1889 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



975 



Sturwolds' Show-Case 



FOR THE PROTECTION AND DISPLAY 

 HONEY. 



OF 



In well-equipped retail stores you will find many 

 goods displayed in show-eases. This is because, 

 from their nature they are liable to damage from 

 dust, exposure, and frequent handling. What is 

 more worthy a place under glass than our honey? 

 By adding to its attractiveness it calls the attention 

 of more people to it, and thus increases its sale. 

 We have just made a new lot of cases, similar to 

 the one shown above. We have used chestnut in- 

 stead of walnut, and have improved the construc- 

 tion of the case so as to make it stronger, lighter, 

 and simpler. To save transportation charges we 

 can finish these all up and then take out the four 

 corner standards and ship '-knocked down " and se- 

 curely boxed. They will thus go as first-class 

 freight, while put up they charge three times first- 

 class rates by freight. By express there would be 

 no difference. Price of the case, put up with glass 

 in, or boxed separately, or knocked down and box- 

 ed any of the three ways, will be the same— $4.00. 

 With name and address on the front glass, $4.50. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina. Ohio. 



TYLER'S FLOUR-RECEPTACLE 



A MUCH-NEEDED HOUSEHOLD CONVENIENCE. 



This is the most 

 c o nve n i e n t ar- 

 rangement for 

 flour that we have 

 ever seen. It 

 holds just a 49-lb. 

 sack of flour. It 

 is to be hung on 

 the wall just 

 above your table. 

 When you want 

 some flour simply 

 place your pan 

 under it, open the 

 lid on the bottom 

 and turn the 

 crank and you get 

 your flour already 

 sifted. It is sim- 

 ple, neat, and ef- 

 fective, and not 

 expensive either. 

 Price $2.75 each, 

 crated ready for 

 shipment, or giv- 

 en free for 8 subscribers, with $8.00. 



T, ITIedina, O. 



LITHOGRAPH LABELS 



la 12 Colors, a-b $2.00 per lOOO. 



The 12 colors are all on each label. They are ob- 

 long in shape, measuring 23^x2%. They are about 

 the nicest labels we ever saw for glass tumblers, 

 pails, and small packages of honey. We will mail 

 a sample, inclosed in our label catalogue, free on 

 application, and will furnish them postpaid at the 

 following prices: 5 cts. for 10; 35cts. for 100; #1.20 

 for 500; $2.00 for 1000. A. 1. Root, Medina. < >. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUS MiiRS. 



I unpacked the barrel and crate to-day, and found 

 every thing in place. Your work fits, to a gnat's 

 heel. The freight for both was only 67 cts., which 

 strikes me as very moderate. By mixing up the 

 Dovetail and Simplicity, 1 can make a hive to suit 

 myself at least. A. T. Goldsborough. 



Washington, D. C, Dec. 5. 



Last spring I sent to you for "First Steps for 

 Little Feet," as a birthday present to our youngest 

 son. You ought to have seen that happy face. He 

 has read it through several times. Please send me 

 the "Story of the Bible." It is a birthday present 

 to our oldest son. He will be 16 the 4th of Au- 

 gust. A. Shiffler. 



Roseland, Neb., July 17, 1889. 



THAT DOLLAR QUEEN, AND HOW SHE EXCELS A I.J. 

 OTHERS. 



That dollar queen I got of you last year is pro- 

 ducing the best workers 1 have. She and her 

 daughters gave me 140 lbs. of extracted honey per 

 colony; the rest of my bees averaged 80 lbs. per 

 colony. They seem to be always at work when the 

 rest keep at home. F. H.Thiei.k. 



John's Pass, Fia., Nov. 4, 1889. 



THAT QUEEN TO OREGON, IN A BENTON CAGE. 



The untested queen sent me was received Oct. 1. 

 just seven days en route. She was a beauty, and 

 just as smart as a cricket. I introduced her with- 

 out much trouble; I fed a little for a night or two, 

 to stimulate laying. On the 21st she had brood in 

 all stages, and yesterday I noticed a fine lot of 

 young Italians out taking a play; so you see I am 

 well pleased with my queen. A. A. MormiLL. 



Glenwood, Ore., Nov. 15, 1889. 



LETTER FROM MINNIE CHADDOCK. 



Dear Friend:— We received a card last week stat- 

 ing that there were five dollars due us for our dear 

 mother's writing, and that you would send Glean- 

 ings this year if we would accept. There is no 

 '■ if " in the way; wea 11 accept heartily— would be 

 lonesome without it. My brother Irving will take 

 charge of the bees; and as he has had very little ex- 

 perience, will need Gleanings very much. Thank 

 you for all your kindness to us. 



Vermont, 111., Dec. 10. Minnie M. Chaddock. 



pleased. 



We owe you our sincere thanks, and know of no 

 better way of expressing ourselves than to tell you 

 how we have succeeded in the bne-business by fol- 

 lowing your directions in the A B C of Bee Culture, 

 and using your style of hive, the Simplicity. Last 

 spring we boujrht two colonies of bees in American 

 hives, for which we paid $6.00. In July I found a 

 bee-tree, and saved the bees. I transferred them 

 from the tree into a nice clean Simplicity hive, and 

 they filled the lower story Cull, anil made 50 lbs. of 

 surplus honey. We have increased from the two 

 old colonies to eight in all. Three of the new ones 

 have two swarms in each hive. That is how they 

 did in the way of swarming. Now as to honey: 

 Every colony has the lower story of its hive full of 

 honey, and all are in tine shape for goinjf into the 

 winter. They mad;', of surplus honey, 200 lbs. in 

 one-pound sections. All the above was done with 

 two colonies, with the aid of one more after the 

 first of July. We owe our success to you for the 

 good advice you give us in the A B C book, for 

 which we tender our Binoere thanks. 



Jamesport, Mo., Dec. 5, 1889. < K. Gwinn. 



