1894 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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trcifjiit, and they can bo imt tojroth 'f ])y aiij'body. 

 If dotu' stH'iiiely they are just as strong as the renii 

 lirsasli. TUey are I'll in. tliiek, outside l)ars about 

 3 inches wide/and inside ones about I'j. The liais 

 are grooved to slip fiie plass in phiee. If a liK'lit ol 

 glass is broken, move tlieni up close and slide an 

 other in from the Ixittoni end. If any prefer the 

 bars rabbeted to set glass in putty, we will m;ike 

 1 hem so on request. In putting- tiie sash together 

 the I.est.iob is done with screws; but nails may be 

 used, and are less expensive. Price of sash ui flat, 

 without g-lass or screws, 6.5 cts. each; .5 for i?:f.|)0, ht- 

 10 for $5.50. Screws inckided at 5c each extra; HxlO 

 g-h'.ss for same, 90 ligrhts to tlie box, at $1.80 per box; 

 5 boxes at if 1. TO; 10 boxes at 81.60; less than a box, 

 at 2Mc per bgrht. 



Sasli put up no glass or paint, 15c each extra; 10c 

 eacli exti'a for each coat of paint, and 8( c each 

 e-\tra for glass set in place, making- the sash put up. 

 painted i coat.s, and filled with g-lass. at $1.75 each in 

 lots of 5. The risk and freight cliarg-i's are so much 

 more shipped put up with g-lass that we do not rec 

 ommend you to order this way, and we can not well 

 pack less t haii 5 safely. 



ADV.\NCE IN PRICE OF BEESWAX AND COMB FOUN- 

 DATION. 



It is rather unusual to see the market so bare of 

 beeswa.v. and prices so firm, at this season of the 

 year. This makes it impossible to maintain the 

 present list price on comb foundation. Piice of 

 wax generally rules hig-hest in the spring, when 

 there is the largrest demand for its use in maknig- 

 comb foundation. As most catalog's printed the 

 first of the j'ear are intended to last throujrh the 

 season, it is desirable to make prices which will not 

 n»ed to be advanced, if possible. In the January. 

 l.--'9.5. edi'ion of our catalog-, now in preparation, the 

 price of comb foundation -will be as follows: 



For 2t)() Ihs. or over, write for wholesale prices. 



Until further notice we will pay 26 cts. cash, or 

 29 in trade, for average wax delivered here. This 

 is an advance of 4 cts. per lb. over our last quota- 

 tions, and wholesale prices are advanced the same 

 amount, 



THE NEW CRAIG POTATO. 



May be T am taking- a responsibility upon myself 

 in giving- this the recommendation that I have done: 

 but it seems to me it will certainly do something- 

 the same another season that it has on this one 

 brief trial. For instance, there is not a scabby po- 

 tato in the whole bushel, when Early Ohios and 

 Puritans, rig-ht close by tliem, were too scabby to 

 offer for sale. It grew with wonderful viRor. and 

 kept Ijrigrht and grreen all through the drouth, when 

 every other potato ripened prem.-iturely and dried 

 up. It produced potatoes of tremendous size, and 

 of a quality almost equal to the Freemans, and it 

 gave the largest yield of any thing in the line of 

 pot.-itoes I have ever had any thing to do with. 1 

 liRve not yet heard from the introducer, but I take 

 the liberty- of offering one pound by mail, postpaid. 

 for 25 cts.; '/4 pk., bv freight or express, $1.00; one 

 peck, $1.75; half bushel, $3 00; bushel, $5,00; batrel 

 of 11 pecks, $12.60. This ofifer will stand any way 

 until our next issue; after that, friend Craig may if 

 he chooses (but I hardly think he will) make a dif- 

 fei-ent arrangement. The potato is nearly round, 

 with pink patches, something like the Peachblow. 

 Of course, it is a late pot;ito; and my impression is. 

 that you want to plant it as early as you can. and 

 dig it as late as you can. If they had it in Califor- 

 nia, I do not know but it wnu'd keep right on grow- 

 ing winter and summer, for it never showed the 

 least disposition to let up. or show any evidences of 

 maturity on the foliage. Hut notwithstanding this, 

 it is a most beautiful table potato. So far as my 

 experience goes, it is perfectly safe to send potatoes 

 by mail any time during winter; and I believe that, 

 as a t-ule, tliey go safely any time by express. By 

 freight, however, it is not really safe to ship tliem 

 from our locality before April 1. 



