1885 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



403 



JOB LOT OP WIRE CLOTH 



AT GREATLi nicnx < r:i) vuk/es. 



Such a brisk demand ha.s piumiiik uji tor this, and 

 our customers seem to he so much pleased with the 

 g-oods, we have succeeded in getting: another still 

 larger lot, of one of the largest manufacturers of 

 wire cloth in the world. Please bear in mind that 

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

 very low price of VA cts. per sq. ft. is by selling the 

 sntire 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 CAN BE AP- 

 PLIED. 

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

 just the thing for covcrintr doors and windows, to Iceep 

 out flifS; forcoverini; bei'hives and cages for shippint; 

 bees; maicing sieves for sifting seeds, etc. 



Number of Square Feet contained in each Roll 

 Respectively. 



3 rolls of 7.'), 72, 70 s. f . 



2 rolls, 100 s. t. e.ach. 



3 rolls of Iflfi ». f . each 

 I) rolls of 181, 1 of 1«9 s. f. 



6 rolls of 200, 2 of 180. 1 of 100. and 1 of 120 s. f. 

 24 rolls of 217. 39 of 216, 4 of 108, 2 of 195, 1 of 15C, 2 of l.Jl, 2 of 



215, 1 of 210. and 1 of 151 s. t. 

 33 rolls of 2.33, 2 of 234, 4 of 184, 1 of 106, and 1 of 97 s. f . 

 2rollsor2fi6, s. f. 



6 rolls of 281.1 of 255, and 1 of 83 s. f. 

 1 roll of 237. 1 of 9.J. .and 1 of 106 s. f. 

 28 rolls of 316, 3 of 385, 2 of .317, 1 each of 190, 032, 178, 130, 



and 215 s. f. 

 1 roll of 130 s. f. 

 1 rollof 105, lof245s. f. 

 1 roll of 366, 1 of 348 s. f . 



I roll of 152 s f . 



II rolls of 400, 1 of 200 s. f . 



\. I. ROOT, ITIeillua, Oliio. 



lULI^ POUNn OF BKES, WITH WAEKANTED 

 ITALIAN QtJEElT, $2.50. Guarantee safe arrival. 

 .ToHN C. Stewart, Hopkins, Nodaway Co., Mo. 



EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our 

 usual rates. All ad's intended for this department must not 

 exceed 5 lines, and you must say you want your ad. in this de- 

 partment, or we will not be responsible for any error. 



WANTED. -To exchange eggs from single and 

 rose comb Brown Leghorns, Plymouth Rocks. 

 Light Brahmas, and Pekin ducks, for warranted 

 Italian queens— an.v number up to 30 fowls, and as 

 fine as any in the U. S. Write at once. 

 13-1.3d James Craig, Mt. Meridian, Augusta Co., Va. 



WANTED.— To exchange 3 knitting - machines 

 (one I.,amb, one Kimbell) bee-hives that have 

 been used some; .50c and $1.00 apiece, F. O. B., for 

 beeswax, or offers foundation, 44 to 50c per lb., for 

 cash or wax ; wax worked on press on shares or for 

 cash. A. J. Norris, 



ll-13d Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., Iowa. 



WANTED.— To exchange any quantity of pure 

 Brown Leghorn eggs for Italian queens and 

 bees. Henry C. Silver. 



Huntington, Huntington Co., Ind. 



WANTED. — To exchange one ^^.-size camera 

 complete, with a partial jihoto outfit, and one 

 good barber chair, for bcis in L. or S. hives, or for 

 empty hives and combs, foundation, or extractor. 

 Elias Fox, Hillsborough, Vernon Co., Wis 



WANTED.— To exchange a good Novelty print- 

 ing-i)ress, hand or foot power, chase .'ix", type- 

 cases, 8 fonts type, brass rule, dashes, tpiads, S|)aces, 

 turniture, ink. etc., lor a 

 , iii.iv'hine, or a lii-ineh fdn. mill. 

 ERI), l{o(hester, Lorain Co., O. 



leads, eie ,... . 



Barnes cireiihirsaw ni 

 M. W. SHE 



FROinjune 1.5 to July 15th w( 

 BEES at $1.00 per pound; untc? 

 at UPl.OO each. DIX< )N . 



13 Parrish, Fiaii 



., lUino 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION PACTOEY, WHOLESALE AND 

 RETAIL. See advertisement in another column. 



