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GLEANINGS IN liEE (^.ULTITRE. 



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plant of (lUk'i- 

 1 hat il tlu 



THE NEW AGKICUI.TUKK; ()I{, THK WATEliS MCD 

 C.U'TIVK. 



Wk have finally niartc (luitc a purchase of the 

 abovc-iianied book, written liy the Honorable A. N. 

 Cole. Of course no one can iinnounce iiositively on 

 the system laid down in this book until it has iuid 

 further test in the hands of the average market 

 gardeners and friiit-K'rowers. We extract the two 

 following- testimonials in rcg'ard to the liook. The 

 Hrsl is an extract from the rejiort ofJicially nuule to 

 the Farmers' Club, of IClniii-a, N. V., l)y its President, 

 Mr. James JNIcCann, and ex-l'resiilent f!eo. W. Hoff- 

 man : 



TlU' (■1kiii;,'.'s wfun^lit ill t'lf M'il aMil its |noUiirt> ciiistitntrd 

 il Ki'fiU sinprise. * * " H.'avy slicuvris liail I'allen in I In- 

 xvfpk iM'torr iMir \ isit, lint there was iiol the sliirhtest appem- 

 ance of washiiit'. * * * There v\asafull erop-,,f ihi' iiiost 

 ii'markal>le straw tx-rries, one iieeuliaritv of wliieli wa'< tin' a'o 

 seiiec of what inav he tenne.l a core or hard stein in tlieniid- 

 ,11,. fh..v ^^..l■.■ jn'iey and lenchr all the' way Ihronk'h. One 

 UiiiK had. we shoiihl Jiidire. e!ii>u;rh bei lies to 

 eoiild be pieked at one time. 



The other was written for the lliisIiiimhiKiu, of 

 KImira, N. V , by the Hon. .John H. Selkreg-, of 

 Itliaca, N. v.: 



On the9th of Oetoher. tlo' presc^nt iii.oidi.l l.>oked over and 

 critically e.xaniined the garden .uid hehl which have been 

 trenched and treated by Mr. Coc. 1 found strawheiry vines 

 which, to me. seemed more Iiiviiriant and thrifty than any 

 which have fallen under my eye at any time. 1 saw ras|dierry 

 eani'S of enormous si;-e. I venture to assert niori' tliaii one 

 ineh in diameter, and of e\t r.vordinary freshness and v it;<lity. 

 1 saw Champion of Knirland peavines which measured, ^tand- 

 in^;. sKVEX feet from t lie yidiiml, and conlainin!.; blossoms, in- 

 cipient pods, and full -^riO'vn peas, ill c(iianlitv ureatei- than 1 

 ever before had kiniw lerjfre of, and 1 ate <'i' tliose peas for 

 dinner that day, and know their unparalleled llavor and deli- 

 e.iey. 1 measured a pumpkin, in nirtli live feel four ini'hes; 

 several sijuashes of about foul' feet diameter (length): and I 

 helped dix a si.NOLK inn, i>f Karly Kose potatoes which, when 

 wei^rhed, tippeil the scales at sixteen and one-half pounds, 

 over one quarter of a bushel, live ,if these potatoes ineasurin)^ 

 ail avcia^e of eighteen iie-hes arouinl in leiiK'th, and nine 

 inches in eircuinference. T.iken as a whole, the wealth of 

 erowth upon the land cultivated by Mr. Cole, in my judjiinent, 

 far exceeds what cm be found elsewhere in thi ■ or any other 

 State," 



The price of the book is $"J,0(); but \vc will furnish 

 it to subscribers of GLEANiMtis for ifl.4U; » tjooks, 

 $-Xh(): 10 or more, *1.(X) each. Jf wsuitcd by mail, 

 add 10 cts. each extra for postage. 



SHllTlNf; <;<)fH)S Vi'lTHOUT CAIJ.I.NC 'lllf.M BY 

 THEIR KIOHT .VA.ME. 



A CL'STOMEi: orders a package of hone.\ , but tells 

 us to be sure and not let aiiyliody know the con- 

 tents of the package; for if his customers found 

 out lie was purchasing honey from somewhere else 

 they would .jump to the conclusion that it was luun- 

 ufactured, and wouldn't Ijuy. Now, there are very 

 great ob.iections to any such wa.v of doing business. 

