1804 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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md JSprades; ^r off in 50-lh. lots; Ic off in barrel 

 ots of ;!(KI lbs. At this writing we are a little be- 

 lind on orders for sugar of best grade. 



COWAN EXTRACTORS. 



The ordei's that come, and the kind woi-ds which 

 ollow, ai'c proving beyond a peradventure that this 

 s the best and most rapid hoiiey-exti actor obtain- 

 ,l)le at till' present time. One man writes that he 

 Fonld not take $50 for his if he could not replace it. 



We happen to have at Grand Island. Neb., a two- 

 rame Cowan No. 1,5 for L. frame, which we will 

 Lave shipped to any customer in the West, in want 

 if tliat size, for flO.OiJ— the regular price free on 

 )oard cars. It being so far west it will be an ad- 

 vantage in saving of freight to some one in that 

 eciioti 



SLICED WOOD SEPARATORS. 



Since we have been furnishing sawed wood sep- 

 irators there has been a much smaller demand for 

 he sliced ones, whicli, though not as straight and 

 lurablc and nice to u.se as the sawed ones, yet an- 

 iwer a good purjiose. Many prefer 1o use them but 

 ince. and then throw them away. We have quite 

 I large stock of the following sizes, which we offer 

 it reduced prices to move them off: 



SyjXiT and 17'^ in. at 2()c per 1(10, $l..50 per 1000. 



3,^x18, or anv length w. can make b.v cutting otf 

 hese lengths, 250 per 100, $1.75 per KKMI. 



4W;xl7, slotted both sides. 3(ic per 100, $3.00 per 1000. 



4^vl^. slotted both sides, 35c per 100, $2.50 ner 1000. 



4'4xlH. slotted both sides, and slightly colored or 

 nildiwed, 2.5c per 100, |;2.00 per 1000. 



SUPERIOR QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP. 



It is a pleasure to read the many letters which 

 ;ome to us thanking us for the very fine quality of 

 naterial and workmanship on the goods we are 

 ■ending out this year. We give .you, in Kind Words 

 •olumn, samples of these testimonials from time to 

 iuie. If we should attempt to give them all it 

 vould take more space than would be profltalile for 

 'lat kind of matter. These most often mention the 

 Jovetaih'd hives, extra polished sections, comb 

 'oundation, extractors, smokers, etc. Some of the 

 >est we can not give, because they mention goods 

 rom other places to their disadvantage, and we do 

 lot deem it prudent or courteous to reflect in public 

 irint on the wares of our competitors. Some, how- 

 !ver, have ordered goods from dealers supposing 

 hat they would get goods of our make, and were 

 llsappointed. To such we would say that, if you 

 vant goods of our make, be sure you get them from 

 IS or one of the dealers who handle our goods. You 

 vill find a partial list of them on page 6 of our 

 jatalog. 



EOYPTIAN OR WINTER ONION. 



There is no other onion known at present that will 

 viiiter like the above. During the recent freeze 

 hat killed almost every thing, they came out un- 

 larmed, and we are selling them in the market 

 ■ight along, taken right from the open ground. We 

 lave been wintering over the sets during the last 

 vinter, without any trouble whatever. The fact 

 hat they are now beginnirig to sprout is a proof 

 hat they are unharmed. They were kept in a very 

 •old dry place; and as we have a large stock on 

 land we offer it at the following exceedingly low 

 irices: Qu:irt, 5 cts.; peck, 25 cJs.; bushel, 75 cts. 

 f you want to get a stand of Egyptian onions, now 

 s your chance. While they make much larger and 

 Inei'-flavored onions with heavy manuring, they 

 vill grow almost anywhere under most circutnstanc"- 

 ;s. In fact, they are about the hardiest vegetable 

 )r plant that I know of. 



iEDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF EARI.V OHIO, EARLV 

 PURITAN. LEES FAVORITE, AND RURAL NEW- 

 YORKER POTATOES. 



As the above varieties are beginning to sprout 

 ;ome in o'lr cold cellar, we otter them, until sold, at 

 he following reduction: Peck. 35 cts.; bushel, $1.00; 

 ler barrel of 11 pecks, $2. .50. This mak \s them tiie 

 iame price as we have been selling the Monroe 

 Needling. We still have the lattcrat the same price, 

 out tlicji were raised and placed in the cellar so late 

 n the fall tlnit they are at ijreseiit unsprouted, and 

 ibout as firm and solid as when the.v were dug. 

 rhis, you .see, is the advantage of lat<'-planted po- 

 uat/oes. We can not make any decline in the price 

 if the Freemans; and one of the good qualities of 



the Freemm is. that they are very slow about 

 sprouting or wilting, mo matter whether they were 

 raised early or late. Second size of any of the 

 above potaioes, //((// price. 



