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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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COMB FOUNDATION. 



Made by an 



lMJRRO\Bi:> l^HaCBSS OIV iVjKir ^4^2Vi> 



lMPRa\EL> JV/ACWJATiiS 



of m3' own ini^ention, 

 whidi eiiiihles me to 

 j)rocluce 



Xlie Cliea^pest- 



Prices on 5 lbs. or more will riinge from 35 to 50c 

 per lb. Send for pi-ices and samijles. 



W.J. FINCH, JR., 



931 E. Monroe St., Springfield, Illinois. 



|^"In respoiuliiiK to tliis iulvt-rtiseiiif nt rmutloii (JLEANiNoa 



Control Your Swarms, Requeen, &c. 



Send ~5 cents for -samples of West's Pat. 

 Spiral wire Queen-Cell Protectors, and 

 and Pat. Spiral Queen Hatching' and In- 

 troducing Cag'e, also best JJee-Escape, 

 with circular explaining-. 13 Cell-Pro- 

 tectors, (iO cts., or JOO for $3. ; 13 Cages, 60 

 cts., or KK) for 85, by mail. Address 



N. D. West, Middleburgh, Scho. Co., N. Y. 



Sold also bj' all the leading- supply dealers. 



THE BEST 



is what I mean to give my pat ■ 

 i-ons. Drones from selected 

 queens. Breeders are carefully 

 .selected from the best. Personal 

 attention and assiuunus care giv- 

 en to learing queens that they 

 may be of the Inglitst type. 



Untested. $1.00; after May, 75c; 

 Marcli and April, 6 for $4.7o; doz- 

 en for $8.50. May and June, 6 for 

 Sl.OiJ; dozen, $7..')0. Later, 6 for 

 f3.50; dozen. f6.50. Tested, 3-banded, $1.-^5; 3 to 5 

 banded, $1.60 to $4.00. Send for circular for partic- 

 ulars. Make money orders payable here. 



J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Vol. Co., Fla. 



t^'in resDonaiutc to liiis aiivei ti.-eiiieiii mention GLKAKiKoS. 



Good ! Good ! 



Tliose wishing the finest and best business bees, 

 both for pleasure and profit, should know that 

 Jennie Atchley is head(iuarters for such queens. 

 I breed both the 3 and 5 banded strains, at the fol- 

 lowing prices: Untested (March, April, and May), 

 $1.00 each; $5.00 for 6, or $9.00 per dozen. June till 

 October, 75 cts. each; $4.25 for 6, or $8.00 per dozen. 

 I breed my queens in separate yards, and 1 have as 

 fine Italian bees as there are anywhcie. Nuclei 

 and full colonies. 1 have one straiglii merchandise 

 rate on Ijees by express— lowest in U. S. line l)re(»d- 

 ers always on hand; 3-banded, $5.00; for straight 5- 

 banded breeders, apply by letter. Also bees by the 

 pound. I guarantee all my queens to be good and 

 serviceable, and my fine faultless breeders unexcel- 

 led in the world. Safe arrival and satisfaction. 



I also have a carload of A. I. Root's Dovetailed 

 hives and Bee-supplies to accommodate my South- 

 ern customers. Dadant's fotmdation and Bingham 

 smokers Send for catalogue. 



JENNIE ATCHLEY, Beeville, Bee Co., Texas. 



NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. 



To buy f/jeji/>. Bee-keepers' Supplies, hives, sec- 

 tions, fdn., etc. Write for price list. HOOT'S GCODS. 

 aOHN l^BBBh «V- SON, HJ<>It llill. Mo. 



The Triumph Incubator, 



Manufactured by Ed. W. Cole, Kenton, O., is the 

 cheapest and best. Eggs for hatching, from stock 

 which won nearly 3(K) premiums the past year. 



Send for lJescrii>tlon and />riees. 

 lyin responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



so 



Tar=I1eel Apiaries, Qoldsboro, N. 

 ^^ Abbott L. Swinson, Proprietor. 



