1894 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



749 



Contents of this Number. 



<^^^^,^''!™ ^"^^v^^D-.v "6" '•'i"'i>'l"ti"ii.Kl;,l-l,ottomecI 765 



•ConstItutl..nof^.A.B K. A 7C8 Fi.inies, Kij^lii ..iTcn 7fl6 



Cuban Apiary 752 Hives. Fo.i ircn frame 766 



fcchues .. 7511 l.itli.viis Sviv.stris 775 



EauorinXema 770 MuHipli.i s. To K.iise 775 



Efe'g-s Drone. 7BI :(.>,Ufn rrlls, Two Kinds 7:.9 



huH'^t at Mason s 762 i.iu.ons I'assi.ij.' K.vciuder. . .766 



Ft^eiers Percolator 7fi!l IjMnil.Iei- on i l)e Oeean 753 



Foundation in Top-bars . . . .765. Smokers. Abuse ol. 7.58 



F/ie»(; /^oo^•-I am advised to-day by the C. H. & 

 u. K K. Co. tliat till" rate of fare for bee-keepers 

 froni Cinciiiriat-i, to St. Joseph and return, will be 1 

 and ij fare (one and one-third). 



Cincinnati, O., Sept. 26. Chas. F. Muth. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The bee-keepers of Utah will hold their !emi-annual conven- 

 tion at Salt Lake City, Oct. 1, 1891. j. o. Swankk, Hec 



CHANGE OF DATE — IMPORTANT NOTICE. 



In order to let all bee-keepeis « ho can. take advantage of 

 the Harvest E-\cuisiou rates which will be given Oct. 'Jth we 

 ,,^J '■,oV!"^''"t?.'''' '" change the date of the meeting to Oct. lilth, 

 nth. 12Ui. The rate will be half fare plus $2.00. These iiucs 

 apply east of the Missouri River only. Ask your railroad 

 agent about them. Special rates of l}^ fare will no doubt be 

 secured in the territory coveied by tlie Western Passenger 

 Association. These will be announced later, if secured 



St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 25. E. T. Afbott, Pies. 



AgriciiJtural papers will please note the change i.bove 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



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JANTED.-To exchange several good safety bi- 

 cycles. Honey wanted. Send sample. 



J. A. Green, Ottawa, III. 



WANTED -To e.Ychang-e 200 colonies of bees for 

 any thing useful on plantation. 

 Anthony Opp, Helena, Ark. 



KEDUCED RAILWAY FAKES TO ATTEND THE NORTH 



A.MtRlC.^N BEE-KKEPEHS' ASSOCIATION AT 



ST. JOSEPH, MO., OCT. 10, 11, 12, lo94. 



The Western Passenger Association, under the 

 conditions named below, will grant reduced railwav 

 fare to those who travel over iheir roads and attend 

 the meeting ot the North American Bee-keeuers' 

 Association at St. Joseph, Mo., October 10-13 



Comlitioius.—Fuh fare will be charged going Re- 

 turn tickets will be issued at one-third the reaular 

 fare, provided the purchaser presents a certificate 

 from the agent of whom he obtained his ticket, and 

 provided also, at least lOU such certificates shall be 

 presented. There can be little doubt on this point 

 especially as special round-trip excursion tickets' 

 even such as are issued to parties of ten, tweiitv- 

 ?.^Tn^f more, traveling in a body, will count loward 

 thelUO piovided each purcia.eris careful to secure 

 i certiticaie ot purclia»e irum ihe ticket a^ent who 

 sells him the ticket, and to present this ceniflcate 

 It the coijveiuion, to be countersigned by the Sec- 

 ■etaryof the Association. Therefoie do not fail to 

 ■.ecure a certificate when you purchase uoiir ticket 

 vhether single or round trip, and no mati er whether 

 i-ou intend lu take advantage of tlie n duced fare 

 )r not. Itmay aiu oiliers in obtaining the reduction 



Tune of Tickcts.-Valid October 6th to October 

 oth; that is, they may be purchased t'lree davs 

 not counting Sundayi before the first day of the 

 neeting, and the return ticket may be obtained 

 my time up to the night of October 1,5th 



Kadroad«.-The following are the roads included 

 u this reduction: Builiiigion, Cedar Rapids & Mor 

 tailway; Chicago & Alion; Chicago & Northwe.st- 

 irn; Chicago, Burlington & Northern; Chicago 

 Juihngton & Quincy; Chicago & Great Western:' 

