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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 



SMOKERS. 



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



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



Bingham's $100; 150; 175 



" Oca own, see illustration in price 



list 75 



Soldering: Implements 1 00 



Swarming- Box 75 



Tacks, tinned, per paper, (three sizes) 05 



For larger quantities sec Hammers and 

 nails. 



5 I Thermometers 20 



10 | Transferring clasps, package of 100 25 



| Tin, see price list. 

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

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

 Veils, material for, grenadine, much 

 Btronger 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 



g 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 



Wire cloth, painted, for shipping bees, 14 



mesh to the inch, per square foot 05 



| Wire for grape vine trellises. See Galvan- 



| ized iron wire 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

 named. A. I. BOOT, Medina, Ohio. 



Names of responsible parties will be inserted in 

 either of the following departments, at a uniform 

 price of 20 cents each insertion, or $2,00 per year. 



$1.00 Queens. 



Names inserted in this department the first time with- 

 out charge. After, 20c each insertion, or $2,00 per year. 



Those whose names appear below agree to furnish 

 Italian queens for $1,00 each, under the following 

 conditions : No guarantee is to be assumed of purity, 

 or anything of the kind, only that the queen be reared 

 from a choice, pure mother, and had commenced to 

 lay when they were shipped. They also agree to re- 

 turn the money at any time when customers become 

 impatient of such delay as may be unavoidable. 



Bear in mind that he who sends the best queens, 

 put up most neatly and most securely, will probably 

 receive the most orders. Special rates for warranted 

 and tested queens, furnished on application to any 

 of the parties. Names with *, use an imported queen 

 ipother. If the queen arrivws dead, notify us and 

 we will send you another. Probably none will be 

 sent before July 1st. If wanted sooner, see rates in 

 price list. 



*B. W. Hale, Wirt C. H. W. Va. 1-12 



*A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



*H. H. Brown, Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa.7-3tf 

 *E. M. Hayhurst, Kansas City, Mo. 1-12 



*J. M. C. Taylor, Lewiston, Fred. Co., Md. 1-12 



♦Paul L. Viallon, Bayou Goula. La. 8ttd 



*J. Oatman & Sons, Dundee, Kane Co., 111. 2-1 



Miller & Hollam, Kewaskum. Wash Co., Wis. 4-4 

 •J. T. Wilson, Mortonsville, Woodford Co. Ky 4-4 

 J. L. Bowers, Berryville, Clarke Co., Va. 7-12 



*King & White, New London, O. 8tfd 



* F. J. Warden, Urichsville, Tusc. Co., O. 12-12 



Hive Manufacturers. 



Who agree to make such hives, and at the prices 

 named, as those described on our circular. 

 A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



H. Scovell, Columbus, Cherokee Co., Kans. 4-3 

 P. L. Viallon, Bayou Goula, Iberville Par., La. 9tfd 



FLAT-BOTTOM COMB FOUNDATION. High side 

 walls, 4 to 16 square feet to the pound. Circu- 

 lar and samples free. J. VAN DEITSEV & SONS, 

 Sprout Brook, Mont. Co., N. Y., 

 12 Sole Manufacturers. 



Growing Better! 



We have the most flattering testimonials from the 

 most eminent bee-keepers, that the 



. BEE-KEEPERS' EXCHANGE 



is growing better at every issue. We are using eve- 

 ry exertion to make the Exchange both useful and 

 entertaining. 



The editor's business ability, tact, and thorough 

 knowledge of bee-keeping:, exactly qualify him to 

 present a really valuable bee paper. 



The very best proof of these statements is the fact 

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We send the Exchange postage paid to any address 

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 subscriptions at one time, each 65 cts. Three to five, 

 each 60 cts. Five to ten, each 55 cts. Ten or over at 

 one time, each 50 cts. 



On trial 3 months for only 20 cents. 



Our December number will be issued Nov. 20th, 

 and will contain our Empire Club List of periodicals 

 and a condensed price list of Apiarian supp lies. D j 

 not fail to send for this. It will save you money. 



Address all letters and remittances to 



J. H. NELL.IS, 



Canaooharie, N. Y. 



SEED-TIME AND HARVEST, 



The Latest, Cheapest, and Best. 



A New Illustrated 24-page Magazine devoted to the 

 cultivation and improvement of our American Gar- 

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 Sections, dovetailed or to nail. These are the nicest 

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HIVES AND OTHER SUPPLIES 



made to order very cheap. Illustrated circulars free. 



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