1885 



GLEANINGS in iMiE CULTUKP:. 



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Contents of this Number. 



Axtell, Mra 776 



Baldwin's Report 799 



Bee Botany 770 



Bee Losing Sting 791 



Bee's Foot 788 



Bee-Tfee at Night 793 



Bees' Nest Island 768 



Cal., Adverse Report 774 



carp in China 799 



Comb Under Hive 793 



Editorials 801 



Entrances, Width ot 767 



Ernest, Kind Words for 789 



Feeder, Brown's 777 



Florida 792 



Good's Report 777 



Hilton, Mrs 798 



Hive, Ideal Reversible 771 



Honey Column 7M 



Kind Words 7f,3 



La\Vh,nit, Sheep-Bees 'i7:! 



Me Nay's Report 778 



My Neighbors 787 



Our Own Apiary 765 



Queen-cells in Incubator... 790 



Queen-cells, Eating 777 



Queen Meeting Drone 77'.! 



Queen in Egg-Shell 792 



Queens, Clipping 773 



Queens, Loss of 766 



Queens, Two in Hive 76i> 



Rabbits, Fradenburg 790 



Rwarni on Limb 6 Days 792 



Tobacco Ooliiran 794 



Wax, to Clean Off 776 



Wax, to Get 775 



Western B. K. Asso'n ...769 



Whatislt! 792 



What to Do 779 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



It is a pleasure to deal with one who is as prompt 

 and reliable as 1 have found you. 

 Southington, Conn. E. J. Whithead. 



The extractor arrived in good condition this 

 morning. We have tried it, and are well pleased 

 with it. Manv thanks for your promptness. 



Pickering, Md., Sept. 16, 1885. G. B. McAhthur. 



REPORT FROM THE NEW .JOHNSTON FORCE-PUMP. 



The pumps work like a charm. They are the best 

 cheap pumps that were ever introduced here. 

 Quincy, Mich., Oct. 30, 188.5. Frank D. Calver. 



I have raised some of the finest queens 1 ever 

 saw, from that select queen 1 got of you. Their 

 bees are the most gentle and finely marked I ever 

 saw. The old queen is doing well yet. 



Cassville, Mo., July 24, 1885. A. N. Twilligear. 



DOES IT PAY TO ADVERTISE IN QLEANINOS? 



Judging from the correspondence that I have 

 already had, I think you had better not insert my 

 ad't again. Many thanks for your extensive adver- 

 tising medium. J. W. Hart. 



Eureka Springs, Ark., Sept. 22, 188.5. 



OUR E.XTRACTORS AT FAIRS. 



I have been very busy, and have been at several 

 fairs. 1 got a silver medal at the New England and 

 first prize at the State Fair on your extractors. 



W. H. Norton. 



North Madison, Me., Sept. 28, 1885. 



The goods ordered of you have arrived and been 

 unpacked. They all came in splendid order, and 

 give general satisfaction. We think that the 

 pumps will be all right, although they arc of a dif- 

 ferent pattern from what we have been selling. 



Portland, Or., Sept. 26, 1885. >1iller Bros. 



our HONEY-TUMBLERS AND LABELS. 



My labels have been received, also the 100 honey- 

 tumblers. I am especially pleased with your mode 

 of packing. The freight charges were very reason- 

 able, only 75 cents for the tumblers. 



Watson Allen. 



Bernardsville, N. J., Sept. 22, 1885. 



OUR COMB FOUNDATION. 



1 received the one pound of foundation in due 

 time. It being my first to handle, 1 was surprised 

 to see the neatness in the work, also the manner in 

 which it was packed. It was all right— not marred 

 in the least. S. Turn er. 



Erie, Kansas, Sept. 17, 18&5. 



The queens shipped to me Aug. 25th arrived yes- 

 terday, and were introduced; but I left in the tin 

 slides until this morning. After finding the bees 

 friendly I withdrew them, and feel sure all will end 

 well. Thank you for promptness and kindness. 

 These keep your customers. I try to keep a small 

 sum with you against which to draw orders; but 

 sometimes lean not do it; but my requests are 

 always honored by you, for which I thank you. 



Mrs. W. w. Wilson. 



