 

 you iiay 7.'>c. for each X'ol. Whc-re no |)rcmium is 

 wanted wc send all thre'j Vol's for t2.00 including 

 Lithograph. Designate Ijy number what premium is- 

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

 thing you have already. Only those wlio liavc ma<ie 

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

 Otherwise, wo shall only send it for 8 montlis. 



TABLiE] of Premcuins and Terms. 



I¥«» Exceptions— N® Competition.^ ~ 



^ 'H 

 Open to all. '^ § 



IVames of Premium Ar/ic!es. ~ 



iVb. Anp of /hem sent fn'e on rrc't of price. 

 1 — IJtho'iraph of Apiortj, Iini>le}ni'iits etc, 30 



2— "That Present.'''' lExplains itself) 30 



'i~Small Horseshoe Magn4:t. a mieniific toy'if) 

 4 — A Fimjer Rimj of Coin Silcer, our 



onni make 30 



5— Emerson's Binder for (iUKANiNGS, 



wiU hold + Volumes 50 



(■>— " " better qualiti/ 60 



"i—Poeket Ma(/nH't/in(/ Glass 60 



S—Ani/ Volume o/ Gleanings 75 



'.}—Best QiiAility Emerson's Biruier for j 



Gleanings 751 



10— Pra/r of Gold plated Sleei'e buttoyts, I 



small size but dnrabhi plated 75 1 



11— Co('n Silver Wateh Chain, plain and j 



veni lif/ht $1.00! 



Vi—Doulile Lens Maiinifier. on :i braxK feet 1.00 

 13— iVio/o Mrillvfiof Amerien liee- Keepers 1.00 

 \i—Pen and ease, ^forll)n's Make, j>en (/oM, 



ease ])laled. ". ... 1.00' 



\r>—Gohl toothpiek. in plated case 1 .00 



16— Plain Gold Rinq. our (urn make, ii(/hi, 



but full IS Kfn^ ". . . 1.50 



^'i—An■|/ two back Volunu^s of Cleanings i.5o 



IS— Case of Drairiu'i Instruments 1.75 



19 — A real Comjxntnd Microscope, beauti- 

 fully fluialied. and packed ivith Imple- 



n a Mahof/any box 3.50 



20— ,4n Achromatic Telescope, finished like 



above 3.50 



21 — A coin silver Watch Chain, two sti-and, 



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



30 



Index to Vol. a GlL,E2A.lVI]VCiS. 



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



97", 100. 121, 133. 



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



86. 98, "ill, 123,131;. 



Apiary, Capital needed to start on lOO 



" " Shall we allow Poultry in Ki 



" Report from ." 9.'! 



" A scene in tlie 88 



" Locating an 81 



" Photo's of 21 



Abbreviations in Bee corresiiondencc 40 



Aster 142 



Adam Grimm, Report from 127 



Artilicial Fertil izatlon 20, 144 



" Swarming f)8, 



" Pasturage 28 



" Heat, for building up a colony in winter — 5 



Alsike Clover 28 



Bees, What is a hive of worth 4 



" i; ve and Oats for 42 



" (iivlng them a "fly" in winter 15 



" Candv for 18 



Wings etc 19 



" Raising in a hot-bed 27, 52, 5.'? 



'• Jk) not mnka lionev 112 



And cider ". 114, 13r. 



" Can be kept in a city 34 



" In Texas 69 



" Killing their Queens, remedy lor 7i» 



" How far will they go home si 



" Moving in working season 81 



Starch for 69, 107 



" Shipping Soulli to winter !19 



Water for 74, 78, 120 



" Anil things away over the water 124 



" Flying in coulinemcnt 125, 126, 142 



Hot-lied for 127 



Housing for winter 136 



Flying under glass 126, 139, 136, 138 



" Moving fo- fall pasturage 129 



Bee Stings etc 128 



" Feed, cheap a '> 



" Correspondence, Abbreviations 40 



" Houses ^'^^ 



" Rustic 17 



