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GLEAirtN^GS IN 



BEE CULTUKE. ' C - 39/ > 



Recent Additions to the Counter Store. 



THRKE-CENT COUNTER. 



I PLATE, 6-IN., g-lass, crystal or colored | 28 | a GO 



A little beauty, aiui hrtiidy for many purposes. 

 3 I SHOE AND OLOVE BUTTONEE | 28 | 2 50 



B..th i.Ti :i kev lint;-. All for 3 cents. 



2 I BEASSFEEULES lor tool-handles | 25 | 2 40 



Dozen pksfs, .■> 16. 6 Ifi. and 7 10. You may have a dozen as- 

 sorted or :ill of one size. 



2 I PATTY-PANS, EOTOD, 5-IN | 20 | 1 80 



Just right for small pies or maple-sugar cakes. 



3 I PENCIL, LEAD, with rubber cap; 20 cts. 



per dozen | 17 | 1 50 



This IS a plain cedar pencil, with an inserted rubber cap. 



2 I SLATE-BOOK, 6 pages and pencil | 25 | 2 40 



Much smaller t^an the 5-cent ones, but very handy. 



FIVE - CENT COUNTER. 

 I SENSATION PIOELE-DISH, colored glass I 48 | 4 % 



This is a bcMUtv. The pattern is nmch like "polka dot." 



6 I SENSATION SALT OR PEPPER BOTTLE | 46 i 4 .50 



With nickel top; same iiMttirn as the pickle-dish, and col- 

 ored glass. The lo|i hciii^;- nickeled, it will not tarnish. 



2 I SLATE-BOOK, *i iiages and a slate-pencil | 40 | 3 80 



Very handv for taking notes. 



3 I PEOPELLINa-PENCIL 1 36 | 3 60 



This is a very handsome lead-pencil, black-Bnameled, and 



nickel ends. The point of the lead may be protected, or a new 

 one inserted, when the first is worn out; 6 extra leads in a 

 neat wooden box, for double above prices. 



2 I BRASS FERULES for tool-handles | 40 | 3 80 



Dozen pkgs.; \,. 11-16. and ^. We have obtained some more 

 of these that are stronger and nicer, and you may have a doz- 

 en assorted, or one size. Just as you choose. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, WHOLE- 

 SALE AND RETAIL. See advertisement in 

 another column. 3btfd 



A BARNES foot-power saw at half price. For par- 

 " ticulars, address J. A. ROE, Union City, Ind. 



rOR EXCHANGE.— Section-machine and cutter- 

 ' head, for making- the one-piece section; Root's 

 make. Used but little; in good order. Will take 

 $60.00 for both. Sent from Jefferson, la. Also other 

 machinery for hive-making. Write me at Trenton, 

 Hitchcock Co., Neb. E. Y. PERKINS. 



Contents of this Number. 



Apiary Near Railroad 50 



Apiary, Andrews' 41 



Bears and Honey 69 



Bee Legislation 53 



Bees in Honey-House 47 



Bees, Working Qualities ... 50 



Bees Strange Death 66 



Bee-Keepers' I'nion bi 



Beeswax, Pre ducing 49 



Bingham's Visit U 



Blacks. Report from 63 



Brood, Spreading in Spring 63 



Brood, Frozen 66 



BumbleBees 42 



Class Legislation 66 



Comb Between Brood and 



Entrance 51 



Comb,Worker, Without Fdn 51 

 Comb, Drone, in Brood- 

 Chamber. 51 



Comb Honey, Best 46 



Convention at Albany 45 



Editorials 75 



Eggs, Making Hatch 42 



Granulation. Preventing... 43 



Frames, to Handle 73 



Fotindation, its Use 51 



Fdn.. Full Sheets 43 



Heads of Grain 64 



Hive, Heddon's 48 



Hive, Glass on the Back ... 68 

 Hive, Empty, Under Brood- 

 Nest 51 



Hives, Shallow 44 



Honey at Fairs 64 



Honey Column 40 



Honey from Heather 65 



Honev. Price of 66 



Hone'v. Milkweed 63 



Hone">, E.Ktiacted ." 45 



Honey-Tumblers. Sealing. . . 64 



Hutchinson's Pamphlet .54 



Introducing, Hints on 65 



Italians. Big Record 52 



Lanterns and Bees 69 



Manipulating Frames 46 



Miller's Legislation 54 



Ohio State Convention 43 



Our Own Api.irv 73 



Positions at Work 73 



Queen 5 Years old 68 



Queens, Crami>ing of 50 



Queen-cell Protector 52 



Queen's Head Wrong Way . 68 



Raspberries and Bees 63 



Reports Encouraging 74 



Scotland....: 65 



Separators or Not 48 



Special Notices 76 



Sweet Melissa 66 



Toad Getting Stung 65 



Tobacco Column 70 



Trap, Alley, Not New 65 



Vinegar. Honey 64 



Water for Stings 68 



Woman. What one can Do. . 43 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Northeastern Mich. Bee-Keepers' Association will hold its 

