1880 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



45 



tinually going on, right by our very doors. 

 Mr. House 1 labors with Chris, resulted in 

 the saving of a sovd probably ; was not this 

 act of more weight with God, than saving 

 the lives of men without affecting their 

 spiritual condition, one way or the other i 



SIMPLICITY CHAFF HIVE. 



FEW days ago, a very pretty mo'V* of 

 ^ a chaff hive came by express. The 



' chaff packing only extends around the 



lower story, and. above that , we ha\ e the out- 

 side shell. For summer use, a Smplicity 

 hive is set inside, over the lower story; but 

 for winter, this is lifted right out. with the 

 surplus combs, and set away. The whole 

 space above is then filled with a large chaff 

 cushion. The thin boards that cover the per- 

 manent chaff packing around the lower sto- 

 ry are made with saw cuts which fully ven- 

 tilate the chaff packing. My objection to 

 it is, that these thin boards running through 

 the chaff to the outside, furnish a path to 

 the frost, and thus make a break in the per- 

 fect isolation which we get with the ordinary 

 chaff hive. Also, the lifting out and replac- 

 ing of the Simplicity hive in the upper story, 

 I have found, by practice, to be to me a troub- 

 lesome operation, on account of bees and 

 propolis, as well as because it is heavy and 

 unwieldy. As the idea has been a great 

 many times advanced, I give place to it. lie- 

 low is the engraving and friend D's remarks. 

 The model is extremely well made, and a- 

 side from the above, it has several points 

 which I like. 



This is what Lucinda L. Harrison says, in 

 the Prairie Farmer : 



Those persons who commence bee-keeping with 

 colors Hying-, headed by a brass band, will be shut up 

 in a few years by the sheriff. 



At.r.those havingstory and a half covers that leak, 

 if they wen; bought of us, can have new ones at Vi 

 price; that is, 15c. for paiuted ones, and f rum 10 to 

 1254c. for those bought in the Hat. If you can fix 

 the old ones up, we will credit you with the above 

 amounts. They are now all made similar to that 

 shown in last Dec. No. 



WhkN Mr. Langstroth visited us a few years ago, 

 our photographer got some excellent large sized 

 pictures of him; and, as we gave so good a one in 

 tlic medley, the others have never been offered for 

 sale. The b< st one is t he right size for an 8x 10 frame, 

 and would be low at $l.(.0. 1 will mail you one tV.r 

 that price, and send half of the money to Mr. 

 Langstroth, or I will sell .von the picture for 50e., 

 and let you send directly to Mr. L., what you think 

 proper. 



Doking the past year, we have omitted the groove 

 in our section boxes, believing the plan given in our 

 price list so much better. Wiih the great improve- 

 ment in sections, we think no one will complain, if 

 the price is left at $ti.00 per. thousand. We can 

 furnish a tin cup set in a b.»ard, arranged so as to 

 make a nice little work table for putting in the 

 starters, ready to be screwed to any bench or table, 

 tc«r 25c. An engraving will be given of the appara- 

 tus next inoi th. The automatic machine mention- 

 ed last month is spinning merrily on the sections to- 

 day, but the engfMving of it is not quite ready for 

 this No. It works away, all of itselt, "like a thing 

 of life," and Mr. Gray is happy. 



'mtyniicnt. 



Notices of Conventions, condensed so as to occupy 

 not over two lines, will be inserted free of charge. 



CONVENTION DIRECTORY. 



TIME AND PL \CE OF MEETING. 

 ISSO. 

 Jan. 13.— North Western 111., and South Western 



Wis., annual, at Davis, 111. 

 Jan. 13. — Indiana 15ee Keepers' Association, at In- 

 dianapolis, Ind. 

 Jan. 18. — Inter County Conventionists, Spring-port, 



>.ieh. 

 Feb. 11. -North Eastern, at Utica, N. Y. 



DEANE'S SIMPLICITY CHAFF HIVE. 



For summer, set in a simplicity. In winter, take I 

 it out, store your surplus c< mbs in it, and put in a j 

 large chaff cushion to fill the upper story. The itn- 

 plicity is the best hive 1 ever saw for convenience 

 about an apiary, but 1 want the bees protected in 

 winter. 



Very little hnncy was made in this section, this 

 year. I took 75Tb. from Simplicity Chaff Hive, and 

 "nary" flx from unproieciid Simplicity. Cau>e ; it 

 is so easy to build up iciily, in chaff hives. 



Mortonsville, Ky., Oct. 2j, '79. C. H. Deane, Sr. 



We commence the New Y"ear with 3, -144 subscrib- 

 ers. Thank you. 



We have heard nothing further of our friend, 

 Frank Benton, only that he has gone and "got mar- 

 ried." 



To fold up the new section, let the top and bot- 

 tom come between the two sides. It can be done so 

 quicklv, you will hardly know where the section 

 came from. 



I h*ve received a sample of grape sugar made at 

 Sagetown, Ills., that will kill bees without iiue-ition. 

 I should expect it to kill anMhing that was compel- 

 led to cat it. Further particulars next month. 



SEEDS! SEEDS! 



Test is better than talk. I will send 8 packets of 

 Garden Setd for 25 cents, to any address, postage 

 paid by me. 1 base- a nice lot of lb-d Wetln-rsneid 

 <)i.i >n seed, for 5 cents per packet. Orders prompt- 

 ly tilled. Address H. F. LAMB, 



Id Caledonia, Ringgold Co., Iowa. 



Wanted ! 



Seed of the Mine Thistle. Those having it, and 

 willing to furnish a small quantity, will please to 

 write us, giving price. Address A. 1. R< >OT, 



Medina, O. 



Foundation Machines, 



MANUf'ACTUHED BY 



JOHX BOURGMEYER, 



Fond du Lac. Wis. 

 Send for Circular and Samples. l-3d 



HfltV'FV nn<1 Full stocks <>f Y< How 



ale, in large or small Pbbv^ 

 quantities, Not Excelled In any Point of Value. 



Addre&s. J. M. Marvin. 

 St. Charles, Kane Co., 111. 14 



