1889 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



425 



FRIEND JONES'S IGNOTUM TOMATO SEEDS, AND 

 HIS MISHAP. 



1 received those tomato seeds (Ignotum), planted 

 them in a large pan, and about 20 came up and were 

 growing nicely. I set the pan in the sun on the 

 banister of the porch; after a while, along came a 

 Brown Leghorn hen and concluded to make an ex- 

 amination, and the result was she upset the pan 

 and left me floundering with blasted hopes. Now, 

 you see I am like the calculating milkmaid — visions 

 of delicious tomatoes sliced in vinegar made my 

 mouth water; but now mirab He dictu! I am un- 

 done. Rev. L. S. Jones. 



Sonora, O., April 15th, 1889. 



[Friend J., here is another paper; and as the Igno- 

 tum ripens quite early— at least a part of them— I 

 think you may have some tomatoes sliced in vine- 

 gar after all, and from your own vines.] 



ADVERTISING IN GLEANINGS. 



My bees wintered well; I lost 3 colonies out of 75; 

 some, however, were not very strong; and as 1 

 work chiefly for comb honey I concluded to unite 

 until I had disposed of my mismated queens (as I 

 wish to have none but purely mated). Thinking it 

 more prudent to sell cheap than to kill them, I had 

 an advertisement inserted in Apr. 1st Gleanings. 

 To my surprise, orders came in so rapidly that I 

 could not half All them all. I knew not what to do 

 but to refund the money. I feel sorry about it, 

 knowing that many of the friends were anxiously 

 awaiting their queen, when, lo! their letter comes 

 in her place. If any who ordered a queen of me 

 did not receive her or the money in her stead, they 

 will please let me know, and I will correct all mis- 

 takes. Some had written their address so poorly 

 that I am not sure that I addressed them correctly 

 each time. I make it a rule to fill an order fork 

 queen as soon as I receive it, but as I live a dis- 

 tance from the postofhce 1 do not get my mail 

 daily; so those who must have a queen "at once" 

 had better not order of me. L. A. Ressler. 



Nappanee, Ind. 



THE SIMPLICITY NOT SIMPLE AFTER ALL. 



We have built the largest tunnels on the Cincin- 

 nati Southern Railway; have run sawmill after 

 sawmill, cleaned clocks, watches, etc., too numerous 

 too mention, and were always successful; and now 

 in old age we must admit that a Simplicity bee-hive 

 is too much for us; therefore find inclosed $3.00, 

 for which send me a No. 5 two-story Simp, hive com- 

 plete, put up, ready for use, to use as a pattern to 

 enable us to use the stuff on hand. I also in- 

 close 70 cts. for two iron gauge-frames, for hive- 

 making. Please send an rxact copy of those you 

 shipped us. ready for the bees, inside and out. We 

 are greenhorns in the business, therefore please 

 excuse our apparent ignorance. We can't help it. 

 God made us just that way. 



Robbins, Tenn. Mrs. E. B. Robbins. 



LWhy, my good friend, do women build tunnels 

 and sawmills, and clean clocks and watches, down 

 your way? or do you mean that you and your good 

 husband are 60 emphatically one that whatsoever 

 work he is engaged in you know all about? That is 

 just the sort of union that I believe in. I think, 

 however, you will smile when you see a Simplicity 

 hive made up, and see how extremely simple it is.] 



OUR GARDEN-SEEDS, ETC. 



The seeds came duly to hand, but what packets! 

 eight or ten times as much as we get in the store. 

 I never knew seeds to come so quickly. The beets 



were up in nine days. I got some of 's seeds. 



A packet of early cabbage proved to be four or five 

 different sorts. All came up badly, some not at all. 

 I am sorry to say that the birds took all my white 

 lettuce, my first sowing of Grand Rapids lettuce, 

 all my Ignotum tomatoes but three, and several 

 plantings of beets. They came on to the window- 

 sill to get them. They take every thing as fast as 

 it comes up. 



The particulars of your journey to California 

 were very interesting. I worked on the bridges, 

 etc., along those rock cuts on the Rio Grande. I 

 wish I had kuown, when you were going through 

 San Antonio. I should have been pleased to meet 

 you. Geo. E. Hailes. 



Lytle, Texas, April 4, 1889. 



[Several have made mention of the large amount 

 of seeds we give for 5 cents. We try to put then? 



up in the way the shoemaker charged for mending 

 my boot. We charge about what we should i.ke to 

 have other folks charge us. We are pretty sure 

 that our seeds will all grow, because we are con- 

 stantly planting them— yes, a great many of them, 

 every month in the year, and we think they are 

 pretty true to name.] 



NONSWARMERS. 



I have a nice lot of these fine queens now for *1.00 

 each. Safe arrival guaranteed; also satisfaction 

 given in size and color. With me the old queen and 

 her progeny positively refuse to swarm under the 

 most favorable circumstances. 



R. B. U I I.I.I \ Ms, 

 lOd Winchester, Franklin Co., Tenn. 



Cg"ln rosiiondint; to this advertisement mention Gi.kaninijs. 



I AH A LBS* OF ITALIAN HI is FOR 

 UUU SAIj K \T 7'. CENTS Pl.lt I.K. 



www Three-frame nuclei, with tested Italian 

 queen, $3.00 each. Tested Italian queens, $1 each. 

 Untested, 75 cts. each or three for $3. 

 lOtfdb I. R. GOOD. Nappanee, Ind. 



LOOK HERE! 



STRONG THREE-FRAME NUCLEI, 



WITH QUEEN FROM IMPORTED 



ITALIAN MOTHER, FOR $2.50. 



Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 



Address G. W. GILLETT, Wellington, Ohio, 

 10-ll-12d or M. W. SHEPHERD, Rochester, Ohio. 

 EF"In responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings 



Gift! Gift! Gift! 



To every purchaser of one tested yellow Italian 

 queen, in June and after, for $1 50, I will give one 

 L. frame nucleus, 50 cts.. for each added frame of 

 brood and bees. Tested queens, $1.25; untested, 

 $1.03. Send for price list. 



MRS. OLIVER COIjU t 



Sherburne, Chen. Co., W. Y . 

 Chenango "Valley Apiary. lOtfdh 



.BTIn responding to tin . .n!v,T, i count mention Ulkanings. 



I FARM Tfl WRITE your own name well 



LLHnll I U II nil L by sending 20 cts. to F. A. 

 Wootton, Penman, Skilesville, Ky., for 13 beautiful 

 cards with your name finely written in different 

 combinations. Various styles of cards, alphabets, 

 etc., fresh from the pen. Best references. 10-lld 



100 COLONIES OF 



ITALIAN£HYBRID BEES FOR SALE 



All 8trougand healiln ; .ilsn Japanese buckwheat. 

 Write for our low prices. 



A. J.& E. HATFIELD, South Bend, Ind. 

 THE ABC OP 



CARP CULTURE 



A COMPLETE TREATISE 



Upon the Food Carp and its Culture. 



INCLUDING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND FULLEST 



INSTRUCTIONS FOE THE CONSTRUCTION OF PONDS, 



AND EVERY THING PERTAINING TO THE 



BUSINESS OF RAISING CARP FOR FOOD. 



Illustrated by Many Fine Engravings. 



By A. I. Root and George Finley. 



3E»0E|.IC?U5 33 Cts.) toy Mail, -40 Cts, 



A. 1. ROOT, Medina, O, 



