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A T^ n^ T K* T r^ T AT 



HONEY COMB FOUNDATIONS 



A GRAND SUCCESS. 



MANUFACTURED 



<> Iiic-lit's (or loss) ^^'Idc, 



AticI 1 (> Indies (or lesw) loiijor* 



C't-lls ono-Rixtet-iitlit Tnoli clc-e-p- 



One Dollar per Pound. 



JOHN LONG, 



Bo-x 6, Station C, NEW YORK CITY. 



Artificial Honey Comb Foundations. 



I read in works on Bee (Julture, tfte faUowing : 



"To form one poiinil of wax, twenty pounds of honey are required." — Uebuj. 



"C'arel'ul rxi>enments prove that fvoin thirteen to twenty pounds of honey axvf reqim-eiT to iwafee <i smgle 

 pouml of wax. * * * Many bee-keepesr are unaware of the vahic of erai/Cy combs-; suppose lioiie^- to he- 

 worth only fifteen cents ))er pound, ami the comb wlien rendered into wax to be worth thirty cents, tlie apia.-- 

 rian who melts a pound of comb loses L-sr^fely by the operation, even without estimating- the tinje bis l>ees have 

 consumed in building it. It should therefore be consideretT a first iwincijVie in bee cwltin'c never to n^elt gi>o(P. 

 ftombs. One pound of lieeswax might be made to store twentv poxmds of honey; aind the bee-4ceeper woubB 

 gain the diflerence iu vahie between one pound of wax, and tlbe honey which the bees^ ccusimiie in u'jakinj; ;» 

 pound of comh/''-- Latiffgtroth. 



■'Wax is not gathered like honey, or pollen, or propolis. If Isees could gather it, it ATonld cost them less tham 

 it doea. They have to manufacture it at a very great expense to then7selves and their ovmers.'"—PPiti(p-eu: 



"Wax is the most expensive article used by the bees. * * The time sjient in constructing the comib should 

 also be taken into accoinit, which if occupied in gathering honey, would a', this season of tlie year enable thena 

 to store much more, and making the cost of a pound of comb, equivalent to at least twenty-flre pounds of hon- 

 ey. This honey at twenty-five cents a pound, would give us six dollars and twenty-five cents, as the (X)st of a 

 pound ot comb, Goo.l combs melte<^ into wax and taken into market, migf/t bring fortjceuCs a ioun({. which 

 ileducted from the cost price, would show a loss of five dollars rtnd eighty-five cents on e^■ery jjound of w;tv 

 aold. These estimates show, that the bee-keepers (;anEC't afford to melt down any coinbs that cau be used to 

 advantage."— A'««(;- 



Impressed with the importance of an Artificial Comb Foundation, I constructed a machine for 

 m-Aking them, samples oftchich I sent prominent apiarians with (he foll/nuing result. 



Mii. John I^NG, I>ear f^ir:— I submitted your Artificial Comb Foundations to a practical test and found 

 them acceptable to the bees, and I think are destineil to entire succesvs. When the bees commence to build 

 their combs only very few cars work, and it is not until considerable pa-ogress has been made that they cau 

 unite their eflbrts. I'filled all my surplus boxes with vour foundations, having first bathed thenx with a "solu- 

 tion of honey and water ; the l?ees all went to work and the combs swelled out" as bv magic. Its success wili 

 depenfl on the iirice. Kesi^ectfuUy, Aakon Pennington, X. Y. 



Mu. JoifN IjOno, Dear Sir: St. Johnsville, May I8th, 1875. 



The experiments I have tried liave proveii a succ^oss; all that I anticipated. I liave satisfied m\-self that the 

 Foundation Comb will i)rove an acijnisition. \'our9, M. Quinisv. 



Mk. John Long : Oheukv VAt^LEY, May ;in-, IbT;"). 



* * I am inclinc'l to a favorable opinion of j'our foundations, and shall watch the practical 

 test with gi'eat interest, for if it proves prarticali'le, \ shall consider it a great accpiisition to the bee business. 



Very Truly Yours, J. E, Hethekington. 



Mk. John I^>n<j : I>ES Moines, I«>wa, 



I liave tested your J'oundation Combs, and am more than pleased witli the result: tliey are as perfect as 

 can be. Ki>lkn S. Tutpek. 



30 QUEENS FOR $30. 



Owing to the failure of the principal honey fiowers, 

 I have concluded to raise Queens, and will sell un- 

 tested Queens, raised fi'om Im)iorted Mothers, at $1 

 each, sent by mail. I will sell nuclei in full sized 

 hives containing nine frames, 10x17 inches, with three 

 combs of brood and bees and "dollar" i^Uieens for S() 

 each, delivered at Express ollice. Can be shipped 

 anv time and Ijuilt up in full colonies. 

 7-(til II. NESBIT, Cynlhiana, Ky. 



THE BAY STATE APIARY! 



WE have made the breeding of 



A SPECIALTY for thk past FOURTEEN YE AKS. 



All (Jueens sent bv mail. 

 PURITY & HAFE ARRIVAL GUARANTEED. 

 Wc breed from Impm-ted JMoiherS'. 

 One (iuoen tl.'25 or 814.00 per doz. 

 8 H. ALLEY, Wenliam, Essex Co., Mass. 



