1879 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



117 



IMPLEMENTS FOR BEE CULTURE 

 ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



For description of the various articles, see our 

 Nineteenth Edition Circular and Price List found in 

 Apr. No., Vol. VII., 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 {jiving the amount of 

 postage required. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 8% 

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

 15 Alighting Board, detachable. See ABC, 



Part First * 10 



Bass ivood trees for planting. For prices 



see Price List 



Balances, spring, for suspended hive (60 lbs.) 8 00 



Barrels for honey 2 50 



" " waxed and painted... . 3 50 

 Bees, per colony, from $7 to $16, for partic- 

 ulars see price list 



10 I Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 25 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings - r .0, 60, 75 



10 Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame ma- 

 king 15 



One of the above is given free with every 100 

 frames, or 1000 corners. 



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

 I 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. 



Tke above are all filed, and set, and mailed any 

 where 

 60 I Buzz-Saw mandrel and boxes complete for 



I 6 inch saws. No saws included 5 00 



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

 3 | Cages for queens, wood and wiro cloth, 



provisioned. See price list 10 



30 " " " per doz 1 00 



20 Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



per lb 15 



Cards, queen registering, per doz 06 



" " " per 100 40 



60 Chaff cushions for wintering (see Nov. No. 



for 1877) 30 



9 " " without the chaff 15 



40 Chaff cushion division boards 20 



2 Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 10 



10 Clasps for transferring, package of 100 25 



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 $22 to 100 00 



20 Corners, metal, per 100 50 



20 " " top only, per 100 60 



15] " " 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 



20 



22 



Duck, per yd 



Enameled cloth, the best thing for covering 

 frames. Bees seldom bite and prop- 

 olize it. Per yard, 45 inches wide, 



25c. By the piece, (12 yards) 



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 50 



" " per doz 5 00 



Feeder, Simplicity, (see price list) 1 pint 05 



Feeders, 1 quart, tin, 10 



The same, half size 05 



The same, 6 qts, to be used in upper story 50 

 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 



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 



75 



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

 price list 



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



54 doz 5 00 



" " \i doz by Express 4 75 



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

 for particulars see price list 



Lamp Nursery, for hatching queen cells a& 

 built 5 Q0 



Larva?, for queen rearing, from June to 

 Sept 25 



Leather for smoker bellows, per side 50 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



Magnifying G lass, 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 



Prepared objects for above, such 



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



Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 

 per yard 



3 00 



15 



25 



10 



Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



Paraffine, 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 



Saw Set for Circular Saws 75 



Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

 bined) iy 2 inch, 10c ; 5 inch, 15c. Very nice 



for foot-power saws 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



Section boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, 



&c, each 05 



Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



f dn. and printed instructions 05 



Section boxes in the flat by the quantity, 

 $6 00 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, 7-aised near us, per lb . . 22 

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



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 15 



'• Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 35 



White Dutch Clover, per lb 35 



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



" Mignonette, per lb. (20c per oz) 140 



Simpson Honey Plant, per package 05 



" " " peroz 50 



18 " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



" " " peck, by Express 76 



Common " per peck 50 



18 •' Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



July, per lb IS 



A small package of any of the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 



Sheets of Enameled cloth to keep the bees 



from soiling or eating the cushions 10 



Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



honey 60 



The same for 24 sections, half above 

 prices. This size can be sent by mail in 



j the flat, for 75c 



Slate tablets to hang on hives 01 



Smoker, Quinby's (to Canada 15c extra)l 50 A 1 75 

 " Doolittle's, to be held in the mouth 25 



Bingham's $1 00; 1 50 ; 175 



25 " Our own, see illustration in price 



list 75 



Tacks, tinned, per paper, (two sizes) 10 



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 vard 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 



2 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 05 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

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



