1879 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



IMPLEMENTS TOE, BEE CULTURE 

 ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



For description of the various articles, sec our 

 Eighteenth Edition Circular and Price List found in 

 Dec. No., Vol. VI., or mailed on application. 



For directions How to Make all these various arti- 

 cles and implements, see A B C of Bee Culture. 



This Price List to be taken in place of those of 

 former date. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand 

 column of figures ; the figures giving the amount of 

 postage required. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 3% 

 oz., and nothing can be sent for less than 10 cents, j 

 15 I Alighting Board, detachable. See ABC. 



10 



8 00 



2 50 



3 50 



HI 



Part First $ 



Basswood trees for planting. For prices 



see Price List 



Balances, spring, for suspended hive (00 lbs.) 



Barrels for honey 



" " waxed and painted. 

 Bees, per colony, from $7 to $10, for partic- 

 ulars see price list 



Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings f 0, 60, 



Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame ma- 

 king 



One of the above is given free with every 

 frames, or 1000 corners. 



10 I Burlap for covering bees. 40 in. wide, per yd 



Buzz-Saw, foot-power, complete; circular 



with cuts free on application. Two saws 



I and two gauges included 35 00 



| Buzz-Saws, extra, 85c, to $3.50. See price list. 



The above are all filed, and set,'_and mailed any 

 where 

 60 Buzz-Saw mandrel and boxes complete for 



6 inch saws. No saws included 5 00 



The same for 7 and 8 in. saws (not mailable) 7 00 

 Cages for queens, wood and wire cloth, 



provisioned. See price list 10 



" " " per doz 1 00 



Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



per lb 



Cards, queen registering, per doz 



per 100 



Chaff cushions for wintering (see Nov. No. 



for 1877) 



" " without the chaff 



Chaff cushion division boards 



Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 



Clasps for transferring, package of 100 



Climbers for Bee-Hunting 2 50 



Comb Basket, made of tin, holds 5 frames, 



has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 50 



Comb Foundation Machines complete $35 to 100 00 



Corners, metal, per 100 50 



" " top only, per 100 60 



bottom, per 100 40 



On 1,000 or more a discount of 10 per cent will be 

 made, and on 10,000, 25 per cent. The latter will be 

 given to those who advertise metal cornered frames. 

 I Corners, Machinery complete for making $250 00 

 15 | Enameled cloth, the heat thing for covering 

 frames. Bees do not bite and seldom 

 propolize it. Per yard, 45 inches wide, 



25c. By the piece, (12 yards) 22 



Extractors, .according to size of frame, 



$6 50 to 10 00 



" inside and gearing, including 



honey-gate 5 00 



" Hoops to go around the top 



5 

 7 



4 i 

 25 I 



01 



50 



per doz 5 00 



05 



in 



iir, 

 50 



Feeder, Simplicity, (see price list) 1 pint 



Feeders, 1 quart, tin, (see April No) 



The same, half size, 



The same, 6 cjts, to be used in upper story 



Files for small circular rip saws, new and 



valuable, 20c; per doz. by express... 



" The same, large size, double above 



prices 



" 3 cornered, for cross-cut saws, 10c; doz 

 Frames with sample Rabbet and Clasps.. . 

 Galvanized iron wire for grapevine trellises 



per lb. (about 100 feet) 



Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering. . 

 Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 



Gleanings, Vol's I and II, each 75 



Vol's IV and V, each 100 



Vol. Ill, second-hand 2 00 



" first five neatly bound in one... 5 00 

 " " " unbound 4 00 



2 00 



1 00 

 10 



20 



50 



1 25 



Hives from 50c to $6 25 ; for particulars see 

 price list 



Honey Knives, straight or curved blade.. . 1 00 



>/ 2 doz 5 25 



" " % doz by Express 5 00 



Labels for honey, from 25 to 50c per 100 ; 

 for particulars see price list 



Lamp Nursery, for hatching queen cells as 



built : «0 



LarviP, for queen rearing, from June to 



Sept 25 



Leather for smoker bellows, per side 50 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



M agnif y ing G 1 ass, Pocket 50 



" " Double lens, brass on 



three feet 1 00 



Medley of Bee-Keeper's Photo's, 150 photo's 1 00 



Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 3 00 

 Prepared objects lor above, such 



as bees' wing, sting, eye, foot, &c., each 25 

 Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 



per yard 10 



Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



Parafrine, for waxing barrels, per lb 25 



Photo of House Apiary and improvements 25 



Pump, Fountain, or Swarm Arrester 8 50 



Queens, 25c to $ 6 00. See price list 



Rabbets, Metal, per foot 02 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 50 



10 Saw Set for Circular Saws 75 



| Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

 bined) 4ii inch, 10c ; 5 inch, 15c. Very nice 



for foot-power saws 



j Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



6 I Section boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, 



I &c., each 05 



Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



fdn. and printed instructions 05 



Section boxes in the flat by the quantity, 

 $9 50 per thousand and upwards, accord- 

 ing to size ; for particulars, see price list. 

 Case of 3 section boxes, showing the 

 way in which the separators are used, 

 suitable for any kind of hive, see price list 10 

 Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near us, per lb. . 26 

 " Catnip, good seed, per oz. 10c ; per lb. 1 00 



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 15 



'• Mellilot, orSweet Clover, per lb 35 



" White Dutch Clover, per lb 35 



" Motherwort, per oz. 20c; per lb 2 00 



18 " Mignonette, per lb. (25c per oz) 175 



Simpson Honey Plant, per package 05 



" " " peroz 50 



18 " Silver Hull Ruckwhcat, per lb 10 



" " " peck, by Express 75 



Common " per peck 50 



18 *' Summer Rape. Sow in Juno and 



J illy, per lb 15 



A small package of any of the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 

 5 | Sheets of Enameled cloth to keep the bees 



from soiling or eating the cushions 10 



| Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



honey 60 



I The same for 24 sections, half above 

 prices. This size can be sent by mail in 



I the Hat, f or 75e 



Slate tablets to hang on hives 



15 



01 

 Smoker, Quinbv's (to Canada 15c extra)l 50 &1 75 



25 

 3 00 



Doolittle's, to be held in the mouth 



Bingham's $ 1 00; 1 60 ; 



Our own, see illustration in price 



list 



| Tacks, tinned, per paper, (two sizes) 



5 | Thermometers 



Veils, Bee, with face of Brussels net, (silk) 75 

 The same, all of grenadine (almost as good) 50 

 Veils, material for, Grenadine, much 

 stronger than tarlatan, 21 inches in 



width, per yard 20 



Brussels Net, for face of vail, 29 inches 



in width, per yard 1 50 



Wax Extractor 3 50 



Copper bottomed boiler for above 1 50 



Wire cloth, for Extractors, tinned, per 



square foot 10 



Wire cloth, for queen cages 10 



Above is tinned, and meshes are 5 and 18 



to the inch respectively 



Painted wire cloth, for shipping bees, 14 



I mesh to the inch, per square foot 



All goods delivered on board the ears here at prices 

 named. A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



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