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GLKANIJ^GS IN JiJiK CtiLTUliE, 



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bees from 43 old stands, so our honey crop is a fail- 

 ure. T nm not able to buj' any new hives this sea- 

 sou. 1 endeav ni- to nialio thorn pay their own ex- 

 penses, r,. C. >[A.ioit. 

 Brandy Station, Va., (>ct. Id, iss'). 



Gleanincs in Bee Culture, 



I'uhUxJtrd Semi-Mottthlij. 



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EDITOR AND PUBIilSHEK. 



MEDINA, O. 



TERMS: $1.00 PER YEAR, POSTPAID. 



For Clulbicg Bates, See First Pige of Eeiii;; "..litter. 



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THE KANSAS BEE-KEEPEB. 



l.v answer to several inquiries, we are oblig^ed to 

 state that the above paper is no longer published. 

 As to whether they have made arrang-ements with 

 their subscribers for the iine.xpired time, we are 

 unable to say; but from what we know of the pro- 

 prietors, we should suppose that, of course, they 

 have. There is nothing- wrong in withdrawing- from 

 a business speculation, whenever it becomes un- 

 profitable, providing- you make g-ood all your un- 

 finished contracts with your fellow-men; and I be- 

 lieve the bee-papers that liave suspended during 

 the years that are past have always made it a rule 

 to do this. 



WIRK CLOTH MADE OF STEEL WIKE (i A 1. VA.N IZED, 



FOli (T.OSlXfJ THE OUTLETS AM) l.VI.ETS 



OF CAHP - PONDS. 



In consetiuence of the many inquiries in regard 

 to this article, we have got the manufacturers to 

 make ufe a speciaT lot to order, for the above pur- 

 pose. I have before explained to you the reason 

 why we are enabled to get prices very much less 

 than the ordinary price. The material (steel wire) 

 makes it tremendously strong; and being thorough- 

 ly galvanized by dipping- it in melted zinc after it is 

 made, it is absolutely rust-proof. There are four 

 meshes to the inch (8 mesh same price), and the price 

 is 10 cts. per single square foot ; P.") cts. for 10 square 

 feet, or $7.."<0 for 100 square feet. If wanted by mail, 

 add 10 cts. per squai-c foot extra for postage. We 

 have only one width in stock; viz., !J6 inches. 



case i5 very light, it is strong enough to stand ship- 

 ping, probably, without injury. It weighs onlyiJfi 

 lbs., and can therefore be sent by mail to those liv- 

 ing at remote distances, at an additional expense of 

 40 cents for postage. 



INDUCE.MENTS TO SUBSf HIRE EAIiLV. 



Ai.i. subscriptions received between now and the 

 first of .lanuary, for the year 1886, will include the 

 remainder of 18a5 without charge. That is, any 

 new subscriber who sends in his subscription before 

 the year is out will receive the journal free for the 

 remainder of this j e ir, after his subscription is re- 

 ceived. Do you ask why we are partial to new 

 friends, to the exclusion of old onesV Well, we do 

 not mean to be; therefore we will give every old 

 subscriber, who remits between now and the Loth of 

 this month, any article he may choose from our 10- 

 cent counter, providing he specifies what article he 

 wants, and sends the correct amount of postage, if 

 it is to be sent by mail. Very likely you may not 

 consider ten cents very much of an inducement; 

 but there are litt-le folks in almost every bee-keej)- 

 er's home who will be glad enough to get it. 



THE PRESENT NC.MBEK OF SCBSCRIBEBS. 



We are glad to be able to say that we have, at 

 this date, 6618 subscribers. This is considerably 

 higher than we have reached at any time before 

 this year. Thank ynu; and while I think of it, I 

 might mention that in our next issue we shall com- 

 mence giving eight additional pages in the middle 

 of each month. These extra pages will be occupied 

 by an article that will probably go through all of 

 1886. The title of this serial will be, "What to Do, 

 and How to Be Happy in Doing- It." We expect it 

 to be copiously illustrated with many fine engrav- 

 ings. The papers are especially intended for those 

 who are thinking about something to do during the 

 long winter months and evenings just now before 

 us. Our older readers will probably rightly sur- 

 mise that it will pertain specially to •' Home Inter- 

 ests " and rural industries. 



HI'TCHINSON's SHtPPING - case, FOR 14 SECTIONS, 

 FOR ONt.Y 6 OTS., IN THE FLAT. 



W. Z. Hutchinson sends ns a sample of his ten- 

 cent case for shipping comb honey. You will notice 

 by his advertisement that they are onlj' C cts. each, 

 in the tiat. We presume this latter price dt)es not 

 include glass, since he does not saj' so. But in 

 any ease the price is very low for so good a case. We 

 like it so well that, if friend H. has no objections, 

 we will furnish them at his prices. The case is light 

 and strong; and the narrow slip of glass, that gives 

 us a glimpse of the nice comb honey, is so well pro- 

 tected that there is very little liability of breakage. 

 Very likely a good many small dealers will take one 

 of these cases where they won't care to invest to the 

 amount of a case holding 24 sections. Although the 



ANOTHER DRONE-TRAP. 



Mr. .ToHN A. Bachelder, of Keene, N.H., sent 

 us a drone-trap last May that is not only a wonder- 

 ful piece of mechanical ingenuity and workman- 

 ship, but it is a good deal ahead of any thing we 

 have yet seen. The trap was given to our apiarist 

 to test ; but liy the time he reported on it the letter 

 accompanying it was mislaid. We humbly beg 

 friend Bachelders pardon, and will try to be more 

 careful next time. The price is i^l.OO each, by mail. 

 Friend B. says the trap was completed in July, 1883, 

 I and that a notice in regard to It was sent at the time. 

 I It works beautifully. We may have an illustration 

 ! of it before another season opens. Friend B. says 

 I it will cage a queen, although we have never tested 

 it in this respect. The bees, even when laden, enter 

 I almost as well as through the usual entrances, and 



the greater part of them come out the same way. 

 The pollen is not scraped ofl'. 



A DROWNING BEE. 



We take the following from the Britisth Bee Juxir- 

 nal. It is worthy of the distinguished minister who 

 wrote it: 



Mr. Spui-geon writes as follows in the September 

 number of the Suonl a:-)d I'roivel :—A poor bee had 

 falUm into the pond, and was struggling as well as 

 her failing strength would allow. We seized a pole, 

 and placed the end of it just under her. She took 

 firm hold, and we lifted the pole and the bee. A 



