1894 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



525 



ly oil lidw you put up your pioduct foi' niarki't. If 

 it is conib luiiH'j', see tliat tlii' si'ctions arc sciapcd 

 flcaii if tlu'y have not Ix'cu kept clean in llie liive. 

 Even with llit> best suiplus aiianycnuMit foi' pi'O- 

 tectinja' the sections, some sera pi n^i' will he i'e(iuii-i'(l. 

 Then t he honey should he t-aretiil ly uiaded. K\cn 

 if >-ou have only a small lot, liiade it. 'i'lii' best will 

 i)riug' enough !noie toaniplj- pa.\' you for' youi' liou- 

 l)le. Put it into nice clean cast's, wit h fihiss im one 

 side. IJetter lay a siieet of porous papei' in first, to 

 soaiv up anj' drip that mijiht conie from liroken cap- 

 piuAT or comb. If you are jj-oint;- toshipil .'inj-dis- 

 tant-e by rail, eillier by e.\pi-ess oi- fieiK'ht, unless by 

 the carload or larjje lot that will not be transferred, 

 do not sinp it in tlu' small cases with addilion.il 

 cratinK- Pack anywhere fiom 10(1 to ~(KI l!)s., as is 

 most convenient, in a ci'atewith a layer of hay or 

 straw under it, and handles pro,iectins' to carry it 

 by. Nine ^4-lb. cases or eifihteen l:Mb. cases nuike 

 " -ood-sizi'd crate for shipping'. Since ado))tiny- this 

 metliod of crating', we do not remember a single bad 

 case of bi-eakafi'e, I'.xceptinfi' one which went by ex- 

 press, and whicli was not properly put up. We 

 scai'cely remi'inber of having' shippetl, within the 

 last few years, a case or two c)f comb honey by ex- 

 press wiiicl) did not ai'rive at destination wiih more 

 less broken sections. In the eastern classitica- 

 tion, comb honey in lx)xes lias I'eceiitly been I'educed 

 from tli'st to second class ; and as it g'oes more safely 

 by freight, as well as more cheaplj', we do not ad- 

 vise shipping Ijy express. 



WARRANTED QUEENS. 



Why buj' iDitcstcd queens and take your own risk 

 Df pure mating, when I warrant every one of my 

 queens to be purely mated ? Look over the ads. and 

 see how few dare do this. Warranted Golden Ital- 

 ian queen. $1.00; six for $.5.00, ready about May 1st. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 



S. F. TREGO, Swedona, Illinois. 



CONVENTION NOTICES, 



The Carolina Bue-keeju-i's' .V.-tsociation will imet at the Court- 

 hi)U.se, Charlotte, N C, July 19, at 10 a.m. A. L. Bba( il, Sec. 



Control Your Swarms, Requeen, &c. 



- ."'Jend ::iyr foi' sami)les of 



.gS^S West's Pal en I Spiral wire 

 Qu( en-(cll Protectors, and 

 Pal. Spiral (,>ueen Hatch- 

 ing and Inl roduciiig Cage, 

 also best Uee-Escape, with 

 circular explaining. 12 

 Cell-protectors, <il)c; 100, $3. 

 12 Cages. ^^ 1.1 10; lUO, $6, bv 

 mail. Circul.'ii' free. Ad- 

 dress N. D. WEST, Middle- 

 burgh. Scho. Co., N. Y. Sold 

 also by all the leading supply-dealers. 



I have one of the choicest flocks of 



Brown Leghorns in the State. 



Keep no other kind. Kfigs, 75c per 1.5; $l.-'5 per 30. 



B. G. SCOTHAN, Rogersville, Mich. 



I Will Exchange 



Burpee 



For your name and address, my 

 pamphlet '• How I Produce Comb 

 Honey," and catalog of Chaff and 

 Dovetailed hives, T Supers, Sec- 

 tions, Foundation, and every thing 

 needed in the apiary. First-class 

 goods, and prices reasonable. 



Geo. E. Hilton, 



Fremont, Mich. 



'o Seed Annual for 1894 is well -worth 

 •5 having. Tell to all who plant seeds 



W. Atlee Burpee «& Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



New Cowan Reversible Extractor 



Is now indorsed by the best and most extensive 

 bee=keepers of the country 



Some of its Features 

 are: 



Reversing Without Stop= 

 ping. 



Can be done by simply 

 slowing up the motion. 



Gear Beveled. 



strong and well made, and 

 )perated by a good substan- 

 rial handle. 



Mill(=can Handles 



ire attached to the can. 



Two Coats 



t carriage black, and neatly 

 ettered. 



Can of heavy XX Tin 



for 2-frame; four and six 

 frame of galvanized iron. 



Bottom 



of improved type. 



Honey=gate 



is rof a new pattern and 

 of ample capacity, and mal- 

 leable-iron handle. 



Reversing Pockets 



braced stronger than ever, 

 and guaranteed not to 

 bulge. 



Gear and Reversible 

 Pockets 



easily removed by taking 

 out four screws. 



Two-frame extractor, L. size, $10.00; four-frame, L. size, $20.00; six- 

 'rame, L. size, 120.00. The four and six frame extractors also reverse 

 vithout stopping. 52-page catalog of Bee-keepers' Supplies free. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



