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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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[Friend P.. I have never seen the potato onion 

 nor a muitipiier send np a seedstaik; and I 

 have been glad to thinli that we liave one 

 variety that we could feel sure would not 

 bother in that way; therefoit; 1 do not believe I 

 would encourage very much such a heterodox 

 proceeding. Our white-top onion-sots, a few of 

 them, sent up seed-stalks and produced sets. 

 Whether it was the large-sized ones that did 

 this or not, I can not tell.] 



BUSINESS^^ 



ANAGER 



thousands of plants, to be put out in tlie liot nionttis. 

 of July and August. Of course, during-^a severe 

 flroutli' you will liavo' to Avatur them a little when 

 tlrst put out; or pi'actice on a f ew at a time until 

 you know just what is necessary to make them live, 

 and then pl;int more largely as you gain ex|>erience. 

 Our experience is, that, if you are going to plant in 

 the fail at all, the sooner you can get >our plants 

 started, the better. Not- only every month t)ut ev- 

 ery week counts. Strawbeiries are a hardy plant; 

 and the cool weather of fall, even clear up into Oc- 

 tober and November, seems to be the most favora- 

 ble time for growth. 



BUSHEI^ BOXES. 



DOVETAILED CHAFF HTVE. 



In Trade Notes for July 15 we described this hive 

 witli the new deep telescope cover overlapping the 

 rim. Some may want to secure these hives to put 

 theii' bees in for winter. The price of the liive- 

 body and telescope cm'er, without any inside furni- 

 tine or chaff to pack with, in Hat, including nails to 

 nail up with, in lots of r> or more, $1.01) each— 30 

 ?.ents for the cover and TO for the hi\e without 

 eover. In next issue we will give a new list of 

 prices on these hives and others, including inside 

 furniture. Less than .'>, add 1.5 cents each extra; 

 and if nailed, painted, and chaff-packed, add 50 

 cents each. 



DOVETAILED WINTER CASES. 



These are show-n on page 24 of our catalog. They 

 consist of a body 17x23 inches inside, 11 !4 deep, with 

 padded sticks for the lower edge— a large telescope 

 cover about 7 inches deep overlapping the body. 

 This gives ample room for packing and cushioQ. 

 Price of these cases complete, in flat, including 

 nails to nail them up, 65 cts. each; lots of 10, $6.00. 

 Nailed and painted, 15c each extra, in same quanti- 

 ties. These cases, while designed especially for the 

 Ji-f rame Dovetailed hive, are plenty large enough 

 to go over a 10-frame L. hive of any style which 

 does not have a portico or other similar projection 

 from the outside. 



60-LB. SQUARE TIN CANS. 



We are prepared to furnish these from St. Louis. 

 Mo.. Conneaut. O.. or fioni here, at T.^c per box of 3 

 cans, with lV4-inch screws; $7 00 for 10 boxes. L)ts 

 of .50 or more boxes at 65c. The same can, with a 

 4 inch cap in addition. 10c pei- box exti'a. Pack- d 

 one can in a box. at 50c per box ; •?t.20 for 10. or 40c 

 each in lots of £0 or more; .5c extra if the 4-inch cap 

 is wanted. Screw-cap honey ga'es, to fit l>^-inch 

 cap. for regulating the How of honey from these 

 cans, 15c each If you order these gates at a differ- 

 ent time from the cans, .send a cap like the one you 

 want to tit; or say when and where you got the 

 cans. The screw caps vary a little in size from dif- 

 feient factories. 



STRAWBERRY-PLANTS IX AUGUST. 



We are now prepared to furnish Jessie. Parker 

 F.arle, Micliel's Early. Bubach, Edgar Queen, and 

 Haverland, at the unifoi m price of 15 cts. tor 10; 75 

 CIS. per IOj, or .J6 00 per icOii. If wanted by niail. 

 add 5 cts. for 10, or 25 cts. per 100. for postage. Post- 

 •Aue to Canada will be double the above prices. 

 The first three are perfect varieties; the remainin.tr 

 four are imperfect. Michel's Early we recommend 

 as a fertilizer tor all of the extra early varieties 

 We can also furnish Timbrell, nice strong plants, 

 at three times the above prices. Tlie Timurell is 

 also imperfect; and were it ijot for the fact of its 

 mottled appearance on the tip when it is ripe, it 

 would probably be one of the leading s rawberii< s 

 of ihi^ present time. Another season may decide 

 how much of an objection this is to the plant. 

 Those who have not had experience in fall jilant- 

 iny. had, perhaps, better oider a few at a time, un- 

 til they are sure they can maUe tliem jrrow. We 

 feel certain that fall planting— that is, the plan of 

 putting in strawberries on all your rich ground as 

 soon as it is vsicited — is getting to be more and 

 more of a .success; for we are filling oi'ders, not 

 only for tens, but for hundreds, and, with some, for 



The above cut shows our popular all- slatted 

 hiishel hox. We have two other styles; one has 

 slatted bottom and sides with solid ends in three 

 pieces called the .sZ/i/^ci/ ?(i(,s//ff ?»a-. The other has 

 solid ends and close bottom and siaes, and is bt)und 

 with galvanized iron and called the golvanizedlxnmd 

 hox. These boxes were devised by T. B. Terry for 

 handlimf potatoes, for wiiich purpose nothing could 

 be handier. The potatoes are picked up into the 

 boxes in the field and left in them till sold. Other 

 crops, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, and apples are 

 being handled in these same boxes. They are of 

 such a size that two go crosswise in an ordinar.v 

 wagon-box. Outside meHSure is 14Vxl6%xl2X deep, 

 and they hold a bushel of potatoes level full so they 

 can be piled one upon another. The above cut 

 shows two all-nlatted boxes nailed up, and a bundle 

 o*' 15 alongside; 111 of the 15 are in the flat, packed 

 inside the other two, and nails of the proper kinds 

 are im-luded. The slatted and galvanized hound boxes 

 are put up in the same way, except there are only 12 

 in a package instead of 15. Each package weighs 

 about 85 to 90 lbs. 



PRICE LIST. 



All-slatted bushel box, per crate of 15 _ $1 .50 



Slatted bushel box, per crate of 12 1 50 



Galvanized bound bushel box, per crate of 12 — 2 10 



In lots of ten crates, 6 per cent discount will be 

 deducted. Price each, nailed, 15. 18, and 22 cents, 

 respectively. A 2li-i)age pamphlet called Handling- 

 Farm Produce, telling all about these boxes, mailed 

 free on application. 



KIKD WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



Gleanings beats them all for advertising. 

 Bristol, Vt., June 21. A. E. Manum. 



I .am usins: your make of hives and sections this 

 season. Thev are the best and finest I ever saw. 

 Orchard, Col., July 2ti. J. W. Hackney. 



Over a year ago I purchased a 7 drawer sewing- 

 machine from you, and it has been in use ever since; 

 and I wish to say that we are pleased with it. My 

 wife says she can not recommend it too highly, and 

 can cheerfully recommend it to any one wishing a 

 flrst-class machine at a moderate price. I can sai' 

 the same about the mower. 



Northville, Mich., July 7. Samuel Wilkinson. 



