1879 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



289 



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 giving the amount of 

 postage required. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 85£ 

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



15 Alighting Board, detachable. See ABC, 



Part First $ 10 



Basswood trees for planting. For prices 



see Price List 



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



Barrels for honey 2 50 



" " waxed and painted... . 3 50 

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

 ulars see price list 



10 Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 25 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings 50, 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 



in 



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



Buzz-Saw, foot-power, complete; circular 



with cuts free on application. Two saws 



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 I 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 100 



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 f 22 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 



30 



18 



Duck, per yd 



Enameled cloth, bees seldom bite and prop- 

 olize it. Per yard, 45 inches wide, 



20c. 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 60 



" " 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 sews, 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 



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

 " " " unbound 4 00 



on 



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 



V 2 doz 5 00 



" "54 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 as 

 built 5 00 



Larvae, for queen rearing, from June to 

 Sept 25 



Leather for smoker bellows, per side 50 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



Magnifying Glass, Pocket 50 



" " Double lens, brass on 

 three feet 75 



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



Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 3 00 

 Prepared objects for 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 



Opeffli Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



25 



25 



50 



15 



05 



10 

 30 

 1 00 

 15 

 35 

 35 



Paraffine, for waxing barrels, per lb 

 Photo of House Apiary and improvements 



Pump, Fountain, or Swarm Arrester 



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



Rabbets, Metal, per foot 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 



10 Saw Set for Circular Saws 



| Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

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



for foot-power saws 



I Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 



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



I &c., each 



Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



f dn. and printed instructions 



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 

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

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



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 



18 " Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 



18 " White Dutch Clover, per lb 



18 " Motherwort, per oz. 10c; per lb 100 



18 " Mignonette, per lb. (20c per oz) 1 40 



Simpson Honey Plant, per package 05 



" " " peroz 50 



18 " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



" " " peck, by Express 75 



Common " per peck 50 



18 "' Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



July, per lb 



A small package of any of the above seeds- will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 

 5 | Sheets of Enameled cloth to keep the bees 



j 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 



the flat, for 75c 



Slate tablets to hang on hives 01 



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

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



Bingham's $100; 150; 



25 " Our own, see illustration in price 

 list 



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



5 Thermometers 



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



The same, all of grenadine (almost as good) 



Veils, material for, Grenadine, much 

 stronger than tarlatan, 21 inches in 



width, per yard 



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 



3 i Painted wire cloth, for shipping bees, 14 

 I mesh to the inch, per square foot 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

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



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