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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



MAY 



SOMETHBNG 'Pf^Eg B. M/?S©N, 



NEW! 



E,B,WEEDJ0.95W.2»ST. 



CINCINNATI, OHIO, 



For a sample of 



FOUNDATION 



that can not sag- or break down, with side-walls of 

 Pure Wax, from one-sixteenth to one-fourth of an 

 inch high. 



Cheaper than any other make. 



DAD ANT'S 

 FOUNDATION 



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- 

 cago, 111.; C. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O.; Jas. Heddon, 

 Dowagiac, Mich.; Dougherty & McKee. Indianapo- 

 lis, Ind.; Chas. H. Green, Bei-lin, Wis.; Chas. Hertel, 

 Jr., Freeburg, 111.; Wm. Uallantine, Sago, O.; E. S. 

 Armstrong, Jerseyville, 111.; H. Drum, Adelphi, O.; 

 Arthur Todd, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.; E. 

 Kretchmer, Coburg-, Iowa; E. F. Smith, Smyrna, N. 

 Y.; C.T.Dale, Mortonsville, Ky.; and numero\is 

 other dealers. 



Write for samples free, and price list of sui)plies, 

 accompanied with ISOConiplinieiitary and tnkso- 

 licited trstimitiiials, from as many bee-keepers, in 

 1883. Wi [junrnntee evei-}/ incli of our foundation equal 

 to sample in every respect. 



CHAS. DADANT & SON, 

 Sbtfd Hamilton, Hancock Co., Illinois. 



'Jested 3ueen6 a gpecialttj. 



Have been handling- Italian bees for 24 years; so 

 you see that when you get my *2.0() tested queens in j 

 May and June, you buy of one who knows the bee. 

 Untested for the same months, from imported queen, 

 U.OO. EUGENE DIEFENDORF, I 



8-12db Moniteau, Moniteau Co., Mo. ! 



ITALIAIT QUEEITS 



Bred From Select Motlieis, and 

 Mated with Choice Drones. 



This last point a specialtj-. No bees by the pound, 

 no nuclei; no full colonies for sale. Caged queens 

 by mail at rates given in A. I. Root's price list. 



Address Dr. J. A. GUNN, 



9 U^b Casky, CIii Istian <;o., Ky. j 



; Mechanic Falls, Me., 



would be pleased to send his illustrated catalogue 

 of Apiarian Supplies, consisting- of every thing 

 I needed by the practical bee-keeper, to all interested 

 I in bees. Choice bred, pure Italian bees, and full 

 i colonies a specialty. Comb Foundation of a superi- 

 ; or quality. Send for sample. 9tfdb 



• HIVES. |gg4, Sffii 



SEND for new iiricc list of supplies for the apia- 

 ry. Hives by the lUO in flat cheap, and best 

 quality-. Also rakes and cradles. White's pat. wire 

 brace rake, Uest an( 

 by the dozen. 



A. D. BENHAM, 



OLIVET, : EATON CO., : MICH. 



nd most durable. Send for price 



r.ort„ll„o. y. y., Auq. J.T. IHS'i. 



CYPRIANS CONQUERED.-AU summer long it 

 has been " whicD and t'utber" with me and the 

 Cyprian colony of bees I have — but at last I am 

 "boss." Bingdam's Conqueror Smoker did It. If 

 you want lots of smoke just at the right time, get a 

 Conqueror Smoker of Bingham. Respectfully, 



G. M. DooLirTLE. 



Mess. Bingham A Uetherington : — 



DearSik. — I received those Smokers in good or- 

 der, and am much pleased with th(m, and the im- 

 provements, over the old ones. They can not fail 

 to please your customers. Thanks lor promptness. 

 Yours truly,— J. M. Hibbard. 



Athens, Ohio, April 21, 1884. 



IPI^ICES : 



By mail, postpaid. 



Doctor Smoker (wide shield) 'SVj inch, $3 00 



Conqueror Smoker (wide shield) :( " 17.5 



Large Smoker (wide shield) g'/j •' 150 



Extra Smoker (wide shield) 2 " 125 



PlrtinSmoker 2 " 100 



Little Wonder Smoker l=i£ " 6.5 



Bingham & Hethering'n Honey-Knife 3 " 115 

 To sell again, apply for dozen or half-dozen rates. 

 Address T. F. BINGHAM, P. M., or 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGTON, 

 9tfdb ABRONI A, MICH. 



i:STAJiT^ISHED 185S. 



HEADQUARTERS 



We have constantly on hand a large stock 

 of Domestic and Imported beeswax in original 

 shape, which we offer to manufacturers of 

 Comb Foundation at lowest prices. Write 

 to us for prices. Address 



K. E( KERMANN & WIl,!,, 

 Beeswax Bleachers & Befiners, SYRACUSE, N. 7. 



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