 -hicago Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago, Rock Is- 

 aud & Pacitic; Chicago, St. Paul, Minn., & Omaha; 

 lannibal ic St. Joseph; Kansas Citv. St. Joseph & 

 ,0Lncil Blufl:s; St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern; 

 Uiuois Central; Iowa Central; Minneapolis & St 

 .ouis ; Missouri 1 acific ; Rock Island & Pi ori-i • 

 loux City .^ Pacific; Wabash; Wis. Central lines. ' 



When necessary to pass over more tlian one line 

 nd in case a tiirougli ticket with a ceriiH'-aie carl 



W ^.^J R-"^ ■ 1 ''^^^i^^g^U ^^^ ''"J"«'y "■• offers, two 

 JL P.^"'' ^'^'T '■'''' l'"i''n Giime-i. one pen English 

 Red Laps, and one pen S. S. Hamburgs. The above 

 1.S select bleeding stock at hard-time prices WriI.e 



iitonce. YOCKKY «ROS., 



N orth Washington, We.-tmd Co., Pa. 



lU ANTED.— To exchange Italian bees for 28-inch 

 n;!.ia/^.!."^''"^f. "^•J;'^le, Barnes saw, foot-lathe for 

 melal, or any thing I can use. 

 M. W. Shepherd, Ro chester, Ohio. 



WANTED.-To exchange leading photo, studio in 

 flourishing city of 10,000, for apiary in Florida 

 bees, or desirable southeastern Florida property 

 Correspondence solicited. 

 Corell & Son, Titusvi lle, Pa. 



WANTED.-To exchange extracted honey, for a 

 12-in. foundation-mill. 

 I.J. String HAM, 105 Park Place, New York City. 



WANIED.-To exchange a No.xal 300-egg incuba- 

 tor, used 3 settings, at $15, comb foundation at 

 market price, and extracted honey at 8c, for honev 

 boards, supers, and brond-frames, cut to order. 



R. C. AiKiN, Lovelaud, Col. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



I have a few large yellow hybrid queens at .30 cts. 

 ?T^i'- „/'^.*'^J^'''^^l guaranteed anywhere in the 

 U. b. W. A. Sanders, Oak Bower, Hart Co., 6a. 



Seven young hybrid queens for 2.-)C each, or $1..50 

 for the bunch. C. G. Marsh, Belden, N. Y. 



OTTUMWA BEE-HIVE FACTORY. 



Bee-keepers, look to your interests. Every thine- 

 in the line of bee-supplies constantly on" hand 

 Price list free. GREGORY BROS. & SON, 

 '"■^o Oilumwa. la. South side. 



EDWIN ROBINSON. 



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It iie obtained, it will be neci.ssary to obtain a cei- 



te from each agent from whom a ticket is pur- 



.. rt, m order to entitle the holder to the red uc- 



I ' 11 return ticket. 

 '. M '-e who do not live within the territory covered 

 hi-se lines should, wherever practicable iiur- 

 a local or a round-trip ticket to ilie nearest 

 named above, and secure there a ticket to St 

 li. with certificate of purchase. 

 I iier notice will be given in case other railwav 

 -rant reduced rates. 

 Jl':r,rst ErrioviV))!.— Some may be able to take ad- 

 I lit ;,g.- of the" Harvest E.vcu-sion" rates (one-half 

 lit plus $:i DO) given Octob ^rSHh. full particulars of 

 111 -li can be obtained of local agents. 

 ' // i/<(7/?.,/D(fe.-Note the change, as announced 

 ^ t i.-ident .Abbott. Ill the dat.- of the meeting- 

 ■111 the middle of the mon'h to Octniicr Kith, llth' 

 '" '-^'>- Frank Hk.n-ion 



Secy N. A. B. K. A., IT. S Dnpi. Agr., 

 Washington, 'b.'c. 



W. M. GRAY. 



ESTABLISHED 1866. 



Robinson 6: Gray, 



SUCC£-SSO/?S TO 



B. F. Southwick & Co., 

 Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Canned Goods. 



47 & 43 South Market lad 5 4 6 Chatham Streets. 



Headquarters for Vermont Shipments 



of White=Clover Honey. 



It will be the endeavor of the new firm to meet 

 the wi-hes of their patrons in the future as the late 

 firm has in the past. 



Thanking you for the many past favors received 

 by the late firm, we hope to be favored with a libenil 

 share of youi- patronage^ in the future 



All orders and iiKiuiries by m.-dl or otherwise will 

 rei'oive pri>m|it attention. Verv respectfullv 



Boston, April 2, 1894. ROBINSON & GRAY. 