1885 ITALIAN QUEENS 1885 



Untested Queens in March and April $1 3.5 



Afterward 1 00 



J. S. TADIjOCK, 



5tfdb LULING, CALDWELL CO., TEXAS. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For • he benedt of friends who have black or hybrid queens 

 which they want to dispose of, we will inseit notices free of 

 charge, as below. We do this because there is bai-dly value 

 enoiigh to these queens to pay f"r buying them up and keep- 

 ing them in "tock; and yet it is oftentimes quite an accomino- 

 d.ation to those who can not afford higher-priced ones. 



I have a few very fine black queens; price 35 cts. 

 each. W. P. Davis, Goodman, Anson Co., N. C. 



I have a few hybrid queens, which I will take 50e 

 each for. Ready now. 

 F. C. Stevens, Moore's Hill, Dearborn Co., Ind. 



I can spare about one dozen hybrid queens at .50c 

 each, and 3 black queens at 35c each. Safe arrival 

 guaranteed. 



Elias Cole, Ashlej', Delaware Co., Ohio. 



1 have 35 hybrid queens that I will sell for .50 cts. 

 each. D. N. Mackey, Dry Creek, Lan. Co., S. C. 



I have a few choice hybrid queens which I will 

 sell at .50c each. Untested Italians at $1.00. Safe 

 arrival guaranteed. 



G. S. Fox, Mitchellville, Polk Co., Iowa. 



I have 30 hybrid queens one year old. I will take 

 40 cents each for them. 

 A. E. KiRKJ.t4N, Maple Cypress, Craven Co., N, C, 



WANTED. — To exchange Italian queens for 

 beeswax, fdn. mill, cliatf hives, or offers. 

 Will furnish untested <|ueens at i?1.00 each; six for 

 .*5.nO. Waiiantcil i|iicens. .^1.35 each; six for St>.25. 

 Will allow r.'^c per pound lur good yellow beeswax, 

 delivered lirrc. Circular free. 



J. P. Moore, Morgan, Pendleton Co., Ky. 



WANTED.— To exchange a i)rinting-press with 

 type and furniture, size of chase \~:e,\<M», for 

 bees liv the pound, with untested Italian queens. 

 G. R. JOHNSON, Bartonsville, Wind. Co., Vt. 



WANTED.— To sell, or exchange for bees, one 

 .SxlO camera-box and 4x4 tube, complete, as 

 good as new. 



F. Shillino, Jewett, Harrison Co., Ohio. 



"\ 17"ANTED.— To exchange hives made up or in 

 VV the flat, for bees, queens, and new honey. 

 Send for price list free. J. K. Linuley, 



Georgetown, Ver. Co., 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange a 4000-lb. hone.v-vat, 

 well made, and one of A.T. Andrews' writing- 

 desks, for one-piece sections or Italian queens. 

 Vat is worth .<>5.lKl; desk worth $20.00. 



H. O. .M( Ei.iiANv, Vinton, Benton Co., Iowa. 



W 



ANTED.— To exchange foundation for bee,3 by 

 the pound. Write 

 John Bird, Bradford, Chickasaw Co., Iowa. 



FOUNDATION MACHINES, 



IS3..50. anysiz(>. .Molded fdn.. 

 Italian (luoeiis in their i)urit, 

 of my own i-aisiuL'-. untested, 

 13-1:3-14(1 JOHN FAP.IS, TOWN 



to 5;) cts. pel- i)ound. 

 Irmn the South, and 



JSE, SMTTH CO.', VA.^' 



rnp CAI P One of the Best Liocated Api- 

 run <in\-t., -irles in the State ol" Iowa. 



58 <^. Ionics of ITALIAN BEES in Sphixlhl Condi- 

 tion: iust rcadv to cornnience swarming (June ti). 

 SPLKSDII) HHK-P.VSTrH.Vt;!-;. Diuuldiini^, White 

 Cbivrr. Uril Chirrr. j:,issir:,n,l. aw: t;,,hl,nni,l. Hand- 

 some new I raiiic house, 2() .Veres ol" Land, good 

 milch cows, tlag statiim, P. <». and store, 30 rods 

 from the house, hniiirdinti itn^srsxian <iirni if dc- 

 girrd. rriee ::;'2500, which includes 100 NEW HIVES 

 all ready for bees, and 5000 SECTIONS with founda- 

 tion, ready for surplus honey. 



C. A SAYRE, 

 13-13tfa Sargent,* Floyd Co., Iowa, 



