1887 



GLEANINGS JN BEE CULTURE. 



455 



Contents of this Number. 



Alalmstcr Box 47S 



AUBtl'alia 471 



Bees DviliL' at Knt ranee ill 



Bees on Windows 4K4 



Buckwheat. Japanese 4Wi 



Cai-penter Drone-bee 4iw 



Carpets 4('i4 



flits, Vain.' of, in Books. . . .4(U 



Dress for Apiarist iOH 



fcditurinls 4«.t 



Kiitraife. I'ireetion of 47(! 



ferii Ir W. .rkefs 477 



Foul Hrocd 483 



Koul liiood in New Zealand. 470 



Foundation in Sections 469 



Frames, Wide 4«i; 



FWmes, WctiRinsr up 4fifi 



Fun Sheets vs. Stirters .471 

 tJiass at Eiitfance. ..:.. . t71 



Sat, Kee-kecper's........ .471 

 at. Miller's 4(i:( 



Heads of Orain 469 



Hives l^ainted Dark 475 



Honey Sugarinp in Si(mmert72 

 Honey, Sour, Improving 473 



llon.v-.Uw Honey 47.'! 



Italians the Best 470 



LaiitrHiroili Slandered 472 



I.ookont Mountain 476 



Our Own Apiary 482 



I". licnson 462 



I'cet < ':\txv a Success 4,s:i 



<JMtMii,( 'itching in P. CaKe.470 



Queens, fiO Killed 476 



Kepoi ts Discouraginfr 468 



Scieeri-(l.oors 472 



.Sections, I'uttinK ToKether.47r) 



Septic Diseases 466 



Stokely's Comments, 468 



Susp<n(h rs tor Apiarist 463 



i^varms in Kmpty Hives. . . 460 



Tohacco ( 'ohnnn 477 



Trumpet Flower 475 



T Supers 4B9 



Veil, Miller's 463 



Visit to a Bee-keeper 471 



Water in Combs 470 



Water We Drink 467 



Windmill Story 473 



Wax, How To Ship 484 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



I received the tin separators and foundation, and 

 think the latter is exceedingly fine. Frcig-ht 

 charges were 87 cts. Clyde Bell. 



Clarkaville, Ind., May 13, IBS?. 



THOSE SPECTACLES. 



1 received the spectacles I ordered from you, and 

 they suit me better than any other that 1 have yet 

 found, although I have bought several pair at a 

 higher price. G. B Shanklin. 



Zoneton, Ky., May 8, 1887. 



THE New tiAWN-MOWER AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS. 



Mower received Monday night at 5:3C— quick work. 

 It is the uicest- working machine I ever used, and I 

 have worn out some that cost $VZM to $30.00. You 

 can say for me, that, no matter what the price may 

 be, no mower of the size can surpass it in any 

 point. J. E. Pond. 



Foxboro, Mass., May 25, 1887. 



THE FINEST MAPLE SUGAR. 



Inclosed please find check to balance account. 

 The goods sent me were satisfactory in every way. 

 The maple sugar was the lincst I ever melted in the 

 N. E. corner of ray mouth. I judge your impres- 

 sion of Hollj' is not very good. ] live three miles 

 from there, it is like most other towns— good and 

 bad, and too much of the latter. 



Holly, Mich , May 11, 1887. Geo. F. Brondige. 



A PLEASED CUSTOMER. 



I am under obligations to write to you, and words 

 are inadequate to express my sincere thanks for 

 your kindness in sending the ABC book. I don't 

 feel that I ought to accept it for the damage to the 

 saw, as the book is worth twice the amount the saw 

 cost, and I am willing to pay vou something for the 

 work. I would further say, it is a truly wonderful 

 treatise on bee culture. It is a delight to read it, 

 besides the great information it gives in every de- 

 partment pertaining to the subject. A. Crook. 



Rosamond, Ind., May 30, 1887. 



"A long way AHEAD." 



