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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



CRUDE OR REFiyHD. -ILIT' 

 AXD ORDERS PROMPTLY . 



TTEXDED TO. 



UF QUEENS GUARANTEED 



RICHARD rVSERKLE, 



Wax Bleacher & Eefiner. No. 700 North 2a Street, 

 S T. LOUIS. MO. 23-i)dlmo 



SAFE 



Hv usiofi- Dvkcs Sale I ntruducintj- and Shii)pin}i- 

 Cao-c. This caj4f was well tested last jear all over 

 the U. S. and Canada, and only one report of failure 

 was received of all the queens sent out. 

 Prices (safe arrival and introduction guaranteed.) 



In May. In June. After June. 



Untested Italian Queen . ...$1 65 I «1 38 1 n 10 



Tested " " 3 30 2 7-5 3 20 



Warranted " " 2 30 | 1 98 | 1 6.5 



Or v.-e will send queens in the safe cage with full 

 direetions. safe arri\al only guaranteed for prices 

 as pel- Hoot's (|ueen price list. Best Imported Stock. 

 NO FOUL BROOD IN THIS SEC'T'ION. We refer to 1st City 

 Hank of Pomeroy. Catalogue giving full particu- 

 lars and prices, free. Send for it. 

 7-17-d S. A. DY2E & CO., POMEEOY, MEIGS CO., OHIO. 



':!-r/ir(-pEEii-f7iPmRiES.-:> 



|-No. Ca. QiiioES. / ABBOT L. SWINSON, ^ Nc Ca. :iice=: 

 ^Canii(jl(tns. r l'ni)>rirA()i\ - Cinjiinnif. 



i< Ualicuis. ) Coldstoro, Wayne Co.. N.C. ( Syrians. 



PRICE OH" LAYIN'fi ITAI.I.XNS May June July to t 



*I 00 I *! (0 [ *1 00 



6 00 I 5 Oil I 5 00 



3 CO I 2 M I 2(0 



1.5 Oil I 12 00 ! 11 (HI 



I^ntestod (jueens, each. . . 



" ' J doz. . . 



Hest tested quciens. each . 



!'2 doz. 



The other races, one-fourth more. For nuclei, 

 add 73 ets. for each L. frame of bees and brood to 

 price of queen. Pure wa.x foundation, 5D ctssi per 

 lb.; 50 lbs. and over, 48 cts. 7-9-lld 



IX SVKIAN <H KENS, warranted purely 

 mated, lor .•^ti. Single queen, .'';i.25. Tested, .*3 

 li. Italians, same piiee. Four frame nuclei, T>. 

 me, with tested queen, SJ.'i each. 

 S-!ldtlli 1. K. 4i04»U, Spartii. Teiiii. 



s 



DAD ANT'S 

 FOUNDATION 



is assei-ted by hundreds of practical and disinterest- 

 ed bee-keepers to be the cleanest, brightest, quick- 

 est accepted by bees, least apt to sag, most regular 

 in color, evenest, and neatest, of any that is made. 



It is kept for sale by Messrs. A. H. Newman, Chi- 

 cago, 111.; C. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O. ; Jas. Heddon, 

 Dowagiac, Mich.; Dougherty & McKee, Indianapo- 

 lis, Ind.; Chas. H.Green, Berlin, Wisj; Chas. Hertel, 

 Jr., Freeburg, 111. ; Ezra Baer, Di.xon, Lee Co., 111. : E. 

 S. Armstrong, Jersey ville. 111. ; H. Drum, Adelphi,0. ; 

 Arthur Todd, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.; E. 

 Kretchmer, Coburg, Iowa; E. F. Smith, Sm.yrna, N. 

 Y.; C. T. Dale, Mortonsville, Ky.; Clark Johnson & 

 Son, Covington, Ky., King, Aspinwall & Co., 16 Thom- 

 as St., New York City, C. A. Graves, Birmingham, 

 O., and numerous other dealers. 



