1885 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



843 



COMB FOUNDATION. 



We have just purchased a large lot of fine bees- 

 wax at a bargain, which will enable us to sell fdn. 

 very cheap for cash. 



^NOW IS YOUR TIME TO PURGHAS£.b«- 



Our fdn. will all be manufactured on the celebrat- 

 ed Given press. Write for special rates to dealers 

 and large consumers, stating how much you want, 

 and what kind, whether thicls or thin. We send 

 sample of foundation free. Our Price List of 



APIARIAN ^ SUPPLIES 



for 1886 sent on application. Estimates given on 

 almost all kinds of hives and frames. Adilress 



^iltfdb HIGGINSVILLE, LAFAYETTE CO., MO. 



DAD.\^T'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, Whole- 

 sale and retail. See advertisement in another 

 column. 3l)tfd 



JleNEY CeMMN. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 Cincinnati.— 7/o)tej/.— Honey market dull; no 

 change in prices. Chas. F. Muth, 



S. E. Cor. Freeman and Central Avenues, 

 Dec. 11, 1885. Cincinnati, O. 



Boston.— Honey.— Best 1-pound sections, U@16; 

 best 2-pound sections, 12(3114. Slow sale. No de- 

 mand for extracted. Blake & Ripley, 



Dec. 12, 188."). 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. 



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

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

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



CHtCAGO.—Wo?iej/.— The demand is quite good for 

 the best grades of honey, when in nice shape; IK c. 

 is about the market for lib. sections; 14(5)1.5 c. for 

 IVs to 2 lb. sections. Extracted honey in fair de- 

 mand, 6ra!8 c. Beciwaz, 20(§26. R. A. Burnett, 



Dec. 10, 1885. 161 S. Water St., Chicago, III. 



Cleveland.— Wonpy.— There is a little better feel- 

 ing, and best white 1-pound sections sell at 15 cts.; 

 2 pounds, rather slow at i:i<g>U; second quality, and 

 ol<l, are very cl,j 11 at 111 n 12. E.vtracted. 7@8. 



Bec^icar, scarce at :.'2'j25. A. C. Kendel. 



Dec. 11, 1885. 1 15 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. 



Milw.\t:kee.— Honey.— The demand Tor choice 

 white-clover section honey is very fair, and the 

 supply not large. Dark honey is neglected and 

 slow; can encourage shipments of white-clover, 

 comb, in lib. sections. Can quote white lib. sec- 

 tions, 15rt71ttc; dark colored, 12'/2(§ 14c; extracted in 

 bbls. and kegs, T(28c. Beeswax, 25(a 28c, choice yellow. 



Dec. 12, 18S.5. A. V. Bishop, 



142 W. Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



WANTED.— To exchange circular saw machine 

 for hive-making, machine for making dove- 

 tailed sections, light saw-mandrels, or bee-supplies, 

 for e.vtracted honey. Clover and basswood pre- 

 ferred. 24d D. S. Hall, South Cabot, Vt. 



WANTED.— To exchange one-half bushel of ex- 

 tra fine white-clover seed for alsike-clover 

 seed. 19tfdb M. A. Gill, Viola, Richl'd Co., Wis. 



WANTED.— To exchange 40 acres of good ham- 

 mock land on Manatee Hiver, Florida, suita- 

 ble for all tropical fruits, sugar -june, vegetables, 

 etc., for Italian bees; good bee country, no apiary 

 within miles. Address F. SfniNDEL, 

 23-24d Fort Ogden, Man. Co., Fla. 



FOR SALE. 



WANTED.— To exchange supplies at low rates, 

 for Partridge Cochin fowls. 

 24d W. K. Lewis, Dry Ridge, Ky. 



WANTED.— To exchange or sell. Friends, 1 

 have 15 pairs of the celebiated Bonney's 

 stock of Brown Leghorns that I will sell at -«:?.on per 

 pair, or will exchange for good beeswax at 25 cts. 

 per pound. Circulars free. Hi f , A. I. Boot. 

 24ttdb A. H. Duff, Creightou, Guern. Co., O. 



