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Contents of this Number. 



ABC of Potato Oi.Uui-e. 



Wanner Apiary 



Bees for Pleasure.. 



Bees, Torpid 



Bees, Gettiiifr to Stii 



Bushfl HnXHS 



Ciilir..ini:i. (uli.iM 



Cas,.^ ^M:l, S. |.:,;:,1 

 (V]l'.l'\vl.i\. r'n.^-. 



Hibernation, bv Cook. 



300, 3H I Honey, ArtiHci'al 



.311 j Honey Column 



Honey-Dew. Loss Froiii.<.. 



Humbugs and Swindles 



Killing bees with Cover . . . 

 Mailing Q's Without Food. 



M;irLri;i vc's Losses 



N .Mi. - -11 ll.mey-Cases.... 



Wintering .■'•nii 



Names of responsible parties 

 any of the following department 

 price of 20 cents each insertion, or i 



iusei;l!fea in i-' 



a urtifj>rm "> 



eari-.,- 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



Kor 'he benefit of friends who 

 which they want to dispose of, 

 charge, as below. We do this 1. 

 enough to these queens to )m\ i 

 lug them in "took; and yet i' i ■ ■ 

 dation to those who can nut uil.i 



iMlly value 

 P and keep- 

 1 accomnio- 



QUKENS For Sale.— Hybrid i|iii>ii"-">'' its. each; 

 Idack (jueens, 2.50 each, from .III Ml' 1 tdiict. 1. Safe 

 arrival guaranteed. 1{. II. ISaii.kv, 



7-lldb P. O. IJox 81. Ausablo Forks, F.s.se.x Co., N. Y. 



I will sell 30 hybrid queens durin}:- May and .Inne 

 at 4Uc each; will ship them as 1 can sijare them; 

 safe arrival guaranteed. 



W. A. Sandkhs, Oak IJower, Harl Co., Ca. 



f am killinu- black queens daily. Have 20 of the 

 best ones left. If you want one or more for ~5 cts., 

 (ii-der quick. 



.1. P. CoNNKLL, Hillslioro, Hill Co., Texas. 



1 have some cheap (jueeiis; :i hylirids at fOc ench, 

 :iiid 12 tested Italian queens at $1.25. the 1st of May. 

 I will also sell some bees, Ave frames with tested 

 queen, at ^i.hO per colony. 



W. A. COMPTON, hynnville, (iiles Co., 'renn. 



I have for sale 1.5 hybrid queens: will sell the licst 

 ones at 50c each ; second grade at ;i.5e each. 



Louis Weknkk, Edwardsville, Madison Co., III. 



1 can furnish ::5 lairtoKood hybrid (]ueens at 50c 

 each. Wm. St. .M.mitz, .Martinsville, III. 



As I will Italhiiii/.c about .'^(l colonies during May, 

 .luTie, .lulv. and .\ugiist, 1 will sell black queens at 

 25 cts. Will liej-iii to ship .Miiy 2(1. Also si.\ hybrid 

 iiucens at 5!i cts. each, rciKh to shi)) now. 



K. \\. St.wton, Martin, Weakly Co., Tciin. 



$1.00 Queens; " '\- 



Names i)tsrrtc(l in this (ttpaitmott the flint tim'c'l^U^.^^ 

 out charfje. After, 20c each insert iun, or $2.00 per year. 



Those whose names appear below agree to furnish 

 Italian queens lor S^l.nii each, under the following 

 com lit ions; Nogiiaraiiti'c i> to be iissumed of jiui-ity, 

 or anythiiif.'- ol the kind, only that the (iiicen be rear- 

 ed Iroiii a choiic piiri' iiiotlicr. and had eonimenced 

 to la\ \\ Ik-ii tli''\ were -liiiqied. They also agi-ce to 

 return t 111' inoiK'v ;it iiii\' tunc when customers l.c- 

 como iiiiputiriit ot such liclayasmaybeunavoidabk'. 



Bear in mind, that lu' who sends the best queens, 

 put up most luatly and most securely, will probably 

 recei\ <• the most ordeis. Special rates for warrant- 

 ed ami tested (|ueeiis, furnished on application to 

 an\- of the iiartics. Names with *, use an imported 

 qirccn-molher. I f the qiic<Mi arrives d.'ad. notify iis 

 and we will send vou anothrr. Probablv none will 

 be sent for SI. (Ml before .luly 1st, or alter .Nov. If 

 wanted sooner, or later, see rates in price list. 



