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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



KENWARD-HALL APIARY. 



Thankinj,'- our Irioiifls for their UirfiO or(Un-K, 

 March suid April, we assure them that we shall try 

 to merit ail orders in the future. 300 nuclei. Our 

 •lueens imi)ortefl liy ourselves. Price $1.00; V4 doz., 

 f.'J.OO; 1 doz., flO.OO. Tested, fa.OO and *3.00. Special 

 rates to dealers. 



J. AV. K. SHA"W & CO., 

 8-10db Lioreauville, Iberia Parish, La. 



Ready after May 1.5. Send 

 for price list. 



J. C. MISHLER, 

 i'-ii'i Ligonier, Ind. 



CTD AUf DCDDICC Send as many cents to 

 d I llfinDCBiniCOl C. Weckesser, Marshall- 

 ville, ()., as ynu wisli jilants, and sec what a fine eol- 

 ieetion lie will send you. Name the varieties you 

 have and jjrefcr. Statni)s taken. !1d 



LOOK HERE. 



QUEENS 



Untested queens, only 

 each ; 10, 00 cents each. 

 !)d 



cents each. 0. 70 cents 

 IV!. S. ROOP, 

 Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



DO YOU EAT CANDY? 



Send $l.2r\ iind I will express ."> lbs. of Todd's Honey 

 Candies, same as made a sensation at last Pennsyl- 

 vania State Kail'. Keinemher, vvvvy pound sold 

 helps the h()ney-t^ad(^ Special i-ates ior quantities 

 for fairs. Dadant Koumhilion always in stock at 

 market prices. Pecs, (^)iKeiis, Hives. Smokers Vol. 

 1 of Frank ( Micsliires new book niailed fiei-. '^:lr>i. 

 »I4db AETHUE TODD, IDIO Qermantown Av^., PhiiadelpMi, Pa. 



CCIi^DCOpNEO 



From pure mothers. One untested, SI (10; '■A dozen, 



$4.50; per dozen, *«.()!). (!. W. BECKHAM, 



Hd J'leasant Hill, liancastcr Co., S. C. 



Rfini^ FRFF Our catalogue for 1886 contains 

 U\J^n I l)l-L.i 4.5pag-cs; 31 are devoted to bee- 

 keeiJiiiR-. It treats the different operations clearly 

 and practically. It is just what the bcRinner needs. 

 Tells how to use the various iinplemonts, and em- 

 braces the following subjects: Who should Keep 

 licesV Location of Apiary ; Handlins' Hees; Hives; 

 Implements; llohbin<r; Italianizing'; Swarming; 

 Surplus Hont^y; Feedln">'; Diseases and Enemies of 

 Bees; Winterin^^ Pees; Marketing- Honey; and a 

 complete list of supplies. Tliis book will be sent 

 free to any address by WATTS BROS., 



Otfdb Murray, Clearfield Co., Pa. 



Introducing Queens. 



Henry Alle.\- has «i\-en, in the May nunil)erof tlie 

 Amicimcan AiMciii/niuiST, several new methods 

 for introduciufi' botii fertile and unfertile (piecns. 

 Sample copies free. Address 



AMERICAN APICULTURIST, 

 •'tW' Wenham, Mass. 



ITALIAN%CARNIOLAN QUEENS. 



Bred in separate apiaries, awa.v- from 

 other bees. Warrant(Ml Italian or un- 

 tested Carniolan (pieens. in May. $1.3"); 

 (i, f-n.irr, .lune, $1.10; (i, »r).<)0; .I'uly. $1; 

 0, $.'). State which you prefer, Ital- 

 ians lired from my Uriiiiizoiia strain, 

 oi' (loldini Ituli(uiii. 1 am prepared to 

 please all. 



JtlClCS AT UKJUKK/) KATICS. 

 For full particulars, and prices of tested queens, 

 bees, etc., send for circular and iirice list. Satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. <;IIAS. I». nHVALL., 

 9tl'db Spencei-villc, Ifloiit. <'o., Jtld. 



GOOD NEWS FOR DIXIE! 

 SIMPLICITY HIVES, 



Sectloiifit, Extractors, Kinokeriii, Separators, 



&c., or Koot'M manufacture, Sliipped 



Iroin here at UOOT'S PRICES. 



Also S. hives of Southern yellow pine, and Bee- 

 Keepers' Supplies in g-encral. Fricc Li»t Free. 



