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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE, 



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CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Mari'liv'i'l. Vira-tiiia, and West-Vn-g-inia IJce- 

 Keepcrs' Convention will meet at Hagerstown, Md., 

 in the courthouse, on Wednesday, Oct. -'1, 188.5, at \ 

 10 .V. M. By order of D. A. Pike, Pies, j 



The N. J. and Eastern Bee Keepers' Association 

 will hold their Semi-annuiil coiiveiition in Grand- I 

 Jury room of Court-House. in rrciiton. .\. .1., on 

 Thursday and Friday. Nov. .') and ti, iss,5, at 10 

 o'clock A. M. We extend a cordial welcome to all. 

 W.M. B. Tkeadwei.l, Sec. 



The Westei-n Bee-Keepers' Association will hold 

 its fouitli annual meeting- in Independence, Mo., 

 Thursday and Friday, Oct. 10 and 11, iss.i. The as- 

 sociation will endea\-()r to make this the most inter- 

 esting- meeting- yet held, and will spare no pains 

 Avithin its means to make it in every sense valuable 

 to all. Several of our most prominent beekeepers 

 have sig-nilied their intention to be i)resent. 



C. M. CuAXDALi,, Sec. 



^Ve liave received the following from the 

 Kentucky State Bee-keepers' Association: 



Dear Sir and Bn>.: — You are invited to meet with 

 us in the State Bee-Keepers' Society, in Walker 

 Hall, Covington, Ky., on the 23d and 24th of Septem- 

 ber, 1885. This is expected to be the most interest- 

 ing- meeting- ever held in the State. Itev. L. L. 

 Langstroth, the father of American apiculture, and 

 Mr. Charles Dadant, the g-reat comb-foundation 

 manufacturer, will meet with us, as well as many 

 other noted apiarists. We hope to see you at the 

 Convention. L. Joh.nso.x, President. 



J. T. Conn LEV, Secy. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 



ROGERSVILLE, GENESEE CO., MICH., 

 Can still furnish Italian queens, bred from the best 

 of mothers, and reared in full colonies. Single 

 queen, ^l.dii; six for ?.').O0: twelve or more, 75 cents 

 leach. Testeil queens, f~*.00 each. Make money or- 

 ders pavable at Flint. 18tfdb 



.ADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, WHOLE- 



SALE AND RETAIL, 

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See advertisement 



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JOB LOT OP WIEE CLOTH 



AT OHICATLV It ll IH<: t: 1) I'JIK i:s. 



EXCHAITGE DEPARTMENT. 



Notices will be inserted under tills head at one-tialf our 

 usual rates. All ad'.s intemlea lor tliis deiiartineiit must not 

 exe"ed 5 lines, and you must say you want j-our ad. in tliis de- 

 paitmeiit, or we will not be respoiisible for any error. 



aUALITT WI.-.E CLOTH AT !'■: CIS. P2K SJUAEE ?T. 



This wii 

 for cover 

 eoverinjr 1 



rolls of ?:>, 72 s. f. 



rolls, 100 s. f. eneh. 



rolls of 16fis. f. eaili 



.'Srollsof TSl.lof lfi9s. 



lis of -200. 1 of t«0, ai 



of 216, 



210 s. f. 



ill answer nieely 

 rji out Hi. S; for 

 IS bee?.; making 



of 150, 1 of 172 2 o£ 215, 1 of 



f. 



of •2:!4. s. r. 

 of :!!7 



\ ATANTED.— In exchang-e for new varieties of 

 VV strawberries and raspberries, Plymouth 

 liocks, Lig-ht Brahnius. Pekin Ducks, new varieties 

 of potatoes, and small fruit plants, cherrv and 

 (luince trees. P. SUTTON. Exeter, Luz. Co., Pa. i6-23db 



WANTED.- Extracted fall honey (buckwheat or 

 g-oldenrod) in exchange for hives, sections, 

 etc., either from my catalogue, or made to order. 

 Will i>ay white-clover prices for a few hundred 

 pounds. C. W. CosTELi.ow, 



Waterboro, York Co., Maine. 



18 rolls of 310. 3 of 285, 

 215 s. f. 



roll of 245 s r. 



rollof3Hti. l<)f31,Ss. f, 



roll of 1.52 s f. 

 rolls of 400, 1 of -200, 1 of ,50 s. f 



FIRST aUALITY WISE CLOTH AT 1 \ CT3, PEE SiUAEE FT. 

