1880 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



401 



The queen received all right, in 3 days from the 

 time she was shipped. 1 think your shipping cage 

 is perfection; not :t dead bee was in the cage. 



Banks, Minn., July T, 1880. L. C. Seaton. 



The extractor works splendidly so far. That lit- 

 tle 50c plane is a clipper. -Bees are not d<~>ing much 

 at present, on account of heavy rains. The pros- 

 pects of the fall crop are good, principally from 

 bone-et. \V. H. Card. 



Imlay City, Mich., July 15, P80. 



RED CLOVER QUEENS. 



The red clover queen I took from the post oliiee 

 the Tth. It lay in the oihce a few days, but was none 

 the worse for that, for she was as lively as a cricket. 

 She is large and handsome, and is now doing her du- 

 ty like any other queen. I believe you have the 

 boss cage for shipping queens. R. Downs. 



Naugatuck, Conn., July 15, 1883. 



all queens noe alike prolific. 



The queen you sent me the last lime was a good 

 one. 1 am much pleased with her, and much obliged 

 to for your kindness. The first one you sent me died 

 before the last one arrived - She laid a few eggs the 

 day before she died. The last one has laid eggs 

 enough for 3 or 4 swarms of bees. The bees are 

 good color and good workers. J. L. Sutton. 



Mason City, Iowa, July 3, 1880. 



CLAIMS THAT GOODS WERE NOT IN THE BOX. 



Mr. A. I. Boot: -I had concluded that you had 

 made a mistake and had not sent the fdn. cutter 

 as it was not in the top of the box, and the sheets 

 just filled the box; so I supposed that you had for- 

 gotten to put it in. But when your card came, I 

 took the fdn. all out to see, and found it all right. 



Anna, 111., July 1, 1880. H. T. Eastman. 



Your goods were received the 20th of June, though 

 ordered the 26th of May. They were too late, but 

 very, very nice. I ask pardon, friend K., for hasty 

 words. You did, no doubt, the best you could. We 

 are all a pack of selfish creatures, too hasty and in- 

 considerate. I thank you for your nice work, and 

 regret my impatience. J. H. Carr. 



Ripeyville, Ky., June 23, 1880. 



I You were entirely excusable in saying all you did, 

 friend C, and I have never for a moment thought 

 of laying up against you a word that was said when 

 you were wanting your goods and your bees were 

 swarming. It is 1 who should ask forgiveness, and I 

 who should regret. Many, many thanks for your 

 kind words ; such give me a new faith in, and a new 

 love for, humanity. It rests me to know that 1 am 

 forgiven, and at the same time it gives me new en- 

 ergy to go on with my work for you all. Whenever 

 you are sorry, my friends, for any hasty word you 

 have spoken, do not hesitate to say so. for you do 

 not know how much help and cheer it may carry to 

 some brother's heart.] 



I From one of Boot's select imported 



Queens. Untested, by mail, $1.00. 

 1 S. A SHUCK, 



Bryant, 

 8 Fulton Co., III. 



C)f\ GOOD strong Swarms of Italian Bees in ten- 

 Zi \J frame Simplicity Hives, for sale at $5.00 each. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. Address 

 A. W. CHENEY, 

 8 Orange, Franklin Co., Mass. 



PRIZE BRED ESSEX PIGS. 



Essex are the best farmers' pig; have been known 

 to dress 90 per cent of live weight; are small bone 

 and light offal; quick to mature. Jos. Harris, au- 

 thor of "Harris on the Pig," etc., says of my boar 

 "Porter," that he is the "finest Essex pig he ever 

 saw." A few Pedigree Pigs for disposal, (farrowed 

 Feb. 23, and March 1, 1880) at moderate prices, suita- 

 ble for breeding or exhibition. Personal inspection 

 of my stock is solicited. All correspondence will 

 have cheerful and prompt attention. 

 4tfd C. W. CANFIELD, Athens, Pa. 



N. B.—A limited number of eggs for hatching 

 from my prize winning Brown Leghorns, and Black 

 Red Bantams, at $2.00 per 13, warranted to hatch. 



"Will Sell 



Full colonies of Italian Bees with imported moth- 

 ers, tested and untested queens— if ordered this 

 month at greatly reduced prices. Years of careful 

 selection and breeding for profit have given me as 

 good a strain of honey gatherers as can be found in 

 any apiary. Address, J. A. BUCHANAN, 

 8d Holiday's Cove, W. Va. 



REARING 



TESTED AND DOLLAR QUEENS ! 



From extra-tine strains of Italians, a specialty. See 

 Circular, sent free. J. M. C. TAYLOR, 

 8d Lewistown, Fred. Co., Md. 



STICK a pin here, so that you won't forget that my 

 prices hereafter will be, for $1.00 Queens, 75 c; 

 Tested, $1.00; Hybrids, 40 cents. 



HARTWELL BARBER, 

 8 Adrian, Mich. 



W.Z. HUTCHINSON, 



ROGERSY1LLE, GENESEE CO., MICH., 

 Makes a Specialty of rearing DOLLAR QUEENS. 



All queens bred from an imported mother, and 

 the cells built in full colonies. All queens in the 

 apiary (except the imported queen) are daughters of 

 imported mothers. No black bees in the vicinity. 

 Single queen, $1.00; six queens for $5.00; twelve or 

 more, 75c each. Tested queens, $2.00 each. Queens 

 will be sent by mail, postage paid, and their safe ar- 

 rival guaranteed. Send money by draft, registered 

 letter, or by P. O. money order drawn on Flint, 

 Mich., as Rogersville is not a money order office. A 

 neat little circular and price list, printed in colors 

 upon the cheirograph, will be sent free upon appli- 

 cation. 7tfd 



N. B.— He has a large stock of fine queens on hand 

 and can till orders promptly. 



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We have at last succeeded in getting some seed of 

 this beautiful plant, which is described on page 148 

 of Gleanings for 1879. The seed is fiat and bean- 

 like. As we have but a few, in order to make them 

 go around, we offer them postpaid, at 5 cents each. 

 To Canada, 2 cents extra. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



18 Years' Experience 



in propagating Queen Bees from Imported moth- 

 ers from the best districts of Italy. Persons pur- 

 chasing Queens or swarms of me will get what they 

 bargain for. Send for circular. WM. W. CARY, 

 ltfinq Colerain, Franklin Co., Mass. 



"W. O.'S" INK. 



In 2 oz. bottles, black, violet, or blue, in % 



gross boxes, per gross $5 00 



In quantities of 5 or more gross, $4,00 per Gross- 

 In Pint Bottles, per doz $3 00 



In Quart " " " 6 00 



In Gallon Jugs " " 13 00 



Green and Red ink are necessarily more expen- 

 sive, and the price will therefore be one half more. 



Liquid Bluing, in 6 oz. bottles, per doz 50 



" " " " " gross $5 40 



I will send \i gross, 2 oz. inks, assorted colors, 

 black, blue, violet, and one bottle each of green and 

 red, as a trial order for slim. 



\V\M. OLDROYD, Columbus, Ohio. 



