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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 



gPECi^ii piei^icEg. 



PRICB OF THE NEW SLATTED HONEY-BOARD. 



Our improved slatted honey-board as shown and 

 described on ]iag-e 331, with and without the strips 

 of zinc, will be the same price as tormerly ; see pag'e 

 33 ot our catalogue. When the rim is desired, the 

 price in Hat will be .5c each ; 4.5c for 10, or $4.00 per 100. 



WOOD MATS. 



We have discontinued making the wood mats 

 that we have sold for a number ot years, and have 

 not advertised them in our catalogue for nearly a 

 year. We have stopped maltiuji- them because we 

 could not recommend them, as, when tliey are stuck 

 fast to the frames, antl you wish to remove the mat, 

 it jars each frame as it is withdrawn, and irritates 

 the bees. We like our enameled sheets so much 

 better that we will send them hereafter instead of 

 the wood mats. 



MAPLE SUGAK. 



The mai>le sugar and syrup of this year averages 

 better throughout than we ever knew it to before. 

 There is also a good deal of it just around here 

 where the maples are plentiful. Because the quali- 

 ty is so much better throughout, the different 

 grades that we make will, of course, be of better 

 quality than heretofore; that is, you will get better 

 sugar for the same money. We have a very fine 

 large stock of tlie three grades — 10, 9, and 8 cts. In 

 .50-lb. lots, '2 cent less, in barrel lots of about 380 

 lbs., 1 cent less. If you want more than a barrel, 

 write us for special prices. 



PEAVINE CLOVER-SEED REDUCED. 



Although alsike has gone up to the old price, *8.o0 

 per bushel, we are glad to announce that, for a lim- 

 ited time at least, we cau furnish Peavine, or Mam- 

 moth clover-seed, at the following very low prices: 

 $5.00 per bushel; *3.t)0 i)er % bushel; $1.40 per peck; 

 13 cts. per lb. I don't know how long these prices 

 will last; but if the price advances again, we shall, 

 of course, have to charge more. We have secured a 

 nice lot of alsike seed, and we are glad to say our 

 prices will not have to go any above our last an- 

 nouncement— $8.00 per bushel. 



ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF BEE-VEILS. 



When we reduced the price of bee-veils last sum- 

 mer it was because we got a cheaper and poorer 

 quality ot grenadine to make them of, not being 

 able at the time to get any thing better. We have 

 just recently secured a very large lot of fine grena- 

 dine, and we are obliged to advance the price of 

 bee-veils again to the following prices: Grenadine 

 \eils with brussels-net face, 60 cts.; all-grenadine 

 veils, 50 cts. Mosquito-bar veils with brussels-net 

 lace, 40 cts.; veils made entirely of mosquito-bar, 

 35 cts. Prices in lots of 10 will be $4.50, $4.00, $3.30, 

 and $3.00. 



SECOND-QUALITY SECTIONS. 



We are constantly getting orders for second-quali- 

 ty sections, which we can not All. We do not adver- 

 tise nor agree to furnish such sections; and the way 

 our new lumber is turning out, we shall not have 

 any to spare this season. Our basswood lumber, cut 

 the past winter, which we are beginning to work 

 up into sections, is turning out some of the finest 

 sections we ever saw, being almost as white as the 

 paper on which this is printed. We have been very 

 careful in the selection of our lumber, and careful, 

 also, to have it cut the right time of year. This 

 naturally makes the culls very scarce, and it is only 

 the culls that we sell for second-tiuality sections. If 

 we receive orders for second-quality sections we 

 shall be obliged to send first-quality or none. Please 

 remember this in making your orders. 1 think, as 

 a general rule, you will find that comb honey will 

 sell enough better, in nice white sections, than in 

 culls, to justify you in paying the extra price. Of 

 course, there may be a few exceptions to this in the 

 home market; but where honey is sent off to the 

 towns and cities it will certainly sell better when 

 the sections are clean and white. 



projects in front of the hive about three inches, to 

 form an alighting-board. In front end of the bot- 

 tom-board is cut a half-circle % of an inch deep, to 

 form an entrance to the hive when the body is slip- 

 ped forward on the bottom. These hives are put up 

 10 in a package. Now, the price of the regular Sim- 

 plicity IV^-story hive with alighting-board and bot- 

 tom-board is $7.00 for ten; but we will sell this 

 special lot, which is equally good as the regular 

 Simplicity I't-storj' hive, for $6. .50 for ten. That 

 will make the i)rice the same as ten iy2-8tory jiortico 

 hiv^es, or ten-crate number 4. These hives were 

 made for a foreign order which was received 

 through a New York house, and they, in coi)ying 

 the order, wrote 1000 instead of 100. When you 

 order these hives, i>lease order theiu by the name 

 of "10-crate No. 5." When IVa-story Simi)licity hives 

 are ordered we will send these hives to till the order, 

 unless you S))ecify that you do not want them. 

