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GLEAXmoS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 



Olflrofrs NatiOMl BlacI 1. The Bee - Keepers' Guide 



imi 



Thcsf 

 ill this I iiioii. 111 

 Samuel (i. -McF 

 ment ScIkkiIs in 



1 f'f'ii sent to ovor twontv States 

 (les CaiKula, India, and As"ia. Kov. 

 land, SnixTintendcnt of (!o\fin- 

 ain. Asia, savs he lias nscd tlieni 



a great while, and likes them better than any he has 

 ever tried. A. I. Koot, olMedina, Ohio, editor and 

 publisher of Gleanino.s in Bee Citltuke, says he 

 has tested and sold thousands of bottles of < )ldroyd's 

 inks, and has sold thousands of bottles of others, 

 but 01dro.\ d's excel all others as a writintr ink. They 

 are iifit iiijui-ed h\ free/.inj;-, and will not corrode a 

 pen. lilack ink will stand any weather. A packaj-c 

 in powders, snlheient for one pint of either black, 

 bhie, A idlet, yreen. oi' red, sent free to any part of 

 the I'nited States upon receipt of fifteen cents. ' 



EIGHT PACKAGES, - - - $1.00. 



FIVE DOZEN PACKAGES, - - $5.00. 



f#"Siiniily add one i)int (d' pure rain water. If 

 too thick at any time, reduce with water. 



The blue ink and my bluinfi' are one and the same, 

 the pint of bluing- making- as much as i bottles. 



Columbus, O., July .3, 1884. 

 Tl-m. Oldroyd, Dear Sir;— If you only knew it, and 

 would introduce your ink to the American public, 

 you have a sure fortune. AVithout e.xception it is 

 the best I ever used, and I have used and sold a 

 great deal of it in the last forty years. 



Yours truly, Hakvy Uanckoft. 



Fire In^uranci- Aijcnt. 



Manufactured by WM. OLDROYD, 



Columbus, Ohio. ' 

 If more convenient, we will till orders at above i 

 prices. A. I. ROOT. 



BUCK & SWALLOW, 



Manufacturers of and Dealers in 



ASD BREEDERS OF ITALEiy QUEENS. 



Send for Price List. 



'iSlii Mitisourl Acenuc, St. Loiiin, Jlissottri, 



3^ 



SMITH'S NEW COMB-HONEY RACK.' 



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Sainpk b\ m 111 ilifKUmilid li ctnts Kacks 

 alone b\ lu i^ht, naih d [u i {ju intit\ inciiriiatk 

 Send for cuculai .tnd Inll 1)1 ici list \ddi(ss 

 3"t-.5d JOHN T SMITH BELLSVUE EATOiT CO , MICH 



wTzThutchinson, 



ROGERSVILLE, GENESEE CO., MICH., 



Can furnish .iust a? 

 feet dovetailed whiK 

 made. Send tor saiii 



neat, whit(% smooth, and per- 

 ixiplar sections as there are 

 lie and prices. Stfd 



Or. MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 



12,000 SOLD SINCE 1876. 



13TH THOUSAITD JUST OUT ! 



10TH THOUSAND SOLD IN JUST FOUR MONTHS. 



:jooo sold since .ii.vv, iss:?. 



More than -"lO jia-'es. ami more than .".(i line illustra- 

 tions were added in tin- stli edition. 'I'he whole work 

 has been thoroiijihly i-e\ ised. :uid contains the very 

 latest in respect to bee-keej)infi. It is certainlj- the 

 fullest and most scientific work treating of bees in 

 the World. Price, by mail, ?1.2."j. Liberal discount 

 to dealers and to clubs. 



A. J. COOK, Aiif hor jiud Piiblislior. 



Agricultural College, Micli. -i-'il 



DADAITT'S FOUNDATION FA0T0E7, WHOLESALE AND 

 RETAIL. See advertisement in another cohimn. 



IMPORTED (jUEENS. 



In April, 11 francs in g-old. 



May and June. - - - - iii " 



July and Aufrust, - . . ii 



September and ( )ctober, . . 7 •• " '• 



No order i-ecei\"ed lor less than S ijueens. Queens 

 which die in transit will be rei)lacedonlyif sent back 

 in a letter. CHAKLE.S BI.VNCONCINI & CO.. 

 3-13d IJolog-na, Italy. 



~I jXlIAN' QUE E HS. 



We aie preparing- to send out untested ijueens as 

 S-ood as the best in the market. Their mothers 

 were imported by us in 18S4, and tested during- the 

 fall. They prove prolific in the extreme, and are 

 supei-ior lioiie\-i;atliei-crs. 



Untestf-d, .•<i.iii): tested, a:2.00: best tested, .■^:i.(;(i; 

 tested, old stock-. ist<4 (|ucens, .51..")0. 



Nuclei, untested (jueens, 2 L. frames, ^2.50; ;{ L. 

 frames, s;i.OO. Add .«;1.00 for tested. Dealers will 

 please write for satisfactory dozen rates. Safe ar- 

 u^ al guaranteed. J. W. K. SHAW A: CO.. 



^ Tld Loreauville, Itierville Parish, La. 



^ee-hTv¥ factoryT 



HIVES. SECTIONS, AND APIAEIAN SUPPLIES OF ALL EINDS. 



A SPECIALTY.. 



It 



BLUEBERRV. ^m:.^"""""^ ^'■""' ^"^^^'^ 



to gl 



Is, and is a profitable 

 irket. Two dozen plants by 

 mail, .^1. l)esci-ipti\ e price list free. 



Delos St.mm.ks, West Sebewa, Ionia Co., Mich. 

 ;i-8db 



The All-Pnrpose Hive, with 



REVERSIBLE CRATE, 



With or without a beesi)ace. White-i>oi)lar nailed 

 sections, (iiven foundation, etc. Wa.\ worked 

 at 10 and 12 cts. per lb. English Kabbif s. Send for 

 price list to GEO. F. WILLIAMS, 



3-Sdb New Philadelphia, O. 



1 liees by the colony or nucleus. E.vtractors 

 to hold L. or Sim))licitv trames. lor sti..')!!. Saw-man- 

 liids for hive imikiiig, with babbitted bo.\es, all 

 turned in good order, ~'T inches long, for !?6.(I0. All 

 supplies very low, by wholesale and retail. Send 

 toi circular. E. Y. PERKINS, 



5 Udb Jefferson, Greene Co., Iowa. 



ICO Colonies of Italian Bees, 



AND 100 TESTED ITALIAN CUEENS, FCH SALE. 

 For particulars and ])i-ices address 



W. H. HOBSON, M. D., 

 35J Irving, Monlgcmery Co., Illinois. 



TWEyTY - FJ ryif 

 ANNUAL CATALOGUE & PRICE LIST 



T'uJt (.'oloiiics, y'lirleHS Colonics, ami Ckkhs, 



J'roin Our AVir Strniiis; Also <i< iicriil 



J^ist of Apiarian Siij>i>lirK, 



Consisting of Bee-Hives, ichitc-poplar Sections, 

 Comb Fo^inclation. etc. 

 Write j-cur name t.nd address plainly on a postal, 

 and get my prices before ordering your supplies. 

 Address Wm. >V. GARY, Jr., 



Coleraine, Mpsb. 

 3tfdb Successor to JTm. 11', Cary & Son. 



