1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUK'K. 



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ward found where the rats had made tracks off throiigli 

 the snow for a " healthier " local ty. 



Now, this experience has been worth a good deal to 

 me. If we can have a ferret once in two weeks or 

 once in a month, it will certainly be much preferable 

 to cats. The owner of the ferret says he to )k one 

 into a barn where there were so manj' rats they came 

 very near killing the ferret ; but after he was rescued, 

 the rats went off in a body, and none have been notic- 

 ed in or around that barn for more than a year al- 

 though the ferret made only one visit One of our ad- 

 vertisers, Mr. N. A. Knapp, of Rochester, O., publi.shes 

 a book, "The A B C of Ferret Culture." which 1 have 

 been reading with considerable interest. We can mail 

 it for 12 cents. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Wisconsin .State Bee-keepers' Association will 

 hold its annual convention in the .State Capitol at 

 Madison, Feb 5 and (!, 1902. The convention promises 

 to be largely attended. Excursion rates of 1^ fare, 

 good for allof the first week in F'ebruary. All are in- 

 vited to attend. Ada 1,. Pickard, Secretary. 



N. E. France, President. 



The annual meeting of the New York .State Associa- 

 tion of Bee-keepers' .Societies will be held in the par- 

 lors of the Kirkwood Hotel, Geneva, N Y., on Wed- 

 nesday, F'eb. o. I!l02, commencing at 10 a.m. All inter- 

 ested in bee culture are cordially invited to be present. 

 Subjects of importance are to be brought before this 

 meeting, and it is desired to have a large representa- 

 tion of bee-keepers in attendance. 



W. F. Marks, Pres., Chapiiiville, N. Y. 



C. B. Howard, .Sec'j', Romulus, N. Y. 



Wants and Exchange. 



■Vl/ANTED— To e.Kchange for cash or wax, one No. 

 ' ' '2'> Cowan extractor, 100 R-11 honey-boards, and 

 1901 make of Daisv foundation-fasteners. Baixnins. 

 Write to M. H. Hunt & .Son. Bell Branch. Mich. 



■^X^ANTED -To sell at once, 40 colonies of bees. Got 

 ^ ' them on bill of sale. Know nothing about bees. 

 A. G. Cook, Pratt's Hollow, N. Y. 



■V^AN TED —To sell or exchange 2f0-acre farm situ- 

 ' ~ ated in L,onoke Co . Ark , ?> miles from county- 

 seat. Good frame o-room house; good well at house, 

 with windmill; good young orchard. 00 acres under 

 cultivation, 100 acres grass, SO acres choice timber: all 

 fenced except timber. For further particulars address 

 A O Young, Montrose. Mo. 



\VANTRD.— Fifty to 100 colonies bees. March or 

 '" April; .South preferred, near Brunswick or New 

 Orleans. I. J. Stringham, 105 Park PL, New York. 



X^ANTED. — To exchange Dadaut uncapping-cans, 

 Root's No. 5 extractor, and other supplies, for 

 honey or wax. O. H. Hyatt, Shenandoah, Iowa. 



Y^ANTED —To exchange 50 T supers, mostly unused; 

 '' 25 section-holder supers, unused; 25 second-hand 

 supers, 25 eight-frame hive-bodies, many new; 100-egg 

 incubator and brooder, 10-in. fdn. mill. Novice extract- 

 or,Porter bee-escapes, all-zinc honey-boards, queen and 

 drone tiaps, zinc-perforator for making queen-exclud- 

 ing zinc, greenhouse or hotbed sash, made up or in flat; 

 a large quantity of S.xlO glass, also odd sizes. Send for 

 prices. Wanted — queens, honey, wax, St. Bernard dog, 

 or offers. J. A. Green, Ottawa, 111. 



Y^ANTED To exchange IHO acres heavy timbered 

 ^' hardwood land in N. E. Ark. First-class corn, 

 cotton, clover, and fruit land ; foothills of thf Ozarks; 

 6 miles from railroad; for suburban home with small 

 orchard, in middle Eastern State Tell what you have. 

 J. R. Dart. Connesauga, Ga. 



\VANTED — To sell one-half interest in a paying bee- 

 '^ business, 1000 colonies. 



R. T. Stinnett, Mesilla Park, N. M. 



■y^ANTED. — To .sell a two-basket Ferris wax-extract- 

 or, one extra basket, nearly new, for 1*8.00; regu- 

 lar price, S12.00. We can guarantee this machine to be 

 in good order, and at the price we offer it. it is a bar- 

 gain. The a. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



AVANTED — To .sell or exchange gasoline-engines for 

 '' all purposes — stationary, marine, bicycle, etc.; 

 want machinery of all kinds. 