 They are i-eally better than the regular l!4story 

 Simplicity hives with bottom-board, because you 

 have an alighting - board extra, without extra 

 charge. If these hives please as well as we expect 

 them to, we shall probably keej) them in stock. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The lu'xt liit't'tint;- of the Northwe.stern Illinois and .Suiitli- 

 vesteni Wisconsin Dee-Keepers' Association will be held at 

 ^oekton. 111.. May 2-4. 1S87. D. A. Fuu.F.K, Sei-. 



CheiTV Vallt'v.' HI. 



The ninth annual meeting ot the Texas State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will be held at the faiiu of Judge Andrews, near 

 McKinuey, Collin Co.. Texas, May i and 5, 1887. Bee-keepei-.s of 

 Texas, come out! and all other bee-keepers are fraternally in- 

 vited to be with us. No hotel -bills to pay. B. F. C.4RROLI,. 



Dresden, Tex. Secretary. 



A SPECIAL LOT OF ll,i-STOHY SIMI'LICITV HIVES. 



We have recently made a large lot of Simplicity 

 hives, which consist of a regular Simplicity body, 

 '^-story cover, and cleated bottom-board, which 



ITALIAN QUEENS. Zt^%''J!^.^.^Z?. 



Tested, $3.00; Untested, $1.00, after May 15, 1887. 

 8d J{. W. rXrnXlJH, Medina, Ohio. 



INDIANA. — Headquarters for pure ITALIAN 

 QUEENS. |^"At prices that will surprise you. 

 Write us for catalogue and full particulars. 



Martin & M.\cy, North Manchester, Ind. 

 Eggs from high-class poultry for sale. 



Recent Additions to the Counter Store. 



FIVE - CENT COUNTER. 



4 I DAENINQBALL, black enameled | 40 | 3 80 



These are the shape of a large egg, with a handle in one end. 

 In the end of tlie handle is a pU>ce to keep needles. Handy foi- 

 darning stiiekings, 



3 I SUTTON-HOOK, steel, with ivory handle j 45 | 4 40 



3 ] BLOW-PIPE, T in., used by jewelers | 46 j 4 .50 



Made ol' In-ass, and nsu.illy sold for a dime or more. 



3 I EASEL FOE CUP AND SAUCEK, silvered wire. | 40 ! 3 80 



Sets off voui- eliina cup and saucer to good advantage. 



3 I SOAP-STAND, silvered wire | 40 | 3 80 



Verv ijretty and useful. 

 1 I HANDKEECHIEP," BOEDEEED I 45 | 4 40 



Fane.y colored it niourniiig borders, hemmed, 



TEN-CENT COUNTER. 

 3 I POCKET-COMB, either folding-rubber, or 



horn with mirror | 80 | T 50 



3 I NEEDLE-PACKET I 80 | 7 .50 



Consists <it 1 p;\iiers of assorted needles and some large sizes, 

 3 I WATCH-CHAIN, white metal | 90 | 8 50 



Cable pattern. Looks anil wears like silver. 

 FIFTEEN - CENT COUNTER. 

 3 I INDELIBLE INK for marking linen . .. | 1 40 I 13 50 



This is universally sold for 35 els. per bottle, but we have de- 

 cided to give you the benefit of the extra 1(» cents. 



T%VENTY-FIVE CENT COUNTER. 



5 i SUSPENDEES. elastic, nickel trimmed | 3 20 | 30 00 

 Some have tlionght our 10-cent suspen<lers too cheap, so we 



have got some good enough for a king, for 2.t c'ents. 



THIRTY-FIVE CENT COUNTER. 

 30 I SPICE-NEST I 3 00 | i^ 00 



Si.\ neat little spice-boxes, with the name in gilt, m a ncnt 

 frame, all (d' japanned tin. 



FIFTV-CENT COUNTER. 



I WINDOW-SCEEEN FEAME I 4 00 | 3() 00 



Tlieseare pul loucthcr wit h castings at the corners, and ca.n 

 be made lo lit almost .inv wiuilow. They are grooved at the 

 side, to slide up :iiid down on an iron that goes with them. 



3 I WATCH CHAIN, white metal— beauties | 4 00 | 38 00 



Asserted iiatt.riis, with drop. They look and wear like sil- 

 ver, and are warr.inted solid "Albro" white metal, 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



