GLEANINGS IN J3Eti CULtUM. 



May 



JOB LOT OF WIRE CLOTH' A WONDER ON WHEELS! 



AT oni^ATT.i iii:i)rci:i> rnicics. 



Such a brisk demand has .«prun<i- uji for this, and 

 our customers seem to be so much |)h-ase(l with the 

 jrcoods, we have succeeded in gettiiiji- unotlier still 

 larger lot, of one of the largest nianulacturers of 

 wire cloth iu the world. Please bear in mind that 

 the only way in which we can afford to sell it at the 

 very low price of I'i cts. per sq. ft. is b.v selling the 

 entire piece just as it is put up. We have now 

 in stock the following pieces. As fast as it is sold, 

 each piece is crossed out, and the next issue will 

 show what remains. 



SOME OF THE USES TO WHICH THIS WIRE CLOTH CAK BE AP- 

 PLIED. 



This wire cloth is first quality in eveiT respect, and is 

 just the thing for covering doors and windows, to keep 

 out fli( 8 ; for covering bee-hives and cages for sliipping 

 bees; raalcing sieves for sifting seeds, etc. 



Number of Square Feet contained iu each Roll 

 Respectively. 



f. 



2 rolls, 80. 65 s.f. 

 .■) rolls, 100 s. f . each. 



2 rolls of 1.33 s. f. each.l of 73. 

 1 rolls of 166 s. f. 



3 rolls of 181, 1 of 169. 1 180. 1 of 2r.O s. f. 



10 rolls of 200, 2 of 180. 3 of 120. 3 of 100 s. f . 



28 rolls of 217, 18 of 216. 1 of 109. i of 106. 9 of 108, 4 of 208, 2 of 



195, 3 of 151, 1 of 152, 2 of 156, 2 of 215. 1 of 210, 1 of 74 s. f . 

 42 rolls of 233, 6 of 234, 1 of 219. 4 of 186. 1 of 184, 4 of 195, 1 



of 280, 2 of 116, 1 of 98, 3 of 93, 3 of 117, s. f . 

 8 rolls of 250, 1 of ICO, 1 each of 3 5, E82, 1.55, 212. .50. 187, .53 



s.f. 

 6 rolls of SI « 1 fii.-h r.f 1S3 

 8 rolls of '.'SI I , .,, h ,.1 ::Mi. 



Srollsof :; - ' -n 



28rolIs..l : 



140. IS.-. I.:;- i ..| ■;! . - 



1 rolls of li.s, 1 ot :i;, i el li 



2 rolls ot 105. 1 of 245 s f . 

 1 roll of 356, 1 of 348 s. f . 

 1 roll of 152 s f. 

 Ilrollsof400, lof i-OOs. f. 



KOOT, IVJediiia, Ohio. 



FROM CHOICE IMPORTED QUEENS 



1 will, after June 2], furnish untested ijiieens from 

 my choice imported queen-mother, for !?1."U each. 

 Nucleus with queen, §3.(10. 

 9tfdb J. L. HYDE, POMFEET LANDING, CONN. 



A^p^ CIRCULARS FREK. I will advise 



^OtJa every reader of this advertisement to 

 write at once for one of the above circulars. No 

 man can afford to be without it. Pure B. I.. Kggs, 

 $1 per 15. D. H.. UKVr, Uest'^, Fa. Od 



FOUNDATION- MACHINES, 



!i;3.50, ANY SIZE. 

 Fdu., 40 to .50c per lb. I have bought a large lot of 

 Italian queens from the South, ready the last week 

 in April and the month of May, at *1.00 each. Un- 

 tested. Orders solicited at once. 



josiT r Anis, 



9d Town Hoii^c, Smyth Co., Va. 



