1889 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



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Contents of this Number 



Albinos 774 



Answers to Questions 785 



Australia Letter 773 



Beans, Dwarl L'ma 793 



Kees in South Afi ioa 771 



Bees in a Pie-store 781 



Bees Drowning 768 



Bees, Types ot 771 



Binders 788 



Black Grampus 777 



Bloat ..773,783 



California Fires 779 



( larniolans Good 782 



Castor Bean 778 



Chapman Plant 773 



Combs Breaking Down. .778 



Commission Men (Q. B.) 783 



Editorial 784 



Entrances, Small 780 



Extracting, Cost of 785 



Extractors, France's 775 



Fertilization above Zinc — 782 



Florida Reptiles 777 



Frames, Closed-end 772 



France's Extractor 776 



Gaura Coceinea 778 



Gearing, Upright 775 



Heads of Grain 778 



Honey-boards 781 



Honey, To Ship 779 



Honey, Artificial. 



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Ivy 



.Machinery of Universe 



Mating of Bees Witnessed. . 



Milkweed 



Notes and Queries 



( >iit apiaries 



Package, Honey, Cost of.... 

 Pharmacy, Remington's — 

 Queen-cell on Drone Comb. 



Queens, Fattening 



lied Clover 



Reports Discouraging 



Reports Encouraging 



Bobbing, To Prevent 



liubher v. Tin for Roofs. . . . 



Ruts, Old 



Sections, One-piece 



Sensitive Plant 



Skunks 



Snake that Breaks in Two. 

 Slmgs and Rheumatism . . 

 Strawberries, Everbearing 



Wax, Miners 



Weight of Dovetailed Hive.' 



Wine from Honey ' 



Wisconsin Trip ' 



Zinc, Perforated ' 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The American International Bee-keepers' Association will 

 meet in the Court-house, Brantford, Canada, Dec. 4, 5, 6, 1889. 

 All bee-keepers are invited to attend. State and district bee- 

 keepers' societies are invited to appoint delegates to .the con- 

 vention. Full particulars of the meeting will be given in due 

 time. Any one desirous of becoming a member, and receiving 

 the last annual report, bound, may do so by forwarding $100 to 

 the secretary. R. F. Hoi 



Brantford, Ont., Can. 



R. F. Holtermann, Sec'y. 



The Northwestern Bee keepers' Society will hold its annual 

 convention at the Commercial Hotel, corner of Lake and Dear- 

 born Sts., Chicago, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12, at 9 

 a.m. Arrangements have been made with the hotel for back 

 room, one bed, two persons, $1.75 per day, each ; front room, $2 

 per day, each person. This date occurs during the exposition, 

 when excursion rates on the railroads will be one fare for the 

 round trip, good from Oct. 10 to 14, inclusive. There has been 

 a fair crop of honey in the West, and an old-time crowd may 

 be expected at this revival of the Northwestern from its '• hi- 

 bernation." w. Z. Hutchinson, Sec'y. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



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. Chas. Dadant & Son, 



18tfi)b Hamilton, Hancock Co ., 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange good Italian bees for a 

 good loot-power saw. W. S. Bisel, 



19d Atchinson, Kansas. 



WANTED.— To exchange for honey, a Given fdn. 

 press, with L. size die-book, and wax - boilers 

 and dipping-boards for same. H. D. Bukrell. 



Box 386, Bangor, Van Buren Co., Mich. 



ANTED.— To exchange 2 canary-bird singers for 

 any thing we can use in our home. 

 Helena and Charley Snyder, Orion, Wis. 



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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 10,000 Cuthbert raspber- 

 ry-plants, for sections, foundation, or extracted 

 honev. I will give a bargain on the above plants. 

 19 20d P. D Miller, Grapeville, Westm'd Co., Pa. 



WANTED— To sell my hive-factory and bees, or 

 one to take charge of the business. A good 

 chance for one understanding the business. For 

 further information write to 



P. L Viallon, Bayou Goula, La. 



WANTED— To exchange bees, for top-buggy, 

 road-cart, surgical or dental instruments, watch 

 or clock. Dr. Corya, Moore's Hill, Ind. 



V17ILL exchange Elgin watch for World type writ- 

 Vi er. E. Hostetler, East Lynne, Cass Co.. Mo. 



WANTED.— A situation with an apiarist, for any 

 length of time. Will give good reference; will 

 tio to any part of the United States. For further par- 

 ticulars address S. W. Whit, Box 179, Liberty, Mo. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale, 



A few hybrid queens at !J0 cts. each. 



M. ISBELL, Norwich, Chenango Co., N. ¥. 



I have about a dozen mismatcd Italian queens* 

 which I will sell at 40c each, by return mail. 



J. M. Kale, Newton Falls, Trumbull Co., O. 



Twelve black queens, at 25c each. I guarantee 

 satisfaction. C. H. Ehlf.uk, 



Pleasant Valley, Scott Co., Iowa. 



I shall have 30 or 40 black queens between this 

 and the first of November, that I will sell at 15e, if 

 any one wants them. W. T. Lyons, 



Decherd, Franklin Co., Tenn. 



Italian hybrid queens for sale at 22c each. Young 

 and prolific. J. H. Johnson, 



Middaghs, Northampton Co., Pa. 



The Secrets of Success in the Grow- 

 ing of Small Fruits 



Gives; you the benefit of several years' experience 

 in growing berries for market, together with my il- 

 lustrated catalogue and price list of berry-plants; 

 sent free on application. Now is the time to set 

 strawberries for next year's liuiting. Jessie, Cloud, 

 and other new varieties. 16-19db 



I. A. WOOI.L, Elsie, Mich. 



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BEE-EEEPEES' SUPPLIES AND STEAWBEEEY- PLANTS. 



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Address F.W.LAMM, 



BOX 106, SOMERVILLE, - - BUTLER CO., OHIO. 



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NOTICE.— I have just received a shipment of 

 imported Carniolan queens from Frank Ben- 

 ton, and the 1st of Oct. look for a shipment from 

 Michael Ambrozie, Austria, Europe. 



J. B. Kline, 924 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kan. 



Crawford's Folding Paper Boxes 



For Inclosing Section Hone;/. 

 THE BEST BOX FOR THE LEAST MONEY! 



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and less, according to quantity. Send for sample 

 and price list. A. 0. CEAWFOED, S. WE7M0UTH, MASS. 

 J^"In responding to this advertisement mention ci.i-axinos. 



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