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GLEANINGS IN i5Ei<i CULTURE. 



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Contents of this Number. 



Alsike. When to Cut M~ 



Australia 540 



KeeXock 547 



Boes. Chilled 54» 



Boiison Letter 534 



Camera for IJrawipg 544 



Uaiiiiolans 537 



Carniolans and Italiaiu 643 



Cell-protecti.rs 545, 547 



Coniiis. Surplus 537 



Cypiiau'. H!:,! Italiiins 5J3 



Oooliitle's .Swar'pThe .ry-537 



Drones. Xuinbor Caii^iit 541 



Editorials 55() 



Ext'g- froui .".roo.l Combs ..53:! 



Falsi- Stall i;i. iits 54(i 



Fo\il P.i\K><!. T.'Cin-e 54(1 



FouiiilatiiM ill S.clious 535 



FrauK's, Id". . i sible 538 



(iilhooh-'H Visit 538 



Harvesi in Micliiaau 532 



Heads of Ciain 51« 



Holl.yh..(k 549 



Honey in Mississippi 541 



lioney-Lunrd, Wotid zinc. ..635 



HiiMSf lor Apiai-j' 531 



Illustrations 544 



Italians, Are they Best? 543 



J,.-inK-stroth 547 



Our Own Ai-iiary 555 



(.lui'cn. Her Inlluonce 5S9 



(.luoi'us Pi|)inu 645 



lioot.L. C, hi> old Homo. 550 



Hcrccn-doois, To Open 547 



Soctiim.Last one in Sopor. 544 

 Sections in Wiilc; FraiiiL's. . .!i35 



Sec-tions. Tn Push Out 53fi 



Section^, |;(iii ]„.i Hour 550 



Sljlt, il li< Ml iri.avd 555 



Stiirv »illi :i Mural 539 



Super ^priiiBS 643 



Suo.'r. Shuck's Reversible.. 540 



Sui)er, Two-part 540 



Swa ruiin.!!:. Per-.sistcnt 547 



Swai Miinj,-, I'll Tell When.. 533 



Whisky anil Slniffs 541 



Wl)ite-Vl(,\e!- Vield 533 



Winler'ii in Cellar and out. 541 

 Winter'^ Pond's Exper'ts..544 

 Wire in Foundation 535 



ITALIAN BEES AND QUEENS A SPECIALTY. Tested 

 •»• iiuet'iis ill .111 lie. $1.25 each. Untested, after .liuie 

 1st, 75c; S'x, $4.(10: twelve, :5;7.50. Bees bj- the Ih., 

 75c; half It)., .5' e: 3 fr. nuclei after .Tune 1st, $3 00; 

 :M'r. nuclei with untested queen, $3.75. Circular 

 free. Acklross JOHN NEBEL & SON, 



5-l(idb HiOH HlT>L, Mo. 



PASj^poApp poxps 



FOR ONK-POUND SECTIONS OF 



COMB HONEY. 



This box has a bit ot " red 

 tape" attached to it to carr.\ 

 it b.\ . It makes a sale ptick- 

 aye lor a single section ot 

 iiiiiie.v lor the cousuuicr to 

 euiTVjOr it can be packed in a 

 i ruuk, if lie wants. It can be 

 Djieiied in an instant. The 

 price of the box is 3 cts. each, 

 set up; in the Hat, 15 cts. for 

 10; package of 35, :iO els ; ¥1.00 per 100; or iJS.l.O per 

 101 0; 10,000, S80. If wanted by mail, add SI. 00 per 

 htaidred for postag-e. Colored lithof^rraph labi Is for 

 putting' on the side.^, two kinds, one for each side, 

 #3.00 per lOilO. A package ot 35, labeled on both 

 sides, as above, 50 cts. By mail, 30 cts. more. They 

 can be sold, labeled on one side or both sides, of 

 course. Wc have only one size in stock, for Sim- 

 plicity sections. Sample by mail, with a label on 

 each side, 5 cts. If you want them shipped in the 

 flat, labels already pasted on, the price will be ten 

 cents per hundred for putting- them on. 



Your name and address, and the kind of hone.y, 

 may be printed on these labels, the same as other 

 labels. The charge for so doing- will be 30 cts. per 

 100; 250, .50 cts.; 500, 75 cts.: 1000, $1.00. 



A. S. ROUT, Medina, Ohio. 



Our Cartons for enclosing SecttoH Honey are thebeat& 



lotvest priced in the market. Made in one uiece. Witli or without 

 Tape Handles. With Mica fronts or without. In the Flat or set up. 

 frinted or not. Any way to suit. We are bound to satisfy you. We 

 hauejust put in special Machinery for their manufacture and are pre- 

 pared to fill orders promptly. Price IjiSt Free, Samples 6c. 



li oz. GlnsStTars $5.25 per gross, including Corks <f La- 

 bels, 1 1-2 S( 2 gross in a Case, Catalogue of Honey tables free. 



A. 0. CRAWFORD, S. Weymouth, Mass. 



Bees Clieaper Than Ever. 



I have had charge of A. 1. Hoot's apiary for three 

 years. Have now started an apiary and am ready 

 to.fill., orders promptly. Untested queens, 75 cts.; 

 tested, $!. 00; select tested, fl.. 50. Satisfaction guar- 

 anteed, wm. p. kimber, 

 etfdb Medina Co. Medina, Ohio. 



SHTPPINFCRATES 



TSS BSST, 



THE CHEAPEST. 



Write for prices. 

 Itfdb 



c:. B. L.t!:wis &. CO., 



^Vatertown, Wis. 



T 



FOE THE MANUFACTUHE AND SALE OF 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



CHAFF AND SIMPLICITY HIVES FURNISHED 

 AT A GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE. 



Nice Sections and Foundation, Specialties. A full 

 line of Supplies always on hand. Write for our new 

 Price List. Cash paid for Beeswax. 22tfdb 



A. F. Sta uffer & C o., Sterling, III. 



Co.sts I<:s,<i ihdii '* friifn iicr irrcl:. 



THE FIRST BQLLAR WEEKLY IN THE WORLD. 



THE D. A. JONES CO., PUBLISHERS, BEETON, ONTARIO, CAN. 

 D. A. Jones is its editor, and this fact is a guaran- 

 tee ot its worth. It is thoroughly practical and con- 

 tains weeldy i xcellcnt articles from leading bee- 

 keepers in the Ignited States and Csinada. Fifty-two 

 numbers make a volume of 1040 pages. American 

 currenc.v and stamps at par. Samples free. 



1 put up speciahy rUH LADlCS'Pen and'PencU, 



li Address CEORCE E. STEVENS, 



j| Bookseller .-nj stationeh, Cincinn.\ti. Ohio. 



HOW TO WINTER BEES. 



Eleven essays by eleven prominent bee-keepers, 

 sent to all who applj-. Address 

 etfdb HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Mass. 



Jhere is Some fun 



And much sense in our beautiful chromo card de- 

 scribed on pages 83 and 112. Sense to tell people in 

 a neat way what you have to sell; and fun to take 

 in the money. Look it up, or address 



J. H. MARTIN, Hartford, N. Y. 



Irtl'd 



ONTESTEO ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Single queen 05 cts.; 5 for 

 per pound, same price. I. 

 13tfdi) 



?3.00; 13 for .^t5..'>0 

 R. GOOD, 



Nappanee, Ind 



Bees 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORS, WHOLE- 

 SALE AND RETAIL. See advertisement in 

 another column. 3btfd 



