1880 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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I became a disciple of Mitchell in 1878, through his 

 circulars. I sent for his books on bee culture, and I 

 think there is a good deal of valuable information in 

 the same. In perusing his books I found that he 

 gave A. I. Root some pretty hard thrusts, and I made 

 up my mind to send for that far-off-printed pam- 

 phlet. Gleaxinos. Upon its arrival I was agreeably 

 surprised to find it not only instructive but very in- 

 teresting; so much so that, upon looking over its 

 club rates, I induced a friend to .ioin with me, and I 

 became a subscriber to the four principal bee . jour- 

 nals of America, and I have gained a world of infor- 

 mation by so doinsr. Wishing to become better ac- 

 quainted by way of testing your queens and bees, 1 

 sent for some, and the bees and dollar queens that 

 you sent me prove A No. 1. With the frames of 

 comb, I have built up as fine Italian stands as can be 

 found anywhere, with a working quality unsurpass- 

 ed. The queens are beauties, and the quantity of 

 their brood is legion. The bees are all marked'in a 

 beautiful and uniform manner, and it is with pride 

 that I sit and see them work, while the hives of 

 blacks by their side are sluggards. I am endeavor- 

 ing to Italianize all of my bees, and by next season 

 will accomplish it I think; at any rate, if you send 

 me a few more such queens, I know I will." I have 

 also received some very fine queens from J. A. Ward, 

 a resident of your State. 



Let me say of Root again, 



He's not deserving of that stain 



That some are branding to his name. 



Let slanderers slander to your face; 



The queens you sent were true to race. 



Let no one, then, that name impute,— 



Our honest friend, A. I. Root. 



And now, in parting-, pray do not 

 Forget a friend of Guyandotte; 

 And if a queen should bee required. 

 You'll send him one to her admired. 



P. S., the ladies' letters always close; 

 Why not I? and here inclose 

 A dollar to you, my Christian friend; 

 A queen for it you'll please to send. 

 A tested one I can't expect. 

 Though such a one I'd not regret. 

 Please send me one you think would bee, 

 With little doubt, one of purity. 



The clerk who mailed the queen replies as 

 follows : — 



I. for one, am happy to say 

 That, upon the appointed day, 

 A "dollar" queen to you we send, 

 My warm and very poetical (!) friend. 



%€imj Column. 



Under this head will lie 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 tar as pos- 

 sible. As a general thing, I would not advise you to send your 

 honey away to be sold on commission. If near home, where 

 you can look alter it, it is often a very good way. By all means, 

 develop your home market. For 23 Vents we can furnish little 

 boards to hang up in your dooryard. with the words, "Honey 

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

 postage. Boards saying "Bees and Queens for sale.*' same 

 price. 



I have 2 bbls. of honey to sell, and will take 9 c. per 

 lb., barrels thrown in. This is a nice article of 

 White Clover and Basswood Honey, put up in new, 

 painted barrels, and will be delivered on board cars 

 at the above price. ffii. H. King. 



Newtonville, Buchanan Co., Iowa, Sept. 15, 1880. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Cincinnati.— Honey, Scarce, both Extracted and 

 Comb; demand slow. We pay 10c per lb. for Ex- 

 tracted Clover Honey, and lOc'for choice white Comb 

 Honey. 



Beeswax— Is 20@26c per lb. on arrival. 



Cincinnati, O., Aug. 21, '80. C. P. Mini. 



Chicago.— Honey.— Is quite plentiful on the mar- 

 ket now, and prices' have had a tumble. Comb Hon- 

 ey, fair to choice, brings 15(5il7c; Dark 10<" 12c. Ex- 

 tracted Honey, 6@8c. 



Beeswax.— Fair to choice, 20023c. 



Alfred H. Newman. 



072 West Madison St., Chicago, 111., Aug. 24, '80. 



New York.— Honey. — Best white Comb, small 

 boxes, new, 17@20c; fair, ditto, 15@16c; buckwheat, 

 ditto, ll(f/13e; ktrjje boxes, 2c per lb. less. White 

 Extracted, S'^'i'.e; Dark, ditto, 6@7c. Southern 

 Strained honey. 85<§ 95c per gal. 



Beeswax.— 23@24c. A. Y. Thtjrbek. 



158 Dunne St., New York, Aug. 26, 1880. 



St. Louis. — Honey. — We quote Comb Honey 

 scarce, and considerable inquiry at 19@21e for nice, 

 bright clover, in 1 and 2 lb. sections, and 15@17c for 

 darker grades in sections. Large packages comb 

 not wanted at over 10@13c. Extracted in little de- 

 mand at 7@9c for medium, and 8 to lie for choice. 



B< tsicax,— Selling at 22 to 2S l Ac, 



July 22, 1880. R. C. Greek & Co. 



No. 117 North Main St., St. Louis, Mo. 



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 SI, 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 

 mother. If the queen arrives dead, notify us and 

 we will send you another. Probably none will be 

 sent for $1.00 before July 1st. If wanted sooner, 

 see rates in price list. 

 *E. W. Hale, Wirt C. H. W. Va. 1-13 



*A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



*H. H. Brown, Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa. lOtf 

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



*Paul L. Viallon, Bayou Goula. La. lOtld 



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

 *D. A. McCord, Oxford, Butler Co., O. 2-1 



*S. F. Newman, Norwalk, Huron Co., O. lOtfd 



*I. R. Good, South West, Elkhart Co., Ind. 5-10 



*J. M. C. Taylor, Lewistown, Fred. Co., Md. 6-11 

 *B. Marionneaux, Plaquemine, Iberville Par., La.55 

 *Ila Michener, Low Banks, Ontario, Can. 5-10 



Mas. P. Sterritt, Sheaklevville, Mercer Co., Pa. 6-2 

 *W. S. Canthen, Pleasant Hill, Lan. Co., S. C. 6-10 

 *J. H. Reed, Orleans, Orange Co.. Ind. 7-9 



*J. McGonnell, Waterford, Erie Co., Pa. 9 



*C. R. Curtis, Selma, Dallas Co., Ala. 10 



Hive Manufacturers. 



Who agree to make such hives, and at the prices 

 named, as those described on our circular. 

 A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



P. L. Viallon, Bayou Goula, Iberville Par., La.lOtfd 

 T. F. Wittman, 4109 Hutton St., Phila'phia, Pa.lOtfd 

 S. F. Newman, Norwalk, Huron Co., O. lOtfd 



Sprunger Bro's, Berne, Adams Co., Ind. 3-2 



J. F. Hart, Union Point, Greene Co., Ga. 4-3 



Nichols & Elkins, Kennedy, Chaut Co., N. Y. 6-11 

 M. S. West, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Mich. 8-1 



COMB FOUNDATION MACHINES 



for sale at 3;«c per sq. inch. Comb fdn. 35c per lb., 



over "> lbs.; tinder 5 lbs , 4(ic at the factory. 



9 JOHN FARIS, Chilhowie, Smythe Co., Va. 



THE LAST AND BEST OFFER! 



See W. Z. Hutchinson's ad on page 508. 



lOd 



FOIl SALE at a bargain, a Barnes Saw com- 

 plete, almost as good as new. 



A. B. WEED, Detroit. Mich. 

 1(1 75 Bagg St. 



