1885 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



.583 



Contents of this Number. 



Benton, Kind Words for-. . . .58» 



Blanton's Report 597 



Brood-nest, Contract'K.o92, 605 



f'arniolans 596 



Carniolans and Italians . . 604 



Charcoal for Purif.viiiK 59; 



Colonies, Dividiiis 6n. 



Cotton for Honej- WA 



Pead Brood in Missi^.-ippi. .o9T < 



Dead Brood in Toledo 605 | 



Editorials 6I.t 



Extraotor, Stanley's. 600, 605. "6 



Fair, Ohio 590 



False Statements 588, 600 



Feeding Queen in Cel I .")94 



Foot-notes 606 



Fowls' Exprrienre .5*! 



Frames, Rever.sihle 593 



fiallup's Report 598 



Heads of Urain .60.T 



Heddon Cases .592 



Heddon Honey-hoards 592 



Hives, Eiprht-trame 60.3 



Hiving in a Tent -586 , 



Huiifv roisoning. The 606 



Honev Turning: to Sugar.... 6M 



Hone.^ 

 Hone^ 

 Hone> 



Tables, Tnming the. . 

 Toads and Tolliwogs. 



Tobacco Column 



Yellow J( 



FOR SALE AT $4.00 EACH. 



Toil Colonics of black and hybrid bpcs. in good 

 condition, all In new Heddon Langstroth hives, 

 well painted. Money may be deposited with the 

 Editor of Gr.EANiNCfi until von are satisfied. 17d 



Address E. E. KILBUEN, ENOXVILLE, ENOZ CO.. TENN. 



CTQAUIDrDRirC I >vill send, postpaid, 12 

 01 nHnDunniLO. Boone, 1-2 Sharpless, 12 

 12 Vick, and 12 Bidwell, for only .=)0<'. If you have 

 any of the above, say so, and I will will put in an- 

 other variety. 8ee page ."WO, May lii.KANjxtts. 



C. WKfKESSF.R, 

 lM8d Marshalh ille, Wayne Co., O. 



72 Colonies of Bees For Sale. 



1 will sell the above number of colonies of bees 

 on very reasonable terms. They will have plenty 

 of honey to winter on, and are in good condition 

 otherwise; are in 12-fraine liives, with about the 

 same capacity of a 10 frame .Simplicity. Corres- 

 pondence solicited. H. F. BAKGAK, 

 lM9db Border Plains, Webster Co., Iowa. 



A RARE CHANCE. 



I will challenge the world to produce their equal. 

 Fifty colonies of my Ked-Clover Uees, for sale at 

 $6.00 each to one address. Each colony contains 40 

 lbs. of sealed honey, choice breeding gucen with 

 each colony. Queen and honey are worth the price 

 asked for the colony; also 100 extra tested Ked- 

 Clover Queens for sale at .f2..")0 each. Each queen 

 is worth f.5.00 for breeding purposes. Write for 

 particulars. F. BOOiTIHU\%'ER, 



iTd Galliipvllle, ScUo. Co., N. V. 



Names of responsible parties will be inserted in 

 any of the following departments, at a uniform 

 price of 20 cents each insertion, or $3.00 per year. 



$1.00 Queens. 



Names inserted in tlris department the first time with- 

 out charye. After, 2i)c each insertion, or $2.00 per year. 



30 STRONG COLONIES OF 



Italian Bees For Sale at $5 Each. 



Ten frames, combs all built on wired foundation, 

 and filled with honey and brood. Hives all well 

 painted. Queens raised from imported stock. Will 

 ship during August and September. 



16-I7d A. F. PROPER, Portland, Jay Co., Ind. 



Those whose names appear below agree to furnish 

 Italian queens for fl.OO each, under thc.l'ollowing 

 conditions: No guarantee is to be assumed of purity, 

 or anything of the kind, only that the queen be rear- 

 ed from a choice, jMirr- mother, and had commenced 

 to lay when they were shipped. They also agree to 

 retuiMi the money at any time when customers be- 

 come impatient (if such delay as may be unavoidable. 



