1879 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



-A.. I_ EOOT, 



EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



TERMS: $1.00 PER YEAR, POST-PAID. 



MEDINA, 3>TCTV\ 1, 187'9- 



What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man 

 say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith 

 save him?— James, 2; 14. 



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We can give you any kind of a queen you wish, by 

 return express. 



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Friend H., of whom I wrote on p. 383, Oct. No., 

 was just iu, and says he must have chaff hives for 

 all his bees, and if he had but "one bee," he would 

 put hiin in a chaff hive, that he might die comforta- 

 bly, if he "did die." 



ADVANCE IN PRICES. 



Our new price list has been delayed on account of 

 the great and unexpected advance in many of the 

 articles in the line of tin and iron goods. Tin for 

 separators has advanced from $7.aO to $9.00; tin for 

 extractors and corners, from $9.00 to $11.00. We 

 shall not advance the price of corners, while our 

 present stock lasts. Although the price of lumber 

 is up greatly, we shall fill orders for hives, this fall 

 at least, at old prices. 



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All new subscribers who remit $1.00 during this 

 present month, for Gleanings during 1880, will re- 

 ceive Nov. and Dec. Nos. free. All old subscribers 

 who send $1.00 during the present month for 1880, 

 may have as a premium, any 3 back numbers they 

 choose, with the exception of Vol. Ill, the first 6 

 Nos. of 1878, and the first 3 Nos. of 1879. You may 

 have in place of the back Nos., if you choose, a two 

 foot rule, a thermometer, or the photo of "Novice 

 and Blue Eyes." For 10c. more ($1.10 in all) you 

 may have the little plane, the hammer with the wal- 

 nut inlaid handle, or any one of the 25c. ABC books. 



My editorial notice of friend Alley last month was 

 intended as a kind admonition to him, to take bet- 

 ter care of his customers. There has been much 

 and continued complaint, and several have demand- 

 ed that his advertisement be stopped, for the good 

 of others; but I felt like trying gentle means first, 

 and the editorial, I think, was mild, although he 

 Ihinks otherwise. Not having his circular at hand, 

 I did not use his exact phrase in regard to employ- 

 ing boys and girls, and the man who sent him money 

 last March, said he sent for 3 tested queens, but did 

 not give the amount of money. 1 gave both items 

 from memory, simply for illustration. If friend A. 

 will answer letters of complaint promptly, and re- 

 turn the money for orders which he cannot fill, I 

 will see that he has no reason to consider Glean- 

 ings unfriendly to him and his business. 



Since so much of a trade has sprung up in the bee 

 supply business, a great many have gone into it, 

 and some of them, I fear, with the idea that a great 

 deal of money was to be made out of it, with but lit- 

 tle hard work. The consequence is that quite a num- 

 ber are leaning strongly toward the Mitchell and 

 Cotton style of doing business. Now, unless these 

 people do straighten up their business matters, I 

 shall feel it my duty to warn our trends against 

 trusting them with any more money or goods. I 

 will give them all reasonable time, and I will care- 

 fully look into all the circumstances of the case, but 

 those who refuse rijj-ht out, to make any attempt at 

 paying their honest debts, must stop advertising 

 for more people's money, or be held up for the good 

 of others. I have kindly warned them, but two of 

 them have threatened mo with law suits for a slan- 

 der if I publish them, and a third has declared he 

 would tell more damaging stories about me than 

 Mitchell does. Now I do not fear any number of 

 law suits, if I can feel that God is on my side, neither 

 do I care what ail the world may say about me, but 

 I do fear my natural disposition may prompt me to 

 go into these things too vehemently, and I would be 



very glad of advice from you, my friends, in this 

 matter, when you are sending in your subscriptions. 

 What shall we do with the brothers who keep our 

 money, and won't answer letters? If praying for 

 them and pleading with them won't do, shall we put 

 their names in a corner, that others who work hard 

 may not lose their money by sending it to them? 