I am just in receipt of goods ordered from you by 

 freight. Every thing is satisfactory and first class. 

 I know it is a good long distance to send for this 

 £lass of goods; but when you come to put them to- 

 gether, and use them, they are a long way ahead of 

 flny thi'ifr el-JC t have seen mnnuf'notured in this re- 

 gion .Hid I Hin more th:in pleased with your im-'ccs 

 and gonfis. Afcept thanks. J Swift. 



State- Center, l:i , M:iy 17, 1S87 



I roceiveil your c.nd, stating that .vou would ship 

 the bees May 16. I received them May isth at night, 

 in good condition. Thanks for your promptness. 1 

 put the bees up in a hive that had been roldied. 

 The.y went to work imratdiately. and are still al 

 work. I am well pleased with tliem. It' 1 enn learn 

 how to keep my bees from being robbed. T shall be 

 very thankful. E. W, Pettys. 



Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y., May g,l, .887. 



[See " Robbing," in the A B C] 



POTATO BOXES 



(TERRY'S). 



These are mad<! of 

 liHFsw(H)d, bound with 

 galvanized iron. The 

 galvanized iron gives 

 strength, and the 

 basswood strength 

 and lightness. These 

 hold exactly a bushel 

 when level full, and 

 may be piled one on 

 top of another. Al- 

 though they arc made especially for potatoes, they 

 can be used for fruit, vegetables, picking up stones 

 on the farm, and a thousand other purposes. When 

 piled one above the other, they protect the contentg 

 from the sun and rain; and from their shape a 

 great many more bushels can be set into a wagon 

 than where baskets are used. They are also much 

 more substantial than baskets. 



Price 35 c each ; 10, $3.25; 100, *30.00. In the flat, 

 including nails and galvanized iron, $1.75 for 10; 

 100, »16.50; 1000, «160. 



A. I. R OOT. Medina, O. 



Choice Italian Queens, 



One untested, 75 cents; six, $4 00; twelve, $7.00. 

 Tested, $1.00, from natural swaiming. ]3-16db 



Merican Stibbcnf>«, Oxford, Butler Co., O. 



HEADQUARTERS IN ILLINOIS 



For the Manufacture and Sale of 



BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES 



8 and 10 frame Simplicity hives furnished at a 

 great reduction in price. Nice sections and founda- 

 tion specialties. A full line of supplies alwaj-s on 

 hand. Write for my new price list 

 1315d F. M. ATWOOD, Rileyville, 111. 



HELLO! HELLO! HELLO! 



Smith & Jackson are ready to ship 75 queens, 500 

 pounds of bees, 1000 pounds of comb foundation, by 

 return mail. All bees and queens guaranteed sale 

 arrival. All mistakes made right. Send for our 

 price list for 1887, now out. 



SMITH & JACKSON, Box 72. 



Tilbury Center, Kent Co., Ont., Can. 



For Sale! 



16 H. P. UPBIOHT TIBILAH BOILKU. 



Complete, with heater, injector, steam and water 

 gauges, etc. Price on board cars, $3.50.1 0. IStl'db 

 WATTS BROS., Murray, Clearfield Co., Pa. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORS', WHOLE- 

 SALE AND RETAIL. See advertisement in 

 another column. 3btrd 



HOW TO WINTER BEES, 



Eleven essays by eleven prominent bee-keepers, 

 sent to all who applv. Address 

 etfdb HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Mass. 



HARRMTON'S AD. 



I have a fine lot of tested queens; will sell them in 

 the month of May at July prices: 



SELECT TESTED . . . , .ftSMO 



TESTED 'J. 00 



TXTESTED, AfUr Mni/ HO - - t.OO 



Holy Land and Albinos same price. If you wish 

 something fine give me a call. I never had a case 

 of foul brood. >f.v two apiaries are located SM north 

 and 3 miles south respective^' in a bee-line from 

 the Home of the Honey-Bees. tfdb 



H. B. HARRINGTON, ITIedinn, Ohio. 