T^X:%^\r THE BELL.1NXOIVA 1TA1.1ANS, 



A J\. I and see for yourself that they me THK 

 BEST. Warranted (jueens in Mav. ?1.. ■.''>: June, 

 *1.10; July and after, $1.(10; si.v lor *5 00. Hees at 

 reduced rates. Send tor dcscrii)ti\(' ciiciilar. Sat- 

 isfaction guaranteed. < H.A.'^. 1). DlN'Ar.L, 

 iltfdb Speneerville, Mont. Co., Md. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FAOTOEY, WHOLESALE and RETAIL. 

 See advertisement in another column. ^ibtfd 



BEE-KEEPERS, 



LOOK 

 atTHIS! 



We have a large stock of our X'-gi-oovc one-pieci' 

 sections, and until March 1st, IS:-.'), will sell at rock 

 bottom. 



.5000 one-pound sections for an even . $21 00 



10,000 " •' " " " 40 00 



Sample free. Send for our Illustrated Price List 

 of Bee-Keepers' Supplies, Free U> all. 



SMITH & SMITH, 



^•tfdb KENTON, HARDIN CO., O. 



/SOLIDiCOMFDRT 



.... ., n 



SULKY 



The Revolving Landside and Two Horses, 



vEitsrs 

 The Drag-Bar and Three! 



Light Draft and Comfort to the front. Side draft, 

 " Horse Killing," and sore shoulders, to the rear. 



Less "tinkering," easier driving, straighter fur- 

 rows, a greater range of work, and more of it with 

 the same team than any i)low in existence, on or 

 oft' wheels. Uses no pole ie-\cept in stumpy fields, 

 has no equal in hard or stony fii'lds, or on hill-sides. 



Send for our free book entitled, " Solid Comfort; 

 or. Fun on the Farm." 



The editor of this paper owns a " Solid Comfort " 

 sulk.y, to whom we would refer for reference. 



We also have the n-w Economist Hand Plow, 

 with reversible self-sharpening ]ioint and wing, in 

 full steel; full chilled and Comhination. 



All goods fullv warranted. Address 



ECOITOI^/IIST PLCW CO., . 

 9-lOd Col\a.r«.bMS, OHio. 



BASSW^OOD-TREES 



WHITEWCOD (OR "tulip. TREES. 



We have now 

 nursery rows, r 

 grounds, ready 1' 



lutiiiii iittie iiasswood-trees in 



rd and c\ilt i\atc(l on our own 



hipnient at the following prices: 



■ - Per 100 



One foot and under, each, - .05 



The above by mail, " - - .OS 



One to five feet, " - .10 



Five to ten feet, " - - .15 



These trees were carefully cultivated last sum- 

 mer, and have large, fibrous, bushy roots. When 

 sent out they are carefully 

 experienced nursei-\ man, an 

 excellent satisfaction with 

 have just si 



? 3.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 10.00 



leked in moss, by an 

 we think will give 

 asonalile care. We 

 ig some beautiful 



whitewood 

 the same iiriccs ;is i 

 had nuich <'.\i)iii( 

 neither have tlicv lui 

 cultivation, as Ilu' h 

 the trees are vry n 

 th.'y would do nicely, 

 both of these trees 1( 



•s, which we can furnish at 

 aliove, but we have not yet 

 ■ in transplanting them, 

 le ad\init;ige of one year of 

 woods ha\c had; laiwever, 

 and straij;lil, and look as if 

 "or iiaiticiihirs in regard to 

 oney. see A It (book. 



A. I. ROOT, Nledina, Ohio. 



SEND YOUR ADDRESS 



(icsc 



Mu. 

 came 

 think 



• hook"'' "'lor bottom-hoards. -TIIH BEST 

 a (tVrr Address 



HOWARD U. ACKERMAN, 



N. Indianapolis, Ind. 



llillslinrniiiih. Tc.r., Apr. 17, issr,. 



H. U. ACKEH.M.VN. Dk.vk Sir:— The "hooks" 



to-day, and 1 am well pleased M'ith them. 1 



they are "boss;" they suit my hive exactly. 



* Yours truly. Lee J. Chapman. 



