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GLEANINGS IN MH. duLTUIlE. 



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Contents of this Number. 



Abaovbeiits in Winter 127 



Ba»»wood^^, KaiSing 143 



Bees, to Swarm H9 



Bee's Story 144 



Bee's Nervous System ISl 



Bees, Moving in Winter 12S 



Bees, Disturbing in Winter 127 



Bee-talk 122 



Beans Making Hens Lay ir>"i 



Clarp 14K 



Cattle. Branding H.'i 



Oils. Tearing Down 148 



Colonies, Few or Many! l.'iO 



(,'omb of Apis Dorsata 124 



Comb Built on a Bush 148 



Dog, Intelligent 149 



Donkey in Trouble I.tO 



Diones out of Seaso»i 145 



Drone's Picture 146 



KUitorials ir>4 



Kngravings, How Made 14'J 



Kntrances to the Noi'th 148 



False Statements 128 



Florid I after the Freeze lli4 



Hive, Bish's l'-;8 



Honey Column 120 



Honey Knife, New 12ii 



Juvenile's ()l)servations Hft 



Moth Killing Uees 14? 



Mvself ami Neighbors 143 



yuePiis. Value of Imported. 120 



Uue.'iis. U,(l .-l.jvcr 13(1 



Reversibli- Hives, etc 12li 



S.-cds fur Ha-sw.M>il tiees.. lo.'i 

 Tempeijiturc for Winteringl-fO 



Temperature of Karth 12-i 



Ventilation 132 



Wa.\, To Clean Off 149 



Wax-e-Xtractor, .letf rev's 127 



What to Do ' 13.") 



Wintering. Cellar 1.32 



Yazoo Valley 133 



100 COLONIES OF 

 OR/INGE-COLORED ITALIANS 



-AND- 



WHITE-BANDED ALBINO BEES 

 FOR SALE. 



THOSE IN WANT OF BEES, QUEENS, OR 

 APIARIAN SUPPLIES WILL DO WELL TO 

 SEND FOR MY 28TH ANNUAL PRICE LIST BE- 

 FORE PURCHASING. ADDRESS 



Wm. W. GARY, 



Successor to WM. W. CAIiY S: SOK, 



**"'' Coleraine, Mass. 



N. B.— The best testimonial I can give is, that my 

 trade has more than doubled in the past three years. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



I will sell, from now until May 1st, in lots not less 

 than 3000, packed and delived at express office. 

 Pure Crescent ^2.00 per 1000 



" Sucker State 3 00 " " 



i-.'i-ed C. F. TYSON, Centralia. Marion Co., 111. 



^I^^f? FOUNDATION 



We have a large stock of choice yellow becswa.v, 

 and can furnish Dunham comb fdn. for brood comb, 

 cut to any size for 42c per lb. E.\tra thin Vander- 

 vort foundation, 48c per lb. We guarantee our 

 fdn. to be made from pure beeswax, and not to sag. 

 Will work up wax for 10c per lb., and 20c per lb. lor 

 section. F. W. HOLrriKS, 



4ttdb Coopers ville, Ottawa Co., Mich. 



dude; ITALIAN BEES. 



r lIRr Full colonies, nuclei bees by the 

 I wIImm pound, and Queens a specialt.v. Also, 

 Simplicity Hives, Frames, Sections, Comb Founda- 

 tion, and supplies generally. IW Send for ray cir- 

 cular and price list. You will save money by so do- 

 ing C. M. DIXON, 

 4-11-db Parrish, Franklin Co., III. 



A bXrgaTnT" 



As I am going to move my apiary, I will sell .50 

 colonies of bees more at a bargain; 25 colonies 

 Italians, with tested queens, from imported moth- 

 ers; 25 colonies hybrids. Also untested Italian 

 queens from imported mothers, and bees by the 

 pound, for sale. Send for special prices, stating how 

 many are wanted. Address W. S. CAUTHEN, 

 4-6d Pleasant Hill, S. C. 



b C EC I iTl niif A see foster'S ^ 



DCC5 in lUlwA i ADVERTISEM ENT. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, WHOLE- 

