882 



GLEAi^INGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 



DAD ANT'S 



is asserted by hundreds of practical and disinterest- 

 ed bee-keepers to be the cleanest, brig-htest, quick- 

 est accepted by bees, least apt to sag-, most regular 

 in color, evenest, and neatest, of any that is made. 



It is kept for sale by Messrs. A. H. Newman, Chi- 

 cag-o, 111.; C. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O.; Jas. Heddon, 

 Dowagiac, Mich.; F. L. Dougherty, Indianapo- 

 lis, Ind. ; Chas. H. Green, Berlin, Wis. ; Chas. Hertel, 

 Jr., Freebui-g, 111. ; Ezra Baer, Dixon, Lee Co., 111. ; E. 

 S. Armstrong, Jersey ville, Illinois; Arthur Todd, 

 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.; E. Kretchmer, 

 Coburg, Iowa; Elbert F. Smith, Smyrna, N. Y.; 

 D. A. Fuller, Cherry Valley, III.; Clark Johnson & 

 Son, Covington, Kentucky; J. B. Mason & Sons, 

 Mechanic Falls, Maine; C. A. Graves, Birmingham, 

 O. ; M.J. Dickason, Hiawatha, Kan.; J. AV. Porter, 

 Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., Va. ; E. R. Newcomb, 

 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co.. N. Y.; J. A. Huma- 

 son, Vienna, O. ; G. L. Tinker, New Philadelphia, O., 

 J. M. Shuck, Des Moines. la.; Aspinwall & Tread- 

 well, Barrytown, N. Y. ; Barton, Forsgard & Barnes, 

 Waco, McLennan Co., Texas, and numerous other 

 dealers. 



Write for samples free, and price list of supplies, 

 accompanied with 150 Coiiiplinieiitary and imso- 

 licitcd testimonials, from as many bee-keepers, in 

 1883. We guarantee every inch o/ our foundation equal 

 to sample in every respect. 



CHAS. DADANT A: SON, 

 3btfd llatnlltoii, Hancock Co., lllliiol^. 



MY 18TH ANNUAL PRICE LIST OF ITALIAN, 

 CYPRIAN, and HOLY-LAND BEES, QUEENS, 

 NUCLEUS COLONIES, and APIARIAN SUPPLIES, 

 sent to all who send nie their name and address. 

 8d H. H. BROWN, Liyht Street, Col. Co., Pa. 



WE WILL SELL 



Chaffi hives complete, with lower frames, for $3.50; 

 in flat, ffl.50. A liberal discount by the quantity. 

 Simplicity hives. Section Bo.vcs, Comb Fdn., and 

 other Supplies, at a great reduction. We have new 

 machinery, and an enlarged sluip. Italian Bees 

 and Queens. Send for Price List. 23 32db 



A. F. STAUFFER &. CO., Sterling, Ills. 



CONTRACTS WA U TEDT 



-WITH- 



SUPPLY DEALERS 



FOR NEXT SEASON'S STOCK OF GOODS. 



CHAFF, STORY AND HALF CHAFF, AND SIM- 

 PLICITY HIVES, SMOKERS, EXTRACTORS, 

 COMB FOUNDATION, FRAMES, SEC- 

 TIONS, BOOKS, ETC., 



m 



At wholesale and retail. Une.vcellcd facilities. 

 Circulars and estimates free. Successors to S. C. & 

 J. P. Watts. Sta. Kerrmore, B. C. C, & S. W. R. R. 



WATTS BROS., Murray, Clearfield Co., Pa. 



Itfdb. 



WANTED.— To exchange. 1 have a complete 

 printing-office, consisting of 30 fonts of gen- 

 eral job type, nearly new, some never used; 18 lbs. 

 brevier, for circular work, all in job cases and cab- 

 inet; one Cottage hand cylinder-press, 6x10 chase, 

 one Novelty press, lOxU chase; composing-stick, 

 rules, leads, etc. Cost over $300. I will take fdn., 

 sections, cash, or other goods. Make an oiler. 