Bear in mind, that he who sends the best queens, 

 put up most neatly and most securely, will probably 

 receive the most oi'ders. Special rates for warrant- 

 ed and tested queejis, furnished on application to 

 any of the jiarties. Names with *, use an imported 

 queen-mother. If the queen arrives dead, notify us 

 and we will send vou another. Probably none will 

 be sent for $1.00 before July 1st, or after Nov. If 

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



*A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



*H. H. Brown, Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa. 13tf 

 *Paul L. Viallon, Bayou Goula, La. ]3tfd 



*S. F. Newman. Norwalk, Huron Co., O. IStfd 



*Wm. Ballantinc, Sago, Musk. Co., O. 13tfd 



*D. G. Edmiston. Adrian, Len. Co., Mich. lotfd 



*S. G. Wood, Birmingham, Jeff. Co., Ala. )3tfd 



*S. C. Perry, Portland, Ionia Co., Mich. 15tfd 



Jas. O. Facey, Tavistock, Ont., Can. 13tfd 



»H. J. Hancock, Siloam Springs, Benton Co., Ark. 



15tfd 

 »E. T. Lewis, Toledo, Lucas Co., O. 3-1 



*C. C. Vaughn, Columbia, Maury Co., Tenn. 15-19 

 S. H. Hutchinson & Son, Claremont, Surry Co., Va. 



5-3 

 *E. Kretchmer. ("obuig, Mont. Co., Iowa. ITtfd 



»J. L. Hvde, Pomfret Landing. Wind. Co., Ct.l3tfd 

 D. McKenzie, Camp Parapet, JetT. Parish, La.l3tfd 

 *J. J. Martin, N. Manchester, Wabash Co., lnd.7-19 

 D. A. Pike. Smithsburg, Wash. Co., Md. 7-lT 



Cornelius Bros., LaFayetteville, Dutch. Co., N. Y. 



7-19 

 Peter Brickev, Lawrenceburgh, Anderson Co., 



lltfd Ky. 

 S. M. Darrah. Chenoa, McLean Co., 111. 11-17 



Ira D. Alderman, Taylor's Bridge, Samp. Co., N.C. 



13tfd 

 J. W. Winder. CarroDton. New Orleans, La. 13tfd 

 »J. W. Keeran, Bloomington, McLean Co., 111.11-21 

 *0. H, Townsend, Alamo, Kal. Co., Mich. 13tfd 

 *Elia8 Cole, Ashley, Delaware Co., O. 13-17 



*Haines Bros . Moons, Favette Co.. O. 13-23 



G. F. Smith, Bald Mount, Lack'a Co., Pa, 1.5tfd 



r. E. Cottrell, Burdick, Porter Co., Ind. 13tfd 



Jos. Byrne, Baton Kotige, Lock Bo.y 5, 



East Baton Rouge Par., La. 15tfd 

 S. P. Roddy, Mechanicstown, Fred. Co., Md. 15-19d 

 ♦Calvin Bryant, Palestine, And. Co., Tex. 15-21 

 N. A. Knapp, Rochester, Lorain Co., O. 15 



*J. B. Hains, Bedford, Cuyahoga Co., O. 15-19 



Hive Manufacturers. 



W. J. ELLISON, 



STATEBUHe. SUMTER CO.,S. C, 



Has a a lot of fine Italian queens raised from splen- 

 did stock, that he will sell at $L0O each; $9.00 per 

 dozen, or $65.00 per hundred. Safe arrival guaran- 

 teed. Ifi-lTd 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, Wholp- 

 sale and ret»i|. See ftcjypffisewpnt ji) ftpother 



Who agree to make such hives, and at the prices 

 named, as those described on our circular. 



! A. I. Root, Medina, (^hio. 



P. L. Viallon, Bavou Goula, Iberville Par., La. 13tfd 



C. W. Costellow, AVaterboro, York Co., Me. 21-23 



Kennedy & Leahv, Higginsville, Laf. Co., Mo. 17tfd 



; E. T. Lewis, Toledo, r,ucas Co.. Ohio. 3-1 



j H. F. Mocller, cor. 5th St. and Western Ave., 



Davenport, la. 3-1 

 E. Kretchuier. Coburg, Montgomery Co., la. 17tfd 

 C. p. Bigh, Petrolia. Butler Co., Pa. 15-1 



FOR 



• O/VJL'll. C(lLONir;S OF BEES. 



W. S, WAEC, T^Mi SmSpa, A11W7 CS-, V, Y- 



