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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar 1 



SIsHciAw^S^s 



NATIONAL BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION. 



Object : — Defense of the rights of bee-keepers ; pros- 

 ecution of dishonest commission men and glucose 

 adulterators ; but only members are entitled to 

 protection. 



Officers:— E. R. Root, President, Medina, O.; R. C. 

 Aikin, Vice-president, lyOveland, Col.; Dr. A. B. 

 Mason, Secretary, 3512 Monroe St., Sta. B, Toledo, 

 O.; Eugene Secor, Gen'l Manager, Forest City, la. 



Fees: — Annual membership fee Jl.OO. Remittances 

 may be sent here or to General Manager as above. 



EXTRACTED HONEY. 



We still have on hand several large lots of choice 

 extracted honey in barrels and 60-lb. cans. We want 

 to close this out this month and will make low prices. 

 lyCt us know what grade and quantity you want, and 

 we -v^ill name prices. 



WIRE POULTRY-NETTING. 



We call attention to the very low prices on Climax 

 netting named in this department a month ago. We 

 are prepared to supply it promptly, either from here, 

 Chicago, or Georgetown, Ct. Send for catalog of net- 

 ting and fencing if interested. 



BEESWAX WANTED. 



Until further notice we will pay 28 cts. cash, 30 cts. 

 in trade, for average wax delivered here. It takes a 

 large quantity to keep us supplied at this season of 

 the year. Shipments have been coming in freely, but 

 we can use all that ma^ be received. Be sure to mark 

 your shipment so that it can be identified on arrival 

 here. 



CHOICE SECOND-HAND 60-I.B. HONEY-CANS. 



A month ago we called attention to a choice lot of 

 second-hand honey-cans now stored in Buffalo, N. Y., 

 and which we offered for sale at these prices : 10 cases 

 of two cans each, 50 cts. per case; 50 cases at 45 cts.; 

 100 cases or more at 42 cts. It is desirable to move the 

 rest of this lot as soon as possible; and if you wish to 

 take advantage of this offer, let us hear from you at 

 once. We have received a 100-box lot here, and find 

 them excellent value for the money — practically as 

 good as new. 



BUSINESS AT THIS DATE. 



As we go to press we are shipping from four to six 

 carloads of bee-supplies a week, but are still about 

 twelve cars behind. There is a favorable outlook in 

 many localities, which promises much better honey 

 crops than previous recent years. The prospects in 

 Southern California are especially promising ; but 

 there are scarcely a fourth of the bees left there com- 

 pared with three years ago. Texas is also expecting 

 a larger yield, judging from the quantity of supplies 

 being sold there. Colorado is also booming as usual. 

 By getting some outside help in printing this issue 

 we are enabled to rush out our catalogs more prompt- 

 ly, and we expect soon to cover our list of names with 

 a new catalog. 



DRONE-SIZE COMB-FOUNDATION. 



Having a demand in England for medium brood 

 foundation, drone size, for extracting combs, we have 

 completed attachments for our foundation-mill cut- 

 ting-machine so we are now prepared to supply 

 comb-foundation mills, drone size, in rolls 2^ inches 

 in diameter, at 20 per cent advance on regular worker 

 size, viz., 830 00 for 6-inch; 836 00 for 10-inch; 842.00 for 

 12-inch, or 850 00 for 14-inch. We are also prepared to 

 furnish drone foundation in medium-brood weight 

 and thin super weight at 5 cts. per pound advance 

 over price of regular worker size. There may be 

 some who wish to experiment with drone foundation, 

 and if there proves to be sufficient demand we may 

 arrange to stock it at various distributing points at 

 regular prices. For the present it can be obtained 

 from here onlv. 



FIRE SALE 



OF BEE BOOKS! 



On Januarj- 1st there was a severe fire in our build- 

 ing, burning out entirely four floors above us. The 

 water that was thrown on the fire came down through 

 our floor damaging our stock of books, printing-office, 

 etc. Some of the books were wet slightly, but enough 

 so that they could hardly be sent out as perfect. 

 These are the ones that we wish to offer. The read- 

 ing pages of all are perfect, only the covers being a 

 little soiled. Here they are, with prices, postpaid : 



Prof. Cook's "Bee-keeper's Guide," only 6oc. 

 Doolittle's Scientific Queen-rearing, only 50c. 

 Newman's " Bees and Honey," only 40c. 



They are all cloth bound, and latest editions. If you 

 want a year's subscription to the old Weekly Amer=- 

 ■can Bee Journal, with any of the above books, add 

 75 cts. to your order This is a SPECIAL OFFER, 

 and will last only so long as the slightly damaged 

 books last. Better order AT ONCE if you want a 

 bargain. Remember we are 



Headquarters for 



Bee=keepers' Supplies ! ! 



Catalog and sample copy of the AMERICAN BEE 

 JOURNAI^, FREE. Ask for them. Address 



George W. York & Co., 



144-146 Erie 5t., Chicago, 111. 



WE WANT 



to sell you bee-supplies. Our line is 

 all new and complete. Send for our 

 illustrated catalog. It will convince 

 you that our Dovetailed hive is the 

 best on the market. Our prices are 

 right and our service is prompt. 



Fred W. Muth & Co., 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



S-W. Cor. Front 

 and Walnut Sts. 



Dittmer's Foundation !!! 



RetaiU— Whole8ale°°=Jobbing. 



I use a Process that produces every es- 

 sential necessary to make it the best 

 and MOST desirable in all respects. My 

 process and automatic machines are 

 my own inventions, which enable me to 

 sell foundation, and WORK WAX 

 INTO FOUNDATION FOR CASH, at 

 prices that are the lowest. Catalog giving 



FULL LINE OF SUPPLIES 



with prices and samples, free on applica- 

 tion. BEESWAX WANTED. 



QUS. DITTHER, AUGUSTA. WIS. 



