1886 



GLEANINGS IN JiKE CULTUKE 



4.-;7 



FIRST IN THE FIELD!! 



The Invertible Bee-Hive 



Invertible Frames, 



INVERTIBLE SURPLUS - CASES, 



top, bottom, and 

 Entrance Feeders. 



ratjilogues Freo. Address 



J. M. Shuck, Des Moines, Iowa. 



4-3(11) 



OThe BUYERS' GUIDE t3 

 Issued Marcl) ai£d Sept., 

 each year. 4iEg°" !380 pages, 

 8 ! ^ X li;4 inclies,vt'itli ovea- 

 3,500 illustrations — a 

 ^vliolf Picture Gallery. 

 GIVES Wliolesale Prices 

 direct to consnuirrs on all goods for 

 personal or family use. Tells liow to 

 order, and gives exact cost of every- ~^ 

 tiling you use, eat, drink, wear, or g 

 have fun tviili. These IlVVALiUABLK c" 

 BOOKS contain information gleaned 

 from the markets of tlie world. Wc 

 ^vill mail a copy FREE to any ad- 

 dress upon receipt of 10 cts. to defray 

 expense of mailing. Iiet us hear from 

 you. Respectfully, 



MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. 



2?7 <& 229 W iibasli Avenue, Cliicaso, III. 



BEE-HIVES, 



One-Piece Sections, Section Cases, Frames, &c., 



Ol" .'^Ul'ElilOK WOUK.MANSIllP, KUOM 



StlVIXI'ZZ vSe C3rOC:>X3£3XjXj. 



ManulacturiTS of and Dealers in 



ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE CO., ILL. 



;5tfi] Srnd fur Price List. 



BEES IN IOWA. 



8EK FOSTKHS 

 ADVERTISEMENT. 



DO YOU EAT CANDY? 



Send $L:i.5, and 1 will express '> lbs. ol' Todd's Honey 

 Candies, same as made a sensation at lasf Pennsyl- 

 vania Stale Fail-. Jtememher, every pound sold 

 helps the honey-trade. Special rates ior quantities 

 for lairs. Uadant Foundation always in stock at 

 marl<et prices. IJees, Queens, Hives. Smoliers. Vol. 

 1 of Frank Cheshire's new l)ook nuiiled fvac. »2 5'). 

 9]4db AETHUE TODD, 1910 Gemantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 



FOR ^J/^ —•*" colonies of my improved strain 

 I VII sjriL.!-. f,|- pu,.g Italian bees in two-story 

 chaff hives, (Ti_- $7.00; in sing-le-walled hives,]'; story 

 («, $6..'i0; 50 two-story chaff hives, including- frames 

 and crates, ((i .f l..")0; .50 single-walled hives, fratnes 

 and crate, Oi. .oi). Hives have tin i-oof. 1 honev- 

 ext. for L. frame, Sli.lKJ. A wax-ext., iyi.oo. Musi l)e 

 sold immediately. Ttldb 



GEO. F. WILLIAMS, NEW PHILADELPHIA, 0. 



VANDERVORT 



COMB FOUITDATIOIT MILLS. 



Send for samples and reduced price list. 

 2tfdh .1X0. VANDEUVOUT. Laccyville. Pii. 



GOOD NEWS FOR DIXIE! 

 SIMPLICITY HIVES, 



Scetioiis, K.\tra«lors, Snioker.iii, Separators, 



Arc, ol" Root"!* ITIuiiiii'acture, Shipped 



Irom liere at ROOT'S PRICES. 



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

 Kecpc'i-s' Supidies in g-eneral. Price, Lixt Free. 



J. M. JENKINS, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA. 



FOK S.\L.K.-]I0 colonies ef Italian bees, and 

 ;.'00 tested and untested queens. 

 l:.MI) K. HintKE, Vincennes, Ind. 



ITALIAN QUEENS IN TEXAS. 



Reared from Hoot's best imported. Untested 

 gucen. $1.00. Selected, and tested, $3 00, «3 .50. Sent 

 by mail. Safe arrival guaianteod. AD. MEYER, 

 '.Ul-];Sd Sweethome, Lavaca Co., Texas. 



Introducing Oueensr 



Henr.N Alley has given, in the May number of th(! 

 A.MKKicAN Ai'icuLTUitiST, Several new methods 

 foi- introducing both fertile and unfei-tilo queens. 

 ."Sample copies free. Address 



AMERICAN APICULTURIST, 

 '•'till'' Wenham, Mass. 



Rnni^ FRFF Our catalogue for 188tj contains 

 DUUrV I nUE.. 4.-, pages; H\ are devoted to bee- 

 keeping. It treats the different operations clearly 

 and practically. It is just what the beginner needs. 

 Tells how to use the various implements, and em- 

 braces the following subjects: Who should Keep 

 Mees? Ijoeat ion of Apiary ; Handling Hees; Hives; 

 Implements; Koljbinjj-; Italianizing; Swarming; 

 Surplus Honey; l<'eeding; Diseases and Enemies of 

 IJees: Wintering IJees; Maiketing Honey; and a 

 comiilete list f)f supplies. 'This liook will be sent 

 free to anv address by WATTS BROS., 



9tfdb ■ Murray, Clearfield Co., Pa. 



NOTICE THELOwTrICES ON 



Bees, Brood, Queens, Plants, Etc., 



IN M? NEW GI?.CULAE. PLEASE W2ITE FOE ONE. 

 C. W^ECKESSER. 

 5 lOd'j Marshall villo, Wayne Co., Ohio. 



SEND s^Tvi.i;i"^V FOUNDATION 



TO C. W. PHELPS & CO., TIOGA CENTRE, N^Y. 



Ready after May 15. Send 

 for price list. 



J. C. MISHLER, 

 '■'lid LIgonier, Ind. 



GOOD'S ITE'W 



REVERSIBLE HIVE 



all coiuiilete, well painted, for .S:!.oo. Sections \ery 

 low. No. 1, fi4.\4'i.\l ■„ or I ',, at .■<4.O0 per UHK). 



9-lld B. J. MILLEK Si CO., Nappanee, Ind. 



DADANT'S J'OUNDATION FACTORY, WHOLE- 

 SALE AND RETAIL. See advertisement in 

 another ef)liiinn. 3btfd 



FOUNDATION 



VANDERVORT 



We have a large- stock of elioit'cTyellow beeswax, 

 and can furnish Dunham comb fdn. for brood comb, 

 cut to any size, for 40c per lb. K.vtra thin Vander- 

 \-ort foundation, 4Cc per lb. We guarantee our 

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

 Will work up wax for lOc per lb., and 30c per lb. for 

 section. F. W. HOIjITIFS, 



4tfdb Coopcrsville, Ottawa Co., Mich. 



