1894 



(JLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



435 



Boards to put in your plant -SJUxicLi, like the oiu's 

 dc'sorilK'd on page 430, postpaid by mail, 15 cts.; if 

 sLipped by express or I'reiyht with other goods, 10c. 



PRICE OF BEESWAX AND COMB FOUNDATION. 



Since our liist we have secured a larpe lot of 

 choice yellow wax and liad otiier lots ottered us so 

 tlii're is little pi'obability now of a further advance 

 in price of either wax or foundation. In fact, we 

 mark the price of wax down Ic per lb. from that 

 quoted in last issue, and quote 24c cash, and 27c 

 trade for average wax delivered here. ' 



GLOBE LAWN-MOWEPS. 



We quote a reduction of 50 cts. each on the prices 

 of lawn-mowers given in our catalog, on page .50, to 

 our i-e:iders and their friends. There is no better 

 cheap mower made than the Globe. We have had 

 one in use on our lawn for Ave years, and it runs 

 easy and does splendid work. With above reduction 

 the prices will be, for 10 inch, iiv}.60; 13-in., 3f3.75.; 

 14 in., $4.00; 16 in.. 64.25; 18-in., $4.5J. See advertise- 

 ment on cover page. 



CARLOAD ORDERS. 



As we go to press we are loading a car of supplies 

 for Jos. Nj'sewauder, Des Moines, lovva; anotlier 

 for Barteldes & Co., of Denver, Col., and a third for 

 W. K. Ball, of Reno, Nev. Smaller orders do not 

 abate, and we are running factory over time to 

 keep pace with them. We are not much behind as 

 yet, and we don't mean to be if we can avoid it. Our 

 extra polished sections are deservealy popular, and 

 going out at the rate of a million a month or, faster, 

 and our comb foundation is being ordered at the 

 rate of a tou a week. 



JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



Our call for seed in last issue has not brought us 

 a single response as yet. To supply orders at all we 

 are obliged to pay a seed-dealer $1.20 per bushel, as 

 well as for bags and freight, making it cost us about 

 fl..50 per bushel. We can not, therefore, supply any 

 more at our catalog price unless we get track of a 

 lot of seed at a lowt-r price. If any of our readers 

 far or near have any seed to sell, or know of any, 

 we should be pleased to hear from you, naming 

 quantity you have, and price you ask. Mail sample 

 at same time. Until further notice our selling price 

 will be, 1 peck, 60c; % bush., 85c.; 1 bush., $1.50; 2 

 bush., $3.(H). 



SPECIAL SECTIONS AT SPECIAL PRICES. 



Of the special sections mentioned in former issues 

 we can still supply the follnwiiig: 2-in. cream, or 

 No. 2, open four sides, at $1.50 per lOiiO; also a few 

 ' in. cream, or No. 2, opeu top and bottom, at same 

 price. All other cream sections are oversold. Of 

 old stock. No. 1 white, we have IM.open 2 and-t sides; 

 l}g, open 1 and 3 sides; IJ. open 1, 2, and 4 sides; 7 to 

 ft., open 1 and 2 sides; 1%, open 2 sides; and li4-in., 

 op»'n 3 and 4 sides; all 4.'iX4ii'. Our price for these 

 is $2..50 per lOiHi; U.M for 2000; $6.50 for 3000, or $10 OJ 

 for .5(100. We still have the most of the larger sizes 

 given in former lists, at $3.00 per 1000, or $1 50 for 500. 



POLISHING-MITTEN. 



There are very few house- 

 i^^r" ^'j, _„„_-,^ keepers who do not have a 



f ,;.''. "? ^^^2) stove to black, and many take 



pride in making it shine. One 

 of the best implements for this 

 purpose is the poli.shing-mitten 

 shown herewith. This is a wo- 

 man's in\ention, and a good 

 one too. as you might know. 

 It consists of a mitten of oil- 

 cloth, faced witli sheep or 

 lamb's skin tanned with the wool on. The mitten is 

 accompaTiied by a dauber, also of wool on the hide. 

 Those who have tried the mitten are loud in its 

 praise. They are usually sold for 35 cts. postpaid. 



We Ciin furnish them for 25 cts. postpaid, or 20 cts. 

 with other goods, not postpaid. 



SLICED WOOD SEPARATORS. 



