1887 



(xLea:nign8 in bee cultuke. 



839 



Contents of this Number. 



Apiary, Chenango-Vallcv. .875 



A B C of Carp Culture 840 



Anatomy of Bees 847 



Ashes Before Hives 870 



Asters 8(15 



Bees. To Pick Up 870 



Bee-stiiiK Kfiiu-ily 851 



Bee-motli, Another 8B:i 



Boys' llivr Factory 868 



Buckwlieat, .Japanese 874 



Butter-dish Feeder 865 



Carp 849 



Chair. Durability of 876 



Combination System 852 



Combs, Empty 8.50 



Cowan. Mr 864 



Edpe, Beveled 843 



Editorials 877 



Filling Empty Combs 850 



Flanagan's Visit 846 



Foul Brood, To Cure 864 



Given Press 843, 844 



Heads of Grain 865 



Heat, Art., in Cellar Mi 



Honey. Price of 843,844 



Honey. Medicinal 875 



Honey-Cakes 870 



Honey- Dew 865 



House Apiary 866 



.luveuile 869 



Kendel's Death 846 



I.cL'sof liees 847 



Dak-balls 865 



Our Own Apiary 876 



Viieens, Introducing Virgin841 



Quecniessness in Sept 865 



Vueenlessness . . .8.54 



c,iuestion-Box 867 



Hcports Discourapring: 865 



Urports Eiicoina),'ing 864 



Si-ctions of Fdn 849 



Sections, fiitlnisbcd. . ...849, 851 



Sections. Partly Filled 843 



Smoker. Bingham 844 



Space Below Frames 842 



Stores, Amount Needed 8.54 



Swarm Clus. 7 Weeks 850 



Texas, Good lieport 853 



Wmtering. By E. France.. .853 

 Wintering Upstairs 870 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The annual meeting of the Southeastern Michigan Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will be held at Adrian, Mich., on Dec. 15th. 



All are cordially invited to attend. 



A. M. (T.4NDER, Sec 



The Susquehanna County Bee Keepers' Association will meet 

 at New >Iilfonl. on Jan. 7. 1888. Subjects for discussion: The 

 best wav to iirevent swarming; also, Is it advisable to Italian- 

 ize? All bee-keepers are cordially invited. 



H. .\1. Seelby. .Sec, Harford, Pa. 



BE SURE 



To send a postal card for our illustrated catalogue of 



APIARIAN ffs'J'^Lrrrf^l SUPPLIES 



tains illustrations and descriptions of every thing 

 new and desirable in an apiary, 



AT the: IjOwest prices. 



XTJi.IjIJ^3^ Q-U-EE3SrS -iJ^lTX) BEES. 



J. C. SAYLES, 



3 tfd Hartford. ■Washington Co., Wis. 



PDPflW m THE WEST 



FOE THE MANUFAOTUEE 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. 16tfd 



A. r. Stauffer, Sterling, Hi. 



MA6IG LANTERNS 



C3* A proJUabU iusineis /or a man urU^ rmati capital. A1«J 

 Jjantems for Home Amaaement. 152 page Catsloga« frea, 



MCALLISTER, OpUciao, 49 Nassau St., N. Y. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, Whole- 

 sale and retail. See advertisement in another 

 column. Sbtfd 



HOW TO WINTER BEES. 



Eleven essays by eleven prominent bee-keepers, 

 sent by mail for 10 cents. Address 

 etfdb HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Mass. 



SEND STAMP FOR PAMPHLET 



REDUCTION. 



Until December 1st 1 will allow ."> per cent dis- 

 count on hives, and 8 per cent on all other goods 

 for next season's use. If parties who are wanting 

 a quantity of goods, or dealers wishing to slock up 

 for the season of 18SS, will send on a list of about 

 what they want I shall be pleased to name lowest 

 prices. Sections ])laned on both sides, unless oth- 

 erwise ordered. Remember my goods are noted the 

 world over for quality and workmanship. Try me 

 and be convinced. 



W. T. FALCONER, Jamestown, N. Y. 



Mamifuciiirrf ami Denier in l-'iill I^ine API- 

 ARIA .V S UPPL TICS. 22d 



OASAITT'S FOUITSATIOIT FACTOB7,WE0LESALE andBETAIL. 

 See advertisement in another column. 3tfbd 



Wants or Excfiange Department. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our 

 usual rates. All ad's intended for this department must not 

 exceed 5 lines, and you must SAY you want your ad. in this de- 

 partment, or we will not be responsible for any error. You 

 can have the notice as many lines as you please; but all over 

 Ave lines will cost you according to our regular rates. Of 

 course, this department is intended only for bona-flde ex- 

 changes. 



WANTED.— To exchange High-Class Fowls, eight 

 varieties, for good type-writer or foundation. 

 Circulars free. Utfdb A. H. Duff, Creighton. O. 



WANTED.— To exchange bee-keepers' supplies 

 for alsike-clover seed, buckwheat, any kind, 

 or a lawn-mower, new. IBtI'db 



Bright Bros., Mazeppa, Minn. 



WANTED.— To exchange Wheeler & Wilson sew- 

 ing-machines (new) for honey, bees, or sup- 

 plies. J. A. Green, Dayton, 111. SOtldb 



WANTED.— Situation for 1888, by an expert bee- 

 keeper. Address Frank Curl, 

 SOtfdb Boxes, East St. Louis, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange Ferrets or Jacobin pig- 

 eons, for one or two Rouen drakes, beeswax, 

 fdn., or supplies in the flat, or any thing useful. 

 Write me. F. BoOmhower, Gallupville. N. Y. 22d 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For the benefit of friends who have black or hybrid queens 

 which they want to dispose of, we will insert notices free of 

 charge, as below. "VVc do this becuse there is hardly value 

 enough to these queens to pay for buying them up and keep- 

 ing them in stock; and yet i' is oftentimes quite aji accommo- 

 dation to those who can not afford higher-priced ones. 



Have four hybrid queens for sale at 2.5 cts. each. 

 Luther Gray, Orlando, Fla. 