Write for .snmpZcs free, and price list of supplies, 

 accompanied with 150 Complimentary and mi.so- 



DIXON & DILLON, 



Parrish. Franklin Co., Illinois. 



API ArTaN SU PPLIES5 



at the lowest prices. .\lso pure ITALIAN KKKK 



and Ql'EKNS. No other bees kept in our yards. 

 For further information, send for price list. 6-13dl) 



Twill SELL 



(hall liivcs all complete, with lower lianies, lor 

 *2..50; in Hat, ^1.50; 2-story Simplicity, comijlete, 

 $UZa; inflat,i)Oc. 



Comb Foundation, made from pure refined wax, 

 45c per 11). for heavy ; 55 for light. Other supplies. 

 Send for price list. A. F. STAUFFEIi, 



:-12dl) Sterling, Whiteside Co., III. 



'rhe North-;Shade /Ipiary 



Holds the field this spring. Oni- bees have wintered 

 well oil Tail lioney aiul lioney-dcw (bees are 

 Italians). Full colonies ui either the L. or the Gal- 

 lup hives, for Ma,\- delivery. Nuclei. Queens, and 

 bees by the pound, foi- the season. I'rin' List Fni. 

 «-fltfd 0. H. TOWNSEND, ALAMO. KAL. CO.. MIOH. 



licit, il 



is.s:!. 11- 

 tosnmyil 



ut, 



om as many bee-keepers, in 

 renj inch of our foundation equal 

 r'.spt'cf. 



< HAS. DADANT A SON, 

 3btfd Maiiiiltoii, Hancock Co., IlllnolH. 



.M„nnj„rl„r.s „ 



FIRST-CLASS ARTICLE FOR 15 AND 22C PER LB. 



WRITE FOR rARTIiri,.lRS. sii-lld 



Basswood-Trees. 



Hasswood-trei'S 1 too tect high. - - .i;i..".ll pc)- 100 

 Hardmaple trees, :ito 5 feet high. - - 1.50 per 100 

 Mountain-ash, ornamental, -i to 5 feet. lOcts. apiece. 

 .\ddress HENRY WORTH. 



Itt.l Hoiddino. Onondaga Co.. X. Y. 



COMBS IN LANGSTROTH FMAMES 



FOK SAlii: ABOIT 300, 



Rather better than connnon. Address 



stidb M. /:. .vr.v.Y. r,'r,i. n„,,,,i ( <>.. nui,,. 



FDN- PELHAMFMMILL Mil I , 



I l/lll LATEST MODEL. IIIIl-UI 



Never 

 train fo 



OEO. \\. \VIL.L.I.A;VIS Economy, Ind. 



r^/</,-.s/ lie, I',ipn 



Aim 



,i-Est,ihUsh. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



WEEKLY, at ii<'i.00 a year. 



ITIONTHl.\ EDITION, 16 pages, 50c. a year. 



925 West Madison Street, Clilcago, III. 



eiiD TYPE FOI^ ^TlIiE. 



We have still on hand 7(1 lbs. of our old nonpareil 

 type for sale. For a saini)le of it. see any number 

 of Gi.ic.VNi.NtiS previous to May 15, l^Sf. Also IT llis. 

 of Italic, if desired. As it is all pacKed, we can not 

 divide cither lot. The Ronuui includes 5 lbs. and 

 over of "logotypes;" that is, the words thcatui, 

 tliat, inn. tion, etc., are made all on one body, thus 

 facilitating- composition. We offer the lot at 20 cts. 

 per lb. A. I. ROOT. Medina, Ohio. 



1879, ITALIAN QUEENS, 1885, 



For Italian queens in their |)uritj', and that can 

 not be excelled; Comb Foundation and supplies 

 frenerally, send for circular. Untested queens, 

 #11.00 per dozen. T. S. HALL, 



"tfdb Kirby's Creek, Jackson Co., Ala. 