Since we liave been furnishing sawed wood sep- 

 arator.-- thcie has been a muith smaller demand for 

 the sliced ones, which, though not as stiaiglit and 

 duralile and nice to use as the sawi'd tines, yet an- 

 swer a good puriHJse. Many piefer to use them but 

 once, and then throw them away. We have quite 

 a large stock of the following si'zes, winch we oiler 

 at reduced i)rices to move them off: 



31/2XIT and 17)4 in. at 20c per 100, $1..50 per 1000. 



3)4x18, or any U'tigih wi can make by cutting oflf 

 these lengths, 2.")c per 100, $1.';5 per IdOO. 



4>sxl7, slotted both sides, 3i:e per 100, $2.00 per 1000. 



4'/2xl8, slotted both sides, 35c per 100, $2.50 per 1000. 



4!4xl8, Slotted both sides, and slightly colored or 

 mildewed, 25c per 100, $2.00 per 1000. 



WORLD S FAIR AWARD. 



The following is a copy of official award, just re- 

 ceived from John Boyd Thacher, Chairman Execu- 

 tive Committee on Awards: 



" Variety of article? manufactured by the exhib- 

 itor for tlie use of bee-keepers; the ingenuity and 

 j)ractical utility indicated by the exhiliit, which 

 comprised boxes for transportation of bees; queen- 

 cage; queen-cell protector: swarm-catcher; zinc 

 honey-board; Novice honey-extractor; Poiter bee- 

 escape; honey-knife; bee-feeder; solar w;i,x-extract- 

 or; comb-foundation machines; comb foundation for 

 surplus; comb foundation for brood; comb-fouuda- 

 tion fastener; dovetailed bee-hives; chaff hive; 

 dovetailed supers; T supers; section honey-boxes; 

 honey shipping-cases; saw-mandrels. 



*" Crane's Bee-anxikers. — Highest commendation for 

 ingenious construction and high efficiency. 



" Cuwan's Rapid Reversible Extnwtor.— Simplicity 

 of design, excellence of construction, and ease and 

 rapidity of operation." 



Notice that, while the general line of supplies re- 

 ceives award for ingenuity and practical utility, 

 the Crane smoker and Cowan extractor receive 

 special commendation. See ad't of these two spe- 

 cialties on another page. 



POTATOES FOR L.\TE PLANTING. 



We have Still on hand about 40 bushels of Free- 

 man potatoes, and perhaps 150 of the Monroe Seed- 

 lings—all in good condition. Now, plea.se note, the 

 secret of these Monroe Seedlings keeping so nicely 

 is, that they were planted in June; and even though 

 not planted till then they gave a crop of over 1900 

 bushels from 9 acres, and they were not troubled 

 with either bugs or blight. If you want to try 

 j'our hand at late planting you can have the Mon- 

 roe Seedlings at $1.00 per bushel or $2.50 per barrel, 

 and the Freemans at just twice that amount. As 

 good eating pt)tatoes are now scarce and high, the 

 Monroe Seedlings are, in many localities, the clTeap- 

 est (joud potatoes that you can get for table use. 



VEGETABLE-PLANTS MAY 1.5. 



We now have a splendid stock of vegetable-plants 

 of all kiuds— beautiful cauliflower; and, in fact, we 

 are now putting on the market the handsomest 

 (-•aulitiower I ever .saw. Every head seems to be 

 perfect. This may be owing to the fact tliat they 

 were grown and matured during the cool spring 

 weather. I think, however, much of it is due to the 

 excellent quality of the seed that friend March is 

 giving us. We have also onion-plants in great 

 abundance — nice ones— especially Vellow Danvers 

 and PrizetaKer. Tt)mato-plants, we are once more 

 short of. This year we had an unusually large 

 number of twice transplanted, set out the last time 

 with an extra amount of room. When these began 

 to blossom we offered them at 5 cts. each, or 40 cts. 

 for 10; and to my iistonishmeiit almost everybody 

 to<jk the great big plants. We take up a good lot 

 of dirt with each plant, and give them an old bas- 

 ket to carry them in. I mention this as a hint to 

 plant-growers. We have a, beautiful lot of celery- 

 jilants— White Plume, Self-blanching. Golden Dwarf 

 and New Rose, and shall have Giant Paschal later. 

 We have also a nice stock of pepper-plants— Bull- 

 nose, Cayenne, Spanisli, and Ruljy; Sweet-potato 

 jilaiits in great quantity; also Southern Queen and 

 IJerniuda Red yams. 