 SALE AND RETAIL. See advertisement in 

 another column. 3btfd 



ISO JLCI^ES 



Selected, high, gray liamniock and pine lands, not 

 subject to overllow, situated on the 



GULF-COAST RIDGE, IN TROPICAL FLORIDA, 



81° 5(1' Ion. west of (ir., and 2(1° 35' north latitude; Ui 

 miles south of Fort Meyers, 2'; miles distant from 

 Ostego Bay, crossed in its whole length by the love- 

 ly Estero Creek, for the culture of Oranges, Man- 

 goes, Pineapples, Bananas, Cocoanuts, Date-palms, 

 etc. Climate grand and delightful; water good and 

 healthful; health, unsurpaf-sed. In 5aere lots, 

 *12..50 per acre; the whole, or a 140 aci-e tract. slflO.OO 

 per acre. If wanted, "0 to KiO cols, of Italian bees 

 for sale. Apply to G. DAMKOHLER. 



4d P. O. PUNTA RASSA, MONROE CO., FLA. 



TO CLOSE OUT my stock of COMB FOUNDATION, I of- 

 ' fer c.rfrrt^/d'/t at 45c per lb. Bj-(kk?, 3,5c. Samples. 

 4d H. L. Graham, Orandview, Louisa Co., Iowa. 



EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT. 



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

 usual rates. All ad's intended for this department must not 

 exceed ."J lines, and .you must say you want your ad. in this de- 

 partment, or we will not be responsible for any error. 



AVTANTED.— To exchange nice new apple-seeds 

 VV for beeswa.x. M. Isbeli.. 



4-.5d. Norwich, Chenango Co., N. Y. 



"I! /'ANTED.— To exchange, a home-made foot-pow- 

 VV er saw for bees. Write for particulars. 

 5tfdb. W. S. Wright, Battle Creek, Mich. 



^Y ANTED.— To exchange Italian bees, queens and 

 )t nuclei, for an extractor, supplies in the flat, 

 and comb fdn. Miss A. M. Taylor, 



4-5-Od. Mulberry Grove, Bond Co., 111. 



IKANTED.— To exchange bees or eggs from Light 

 Vf Brahmas (Tees' Strain), for wire netting. 

 4ttdb. W. E. Flower, Ashbourne, Mont. Co., Pa. 



llf ANTED.— In exchange for printing, or outfits 

 VV for ^embroidery, at SI. 00 or more each, 40 col- 

 onies of bees in Simplicity hives, Langstroth frames, 

 one hive or more in a lot— deliver in April; or sup- 

 plies, or poultry. W. Earle Cass, 

 4d Newark, New Jersey. 



WANTED.— To sell or exchange new Heddon hives, 

 reversible frames, IT'^sXfl's; also Plymouth 

 Rocks, for extracted honey, Michigan quart berry- 

 boxes, Jewell strawberries, Nemeha, Golden queen, 

 and Shaffer raspberry plants, and pruning-shears. 

 E. J. SCOFIELD, Hanover, Rock Co., Wis. 



WANTED.— To exchange one-half bushel of ex- 

 tra fine white-clover seed for alsike-clover 

 seed. lOtfdb M. A. Gill, Viola, Richl'd Co., Wis. 



WANTED.— To exchange Stanley's Automatic 

 Honey-Extractor for bees in spring, or for 

 gold dollars now (the latter preferred). See adver- 

 tisement in Gleanings for Feb. 1, or address 



J. E. Stanley, or W. G. Stanley, 



4-d Topeka, Kansas, Wyoming, N. Y. 



WANTED.— To exchange or sell. Friends, I 

 have 15 pairs of the celebrated Bonney's 

 stock of Brown Leghorns that I Avill sell at $3.00 per 

 pair, or will e.xchange for good beeswa.x at 25 cts. 

 per pound. Circulars free. Ref., A. I. Root. 

 24tfdb A. H. Duff, Crcighton, Guern. Co., O. 



WANTED.— To exchange strawberry and rasp- 

 berry plants for $1.00 or tested queens, or 

 pounds of bees (in spring). Address 2 tfdb 



C. W. Phelps & Co., Tioga Centre, Tioga Co., N. Y. 



WANTED.— To exchange Simplicity hives for a 

 circular -saw mandrel for hive-making by 

 steam power. Will sell hives (in the flat) cheap for 

 cash, or will take one-third pay in full colonies of 

 bees. Hives in any quantity to suit customers, up 

 to a carload per day. G. A. Farrand, 



3tfdb Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., O. 