 The following- is first quality, and is worth 1^4 els. 

 per S(iuare foot. It can be used for aiij- i)urpose 

 for which wire cloth is ordinarily used: and even at 

 \% cts. per SI), ft. it is far below the prices usualt.y 

 charged at hardware and furnishing- stores, as you 

 will ascertain by making- inquiry. AVe were able to 

 secure this very low price by buying- a quantity of 

 over one thousand dollars' worth. 



I -20 1 roll of 1.55 s. f. 

 I 22 1 roll each of 8.S. 143. 92 s. f. 

 21 43 rolls of 200 sq. ft. each; 1 each of £0, iW, 120, 108, 190, 2S0 



• I.™ 140 ^-q. ft. 

 26 .58 rolls of 216 sn. ft. each; 1 eaeh of 195, 195, 200, 200,201, 227, 

 I. 201.204s(|. It. 

 HW 76 rolls of 2^3. ,,1 •2-;i S of 2!9, 8 of 2-22. 7 of 221. 2 of 219, 1 of 



WANTED.— To exchange bees for small planer 

 for wood, also one for iron. 

 18-]9-20d Henky Pal.meh, Hart, Mich. 



WANTED.-To exchange for bees, 10,100 Mam- 

 moth-Cluster Raspberry-plants; »1.00 per 100; 

 $6.00 per 1000; also 20,000 Strawberry-plants, Cres- 

 cent Seedling, Cumberland Triumph, Sharjiless, 

 and Glendale; 73c per 100; Sl.OO per 1000. 

 18d W. J. Hesseu, Plattsmouth, Neb. 



WANTED.-To exchange No. 1 Model printing- 

 press, self-inker, chase oxT'j inches, type and 

 type-cases, for Italians or hybrid bees. 

 18 lOd A. P. SHAHr.s. Exeter, Luzerne Co., Pa. 



WANTED.— To exchange for well-ripened honey 

 tit for winter stores, thoroughbred P. Rock 

 fowls, pure Corbin strain; a Franz & Pope family 

 knittinginachine, almost new; a new model-maker's 

 drill-lathe, eight-iTTch swing, two-foot bed. 

 18-19d Jl. Fkank Tabeh. Salem, Ohio. 



WANTED.-To exchange hybrid bees and queens 

 forfdn.,fdn. mill, honev-extractor, saw-man- 

 drel, or offers. Will cxehange Blue - Kidge |{asp- 

 berry-plants for fdn. Coiroixinilcncc i-olieitcd. 



JowN W. MAicn.N-, 

 18tfdb Greenwood Deiiot, .Mb. Co., \a. 



ft. 



ich of 233, 251. 117 



f<l- 



£34 31 rolls (it 28.-; ^.1. rt. cull; 1 each of 02, 113, 198 sq. ft. 

 -rSfl -22 rolls of 300 sq. ft. each; 2 of 72, 1 each of 288, 150, 279, -283 

 I '• sq. ft. 

 38 1 roll each of 300 and 310 sq. ft. 

 I 40 1 roll of 2:t3 square feet. 



I«H>T, ITIediiia, Oliio. 



FULL POLONIES FOR $3.00. 



K. HYDE, Alderlv, Wis, 



POTATO-BOXES 



(TERRYS). 

 These are made of 

 liiisswood. lined witli 

 giiKanized iron. The 

 gahanized iron gives 

 strength, and the 

 liMS!,:\\()od strength 

 and lightness. These 

 hold exactly 11 bushel 

 when level full, and 

 may be piled one on 

 to;> (;f ;ii'Otl:ei-. Al- 

 made especially for ijotatoes, they 

 fruit, \egetatiles, picking- up stones 

 1 a thousand other imrposes. When 

 the other, they i)i-otect the contents 

 nd rain; and from their shape h 

 e bushels can be set into a wagon 

 than where baskets are used. They are also much 

 more substantial than baskets. 



Price 25 e each; 10, S!2.25; 100, $20.00. In the flat. 

 including nails and galvanized iron, $1.75 for 10; 

 )()(), f;lfi.50: KMHI, %m\. A. I. KOOT, ITIrdf|ia, O. 



though tlHM' ar 

 can be used foi 

 on the farm, ai 

 Iiiled one abovi 

 from the sun 



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