728 



GLEANINGS IN liEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 



KIND WOPS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



The scales and other goods came to hand all O. K. 

 The scales are very nice, and are cheaper than we 

 could g-et them here by having a merchant to buy 

 them at wholesale. Miller Bros. 



Bluffton, Mo., Aug. 1,1889. 



1 received the bees in very good order and shape. 

 The evening I received the bees, I put them in a 

 hive, and next day the Ohio emigrants were work- 

 ing splendidly. Many thanks. 



.1. M. G. Kallish. 



East Portland, Oregon, July 27, 1889. 



THE BUCKEYE S.YSn-LOCK. 



The goods ordered from vou came to hand in good 

 shape. The buckwheat (Japanese) is up and doing 

 well. I expect an immense crop. T never saw 

 buckwheat stand nicer. The Buckeye sash-locks 

 are nice. My mother says they are just the nicest 

 things to fasten up windows. I wonder how you 

 can sell them so cheap. FI. D. Friend. 



Douglas, O., Aug. 10, 1889. 



ONLY 20 BEES DEAD OUT OF A POUND, IN GOING 

 CLEAR TO TEXAS. 



The bees and queen came through safe and 

 sound, not over 30 dead bees in the case. 1 could 

 not find the queen at first, or I would have answer- 

 ed sooner. We have found her now. She is all 

 right. J. B. Fulton. 



Dripping Springs, Tex., Aug. 10, 1889. 



2000 EGGS A DAY, IN ONLY 4 DAYS AFTER GOING 

 THROUGH THE MAILS. 



The tested queen I received from you was success- 

 fully introduced the 19th, and on the 23d I found 

 her depositing eggs at the rate of 2000 per day. I 

 also wish to say the queen you sent me is a very 

 handsome as well as a very large one for a young 

 one. Please accept thanks for prompt shipment. 



Reinersville, O., Aug. 24, 1889. J. E. Peck. 



THE WHITMAN PUMP A TERROR. 



The Whitman pump arrived in good condition. 

 Thanks for your promptness. The pump is a jewel, 

 but I don't know but I shall regret the day 1 got it, 

 for in the hands of my little boy it is a terror. The 

 cat, dog, chickeus, his sister, and even papa, have 

 to feel the force of that Whitman pump. 



Dehesa, Cal., Aug. 23, 1889. A. W. Osburn. 



DOUBLE QUICK. 



1 received my goods yesterday at noon. I think 

 it was the quickest time on record. I wrote my 

 letter and dropped it in the postoftice on the 

 evening- of the 30th, but it did not go out till the 

 next morning. Your card states you received it 

 the 22d, and I received the goods the 23d at noon. 

 Who can beat it? Jos. C. Deem. 



Knightstown, Ind , Aug. 24, 1889. 



CHEESE AND HONEY. 



The goods came to hand all right; and to say that 

 1 am pleased, would not near express my feelings. 

 The goods all through are the nicest I ever saw. I 

 have had but little time this year to devote to bees, 

 as my work has been of such a nature that I could 

 not give them any time except at night, as I have 

 had cnartre of acheese-factory, and we have manu- 

 factured from 500 to 600 lbs. per day: and, as you 

 state in your last journal, mv time was my employ- 

 er's until night; however, 1 have increased from 24, 

 sprintr count, to 70, and have secured all of 2000 lbs. 

 of comb honey; so you see my bees were busy as 

 well as I. M. D. Johnson. 



Webster, la., Aug. 15, 1889. 



HOW TO TELL WHEN A WATERMELON IS RIPE, 

 ETC. 



1 raised nearly $50 00 worth of sweet-potato plants 

 this year. 1 got every thine I knew about raising 

 them, from Gleanings. Market-gardening is not 

 quite so glorious as with you. Our city has 

 3500 people, and only two or three market-garden- 

 ers; but the foreign farmers bring their produce, 

 cabbages, etc., to the stores, and raise havoc with 

 prices. Peas are only60to80 ots. per bushel for 

 American Wonder, and big lima, like Stratagems, at 



that. I wish you would start people to writing 

 about how to tell a ripe watermelon by sight. My 

 hearing has broken down, and how can I tell when 

 my Green & Gold'6, White Gems, etc., are ripe? I 

 wish Mr. Terry or Mr. Henderson could be heard on 

 this point, as much loss comes from picking green 

 melons. M. S. Benedict. 



Crete, Neb., July 5, 1889. 



THAT SINGER SEWING-MACHINE. 



I have received and tried the No. 4 Singer ma- 

 chine. It is not only a beauty, but does good work. 

 We consider it a bargain. I must compliment you 

 on being able to offer such a machine at so small a 

 price. It gives entire satisfaction. I have 110 

 stands of bees. They have done very well. 



Civer, 111., Aug. 27, 1889. James F. Newton. 



S5.00 Secures a Home in the 

 "Sunny South." 



There has been placed in my hands for sale, 100 

 lots in a newly laid-out "city," in one of the most 

 beautiful and healthful portions of Nature's great 

 sanitarium — Western North Carolina, at prices 

 ranging from $5.00 to $25.00 each, according to size 

 and location. Title perfect ; warranty deed given. 

 Near the junction of two-trunk line railroads, one 

 completed, the other nearly so; climate unsurpass- 

 ed, winters mild, summers pleasant; fine water, 

 beautiful mountain scenery, good soil; gold and 

 other minerals in vicinity; building: material 

 abundant and cheap. Lots selling rapidly. Several 

 farms for sale. For particulars address 



C. F. PARKEK, Mentone, Ala. 



K^*In responding to this advertisement mention Glkanings. 



ANEW BOOK ON BEES, and BABANT'S FOUNBATION. 

 See advertisement in another column. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our 

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

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

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

 can have the notice as many lines as you please; but all over 

 live lines will cost you according to our regular rates. This 

 department is intended only for bona-fide exchanges. Ex- 

 changes for cash or for price lists, or notices offering articles 

 for sale can not be inserted under this bead. For such our reg- 

 ular rates of 20 cts. a line will be charged, and they will be put 

 with the regular advertisements. 



WANTED.— To exchange, country-store building 

 and one-half acre in Barry Co., or 80 acres 

 fine land in Emmett Co., Mich , for shihII place in 

 good locality for honey and fruit. Would take 

 some farm stock, or bees in part. J. L. Cole, 

 lsd Boyne City, Charlevoix, Mich. 



WANTED.— To exchange Partridge Cochins for 

 Apiarian supplies. F. Weatherill, 

 isd Jonesvi l le, N. Y. 



WANTED.— To exchange honey for beeswax. We 

 will take beeswax in exchange For honey in any 

 quantity. Will give three pounds for one. Write for 

 particulars. (Has. Daijant & Son, 



LStl'db Hamilton, Hancock Co , 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange 3 L. frame nucleus, with 

 yellow Italian queen, in one-story Simplicity 

 hives, worth $2.00, for white paint, or offers. 

 Mrs. OliverCole, Sherburne, Chenango Co., N. Y. 



WANTED.— To sell or exchange, Italian bees and 

 queens, and supplies. Address 



Otto Kleinow, 

 4tfdb No. 150 Military Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



BUBACH, Jessie, Warfleld, Hoffman's Seedling, 

 May King, and Crescent strawberry - plants, 

 cheap, in exchange for comb or extracted honey, 

 sections, or beeswax. Plants true to name. 

 Write to E.T.Flanagan, Belleville, 



Box 995. St. Clair Co., 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange extracted honey for a 

 Barnes improved saw, sections, foundation, 

 family Bible, or Webster's Dictionary. 

 17d Wm. Pearson, Oswalt, Iowa. 



