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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 1. 



Contents of this Number. 



Alslke Clover 653 



Apple-blossom Honey 551 



Bee-disease. New .541 



Burt, Visit to •5.54 



California Plants otl 



Clovers .551 



l)n>nc-KuKS ; .548 



Krho.s Ifi nil Rambler .549 



Editdr at Terry's and Kent. ..555 



Flowers. Why Beautiful 53S 



Fraiue-siiacer The Stephens.5.5n 



Galvanized Iron 551 



Hive, 8 or 10 Frame 648 



Hiver, Anderson 548 



Hort'iuan Frame .549 



Honey-dew, Source of 641 



Honey, Apple blossom 551 



Incri-ase, To Prevent 547 



Inherituiic'O 538 



Italian liiiported Stock .546 



Italiiiiis, Hands of .553 



Mistakes -545 



Rambler Packing Hives — 542 



Saloons in Iowa 551 



Slowell's Everprreen Corn... .560 



Rtrawberrv Report 5.58 



Swarms First. Leaving 651 



Transferrins: from Boxes . ..547 



Queens. Virjrin .548 



Yield. The Largest 553 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Carolina Bee-keepers' A. ^sociation will meet at the Court- 

 house. Charlotte, N. C, July 19,at 10.\.M. A. L. Beach, Sec. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our usu- 

 al rates. All advertisements intended for this department 

 must not exceed five lines, and you must say you want your 

 adv't in this department, or we will not be responsible for er- 

 rors. You can have the notice as many lines as you please, 

 but all over five lines will cost you according to our regular 

 rates. This department is intended only for bona fide ex- 

 changes. Exchanges for cash or for price lists, or notices of- 

 fering articles for sale, can not be inserted under this head. 

 For such ourregularratesof 20 cts. aline will be charged, and 

 they will be put with the regular advertisements. We can not 

 be responsible for dissatisfaction arising from these "swaps." 



W 



ANTED.— To exchanjre several g-ood safety bi- 

 cycles. Honey wanted. Send sample. 



J. A. Green, Ottawa, 111. 



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ANTED.— To exohang-e 200 colonies of beea for 

 any thing useful on plantation. 



Anthony Opp, Helena, Ark. 



WANTED.— To exchans:e Root's groods, at his 

 prices, to be shipped from here or factory, for 

 while comb honey (crop of '94 preferred* in quan- 

 tity lots. See ad. in another column of June 1 issue. 

 B. Walker, Evart, Mich. 



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ANTED.— Reg-istered Poland-China Pigs, Jersey 

 heifer calves, for .5-banded queens. 



J. F. Michael, German, Darlje Co., Ohio. 



WANTED.— To exchange four-horse engine and 

 boiler, upright boiler and horizontal engine; 

 Ft. Wayne pattern; in good order, with new grates 

 and sniolte stack, for honey-bees. 



W. H. WoRLEY, 7th & Johnson Sts., Keokuk, la. 



WANTED.— To cxchsinge for Italian queens, a few 

 pairs of Cornish Indian Games, or Golden Wy- 

 andottes. Good stock. Satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Write. G. A. Matteson, Cridersville, O. 



WANTED.— To exchange 1 Marlin rifle (16 shooter, 

 38 cal.) and 1 Gordon setter, for safety bicycle; 

 must b(! in good order; will pay casli •difference. 

 Columbia preferred: must be wiiliiii ;?(10 miles. 



F. L. Cash, Cool Well, Va. 



«Uju c HONEY 

 ^^^^^^ EXTRACTOR. 



Square Glass Honey-Jars, 

 Tin Buckets, Bee-hives, 

 Honey Sections, Etc., Etc. 

 Perfection Cold-blast Smokers. 

 APPLY TO 



CHAS. F. MUTH & SON, Cincinnati, 0. 



p. S.— Send 10-ct. stamp for " Practical Hints to Bee-keepers.' 

 t^*In responding to this advertisemenl vientlon GlhLiVNINos. 



Golden Italian Queens. 