Robert B. Gedye, La.Salle, 111. 



\VANTED. — To sell Rocky P'ord cantaloupe seed. 

 ' ' Seed of these famous melons postpaid, 40 cts per 

 pound. Choice .selected stock 



H. F. Hag EN, Rocky Ford, Colorado. 



VyANTED— To sell or exchange 2000 Hoffman frames 

 ' ' filled with combs ; also Dovetailed hive-bodies, 

 bees, and fi.\:tures, and two dozen Persian pea-fowls — 

 a bargain. B. J. Cross, Cherokee, Alabama. 



ANTED. — A dovetailing machine for making hive- 

 bodies; also a two-frame Cowan honey-extractor. 

 W. N Cannon, Greenville, Ala 



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IV ANTED — To buy a second-hand saw-mill, hea%'y 

 '' (top and bottom saw). 21()Court St., Reading, Pa. 



VL^ANTED. — .\ buyer for my SO-acre tract of land in 

 '* Crawford Co.,' Mo., at '$10.00 per acre, one-half 

 cash; balance on time payment. Address 



lyOuis 'Werner, Edwardsville, Ills. 



WAN TED. Position under an experienced bee-keep- 

 er, by single man, 30 years old; member of M. E. 

 church; experience limited to care of few colonies on 

 farm. R. JI. Black, Indiaiiola, la. 



VVANTED.— To exchange for bee supplies or any 

 ^' thing I can use. one Monarch 600-egg incubator, 

 one Successful 200 egg incubator, three DesMoines out- 

 door brooders, capacity 200 chicks each. All in good 

 condition. Or will sell cheap for cash. 



F A. Gray, Redwood Falls, Minn. 



\VANTED.-An assistant apiarist; have .500 colonies. 

 ^' State age. experience, and wages desired. Give 

 reference. W. Hickox, Berthoud. Colo. 



■yVANTED. — A lady who would like to spend the win- 

 '" ter in California can pay for her board in a pri- 

 vate family by reading aloud a few hours each day. 

 One interested in bees preferred. 



Mrs. E. B. Beecher. Auburn, Placer Co , Cal. 



Y^ANTED. — 'lo exchange 00-lb. cans. perfectU- bright 

 ' ^ and good as new, 25c each, f. o. b. here, for honey 

 or wax. G. 1,. Buchanan, Holliday's Cove, W. Va. 



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ANTED. — To exchange a 45 cal. Remington rifle 

 for a second hand bicycl-?. 



P. ivROEGEL, .Sebastian, Fla. 



ANTED.— Situation by .sober, active, practical, bee- 

 man. Capable of taking charge. 

 W. ,S. Frazeur, 1705 Rembrandt St . Indianapolis. 



Y^ANTED. — To sell two lots with small house and a 

 '^ 10-acre lot. small grove orange-trees. Want a 

 two-horse mower and bone-cutter 



C. G. Adams. Sorrento, Fla. 



■Y^ANTED. — To exchange an oil-stove (heater), value 

 ~' $3 00, and standard-bred B. P. Rock cockerels at 

 81.00 each, for bees or supplies. Write offers quickly. 

 G. M R.^NUM, Perry, Wis 



ANTED —To se'l, 50 colonies of bees, Italians; f 120 

 buys the whole outfit. Write for particulars. 

 S.AMUKL Collier, Elizabethville, Pa. 



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ANTED. — To exchange, 6-in. foundation-mill, and 

 140 egg Star incubator, for wax, bees, or cash. 

 I. J. Stkingham, 105 Park Place, New York. 



ANTED. — Extracted honey. Kindly quote prices. 

 Myers Bros., 231 .Spruce .St., Hannibal, Mo. 



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ANTED.— A competent person to take charge of 

 my apiary. Correspondence solicited. Address 

 'WiLBER Wood, Ono, Pierce Co., Wis. 



IJL ANTED — To know who has 200 colonies of bees to 

 sell cheap; also what young man would like to 

 serve an apprenticeship with Onirin the queen-breed- 

 er. H. G. QuiKiN, Parkertown, O. 



Y^ANTED — To sell, improved comb foundation. 

 ' ' Send 10c for sample, by mail. 



H. VOGELER. New Castle, Cal. 