 fifth anntial meeting. Wednesday. Feb. 2, in the Common- 

 Council Rooms of Bav City. W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



The Wisconsin State Bee-Keepers' .Association will meet in 

 the Capitol, at Madison, on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 9 a. m. I think 

 no ai-gument is needed to show that these conventions, well 

 attended and properly conducted, will be a source of profit to 

 tlie bee-keeping fraternity, and pleasure to those who attend. 



The State Agricultural Convention will be in session at the 

 some place from Feb. 1st to the 4th in<hisive, with a very in- 

 tei-esting programme. The pajn-rs and discussions of this con- 

 vention wiil be of interest to everybody. 



Hotel ar( i.mmodations abundant, at any price from one to 

 thtee dollais per day, and return tickets over the principal 

 roads at reduced rates. 



We especially desire the attendance of those bee-keepers 

 who have learned it all as teachers; we more es]iecially desire 

 the presence of those who have not learned it all. tor they 

 make the best of pupils. F. Wilcc >x, Sec. 



C. M. aOODSPEED, 



THORN HILL, ONONDAGA CO., N. Y., 



Furnishes any newspaper to single subscribers, 

 away below the usual club rates. Our list compris- 

 es ail the leading papers, and is the lowest-priced 

 list in the field. Alsike, bees, queens, poultry, and 

 small fruit. Write for 2(3-page catalogue. Mention 

 this paper. 



MUTH'S 

 HONEY-EXTRACTOR, 



><IIJARE GI..ASS HONEY-JARS, 



TIN BUCKETS, BEE-HIVES, 

 HONEY-SECTIONS, &c., Ac. 

 PERFECTION COLD- BLAST SMOKERS. 



Apply to CHAS. F. MUTH & SON, 



Cincinnati, O. 

 P. S.— Send 10-cent stamp for " Practical Hints to 

 Bee-Keepers." Itfdb 



A BARGAIN FOR 30 DAYS ONLY. 



Any one sending ifl.oO can have one pair of white 

 Rabbits, or one pair Brown Leghorns, or one pair 

 Plj-mouth Rocks, or 2 sittings of Langshan eggs, 

 booked for April or May delivery. Say which you 

 want. Yours for promptness and satisfaction, 



O. 1.. COVER, Covington, O. 



ALSIKE. 



Write for prices of pure seed before buying, and 

 save money. C. M. COODSPEED, 

 T horn Hill, N. Y. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, Whole- 

 sale and retail. See advertisement in another 

 column. 3btfd 



S f B? i^^> Tested, sure to grow. 130 kinds* 

 t EL L/ W "f POTATOES, all the new 

 ^«-j«t-^j^ .«=- ~- Berry Plants. Superior Stock. 

 Prices low.. Catalogue free. Itwill pavtogetit. 

 FRANK FORD <& SONS, Ravenna, O. 



What Mr. Beyer says:,;:^r-. 



I ihanl.3 1 .1- the epleniliil s^eds received ii'uia your firnt. 

 iLwoukll jaratberlcnu'tljy li -tif I should name all, but 

 viillsjiy thatainoiigstS'Sflrst, find .3 second premiums 

 awarded me at our fairs iu Northern Indiana and 

 Southern Michigan, 28 tirst premiums were for vege- 

 tables r.used from your seeds. MTiat firm can beat 

 tbi.«-. ? " ArorsT Bki-er, So. Bend, Ind. 



Seed of this quality I am now ready to Bell to every one 

 who tills a farm or plants a garden, sending them FREE my 

 egetable aud Flower Seed Catalogue, for 1SS7. Old customers 

 need not write for it. I catalogue this season the native wild 

 potato. J.\8. J. H. GREGORY, Seed Grower, Marblehead, Mass 



