1S86 



GLEAXIXGS IN IIEE CULTUilK. 



Contents of this Number. 



Alsike for Bees 829 



Bee, The Coining SOS 



Bees Tiilkiuu: S29 



Bees, Blaek SI.) 



Bee- Pasturage S(il 



Bee-Tents SU 



Biimble-Bees SJS 



California SKt 



Catnip ,SiiT 



Chicks and Drones .Mf 



Drone Assemblies »X 



Droue-Traiis SU 



Editorials S:i(i 



Foul Br 1 li.H.liltle Still 



Foul Bio. ..I, lis N;ilinv Sill 



Foul Bro.i.l, Kirsh Air ,S-j:i 



(ioal. Where is OUrf .SIIS 



Heads of Urain Si< 



Hives, Bottomless - Sl'J 



Honey for Krysipwlas. . . .. . .si:i 



Honey from s'ilverhull SVf 



Honey Column Sim 



Honey, Low I'riee Slu' 



Honey, Fruit-Bloom SU 



Kind Words 8"0 



I.etrislation on Bees 811 



Matches, Danger from 828 



Medicine > s. Hygiene 8(12 



Milkweed " 82t> 



My Ncijihhors 82.') 



Our ouii Apiiuy 834 



(iver|iro<luciioii 80:! 



ijiiiccii. Cariiiolan 823 



(.lueciis. Early, from South. 8lU 



uueciis, Imiiortcd 8(19 



lii'poi t from A l; C Scholar. 805 



Heport from Ueginner 80() 



Kcports Discouraging 824 



Kejiorts Encouraging S3f 



Uohbins' Report 803 



S.ilooiis 803 



Strawberries in Barrel 828 



St udcut Business 801 



Swarm in Rain 823 



Swarm on I'lairre 808 



Tobaccv. Column 830 



Wintering, Talk on 827 



Zinc, Perforated 814 



STANLEY'S 



AUTOMATIC - EXTRACTOR 



AT 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT UNTIL NOV. 15TH. 

 Address ii. W. STA1NL.FV, 



30d AVjomiii«5, N. V. 



The whole or part of a No. 1 farm, coiisistins' of 

 400 acres, !! miles from K. K. station and county 

 seat, 50 miles from St. Lonis. Would prefer to sell 

 one-half only, as my brother who owns It jointly 

 with me has gone back to Europe to sta.v, and we 

 want to divide the property. Might exchange for 

 a smaller place. For fuller particulars, address 

 liM GUSTAVE GROSS, Greenville, Bond Co., 111. 



THE CANADIAN BEE JOURNAL 



wkhkijI, $i.oo ri<:it ykai:. 



JONES, McFHERSOlT & CO., Publishers, Bcston, Ontario, Canada. 



The only bee journal printed in Canada, and con- 

 taining much valuable and interesting matter each 

 week from the pens of leading Canadian and United 

 States bee-keepers. Sample copy sent free on re- 

 ceipt of address. Printed on nice toned paper, and 

 in a nice shape for binding, making in one year a 

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DADANT'S FOUNDATION PACTOEY, WHOLESALE and RETAIL. 

 See advertisement in another column. otfbd 



BEES. QUErNS. 



SOUTH FLORBDA. 



Carefully reared from BEST IxtlPORTED. 



Italian queens (purely mated) - - - - Sfl 00 



" " (crossed or hybrid) - - - 40 



Nuclei, one L. or S. frame, $1.00. Add above price 



of queen. Also nice large yellow home-bred quepns, 



^1.00. Discimnt on laiyer nrders. 19 6db 



LiUTHKR «;RAY, Orlando, Fla. 



PTT"R"RF"R FOR MENDING RUBBER BOOTS, 

 nVTI/rXW'T KUBBER SHOES, and all kinds of 

 L>XjjyLJliJN J. , rubber goods. An article worth its 

 weight in gold, for the saving of health, annoj-ance, 

 and trouble. Printed directions for use accompany 

 each bottle. Ten cents per bottle; ten bottles, 8.")c; 

 100, $8.00. Not mailable. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



PREPARE FOR WINTER, 



We have unetjualed facilities for manufacturing 

 the Root chaff hive at a great reduction from ruling 

 prices. Mr. Zeno Doty, Grafton, Neb., writes July 

 9th, "Your material, make, and price is far better 

 than I can get any where else." Send for price list 

 and special prices for this fall. Ititfdb 



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



GOODS NEAR YOUR HOME, AT A REDUC- 

 TION FROM REGULAR PRICE. 



