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GLEAKINGS IK HE^ CULTURE. 



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Contents of this Number. 



Acid in Syrups 62(1 



Alley Traps 620 



Bees and Fruit 622 



Bees Decpiviiifr 620 



Bees ill Sill), -IS 61S 



Bffs ,Mi\iiil; 611 



Bees ..II Kr.l ( l.ivcr 626 



Bees Slai vinn in June 622 



Bee-house, Martin's 616 



Bee-stahber 615 



Benson Letter 613 



Blood-poisonine: 630 



Buzz-saw, To Use 627 



Carbolic Acid 6'in 



Carniolans 622 



Cappin;,',Wliite and Yellow.617 



Capping. t.Hiirk 62".l 



('alalpatiiT 629 



Clamp, Wintering 609 



Convenleuues, Household.. .610 



Cuba, Again 611 



Drone-guards 620 



Drought in Illinois 622 



Editorial 636 



Fire— J. B. Mason 623 



Foul Brood 626, 635 



Foundation, Flat-bottom. . .609 



Rleanings 611 



Honey as Food 62(1 



Huiiiv tor Wintering 61.') 



llonrV, IMuish 622 



Kcttlc-scinper 618 



K iii^'-bi Ills 622, 623, 626 



Jlillcr.C. C 613 



.Mitihill Hive 621 



Mosipiito-hawk 621, 629 



Jloth-traps 621 



Notes and Queries 626 



Nucleus, To Strengthen a... 624 



Our Own Apiarv 6.^5 



Paint 611 



I'll tfs. Free 618 



Queen as Kuler 624 



Reports Discouraging 625 



Keports Kniiiuraging 625 



Koliliiii;^-, Do. .Utile on 619 



Sawdust t..r I'acliing 621 



Sections in T Supers 616 



Starvation for Foul Brood. .635 



Stinging, To Prevent 624 



Stinging, Severe 626 



Tins, T, on Common Folder.622 



Tobacco Column (.34 



Transferring 621 



Turkeys, the Three 630 



Washing-fluid 617 



Water We Drink 611 



Zinc Strips 623 



Holy-Land Queens by Return Mail. 



I' utt'Steil, 75 c'ts., or $7.00 per dozen. Bees, 50 cts. 

 per lb. GEO. D. RAUDENHUSH, 



16d Reading, Pa. 



FOR SALE ITALIAN QUEENS 



I WIB V^kkl Prom Selected Moth- 

 er."*. Warrauted,;$l. Select tested, $3. Bees, per 

 lb., 75c. 3-frame nuclei, with tested queen, $3. Full 

 colonies in Sim. hive, $8. Safe arrival guaranteed. 

 Fifteen years' practical experience. 

 16d CHAS. McCLAVE, New London, Ohio. 



F-OLOITVGi^ BOXES. 



Our Cartons for enclosing Section Honey are the best & 

 lowest priced in the market. Made in one oiece. With or without 

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

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

 have just put in special Machinery for their manufacture and are pre- 

 pared to fill orders promptly. Price liiSt Free. Samples Be. 



14 oz, Glass Jars $S.25 per gross, including Corl<3 cf La- 

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



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



CHOICE Italian QUEENS 



65 CENTS. 



€. M. GOODSPEED, Tborn Hill, 



Box 31, Onou. Co., N. Y. 



BE SURE 



To send a jiostal card lor our illustrated catalogue of 



APIARIAN ?ifeXir'ifT;fn^ SUPPLIES 



tains illustrations and descriptions of every thing- 

 new and desirable in an apiary, 



AT THE LOWEST PRICES. 



XT-a.Xji.a.iT 



2tfd 



J. C. SAYLES, 



Hartford, ^'ashington Co., Viris. 



DABANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, Whole- 

 sale and retail. See advertisement in another 

 coi unin . 3btf d 



UNTESTED DAUGHTERS FROM ONE OF 

 Doolittle's best queens, only 50 cents each. 

 Tested queens, $1.00 each. 

 15tfdb I. R. GOOD, Nappanee, Ind. 



FOR SALE OR TRADE. 



1^ colonies ot Italian and Holy-Land bees in Root's 

 chaff hives, lU colonies in Heddon's hives. Free on 

 board cars here. Hives new and well i)ainted. All 

 combs on foundation in splendid sbu|)e. If you 

 have any thing to trade write me at once. 15tfdb 

 S. C. klRKPATRK'K, Hodgenville, Ky. 



For Sale! 



16 H. P. UPRIGHT TUBI L.AR BOILER. 



Complete, with heater, injector, steam and water 

 gauges, etc. Price on board cars, $250.00. 12tfdb 

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



UNTESTED ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Cells built in full colonies. Single queen, 60 cts.; 

 6 for «3.35; 13 for $6.00. 

 14tfdb I. GOOD, Sparta, Teiin. 



TODD'S HONEY-CANDIES sell well at Fairs — average 

 wholesale price, Kic |» lb.; retail, 31) cts. Mail sam- 

 ples, 35 cts. Honk V and Bekswax wanted on Com- 

 mission, by AKTHUE TODD, 2122 N. Front St., Philadelphia, Pa, 

 15 -18d b 



THE VERY BEST. 



Select Italian queens to breed from, by return 

 mail, only $1.00 each. Full colonies also for sale. 



Address at once S. F. REED, 



16-17d N. DorcUester, N. H. 



Beautiful Italian Queens. 



J. F.Wood wishes to inform the readers of Glean- 

 ings that he is now filling all orders promptly for 

 those golden queens, that have given univex-sal sat- 

 isfaction to all his customers the past two seasons, 

 at 75 cts. each. 1 use no lamp nurisery. Do not fail 

 to send for my 1S87 circular. Address 14-15-16d 



JAMES F. WOOD, North Preseott, Mass. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORS, WHOLE- 

 SALE AND RETAIL. See advertisement in 

 another column. Hhtfd 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Reared from select mothers. Untested, 75 cts. ; 

 Tested, $3.00. H. G. FRAME, 



5-16db North ITIancliester, Ind. 



BISHUOCfNI! 



HANDSOME BOX 



in stamps, yr 

 I get by first i 

 and envelopes CnD I A illPCi''"'' ' 



I put up specially rUll LfllllCd Pen 



Address CEORCE " 

 I Bookseller Mid stationef 



PURE ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Tested queens, fl.25 each; untested 65c. each; 5 

 for $3.00. All bred from select imported mothers. 

 By return mall. 100 3-fraine nuclei with untested 

 queen at 12.00 each, 

 ntfdb D. a. EDMISTON, ADRIAN, LEN. CO., MICH. 



TTA1.IAN BEES AND aUEEHS A SPECIALTY. Tested 

 ■*^ queens in June, $1.25 each. Untested, after June 

 1st, 7.5c; si.x, $4.00; twelve. $7.50. Bees by the lb., 

 75c; half lb., 50c; 2-fr. nuclei after June 1st, $3.00; 

 3-fr. nuclei with untested queen, $3.75. Circular 

 free. Address JOHN NEBEL & SON, 



5-16db High Hill,, Mo. 



XXOPy £ X 1j aBIBX^S* Ou^Larj^e Orders. 



C. M. CRAY, MEDINA, 0. 