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Under this head, will be inserted free of charge, 

 the names of all those having honey to sell, as well 

 as those wanting to buy. Please mention how 

 much, what kind, and prices, as far as possible. 

 As a general thing, 1 would not advise you to send 

 your honey away, to be sold on commission. If 

 near home, where you can look after it, it is often 

 a very good way. By all means, develop your home 

 market. For 25cts., we can furnish little boards 

 to hang up in your door yard, with the words "Honey 

 for Sale" neatly painted. If wanted by mail, 10c. 

 extra for postage. Boards saying "Bees and Queens 

 for Sale," ;ame price. 



Wanted.—Thick, White Clover Honey, extracted. 

 AVrite me with lowest cash price. 

 Biownsburg, Bucks Co., Pa. Wilson Harvey. 



Wanted.— Several hundred pounds of Honey, at 9c. 

 for Extracted, and 13c. for Comb Honey,— all first 

 class, white clover honey, delivered here. 



Orange, Franklin Co., Mass. A. W. Cheney. 



Wanted.— 500 lbs. white clover honey, in 1 lb. sec- 

 tions, white and straight combs, delivered at R. R. 

 depot, Dayton, O., at 15c per lb., cash on receipt in 

 good order. J. H. Pierce. 



Dayton, O., Oct. 27, 1879. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Chicago.- -Honey— Choice, in single comb boxes, 

 10@12c. Extracted, 0@8c. 



Bees-wax.— Choice, yellow, 20@22c. Darker grades, 

 12 l /2@15c. 



New York.— Best white comb honey, 1 or 2 lb. 

 boxes, neat crates, 18(^20; Fair, ditto, 15@17; Buck- 

 wheat, ditto, 12(513; comb honey, in 4 lb. boxes and 

 larger, sells about 2c per lb. under above prices. 

 White extracted honey, in bbls., 8(5 O 1 * ; 2nd class, 

 ditto, 8@8! -2 ; dark, ditto, in kegs, 7(57' c; Southern 

 strained honev, per gal., 70(*~"75. 



New York, Oct. 18, '79. H. K. & F. B. Tourber. 



Bees-wax.— Choice, 25c. 



Cincinnati.- White Clover Honey in full pack- 

 ages (a bbl. or % bbl.,) per lb., 19@11; ditto, in tin 

 cans of 10 or 25 lbs. net, per lb., 13@15; ditto, in 1 lb. 

 glass jars, 1 doz. jars in a case, per case, $2.00; 12 

 cases of same, $22.50; ditto in 2 lb. glass jars, 1 doz. 

 jars in a case, per case, $3.50; 12 cases of same, $10. 

 Linn or Basswood, Poplar, and Buckwheat Honey, 

 in original packages, per lb., 8@9. These latter 

 three varieties in tin buckets (of 10 or 25 lbs. net), 

 per lb., 12@14. Good White Clover Honey, in combs, 

 13@14; Choice, ditto, 15@16; Choice California 

 Comb Honey, 14. 



The honey market is buoyant, and demand good 

 for all kind*, altogether different from this time 

 last year. While plenty of extracted honey is of- 

 fered, comb honey appears to be scarce. An ad- 

 vance of 2— tc per lb, is established on the latter, 

 with a small stock on the market. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 7, 1879. Chas. F. Muth. 



St. Louis.— Honey— Scarce and firm. Fair to 

 choice comb, in nice pkgs., 14©lb'c. Extracted 

 10@12c. 



This market is bare of good stock in nice condi- 

 tion, and it is wanted. 

 B es-wax.— Prime, slow at 20c. 



R. c. Gkeer & Co., 

 117, North Main St., St. Louis. 



San FRANCrsco.— Hour i/— Comb, white, 12' = ^ 15c: 

 Extracted, 9<g lie 

 Bees-wax.— Best, 20(<> 22' ^c. 



Stearns & Smith, 423 Front St., 

 Oct. 18, 1879. San Francisco. 