*A.I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



*H. H. IJrown, Light Street. Columbia Co., I'a. Ttf 

 *Paul L. Vialion, i5av(ni (Joiila, La. 7tld 



*S. F. Newman, .\orwalk, Huron <^)., O. 7tfd 



*Wm. Ballantine, Sago, Musk. Co., O. Ufd 



*D. G. Edmiston. Adrian, Len. Co., Mich. '.itfd 



*S. G. Wood, Hirmingham, .lefl. Co., Ala. Itfd 



*S. C. Perrv, Port la-. ;d. Ionia Co., Mich. Htfd 



.las. O. Facey, lavistock, ( )nt.. Can. Itfd 



'H. .1. Hancock, Siloam Springs, Uenton Co., Ark. 



S)tfd 

 'E. T. Lewis, Toledo, Lucas Co , O. :M 



♦C. C. \'aughn, Columliia, Maury Co., Tenn. ntfil 

 G. M. Doolittle, Honidino, Onondaga Co., N. Y.:M;{ 

 I). A. McCord, O.vforil, Midler Co., O. 5-15 



S. H. Hutchinson A: Son, Clareniont, Surry Co., Va. 



*E. Kretchmer. Coburg, Mont. Co., Towa. .5tfd 



*W. A. ( oinpteii, l,vnnville. Giles Co., Tenn. 5tfd 

 M. L. Hvde. Poniliet Landing. Wind. Co., Ct. Ttid 

 D. McKeii/.ie. Camp Para).et, .lelf. Parish, La. Tttd 

 ».I. .1. Martin. X. Manchester, Wabash Co., Ind.7-I!i 

 1). A. Pike. Smithsb. ng. Wash. Co , Md. 7-17 



Cornelius Mros., LaFavetteville, Dutch. Co., N. V. 



7- 111 

 Miss .\. M. Miigee, Cooper's Station, ( liilton Co.. 



.\la.!i 

 ♦H. C. Simpson. Uichburg, Chester Co.. S. C. U 



Peter Urickev. Lawicnceburgh, .Vnderson ( o.. 



0-lIttd Ky. 



Full Colonies, Nuclei, and (.)ueens a s|.eciall\ . If 



you intend buying bees or (lueens this season, send 



for my circular and price list. \'ou will sa\c money 



by so doing. 7ttdb 



C. C. VAl «HN, roliiiiibia, Teiii'. 



■HAND FOUNDATION MILLS, 



We have at present two mills which we have tak- 

 en toward iK'w ones. The tirsi one is a '.i-inch Wash- 

 will sell tlie mill' lor S12.(i(l. "'rhe second <me is a 

 12'. inch mill, such as we iiseil to make for the I,. 

 frame. Wewillsell I his lor S:|S Id. It has a Stand 

 so it can be set directly on the lloor. 



All the above-mentioned mills lune been worked 

 over so as to make the new style ol' cell. Samiilcs 

 of the work will be sent on apidication. AVe will al- 

 low 5 per cent off from prices mentioned abo\e, tor 

 cash with order. A. I. EOOT, MEDINA, OHIO. 



Hive Manufacturers. 



Who agree to make such hives, and at the jiriccs 

 named, as those described on our circular. 

 A. I. Hoot, Medina, Ohio. 



P. L. Vialion, Uuvou (ioula, Iberville Par., La. 7tfd 

 C. W. Costellow, Waterboro, York Co., Me. 2I-1» 

 Kennedy & Leahy, Higginsville, Lafayette Co., Mo. 



lit Id 

 F. A. Snell, Milledge.ille, Carroll Co., 111. l-i:! 



E. T. Lewis, Toledo, Lucas Co.. Ohio. 3-1 



H. F. Moeller, cor. 5th St. and Western Ave., 



Davenport, la. 3-1 

 C. P. nish, Petrolia. HutlerCo., Pa. 3-13 



Milo S. West, Uo.\ 202, Flint, Genesee Co., Mich.3-13 

 E. Kretchmer, Coburg. Montgomery Co., la. .5tfd 



ROOT'S CHAFF HIVES 



Our 5th Annual Circular, containing a full line ol' 

 Hee-Keepers' goods, will be sent free on applicatioiL 

 5tfdb S. C. & J. P. WATTS, MUKEAY, CLEAEFIELD CO., PA. 



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KNDERtiONVS WHITE-PLUME CELERY. 5c 

 per packet. .1. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



