1887 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



7i: 



after having spent two days with ns, I said 

 to him, " I presume you would liave no ob- 

 jection to my writing this visit up for the 

 cohimns of Gleanings." 



He hesitated somewhat, and linally said, 

 witli a pleasant smile on his face. " No, if 

 you don't indulge in .Vnierican taffy." 



•• All right." s:iid I. and tiic train pulled 

 out as I bade him goodliy. if. indeed, I 

 have indulged in that truly Ameiicau arti- 

 cle. I sincerely crave his pardon ; but I have 

 stated only what 1 think all our subsciib(;rs 

 ought to know. 



Gleanings in Bee Culture. 



yublinhed Seini-^lotithli/. 



J^. X. IROOT, 

 TUDITQR AND PUBLISHER, 



1>j£:E1T2X2<TJ^^ OHIO. 



TERMS: $1.00 PER YEAR, POSTPAID. 



!-.«—> 



For Clutbing Kates, Seo Fi::t Pago of Beading Matter. 

 J^^JBT)X1<T.^, SEIFT.. 15, 1337'- 



ForRctting those things wliicli are behind, anil ivaehing forth 

 tintii those thing-s which are In fore. I press toward the mark 

 for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesns.— Phil- 

 IPPIANS3: 13, U. 



CITY COUNCILS VS. BEES. 



A COKRESPONDENT sends US the following-: 



Our city council has ordered our bees removed out of the cor- 

 poration bv Oct. 30. What would vou do about it? 

 Connersville, Ind., Sept. S, 1887. J. H. Tatman. 



Friend T., you can probably do nothing' by your- 

 self; but if you look on p. 578 of our last issue you 

 will notice what the Bee-Keepers' Union succeeded 

 in doing under similar circumstances at Ft. Wayne, 

 Ind. I would advise you to write to Mr. Newman, 

 the manager, for further instructions. 



erence. Of course, all we can do is to send them an 

 estimate with a printed slip, saying we must have 

 either cash or reference, etc. Now, a good many 

 people write back that they have as good a right to 

 say they don't know us as wc have to say we don't 

 know them. And at first thought, many, especially 

 those young in business, might say there is .iusticc 

 in saying they have just as good a right to ask 

 for goods in advance as we have to ask for cash in 

 advance. To all such we beg to suggest that busi- 

 ness men keep records that inform them at a glance 

 who owns property, and who is entitled to credit, 

 and who is not. These records tell, furthermore, 

 what a man's habits are, therefore any one can as- 

 certain at any liank whether it is safe to send mon- 

 ey to A. 1. Root or not, and ths same with other 

 business institutions. But the reverse of this is not 

 true. Those who seek credit without reference or 

 explanation, as a rule are not quoted anywhere, 

 and we have no means of ascertaining what their 

 habits may be, or whether they own sufficient prop- 

 erty to be responsible for their contracts and agree- 

 ments. Do you not see the difference? 



PR.\CTICAL FLORICULTURE ; PETER HENDERSON'S 

 NEW REVISION OF THE ABOVE BOOK. 



It has been quite a treat for me to go through 

 the above book, comparing the revised edition with 

 the old one. The author has carefully gone over 

 every line and every sentence; and not only has con- 

 siderable new matter been added, but every change 

 that recent developments have required has been 

 carefully made. Sometimes a single word is in- 

 serted, sometimes a single word is changed, and, 

 again, a whole sentence or paragraph. Some 

 chapters that were in the back part of the book, 

 which always seemed to me should have been in 

 the fore part, are put where they ought to be. It 

 is a great deal of work to do this, as any one who 

 has tried it can testify. The price is still ^l .50, 

 postpaid, as heretofore. We can mail it on applica- 

 tion. 



SENDINC; OOODS WITHOUT CASH, TO ENTIRE 

 STUANCEKS. 



I SUPPOSE that most of the friends, of course, are 

 aware that no sound business man is in the habit of 

 doing any thing of the kind; but what 1 wish to 

 consider now is, that there seems to bo (|Uite a liirgc 

 class of individuals who order goods without saying 

 It word about their standing or responsibility, or 

 even tolling who they are, or giving any sort or ref- 



gPECI^Ii pi0¥ICEf5. 



CALIFORNIA SAGE HONEY. 



Although we are still out of clover and bass- 

 wood extracted honey, we have about 10,(100 pounds 

 of California sage honey, in tiO-pound cans, two cans 

 in a case. If this continues to go off as rapidly as 

 it has done the past few weeks, we shall soon be out 

 of this also. Our present price of this is 8 cents per 

 pound in original cases; single - can lot, 8i cents 

 per pound. In packages smaller than fiO-pound can. 

 10 cents per pound, can included. These quotations 

 take the place of all others previously made. Sam- 

 ples of this noney free on application. 



wanted— U.XSSWOOD AND CLOVER HONEY. 



Our offer in our last issue, of 7 cts. for liasswood 

 and 8 cts. for clover, has not yet brought us any 

 honey, therefore we now offer one cent more. In 

 other words, we will pay 8 cts. for a good article of 

 basswood honey, and 9 for clover honey, delivered 

 here. I am not sure, however, that we shall get 

 any at this price; in fact, I rather hope we shall 

 not, for I am pleased to see the price going up to a 

 paying figure for our bee-friends. We propose, 

 nevertheless. Increasing our offer one cent at a 

 time in each issue, until we get some. In this way 

 we shall ascertain just what extracted honey is now 

 worth, letting demand and supply fix the price. 



I WILL give about three hundred doUai-s' worth 

 of bees and bee-fixtures for a No. one buggy- 

 horse. Address for particulars, 



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



OACANT'S FOUITSATIOK FACT0B7, WHOLESALE and RETAIL. 

 See advertisement in another colimiii. :>t1b<) 



FOE SALE OE THADE. 



Ten full colonies of hybrid bees on 8 Simplicity 

 metal-cornered reiierttihle frames. Shipping-cases 

 will answer for temporary hives. Bees are in flne 

 condition, /■'in- ilollnr.s a colony on board cars. 

 Will exchange for a liarnes foot-power saw with at- 

 tachments. .1. P. McELKATH. 

 17-18d Asbury, Warren Co.. N. .1 . 



LOOK HERE I 



A complete hive lor comb honey, for only i'L-iO. 

 I'laner-sawed, V -groove seetions'a specialtv. Price 

 list free. J. ITI. KUVKIK A: «'0., 



17tfdb KuclieNtor, Oakland <'o.. ,m<-li. 