EDGAR QUEEN STKAWHERR I ES. 



We once otfered this for sale, and then dropped it 

 out of our list, and I am reall.y ashamed to tell the 

 reason. I guess 1 had better, though, after all. 

 When we first got hold of it we had an impression 

 that it was a pcrfext berry, and I was much de- 

 lighted with its strong luxuiiant growth and beau- 

 tiful large berries. So 1 planted tlii'ee rows, 40 rods 

 long or more; but so many of the beriits were 

 gnarl.v and knotted that I concludid to drop it; 

 and then somebody told me that it was iiii|)erfect, 

 or pistillate, and 1 had neglected to i>ut any pet feet 

 berries near it. In spite of this, last .season it gave 

 us an immense crop of large fine berries, but a good 

 many of them were poorly sliaped, from lack of a 

 fertilizer. We have this spring a magnificent lot of 

 extia strong plants that we can furnish at our reg- 

 ular prices; namely, 10 cts. for 10; 75 cts. per 100; 

 $6.tX) per lUUO. If wanted by mail, add 25 cts. per 100 

 for postage. But he sure you plant some perfect 

 variety for fertilizer every third or fourth row, and 

 don't yiiu fonjct it. We can also furnish nice War- 

 fleld plants (imperfect) at the same price. 



TOBACCO DUST AS AN INSECTICIDE AND FERTILIZER. 



During the past winter all our lettuce has been 

 set in the greenhouses in a mulch with perhaps 

 from half an inch to an inch of tobacco dust spread 

 over the surface of the beds, and not a green fly 

 has been noticed from the time of .setting out the 

 jilants till harvesting the crop where this precau- 

 tion has been taken. On three different beds, how- 

 ever, where we neglected to do this, the green fly 

 was worse than I ever saw it before. In fact, 

 two of the beds were ruined, almo.st before I knew 

 it. Our Experiment Station has said, I believe, that 

 the tobacco dust is worth about as much as stable 

 manure as a fertilizer. 1 can readily believe this, 

 from what experience I have had: and I consider it 

 the best and cheapest insecticide for any plant that 

 is close enough to the ground so you can cover 

 plant and all with tobacco. Our squash-boxes and 

 wire-cloth frames were not used last season at all, 

 because the tobacco rendered them unnece.'-sary. 

 We have it in 10-lb. packages at 2 *« cts. per lb.; 25 

 lbs. at 2 cts. per lb.; loO lbs., SI. 75; and for an origi- 

 nal case containing about 400 lbs. we will make the 

 price on the case and all an even $5.00. If all the 

 tobacco produced in the world could be conflned 

 strictl.y to killing bugs and fertilizing plants, what 

 a wonderful stride our people would make, both in 

 godliness and prosperity! 



NEW EXPRESS SBIPPINO ARRANGEMENTS. 



With the advent of the new ea.st and west railroad 

 four years ago came the United States Express Co. 

 to do business in Medina. We then had both Amer- 

 ican and U. S., and a rertain degree of competition. 

 Last September the U. S. supplanted the American 

 on the old railroad, leaving us with oidy one express 

 company again. A short time ago, owing to a dis- 

 agreement between this company and the Adams 

 Co., the latter would not rec ive express matter 

 from the U. S. Co. for points where the Adams 

 could alone make delivery, unless all charges were 

 lirepaid. This was making us no little trouble, and 

 we pi'oceeded to make aii-iingements to avoid it if 

 possible. We have completid plans that we have 

 been initting into execution for the pjist two weeks. 

 We send all express matter, destined for delivery 

 offices that are exclusively American, Adams, and 

 WelLs, Fargo & Co.. by freight to Akrim, O., 20 miles 

 east, and it is there started promptly to destination 

 by these companies respectively. We have one 

 freight train each day to Akron; and in cases of 

 great urgency we can setid by express, there being 

 two express trains daily. By this arrangement we 

 are prepared to ship by any of the four companies 

 — U. S., Adams. American, and W.. F. & Co., besides 

 getting Akron competitive rates on the latter three. 

 This means quite a saving in charges to our cus- 

 tomers who can receive their express shi|inients 

 only by the thi'ee hist-nanu'd companies. We go to 

 the" extra trouble involved, and pay t he freight to 

 Akron ourselves, for the benefit of thes(> customers. 

 The freight in the course of a season will amount 

 to quite an Item, b( iti^ 2.5c or more feach day. If, 

 therefore, those preferring delivery by Adams, 



