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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 15 



REARING QUEENS IN SECTION BOXES. 



Several pages are occupied in this issue in describing 

 some very ingenious arrangements for rearing queens, 

 not only in little hives, but even in a section box. Now, 

 vsfhile I succeeded, years ago, in getting queens fertil- 

 ized with only the brood contained in a single section 

 box. I decided the matter was too difficult, and requir- 

 ed too much constant supervision to make it practical. 

 Very likely our friend " Swarihmore," with trained 

 assistants under his supervision, could have queens 

 fertilized by the hundreds, by his arrangement ; but 

 in reading it over I was strongly impressed with its 

 being something familiar ; and all at once the new 

 book, " Egg Farm," came to my mind. Now, this lat- 

 ter book IS wonderfully ingenious, and the story is 

 exceedinglv interesting'; but careful investigation 

 shows that no one has ever made it a practical success 

 — not even the inventor himself. " Too much ma- 

 chinery " is the trouble. Quite a few of us have had 

 more or less experience with inventions requiring too 

 much complication. The cell-cups are, without ques- 

 tion, all right. Our friend W H. Pridgen has, along a 

 similar line, been making quite a practical success, 

 and I sincerely hope " Swarthmore " may do as well. 

 I am sure he will accept this as a kindly caution (in re- 

 gard to rearing queens in section boxes) from his old 

 friend who has been '' through the mill " pretty well. 



«jri.v<if< BUSINESS^MANAGER |^ 



SECOND-HAND CANS. 



We have a few over 100 boxes of second-hand cans, 

 2 in a case, in fair condition, which we will sell, while 

 thev last, at half price, S3 75 for 10 boxes, or 50 boxes 

 at .35 cts. a box. Some of these cans are oxydized in- 

 side, and all need cleaning before using. They are 

 whole and sound, and we believe will hold honey. 



BEESWAX LOWER. 



Beeswax is being offered much more freely, and 

 market price is declining We reduce the price we 

 pay, till further notice, to 26 cents cash, 28 cents trade, 

 for average wax delivered here. We have more than 

 enough on hand to supply our trade for this season, 

 but will take it in at above figure for the present to 

 store for next season. 



J-LB. HONEY-CANS. 



The American Can Co., commonly known as the 

 Can Tru,'t, having absorbed, practically, all the fac- 

 tories making cans, have raised the price so that, if 

 we had to buy of them at their present prices, we 

 could not sell at the price listed in our catalog, at a 

 profit. We are fortunate in having a carload on hand, 

 bought before the rise in price. We have another 

 carload contracted, to arrive this month or next, so 

 we are in shape to fill orders from Medina for 60-lb. 

 cans at the prices listed in our catalog till further no- 

 tice. 



MASON JARS. 



Our carload of Mason jars, ordered last February, 

 and promised for delivery in April, is just shipped as 

 we go to press, and, we trust, will be here in good 

 time to fill all orders booked before July 1. The price 

 of jars in the market is advancing, and the outlook 

 for an abundant fruit crop will tend to boost prices of 

 jars still higher. We can not guarantee prices last 

 announced, for any length of time, and will doubtless 

 mark them up a little July first. If in need of jars, 

 send on your orders. We have two or three gross left 

 of quart jars, green glass, with aluminum caps, at 55 

 cts. per doz.; 6 doz , S3 15 : 12 drz, $6.2.5. The jars in 

 the car coming have porcelain-lined zinc caps, and 

 the prices are : 



GREEN GLASS. 



1 qt., 1 doz., 58c; 6 doz., $3 30; 12 doz., S6.50. 



2 qt., 1 doz., 80c; 6 doz., ?4 60; 12 doz., 89.00. 



FLINT GLASS. 



1 pint. 1 doz.. 60c; 6 doz., S3.45; 12 doz.. «6.75. 



1 qt., 1 doz., 65c; 6 doz., $3.75; 12 doz., S7.25. 



2 qt.. 1 doz., 90c; 6 doz., 85.20; 12 doz., 810.00. 



All put up, one dozen in partitioned cases, and well 

 made. 



Every Year's Use 



adds to the popularity of Page Fences. This 

 season's sales surpass all previous records. 

 Box S. Page W. W. Pence Co., Adrian, Mich. 



Pfifi POnn t The kind that tones and keeps up the hen 

 CUU ruwu . so that she simply must la.v. LEY'S POUL- 

 TRY CONDITION POWDER puts good red blood into poul- 

 try veins; kills all disease germs; tones and nourishes fowls 

 — big and little get all there is in the food when fed in con- 

 junction with it. Price '25c pkg.; 5 for %\. Ley's Thorough- 

 bred Minorca eggs, $1 for 13. Thoroughbred Belgian Hares. 



W. H. Pridgen, 



of Creek, Warren Co., N. C, whose money-order oflSce 

 is Warrenton, N. C, is now prepared to fill orders 

 promptly with the Hutchinson "Superior stock," or 

 golden untested queens at 75 cts. each, or queen-cups 

 at 82.00 per pound, postpaid. 



pOR SALE. — Nuclei, in chaff - hive frames ; three 



• frames with queen, 81.75. Good Italians. 



H. L. FISHER, New Paris, Ind. R. D. No. 2. 



pOR SALE. — 100 brood-combs in Hoffman frames, 



• L. size, 12c each. E. R. Gibbs, Norwalk, O. 



Wants and Exchange. 



fVANTED.— To exchange 100 extracting combs— L- 

 ' ' size, for rifle or offers. 



F. W. Humphrey, Oronoque, Ct. 



YVANTED.— To exchange 50M polished sections (No. 

 '' 1, nice) for beeswax, at a bargain. 



W. H. Norton, Skowhegan, Me. 



WANTED.— Seed buckwheat— silverhull or Japan- 

 "" ese. I have bee hives and supplies of all kinds 

 at a bargain. Some are slightly shopworn, but all in 

 serviceable condiiion. Cascade Bee-hive Co , 



W. H. Putnam, Agent. River Falls, Wisconsin. 



Y^ ANTED. —To exchange a pair of field and marine 

 '' glasses (cost 840) or Dobson banjo (cost 836) for 

 Italian bees on Hoffman wired frames. State condi- 

 tion and number cf colonies offered. 



Diamond, 109 West 42d St., New York City. 



WANTED. — To exchange first-class bee-keeping sup- 

 plies for 2000 lbs. beeswax. Will allow 32c for 

 nice wax. W. H. Norton, Skowhegan, Me. 



Yl^ANTED. — To exchange Japanese buckwheat at 

 '' 80c per bu. — sacks. 1.5c extra— for bees in ship- 

 ping-boxes, if not too far away. 



Albert L. Martin, Leonardsburg, Del. Co., O. 



WANTED. —To exchange a 8.50 Columbia bicycle 

 '" that has not been ridden 100 miles; never been 

 rained on; out of the factory only about one year. 

 I will sell it or exchange for clover honey, or two- 

 frame Cowan extractor and new Dovetailed hives, to 

 the value of 835. A. H. Kanagv, Milroy, Pa. 



VVANTED. — A voung man or married man, to work 

 ' ' with 50 to 100 colonies of bees, and work on fruit- 

 farm the rest of his time. Good position to right 

 man. Want one that likes to work with bees; don't 

 care if he doesn't know so much about them, as I 

 have my own method. Good house and plenty of 

 fruit free to married man. 



J. A. Taylor, Wynnewood, Ind. Ter. 



Black and Hybrid Queens for 5ale. 



Hybrid and Italian queens, from requeening an 

 apiary, 25c each. O. H. Hyatt, Shenandoah, la. 



