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(tLEaKINGS in hue CULTUliE. 



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years now there has been conipiirati\el.\- little trou- 

 ble in wintering-; and in the South there is no trou- 

 ble at all, providing- you have sulHcient stores. 



NEXT season's SUI'PIvY OK SKt'TIONS. 



\Vk wish to say to dealers who are in the habit of 

 supplying- theirconimunity with sections, and who 

 do not make them, that we shall be g-lad to hear 

 from you, stating- about how many \()u will proba- 

 bly need. In order to keep our faetory running- 

 through the tall, and also to avoid such a rush in 

 the spring-, we will otter, to dealers, prices on see- 

 lions, fi-om now till .lanuary, never l)efore men- 

 tioned. We already have in stock over half a mil- 

 lion -t'l X 4S sections, of different widths. If you 

 can not buy your supply si.\ months ahead, perhaps 

 we can contract with you on satisfactory terms. We 

 invite correspondence, and ask you to state, as 

 nearly as you can, how many you will be likely to 

 need. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS 



use his reckoning- hardly a bit— only about one 



timeout of a dozen: However, I am sure my bees 



beg Mr. D.'s pardon for tlieir disrespectful conduct. 



Shorehaiii, \'1. Miss .Maucia A. DorouAS. 



Tyler's Flour - Receptacle. 



A Much-Needed Household Convenience. 



Y'ou may be pleased to hear that, with your hives, 

 I have taken the silver medal at the Sydney show. 



F. A. Hudson. 

 Milt hurst, N. S. Wales, Aus., June 14. 188T. 



OITK TEN-CENT BAT..LOONS. 



Th(' balloons came all right. I have sent one up 

 9 times, and still have it as good as new. 



Munnsville, N. Y., July 1, li*H;. F. I). Woot.vek. 



I am glad to see once more in Gleanings some- 

 thing: on market g-ardening. T renewed ni.v sub- 

 scription on purpose to get those articles, and 1 was 

 much disappointed when thev stopped. 



W. G llltAINAKIl. 



Gouverneur, N. V., Aug. .5, ISST. 



I received my bees on the 22d all light, only about 

 100 dead ones in the bo.v. I turned them loose on 3 

 frames of black brood, and they went right to work, 

 and to-day I see they have stored about 10 lbs. of 

 honey, and I see that the queeu has laid quite a 

 number of eg-g-s. I am well pleased with my bees. 



SlNGI^ETON Si'ENCER. 



Ladew, Wash. Ter., Aug. 1, 1887. 



I feel that I owe all of my success in bee culture 

 to you and your .iournal. Long- may you live to en- 

 joy the benefits of your hard labor. 1 have taken 

 your .iournal for several years, and can truly say 

 that I enjoy every article in it, and especially Our 

 Homes. As I am a farmer, I like your market-gar- 

 den reports. 8. A. Markham. 



Ellington, N. Y., July 13, 1887. 



I am highly pleased with the smoker, and, in fact, 

 I never have had a poor thing from you. The Nov- 

 ice honey-e.xtractor 1 bought of you gives entire 

 satisfaction. It simply can't be beat for the cost of 

 the same. The honeypails are fine, and ^ don't see 

 how they can be made for the price, and material 

 furnished. • 15. E. Rice. 



Uoscobel, Wis., July 18, 1887. 



(JIjEanings and her contkibutoks. 



The wrapper of Gle.\nings informed me that my 

 year's subscription has expired. Please find one 

 dollar inclosed for another year. Through the in- 

 fluence of a kind friend I began taking it, and now I 

 look forward to the advent of each number with 

 pleasure and anticipation. Why, 1 would not think 

 of getting along without hearing from those numer- 

 ous acquaintances whose faces I have never seen. 

 Their thoughts are often very in.spiring. Our 

 Homes always contains a lesson for me. The To- 

 bacco Column is especially interesting too. It just 

 makes me glad that so many are finally intiuenced 

 to quit, and sometimes 1 am temjjfed to write those 

 conquering heroes a letter of cong-ratulation upon 

 their victory, for I do want to lend my voice and 

 vote to help in this great cause. P. Henson is a 

 genius. What woiild the " sighentifle " world do 

 without him? 



Mr. Doolittle's article on swarming, for beginners, 

 I read more than once, so as to know when to ex- 

 pect second swarms, etc. You see I had confidence 

 to believe that it was so. if it wasn't so. if Mr. Doo- 

 little said so, and what do you think? my bees didn't 



In looking about for improved appliances to make 

 our homes convenient and attractive in evei-y way 

 possible, we found the above implement. As soon 

 as we saw it we felt that it was something- everj' 

 housewife would want. It is a can, made to hold 

 just one sack of 49 lbs. of flour, is neatly japanned, 

 striped and lettered, as shown above. But the 

 most neat and convenient thing about it is the flour- 

 sifter in the bottom. The can is hung upon a stout 

 nail on the wall just above yourtable. Instead of 

 reaching- down into the ordinary flour-box or can to 

 scoop it out, getting it on to your sleeve, you simply 

 open the door at the bottom, place your pan under- 

 neath, and turn the crank of the sifter till you get 

 all you want. Your flour is then all ready to use. 

 while in the old way it must be sifted after you get 

 it out of the box or whatever is used. You will 

 notice, also, from the cut on the right, that the sifter 

 is easily cleaned of allaccumulations without empty- 

 ing the can. The most approved flour-boxes will 

 cost more to rig them up than this device, and you 

 will readily see they are not so handy when done. 

 We can furnish these flour-cans, crated ready to 

 ship, for f3. 75 each, or we will send a crate of si.x, 

 direct from the factory at Rome. M. Y.. for §T„'.0(). 

 They are so light that if one is ordered alone it will 

 probably go cheaper by express. 



JL. I. ROOT, l^^ediaa, O. 



I SHALL greatly reduce the number of my col- 

 onies; and as 1 hate to kill valuable (lueens. 1 

 offer them at H;") cents for tested Italians, and :{.t cfs. 

 for hybrid queens. None older than 2 years. Ship- 

 ped by return mail. T. H. KLOER, 

 17d Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Ind. 



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