We liave the following lot of goods at the plnecs 

 named, for which we want customers. Now, it is 

 altogether likely that there is some one located not 

 very far from where these goods are who will be 

 needing just such articles, especiallj' if he can 

 get them a little lower than the regular price, and 

 doesn't have to pay much freight chargt s on them. 

 In hopes that there are such persons, we ajiiiend a 

 list of the articles for sale, giving the present valuH 

 of the goods and the amount we will take for each 

 lot entire. Wo give a number to each lot, and the 

 name of the place where they are being held, sub- 

 ject to our order. Remember they are all per- 

 fect goods, just as fresh and new as if shipped 

 from here. Rememtier, also, that at the price we 

 otfer them we can not break lots; each lot must go 

 entire. In making your orders, please give the 

 number of the lot as'well as the articles contained 

 in it, and thus help us to avoid mistakes. 



No. 1. Aplinprton, low.a. 



Ten Z-^^tol■y portico hives, complete, 'n Hat, for comb 

 boiiey, including in. c. fiames, wide frames, sec- 

 tions, feparafors, thin fdn. for sec, 7 lbs. brood fdn., 

 and eii.iniel sheets. The lot foots up to S25.30. We 

 will sell it complete for 822.00 



No. 2. Union City, Ihd. 



13 combined shipping and honey crates flat: 90 tin 

 separators for auove crates; 26 pieces p;lass for 

 above crates; 40 inetnlcornered brood-frauies in 

 Hat. Pre.-ent value, Sl.50; will sell for 4.00 



No. 7. Nassau, N. Y. 



200 wide frames, for 8 1-lb. sections, in flat. Worth 

 $4.00; will sell for li-75 



No. 8. Kiverside, N .1. 



500 Mb. 7-to-foot sections. Worth 82 00; will sell for .. 1 75 



No. a. North Walton, N. Y. 



100 metal. cornered frames, in flat. Present value, 

 $2.50; will sell for 2 50 



No. 12. Caiibou. Maine. 



900 sections, 4!^ x 5 x 1 7 16 w de. open on all four 

 sides, rresent'value, 84.50; will sell for 3.50 



No. 14. Delaware, Ohio. 



.■?5 hottom-hoards lor Simp. hiveS; 210 tin separators 

 for combined crates. Present value, 88 75; will tell 

 for 7.50 



No. ir. Foster Brook. Pa. 



100 wired m. c. hrood-fr.iines. in flat, includinp; wire 

 and tin bars. Present value, 8;i 00; will sell for 2.75 



No. in. Johnson Ci(v, Tciin. 



one No 7 honev-extim;l<)r, with I askf t, only 15 in. 

 dee]). Pl■e^enl■price,S8 00; will sell for 00 



No. 17. Cairo, W. Va. 



One 2 story Simp, liive. ripijed complete for ccn.b 

 honey, and' 5 lbs. fdn.. y. tliiii, for sections, and )^ 

 for L. frames. Present value, 85.25; will sell for 4.76 



No. IR. Elmira.N. Y. 



One 2-H. P. engine and boiler complete. This has 

 been used some, but has been put in as good shai>e 

 as when new. Price of a new one, 8175.00; will tell 

 this for 8150.C0 



No. 19. La Rnlle, 111. 



«-in. foundation mill. Present value S13..50; will sell 



fur 11.50 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



LARGEST BEE-HIVE AND SECTION FAC- 

 TORY IN THE WORLD. 



GREAT REDUCTION! 



I'ufil iJanKfiri/ l.st, ice ivill scil at ii tlisvoiuit. 

 Write for rvdiicrd jivices. 



G. B. LEWIS & CO , 

 IStfdb 'Waterto-wrn, Wisconsini 



2 H. P. ENGINE FOR SALE 



We have at the factory in Elmira. N. Y., a 2 H. P. 

 engine and boiler that has been rigged up exactly 

 as good as new in every resjiect. It ought to bring 

 full price of a new one, but in order to get it off our 

 hands we otter it for *1.50.00. 



A. I. ROOT, lUedina, O. 



WE have for sale 6 very good tested Italian 

 queens (1 hybrid) at $1.00 each, or $6.00 for the 

 7. Hybrids, 3.5c. Send $1.02 to return your money 

 if q ueens are sold before your order comes. 

 ITtfdb MODEL B. HIVE CO.. W. Pliira, Pa. 