 1 don't believe it will pay any man, in the end, to 

 mislead his patrons in any way, shaiie, or manner, 

 either directl.v or indirectly. 'J'he rtiilroad compa- 

 n.v are at once suspicious of any iiackage where the 

 8hipi)er seems to desire or prefer not to mark on 

 the outside ,1ust Avhat the package contains. (Jf 

 course, they can not tell what classification it should 

 be shipped under, and so, to be on the right side, 

 they v.ill mark it first chiss, or even double first 

 class. Some time ago the matter was discussed 

 about marking barrels of honej*, "syrup," so as to 

 get a low rate of freight. I do not know how a 

 Christian, or even a .si'/dp!!; 7(0)(C)sf man, could con- 

 sistently do any thing of this sort; and after study- 

 ing the matter over ciuitc a little, I can't see how a 

 Christian, or even an lioncst man, can very well 

 refuse to tell just what a box or barrel containg 

 when he hands it over to the railroad company. If 

 you can not sell honey and call it by its right name, 

 and tell your customei-s exactly where you got it, 

 don't undertake to sell any honey except what you 

 raise yourself, May be the above advice may 



hinder in some degree my selling out that carload 

 that came from California; but J would rathci- 

 know that my patrons were frank and outspoken in 

 their dealings, than to sell a hundred carloiids of 

 honey. The matter of liuying sugar in the fall to 

 feed your bees in the winter, comes in here indi- 

 rectl.v. I shall always purchase sugar for winter 

 feeding whonexer I think it advisable, and I shall 

 do it in broad daylight, without any etfort to get 

 iiny of the barrels out of sight, as if I were ashamcil 

 of it. Whenever any iinjuiry is made, I shall rx- 

 Iilain the niatter as well as I «^an. If the public 

 ilon't accept my e.vplaniition, I shall try to bear il. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED FOR 1880. 



The Iriendswill pleasf put a date on their circu- 

 lars when they are having them printed; for if they 

 don't, how else are we to tell whether it is the same 

 circular we noticed last year, or the year beffire, 

 or a new onei' 



.1. .\. Huinns<m, Vienna, O., sends a 1 pa;re circuln r: spp, i.jlt v. 

 ehafl' hives; also Italian bees. 



.1. B. Mas<ui <t Son, Mechanic Kails, .Me., send us a little pam- 

 phlet of .bll pajres, ciHitaininj,'- inneh valuable matter, besides 

 prices on almost every tiling |iertainiiitr to the bee business. 



.loseph Nysewander, lies Moines, la,, sends us a catalojrvic of 

 <>i |iag-es, supplies in preneral. 



Win. (Iroff, Rome, N. V., sends a 1-page circular. His special- 

 ty is Uroff's Coinmon-.Sense bee-hive. Ma.v we suKgest to 

 friend (!., that the term " Common-Sense," as appliefl to bee 

 hives is in rather bad favin< It was especially so five or six 

 years a^o, as he will see by our hack volumes, 



Hntrlies A: Tatman, North Topeka, Kan., send us their ciren • 

 lar— specialties, Plymouth Kockand Lifrht Brahma fowls; also 

 bees and queens. 



Kennedy i^' I.eahy, Higginsvillc, Mo., sends us their price 

 list of last .year, with change of prices on the over. 



.1. T. Fletcher, Clarion, I'.i. Specialty, fowls; also bees .and 

 (liieens. 



C. W. Costellow, Waterhoro, Me., 12 pagi' price list; general 

 supplies. 



,)ames Heddoii, Dow agiac, Mich., sends us a 2(j-pnge circular; 

 specialty. Heddons new hive. This circular contains coiLsid- 

 erable matter of interest to beekeepers, aside from the goods 

 triend H. offers for sale. 



.1. v. Caldwell & Co., Camhridge, 111., send a IP-page, ca*- 

 alogue; speeialt.v, (iivcn foundation-press. 



K. T. Lewis <t Co., Toledo, (>., send us a Kpage catalogue, 

 very comprehensive, fully Illustrated. 



Among the catalogues lately printed at this odice we notice 

 the following: 



A l-.'-page pri.-c list lor .1. W. Ritlenbcndcr, Knoxvillc. la.: 

 supijlies generally. 



A li-page list for lor F. Hoomhower, (lallupville, N. Y.; .'Spe- 

 cialty, Italian bees and queens, and English rabbits. 



A (i-page list for John Nehel A Son. High Hill, Mo.; bees, 

 (lUeens, tdn . etc. 



.\ t-pagi'list for 1!. v. HubbaHl A Ci>.. Temi.le. Te.\as; hives, 

 and suiiplies in general. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The ajinual convention of the II. I. Bee-kcepeis' 

 Society will be held Februai-y 11, 188S, in Proxi- 

 dencc. Geo. A. Stock well. Sec. 



Providence, R. I., .Jan. 27, 188(j. 



The Seventeenth Annual Convention of the New 

 York State Bee-Keepers' Association (formerly 

 North-Kastern) will be held in Kocbester, N. Y., <m 

 17th, 18th, and I'Jth of Feb., 1HS6. 



Perry tJenter, N. Y. F. C. Benedict, Sec. 



AN' O.MI.S3IOX at THE DETKOIT CONVENTION. 



I'lie report of the committee on exhibits at th<- 

 recent convention of the N. A. B. K. A. at Detroit 

 did not Include the exhibit of (!. B. Lewis & Co., ol 

 Watertown, Wis. They call attention to the omis- 

 sion, and say, "Our sections were displayed in the 

 sample room of the Newhall House, and also they 

 were brought down to the office." This accounts 

 for the omission in the report, for the committee 

 supposed that all the exhibits were made at the 

 Antisdel House. They also say, "We exhibited on- 

 ly 4i-ix4li, open-top, very white, basswood sections, 

 and some English section-folders." 



Toledo, < )., Jan. ;?;, I.hsc. a. b. Mason. 



