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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



J±. I. ZR.OOT, 

 EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



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 of reading matter, 



3VEETDIKT-A., -A-3F»H.. 1, 1880. 



Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall 

 we not receive evil?— Job, ii. 10. 



Just aa we go to press, we get our first installment 

 of the articles to be furnished by Prank Benton, 

 dated from Trieste, Austria. 



The most beautiful piece of fern work, in the 

 shape of a motto, that can well be imagined has been 

 sent us by our friend Rufus Morgan, Bernardino, 

 California. 



Edwin France, Plattesville, Wis., send3 us a bee- 

 feeder that is rather an improvement on our pep- 

 per-box feeder. It is more easily made, and cheap- 

 er, and rather more convenient. We will try to il- 

 lustrate it next month. 



WOOD'S HOUSEHOLD ADVOCATE. 



S. S. Wood, 252 Broadway, New York city, keep3 

 the money we sent for a percentograph, and gives 

 us no word of reply, although we have written him 

 three times, and waited over two months for him 

 to get around. 



Another friend, A. Froscher, Titusville, Fla.. not 

 only ninde a general rejoicing in our family, but 

 among all the hand* in our works, and the neighbor- 

 hood round about, by sending two larjre boxes filled 

 with Florida oranges and lemons. Those who did 

 not know Florida oranges from the common sorts, 

 soon found out the difference. Friend F., we feel 

 grateful, even if we do not all know exactly how to 

 manifest it. 



It is a great task to makeodd-sizid hivc=s, especial- 

 ly when we are right in the midst of the season; and 

 inasmuch as I think it a great blunder for you to or- 

 der them at anytime, I would make a suggestion. 

 Order our regular-sized frames, shipping-crates, sec- 

 tions, etc., and when you get them, just set them on 

 top of your odd-sized box-hives, patent hives, or 

 whatever they may be. To make a fit, either reduce 

 or enlarge, as the case may be, the upper edge of 

 your hives so they will take the ordinary Simplicity 

 upper story, and then you are all right, and can 

 work gradually into the uniform standard imple- 

 ments. 



The counter store is just "booming." Since prices 

 have advanced, I have been obliged many times to 

 send you cheaper articles than I did at first, for the 

 same money, and a few things, like the braces, 

 wrenches, and such staples, have had to bo put on a 

 higher counter, giving you a better article, of course. 

 But the most astonishing part of it is, that we have 

 not yet had a single complaint. We have been so hur- 

 ried it was at times impossible to make explana- 

 tions, but you all seem to take it for granted, that 

 we were doing the best we could, and for this I thank 

 you more than I can well express. May God bless 

 you aD for your kindness! 



You see, you sent me so many letters that I read 

 all day, and "scratched" answers on them, and then 

 read evenings too, and finally I read so much that 

 ray eyes felt "twisted like," and pretty soon my 

 brains felt "twisted like" too, and I began to think 

 of a beefsteak diet again, and another (?) trip to Cal- 

 ifornia. Now listen, and I will tell you what cured 

 me: A pitcher of milk, a goblet and a spoon, two 

 slices of Graham bread, and a Florida orange, taken 

 three times a day (leave the pitcher, goblet, spoon, 

 and orange-peel) and getting up at 5 o'clock in the 

 morning. Under the above prescription my brains 

 are clear, I read all the letters still, and don't get 

 very cross either. 



CARELESS CORRESPONDENTS. 



I wonder if it is wrong to wish to "shake" people 

 who do not sign their names. A friend from Texas 

 has written twice complaining that he does not get 

 his ABC book, and not a sign of an address on 

 either of Ms postals. On the last, with a great 

 amount of trouble, we have deciphered "Texas." 

 Another trouble: A few have asked to have Glean- 

 ings kept going, saying they would remit soon, and 

 then, when they remitted, they made no mention of 

 the fact. The result was, we sent them two copies, 

 and, after a while, a dun. When you are paying a 

 debt, by all means say so, when you send the money. 

 We can not remember you here, any more than we 

 could remember drops of rain during a summer 

 shower. We are glad to see you, and the raindrops 

 too, but you must tfll us who you are. 



EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE SEED, ETC. 



I have finally succeeded in getting a quantity of 

 the best southern grown, early amber sugar cane 

 seed, which I can furnish for 15c per lb. If sent by 

 mail, add 18c for bag and postage. From 2 to 3 lbs. 

 of seed are required per acre, and I think it will pay 

 all who raise an acre, to have the book, the regular 

 price of which is $1.00; but I will send it, by mail, 

 for 750, and include a sample of the sugar made 

 from the early amber. A sample of the sugar will 

 also be sent with the seed, even if you get only a 5c 

 package. The lowest priced mills made (1 horse) 

 are $55.00; but a $5U.OO one is thought to be cheapest 

 in the end. The cheapest pans are $30.00, but any 

 pan used to make maple sugar will answer. Above 

 are factory prices for goods in Cincinnati; if it will 

 be any accommodation, I can get mills or pans for 

 you at 10 per cent off. I can mail you a price list of 

 larger mills and pans if you desire. 



Hundreds are wanting to buy queens, and a great 

 many are wanting to sell them. One class offers $2 

 apiece for them, and the other offers them for 50 c. 

 apiece. They all seem to insist on having them 

 pass through my hands. Do you not see what a glo- 

 rious chance I have to make money? I am very 

 much obliged, my friends, for the confidence you 

 put in me, but I do not want any such profits; nor 

 do I want so much responsibility. Willitnot be just 

 as well for you to put your names in the queen de- 

 partment and send direct ly to each other? You need 

 not be afraid to trust each other; I know the great- 

 er part, if not all of you, are trying to do an honest 

 business. Get some good queens raised, such as 

 you would want to keep yourselves, and then tell 

 me, and I will advertise, free of charge, all you have 

 ready to send off, in the month of May. Do not be 

 in haste to count your queens, or to sell them, until 

 you have really got them laying; then let us hear 

 from you, and I think there will be no lack of cus- 

 tomers. 