San Bernardino, Cal., Sept. 3, 1885. 



LET your LIGHT SHINE. 



I feel, when I read Gleanings, and find so much 

 kindness expressed all through its pages, that I can 

 only e.xclaim, " God hlcss brother Root !" Let your 

 light so shine, that others may see; and seeing, may 

 learn to walk in the ways the Master has pointed 



out. . F. L. S.MITH. 



Chittenango, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1S8.5. 



Here it is again— be careful ! I did not expect you 

 to serve me so. I thought you would send the two 

 Carniolan queens in four or five days, but here 

 they are in 48 hours. The matter needs no explan- 

 ation. Fast trains and prompt attention put us Jicfir 

 each other. J. F. Michael. 



German, Darke Co., O., Oct. 22, 188.5. 



The untested queen purchased of you a few 

 weeks since came to hand all right, and her worker 

 progeny are beautiful three-bauded Italians. Many 

 thanks for the despatch with which the order was 

 filled, as I needed her badly, having at that time 

 only one colony and suitable brood for queen-rear- 

 ing. Nash. 



Monroe, la., Sept. 21, 18&5. 



The Waterbury watch ariived by last mail in 

 good order, and has been running two days, keep- 

 ing good time— giving complete satisfaction. Please 

 accept thanks. I hope to be able to send yon yet 

 other luiiiics of subscribers to your excellent paper, 

 as there aic other bee-keepers in this vicinity who 

 should read Gleanings. J. L. Hoskins. 



N"wburg, Oregon, Oct. 26, 18a5. 



WHAT HE THINKS OF OUR SECTIONS. 



The goods came yesterdav; thanks for prompt- 

 ness. The .'ifctioiis arc lovely. Why. Mr. K., 1 didn't 

 know there weie siifli .^cctiotis as these. You nev- 

 er sent me any thing like them before. If I had 

 only had them for my white honey I 



Templeton, Pa. E. H. McClymonu. 



HOW THE NEW SHOW CASE IS APPRECIATED. 



The show-case has just arrived safely. It is very 

 neat indeed. Your hnvn-mower is also pronounced 

 a perfect success, by all who try it. ] fear 1 may 

 have been very dull in recognizing; what a public 

 benefactor you are, in providing lor us all these 

 conveniences. Mrs. H. Hills. 



Sheboygan Falls, Wis., Sept. 3, 1885. 



PRAISE WHERE IT IS DUE. 



With sincere gratitude I acknowledge the receipt 



of your statement, and -to balance account. 



1 believe that, " such as you measure to otheis shall 

 be measured to you again," etc. I have dealt most- 

 ly with you for sui)plios, and have been satisfied. 

 You dealt faiily with iiic; of course, distance and 

 freight sometimes interfere, then we have to study 

 economy. Flattery is not my intention, only praise 

 where it is due. William Browning. 



Garden Grove, Iowa, Aug. 29, 1885. 



OLE.^NINGS— HOW IT SUITS. 



That Gleanings does dish up to us a " mixture " 

 is one of the strong reasons why I can't do without 

 it. Bro. Itoot, believe me, 1 would eat but one meal 

 of victuals per day until I had saved enough to pay 

 for Gleanings before 1 would do without it. May 

 God bless you for your words. May you gain ah 

 abundant entrance for being faithful over a few 

 things, is the prayer of your brother in Christ. Go 

 on in the good work. 1, with thousands of others, 

 am praying for you. Charles I. Seeley. 



Greenville, Mich. 



kind words, AND NO MISTAKE. 



I have received and read the Gleanings sent me, 

 and, like Mr. Higgins, of Louisiana, it brings me to 

 my feet to say 1 admire J our course in "mixing up" 

 a little good that, will make people better, as well as 

 good bee-keepers. It causes me to send for Glean- 

 ings, and I hope thousands of others to do likewise. 

 My bees are doing well. The only enemy to bees in 

 this part of Texas is the moth. I never saw in print 

 any thing about our best source for fall honey— the 

 live-oak balls. I think it accounts for bees winter- 

 ing so well in Texas. I have 106 hives, mostly Sim- 

 plicity. M. Simpson. 



Gatesville, Coryell Co., Texas, Oct. 26, 1885. 