H doz. untested queens $4 00 



1 doz. untested queens 8 00 



Fine queens for breeding purposes 3 00 

 Sample of bees upon application. I 

 can please you. Send a trial order. 



(ierinan, Darke Co., O. 



lE^In responding to tlii< nflv..iti.~(.?neiit niHntiim fii^EANiNas, 



Italian Queens 



From one of Doolittle's best 

 breeders. Yellow to-tip bee"*; 

 excellent workers. ITntfStod, 6.5c; 6 for 83.50 

 Tested, Sl.no. Nice vpHnvx/ viririns, 30c; 6 for 

 $l.f>0. Satisfaction jCIIUW .^^^l ^.^f^ delivery 

 guaranteed. H. Q. Quirin, Bellevue. O. 



TESTED ITALIAN QUEENS, 75 Cts. 



J. C. WHEELER, PLANO, ILL. 



^nprifll Offpr ^^ order to introduce our .5- 

 0[/cciai ^iici. banded golden and 3-bande<1 

 leather-colored bees in your locality we will sell 

 queens at the following prices: Untested. 60c: war- 

 ranted. 75c: tested, $1.00: select tested. $2.00: the 

 best breeding-queens. IS6. 00. Address all orders to 

 J^eirtinurer Bro.<«., Pt. Jenningrfi, O. 

 P. S.— We have two large queen-rearing yards 

 containing nearly 500 nuclei. 



nmiO'flf Prs ^^ ^"^ "^ r>aolitt1e's best .5-band- 

 L/aU^lllCia ,^f| breeders, mated to the choicesl 

 drones from .Tennie Atchley's 5-bMnded strain 

 tliereby securina- a, direct cross with the be.st 5- 

 banded stock obtainable. If you want the best ai 

 hardpan prices, send in vour orders. Untested. 6( 

 cts.; 6 for $3.00; tested. 90c: selected extra yellow 

 $1.25. Safe delivery and satisfaction. Money-ordei 

 offlce, Monongah. P. O. address, Worthinsrton, W 

 Va. U. H. ROBEY. 



WANTED. — To sell or exchange one or two hun 

 dred swarms of bees for land, also two goo( 

 basswood locations for sale. 



De Norris King, P M., Hazleton, Iowa. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For the benefit of friends who have black or hvbridoneen 

 which thev wish to disnose of. wp will insprt notices as below 

 fivst insertion fiee of cbavo-e \ftci- the "ist in cents ner line 

 We do this because there is bnrdly vnl'io enontrb in thes 

 qneens to pay for bnyintr them nji and keenini? them in stocli 

 and yet it i« oftentinies qnite iin accommodation to those wli- 

 can not afford hiirher-priced ones. 



One vear old mismated Italian queens in Rentor 

 cages, '50c each. J. C. WHEEr.,ER, Piano, El. 



T have about 25 mismated Italian queens, at 40< 

 each, or 3 for $1.00. Some are almost pure. 



M. W. Strickler, York, Pa. 



Twelve liybrid queens ready to mail after July 5 

 at 35c each' 



Chas. W. Eden, Amber, Jones Co., Iowa. 



About 15 black and hybrid queens. 2.5c each. 



P. J. Thomas, Fredonia, Kan. 



T have about 100 black and hybrid nueens, wil' 

 sell as they run at 35c each, 5 for $1.00 Ready aftei 

 July 10. Wm. a. Selzer, Wyncote, Pa. 



Golden Italian queens (mismated) of this season's 



rearing at 35 cts. each; 3 for $1.00. These are five 



banded queens, and many of their bees are 3 and 4 



band. Safe deliverv. Mom^y-order offl«>. Decatur 



Cleveland Bros., Stamper, Newton Co., Miss. 



T have 50 hybrid queens, ages unknown, that I will 

 mail for 2.5c each; buyer to take risk in transit, oi 

 3,5c and guarantee siife arrival, they are high grades 

 T. P. GiLLHAM, Lincoln, Tonn. 