WANTED.— To exchange. Scoffs Commentary 

 on the Holy Bible. 6 vols., quarto, bound in 

 sheep, in good order, weight I'.l pounds. As I have 

 other commentaries, I will exchange this for some- 

 thing else useful. Address A. H. Van Dohen, 

 24tfdb Liberty, Bedford Co., Virginia. 



WANTED.— To exchange golden-willow cuttings 

 for Italian queens. 1 will book orders now, 

 and seud the willows as early as will do next si)iiiig: 

 (lueens wanted in May and .lune, issii. 2 <lo7.en cut- 

 tings for a warranted, and 4 dozen for a tested ; also 

 one weeping-willow cut with each dozen. Will 

 send by mail. S. C. Frederick, 



24, 5db Coal Vale, Craw. Co., Kan. 



One second-hand fdn. mill that Mill roll sheets U 

 inches wide. The mill is at present in New Ham- 

 burg, Ont., Can. The original price on it was $40.00, 

 but we will now sell it at hulf i>rice. or ?20.0J. 



A. I. ICOOT, ITIediiia, O. 



UlAMTrn AT ONCE, WITH MODESATE WAOES. WORK 

 If nil I U>J for IsK'i. Thoroughly versed in the 

 bee-business. Beferenees furnished. 

 21d Kkank CiUL. litm Kiver St., Desmoines, la. 



HAVING MOVED TO NEWJHK,li7j, 



.Mv friends will please fake notice, while reading 

 mv advertisement, of the change of address. 



F. HVL.IKI!:, MCU.IUK, N. J. 



DADAHT'S FOUNDATION FACTOK?, WHOLESAIS and RETAIL. 

 See advertisement in another column. 3btfd 



P)R SALE— or will exchange for choice extract- 

 ed honey, very fine Wyandotte cocks or cockerels 

 (Houdlette's strain, Wellesley, Mass.), and my .strain 

 Houdans, erowers or layers. It would be difficult 

 to buy better birds, I think. J. EVANS, 



23-24 Schaghticoke, Renns. Co., N. Y. 



x)iTL.xYV3.rt.XJ[^ ■ one-piece sections, 



414x414, for sale in lots of 1000 or more at $4.00 per 



M. (This ad. will appear but once.) Address 24d 



J. B. McCowiCK, Frecfericksburg, Wayne Co., 0. 



Recent Additions to the Counter Store. 



THKEK-CKNT COUNTER. 



PostaKi'. 1 Wr. of 10, of 100 



6 I HAMMER, lEON HANDLE I 25] 2 00 



A haiuinrr tliat will ito a K'l'at deal ot service. 



1 I VIEWS FOE STEEEOSCOPES | 25 | 2 25 



Both Aniciiiaii .uiil Fuiiiirn. At this very low price we can 



not niaki' s.Iccticiii-. .-iltlii.unh when more tn.an one is ordered 



we send no two alikf. 



FIVE - < ENT COUNTER. 



1 I GAEDEN SEEDS, per paper I 40 | 3 00 



A list with the nam. > ..r i h.- ,litr. rint varieties will be sent 



on application. Eacli pap. r ol si iilv is stamped 1886, and at 

 the close of the sc.i-..ii .mr mi ils arc all burned up, so that we 

 commence each viar with abs.)lutcly new seeds. 



•I EN-<'ENT < OUNTER. 



3 1 FILE, HALF HOUND. E-INCH I 80 17 00 



FIFTEEN - CENT COUNTER. 



2 I SAWS, FEET OE SOEOLL, 12-INCH BLADE . . jl 25 | 11 50 



These arc the sanit- make of the star hack-saws that cut iron 

 with such wimderful facility. See the dollar counter. 



3 1 FILE, EOTOD, lOINCH | 1 45 | 12 50 



TWENTV-FIVE CENT COUNTER. 



I AX-HELVES I 2 45 I 23 .50 



Best s.-cond t;r..\vth hickory. Nicely finished. 



THIKTY-FIVE CENT COUNTER. 



10 I FILE, EOUND, 12-INOH j 3 00 | 25 00 



ONE-DOLUAR COUNTER. 



10 I CLOCK. LEVEE MOVEMENT 18 5018000 



Avery nice time keeper, named " Whistler." Each clock is 

 carefully tested and reK'ulated by ourselves. 



\, I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