 6tfdb B. Kretchmer, Coburg, Iowa. 



EXPRESS PREPAID upon EQQS FOE HATCHING 

 from our premium stock of Fowls. Send for 

 price list. Satisfaction guaranteed. 

 8d BOSTWICK & ASHLEY, Medina, Ohio. 



QUEENS. 1886. QUEENS. 



Reared from Imported Mothers. Two, three, and 

 four frame nuclei. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Send for price list. Address 

 5-lldb FRANK A. EATON, Bluffton, Ohio. 



Having sold the 10!) colonies of Bees offered in 

 the Maicli Nos. of this journal, 1 am now booking 

 orders only for 



NUCLEUS COLONIES AND QUEENS. ALSO 

 BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES. 

 Send for 1886 i)rice list. Address 

 Ttidh WM. W. CARY. 



Successor to Wm.W\ Cary & Son. C(jli:h.ai ne, Maps. 



$350. ATTENTION. $350. 



APIARY FOR SALE. 



50 swarms of splendid bees in 3-story Langstrolh 

 hives, comb-lioneii outfit complete. \n location where 

 bees never freeze or starve. Will pay for them- 

 selves the ttrst year. Combs all built on fdn., and 

 wired. A splendid chance for a live man to gain a 

 livelihood in sunny California. Reason for selling. 

 must havr money. Address 678d 



DAVIS BROS., Box 166., Selma, Cal. 



Reference, Judge Fowler, Selma, Cal. This is an 

 irrigated district, and a complete failure is un- 

 known. 1 his climate is splendid for those suffer- 

 ing with lung complaints. Inclose stamp. Also a 

 small farm for sale. 



1886 Golden Italian Queens. 1886 



Our bees won first prize at the St. Louis Fair over 

 several worthy competitors in Oct., 1885. 



Extra tested queens, 3 years old ?ft3 .50 



3 00 



Untested, " after May 1.5 100 



We will also dispose of .50 full colonies at the fol- 

 lowing low price, in one-story Simplicity hives: 

 One colon j% with tested queen $8 00 



" " " untested queen 6.50 



Five or more, 10 per cent discount. 



Delivered at R. R. station, and safe arrival guar- 

 anteed. Send for circular. 



DARROW & ROSS, 



8 lOdb Lebanon, St. Clair Co., 111. 



20 Colonies of Bees For Sale. 



I will sell twenty colonics of bees in the A. I. Root 

 two-story chaff hive, combs straight, on wired 

 frames, with metallic cornei'S, all in good condition. 

 Hives are as good as new, and well painted, for 

 $10.00 per colony. Address J.REYNOLDS, 

 8 9d Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine. 



DAMTAMQ »" varieties; WYANDOTTES, POLISH, 

 DHniHIIId^suMATRAS, p Pp--u WOODBURY, 

 SILKIES, PHEASANTS. DUCKS, *>. r crry, n. j. 



finest quality. FEEE CIECULAE. 8d 



PURE ITALIANS. 



May 



June 

 1 to IS 



June 21 

 to Oct. 1 



Tested queens I #3 50 | $3 35 I $175 



Untested queens | i 1 35 | 1 00 



Bees per pound I 2 00 I 1 .50 I 100 



Nuclei per comb | 90 | 65 | 50 



All communications promptly responded to, and 

 all queiAtions chcerrnllv answi-red. 

 7-13db S. (. PERRY, POETLAND, IONIA CO., MIOH. 



ITALIAN BEES FOR SALE. 



1 colony, sifT.OO; 5 colonies, $6. .50, L. hive. Bees by 

 the lb. or nucleus, and queens the last of June. 

 8-lOd L. T. HOPKINS, Conway, Franklin Co., Mass. 



quote you rock-bottom prices. Circular free. 



AT HARD-P.\N PRICES. Y-grooye or square 

 cut. Samples free; also chaff' hives. Root's pattern; 

 Dunham comb-foundation and apiai-ian supplies of 

 all kinds. Write, stating what you want, and I will 



sd EZRA BAER, Dixon, Lee Co., Illinois. 