J. M. JENKINS, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA. 



li ;i4db 



Hard-Time Prices in May. 



Two-fiame nuclei of Italian bees, with tested 

 Italian queen, $3.,'')0; :!-franic, ditto, .$3.(10. Full col- 

 ony, in A. I. Root's Siniplicit.\ hive, $0.(10. All on 

 wired Jj. frames. redij;rcc(l i'oland China piffs for 

 sale. Single jiiff. 10 weeks old, $8.00. Per pair, not 

 akin, $l.').(iO. Per trio, $;;2.00. Safe arrival K-uaran- 

 teod. 1 shall do by all as I would be done by. 



Address 



!id 



N. A. KNAPP, 



Rochester, Lokain Co., Ohio. 



FOR SAL.K.-100 colonies of Italian bees, and 

 ■~00 tested and untested queens. 

 !» l;.Mb E. BUKKE, Vincennes, Ind. 



RUBBEB. FOR MENDING RUBBER BOOTS, 

 tniPTVrT'TW^'T' 'it'BBER SHOES, and all kinds of 

 L/JjIVIXjIiI a , rubber g-oods. An article worth its 

 weight in fj-old. for \hv savin^r of health, annoyance, 

 and tioulile. Printed directions for use accompany 

 each liottle. Tcti cents i)er bottle; ten bottles, Wc; 

 100, $8.(10. Not mailable. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



ITALIAN QUEENS IN TEXAS^ 



Riared irom Root's best imiioi'ted untested 

 ()ueeri, $1.00. Selected, and tested, $3.0(1, $3 .^iO. Sent 

 by mail. AD. MEYER, 



Otfdb Sweethome, Lavaca Co., Te.\as. 



50 STRONG COLONIES BEES 



rOB. SAIiH CHEAP. 



F. L. ^'v'UIK.lHT, Kid ft>laii>licld, ITIicli. 



SEND sl^^^^^FOUNDAJT^ 



TO C. W. PHELPS & CO., TIOGA CENTER, N. Y. 



FOliU-PBl-:*'!'; ONF-POIND 



DOVETAILED SECTBONS, 



$2.25 PER lOOO. SAMPLE FREE. 



M. A. LOHR, Vermontvk.i.e, Eaton Co., Mich. 



Recent Additions to the Counter Store. 



FIVF - CKNT €OllNTF,K. 



1 I MAREET-BASKETS. These are much better made 



tliaii lliDsc we lia\'c- I n si'llinK IiitcIiiIoic, and tlK-y arc 



parlo'il lor shipiiiciil . Ill in a nest, witli llic liariillcs lousr. Ity 

 this means they will kh .if a iiuic-h hiwcr latc (illrcitrht tliiih 

 formerly. Wi' lii-e enabled Ici mal;i' tlie luires liv the tens and 

 hundreds as follows: \ li\isliel, id. X> ets.; 1(10. »:!.nil. '4 busliel, 

 10, 1)8 cts.; 1(10, $325. "^ Imshel, Id, .1(1 ets.; Idd. $:',.M. At tlie 

 al)ove iirices, (Inuhle-iininled taelcs are ineliuled. tor taeliini^ 

 the handles. We ean send samples hy mall wlierc^ desired, at 

 aeost ol' « ets. for the ', Imshel, or 'lO cts. for the K 'Hishel. 

 We hardly need mention the thousand and one uses for a 

 lik'ht, pietly, and slont marUelii.isket. 



FIFTEEN - CENT COUNTER. 



I BENCH-VISE | 1 40 | 13 .''.0 



This. thou>!;h, small, is a little beauty, and wonderfully handy 

 for any one who likes to fix things uji. The jaws are one Inch 

 wide and the vise is S inches long. 



TWENTY-FIVE CENT COUNTER. 



fi I CAEPENTEE'S BEVEL, or try square. ,. 1 3 00 | 18 00 

 C.iii b(^ set af any bevel. Finished with rosewood handle, 

 blade « inches lony- 



THIRTY-FIVE CENT COUNTER. 



3 1 EULE, TWO-FOOT, 6 fold | 3 00 | 25 00 



This is oftenlimcs more convenient than an ordinary four- 



fohl rule, because it shuts up so as to go In the vest-pocket 



without any trouble. 



A. I. ROOT, ITIcdIiia, O. 