SECOND-HAND FOUNDATION-MACHINES, 



AVi> hiive quite a list of second-h;ind foundation- 

 machines to offer, and most of them are a bargain 

 iit the price. We have, besides, quite a few new 

 mills, superior to what we used to make, but not up 

 to the present high standard of excellence. These 

 we will sell at special prices below the present list 

 on new mills. If you are interested, and will write 

 us, telling us what size you want, what grade or 

 style of foundation you wish to make, we shall be 

 pleased to submit samples with price. The most 

 of the mills of this kind are six-inch. We have no 

 ten-inch off-grade new mills, but we have one or 

 two 12 and 14 inch, besides a good stock of new ma- 

 chines of first quality, extra fine, at new list price. 

 Our list of second-hand mills is as follows: 



Six-inch hex.. No, 1461. Price $10.00. This is in 

 good condition, and just right for thin surplus 

 foundation. 



Six-inch hex.. No. 1631. Price $10.00. In good con- 

 ditiOii, and will make tliin surplus foundation 10 ft. 

 to lb. 



Six-inch hex.. No. 1.565. Price $12.00. This is in 

 good condition, with very light wall, and will make 

 extra thin foundation ;il)out 11 ft. to lb. 



Ten-inch round cell. No. E. Price $8.00. This Is 

 in old-style frame, and In fair condition; good value 

 for the money. 



Ten-inch round cell. No. G. G. Price $8.00. This 

 is old-style heavy cell wall, and makes foundation 

 something like that from the Given press. 



Ten-inch round cell. No. 1 1. Price $8.00. Similar 

 to No. G G. 



Ten-inch round cell. No. E E. Price $9.00. Tliis 

 will make fair medium brood foundation. Is in fair 

 condition. 



Ten-inch hex.. No. 1655. Price $15.f0. This is a 

 new machine, not suitable to sell as first grade, but 

 a bargain at this price. It has thick wall, ju.st right 

 for medium brood foundation. 



Twelve-inch hex.. No. 1.532. Price $25.00. This is 

 almost a new mill, and practically as good as new, 

 and a good one. Will make foundation 7 ft. to lb. 



All the above machines are our own make. We 

 have also the following: 



Hex. Vandervort, lOU-inch, No. H H. Price $8.00. 

 Will do well for heavy brood. 



Nine-inch Dunham hex.. No. V. Price $8.00. A 

 good machine for the price. 



Six-Inch hex. Vandervort. Price $4.00. This is an 

 excellent mill, but for one thing. From careless 

 packing the two rolls are bruised in a streak from 

 end to end. The foundation leaves the rolls readily, 

 and there is room between the streaks for about two 

 full starters. 



Samples from any of above mills sent on applica- 

 tion to those interested. 



HURRAH FOR FLORIDA! 



Providence permitting, your humble servant ex- 

 pects to make a bicycle-trip through Florida, com- 

 mencing some time in the month of January. I 

 shall first go to Jacksonville, and from there-to Pa- 

 latka, calling on A. F. Brown, of San Mateo, who is 

 planning to conduct a branch of our business at 

 that point. After that, circumstances and invita- 

 tions must determine. Of course, I shall call on 

 friend Poppleton. of Potsdam. By the way, friend 

 Poppleton will tell us something about pineapples, 

 in our next issue. Now, I particularly wish to know 

 how much of Florida is practicable for wheeling. 

 Some have said that the sand blocks one almost 

 everywhere; but, dear friends, are there not foot- 

 paths around the sandy tracts V Where one can go 

 on foot, I can generally ride my wheel; and a sandy 

 beacli, where it is not too soft, makes the finest 

 wheel-track in the world. Very likely I shall not 

 be able to accept all of your kind invitations; but T 

 will as far as circumstances will permit. Possibly 

 I shall cro.ss over to Cuba, providing it does not take 

 all "summer." A. I. R. 



BEGfNNERS. 



Beginners should have a coi^y of the Am- 

 ateur Bee- keeper, a 70-page book by Prof.. 

 J. W. House. Price 25 cents; if sent by mail, 

 2,sc. The little book and the Progressive 

 Bi'e-keei)er (a live progressive 28-page month- 

 ly journal) one year, 65c. Address any flrst- 

 elass dealer, or 

 LEAHY MFG. CO., Higginsville, Mo, 