O^ After ten years' experience 1 oreed only 

 QO American Albino Italians and Golden Ital- 

 "" ians; 3 and 5 banded bees. Queens, .$1.00 to "^^ 

 $1(1.10; bees, $1.00 per lb.; nuclei, 7.) cts. per L. frame. 

 200 bu. "Cook's" Long Staple Cotton Seed at $l.(i(i 

 per bu., f. o. b. Lint is 1% inches, and brings im- 

 mium of 3 to 4 cents. 



«2^fii responrtiiitr to I liis advertiseiiK"' niHnfi..ii (?i,kaniv..- 



Trego on Deck 



With those five-banded Golden Italian Queens fdr 

 1894; $1.00 each. Circular free. 



S. P. TRBaO, Swedona, III. 



Notice to Kansas Bee=keepers. 



1 keep in stock a full line of B. Kretchmer's make 

 of Hives, Sections, and other supplies needed in the 

 apiarj', at very low prices. Also lialian bees and 

 queens for sale. A. W. 5WAN, Centralia, Kan. 



TROT EM OUT! 



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1 challenge anyone to show up ;i strain of bees 

 that are superior to my dolden Italians. 1'hey 

 have excelled all competitors by practical test. 

 Gentle, indu.strious, good comb-builders, enter the 

 sections readily, are not inclined to swarm, and are 

 perfect beauties. Descriptive circular free. Sec- 

 tions, t^'J. />er A/. Dovetailed hives wav down. 

 CEI' S. D. DUVALL, Spencerville, Md. 



Piea<e mention this p;iper. 



C-^j. Cnl/ik An interest in iron-manufacturing 

 rui OdlC business. Capital required, $.5U00. 

 Will take good i)aper or securities. An excellent 

 trade tauulii i i connectio ■. 



L. L.. ESENHOWER, Box 331, Spring City, Pa. 



BEE=MEN, Get free Price List of Apiarian Supplies. 

 B. N. ,T0H]SS02Si, Ii:nox\'illle, 111. 



Given Brood Foundation, 



About five lt;'/4x8!4 sheets to the pound, in lO-lb. 

 lots, at 40 cts. i>er pound. 



U. ^V. BU^iH:, J\^oi-mal, 111. 



tarin responding to this advertisement mention ulkaninu'* 



Ruff I Aa-hrn*nc Bred from selected stock (A r- 

 DUll LegllUriISs, Hold's), 1,he best of layers, 

 hard.v and beautiful. Eggs from my best yai'd, 

 $3.00 per 15. -R. i*. Borney, Iloorestown, I^a. 



'ice list of pure 

 ees and 

 queens, and white and brown 

 ferrets. Address 



2V. JL. liNAPl^. 

 Rocliester, Lorain Co., O. 



riVECJ Italian 



Colorado Cactus, Ji:^I^!^r^S, w^xV' 



blossoms. One by mail, postpaid, 35c, or a group of 

 5 to 7 for $1.(10, by expi-ess. Grows in any climate. 

 Beam if ul ornament. Stamps tnken. Address 



E. K & J. 0. FRI3BEE. 172 W. Maple St., Denver, Col. 



Golden Wyandottes. 



B. 1). 



No better birds in America. Cockerel, 

 $5 00. Trio, $7.U >. Eggs, $3.00 per setting. 

 lieeney. Arcade, A". V. 



Tavae Cnrittc Small one by mail, postpaid, 

 leXda V/dtlUSJ. 25 cts. Large one by express, 

 25 cts. Grows inany climate. Fine ornament. 



'S1iit'Beeco..Tex. Miss LcaH AtcHlcy. 



PERFECT cream sections, $2.35 per lOlW. 

 OPLAR sections, sandpapered, $;3.60 per 1000. 

 Ever\ thing in the supply line at bottt)m prioe.s. 

 30c per" lb. allowed on wax, in exchange for supplies. 

 Circular upon application. I. J. Strliigliam, 

 105 Park Place, N. Y. 



r_„ OftlA '"^O colonies of bees, mostly Italians 



rlir AHIR. a"<I hybrids; nearly all are in Sim- 



■ Ul uuiui pii(.ity and Dovetailed hives— 3 in 



American A. Y. BALDWIN, De Kails, 111. 



