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GLEAKiKGS IK BEE CULTURE. 



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Gleanincs in Bee Cclture, 



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EDITOB AND PUBLISHER, 

 MEDINA, O. 



TERMS: $1.00 PER YEAR, POST.^AID, 



For Clubtine Eates, See First Page of Beading Matter. 



What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of 

 man, that thou visltest him? For thou hast made him a little 

 lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and 

 honor.— Psalm 8 : 4, 5. 



Owing to more troubles in regard to window- 

 glass, we have been compelled to make an advance; 

 and until further notice, the prices will be .50 cts. 

 higher that the prices quoted in our price list. 



In the advertisement of W. H. Proctor, on page 

 oUoi our last number, the words " Two-story nu- 

 clei " should read "Twosfroiif; nuclei." Friend P. 

 seems thankful that a " basement " was not includ- 

 ed in his offer. 



THE DELAY ON THIS ISSUE. 



This has been caused by the need of running day 

 and night to finish an edition of almost 6000 copies 

 of the ABC book. We are trying hard to get these 

 I'eady to send out by July 4th. 



DOLLAR QUEENS FOR A DOLLAR. 



We can now furnish any quantity of untested 

 queens, i-eared in our own apiaries, at July prices. 

 Also any thing in the line of bees or queens at Julj' 

 prices, by return mail or express. 



We are in receipt of a sample hive from friend 

 J. W. Gofft, of Collamer, N. Y., having reversible 

 frames made on the plan suggested by friend Pond 

 in our last number. I have carefully examined the 

 hive, but it seems to me the Hetherington reversi- 

 ble frame is much the simpler of the two. 



THE LITTLE DETECTIVE SCALE WITH A DOUBLE 

 BEAM. 



We are now prepared to fui-nish the Little Detect- 

 ive as above, at an additional expense of 50 cts. 

 over the common kind. This enables us to take off 

 the tare as with the Favorite scale, and will doubt- 

 less prove just what is wanted by a good many. 



NO MORE SEEDS OR QUEENS WANTED. 



We are fully supplied with spider plant and Simp- 

 son seeds, and so do not send us any more, friends. 

 We are also fully supplied with all kinds of queens. 

 Do not send any more until you receive further or- 

 ders. Our OAvn apiaries will now probably furnish 

 all we shall want to send out for the remainder of 

 the season. 



OLD TYPE FOR SALE. 



We have still on hand 76 lbs. of our old nonpareil 

 type for sale. For a sample of it, see any late num- 

 ber of Gleanings previous to May 15. Also 17 lbs. 

 of italic, if desired. As it is all packed, we can not 

 divide either lot. The Roman includes 5 lbs. and 

 over of "logotypes;" that is, the words the, mid, 

 that, ino, tion, etc., are made all on one body, thus 

 facilitating composition. We offer the lot at 20 cts. 

 per lb. 



OUR own apiary. 

 It now comprises nearly 400 colonies; and by the 

 way the boys are dividing to prevent swarming, we 

 shall soon have it up to 500. White clover is very 

 bountiful, and frames of fdn. are being utilized at 

 a tremendous rate; and .iust as we go to press, a 

 telegram announces that a shipment of imported 

 queens is started from New York. 



REDUCTION IN PRICES ON QUEENS, BEES, AND 

 BROOD, IN QUANTITIES. 



Until further notice we will (besides giving July 

 prices) give 5 per cent oft' for orders of $10.00; 15 

 per cent for any order amounting to $35.00 and 

 over, and one-fourth off on $50.00 and over. And 

 for a single order amounting to $100.00 or more, 

 one-third off. This offer is made on account of a 

 very lai-ge stock on hand, and of evei-y thing in the 

 bee line. We guarantee safe delivery at your near- 

 est express office as usual. 



GIVING THE SIZE OF YOUR FKAME. 



Troubles are coming again fi-om those ordering 

 extractors, and not giving definitely the size of the 

 frame they use. Sometimes we have to write twice 

 to make a customer tell the size of his frame, so we 

 *lare undertake to work by it. In the first place, 

 give the size of your frame, outside dimensions: 

 then give the length of the top-bar, and we have 

 got all we want to know. If you simply say 13 x 13, 

 how do we know this includes the projections on 

 the top-bar or not? But if j'ou say 13 x 13, and top- 

 bar IJJH inches, then you have it without any possi- 

 bility of mistake. 



LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF " AVAR " (?) 



We are prepared to fill any order for foundation 

 by return mail, express, or freight, even if you 

 want a liundred pounds of odd size, we are also 

 prepai'ed to ship bees and queens in the same way, 

 with the exception of imported queens, which have 

 not yet arrived from Italy. Seventy-five are now 

 on the way. On orders for hives, frames, etc., we 

 are a little behind, although we expect to be up 

 abreast in a week or ten days. Simplicity sections 

 are stacked up ready to go by first train; but odd 

 sizes will liave to be delayed a little yet. The trade 

 of the season has been by far the heaviest we have 

 ever known, and some of the friends have been 

 used pretty badly; but now that we have got al- 

 most to a breathing-spell, we would like to liave ev- 

 ery thing settled up satisfactorily that is not al- 

 ready so. 



BALLOONS FOR THE 10-CENT COUNTER. 



Yes, and good ones too, that will go up like a kite, 

 and they do not require any alcohol, turpentine, or 

 any thing dangerous for childi-en. All you liave to 

 do is to slip it out of its envelope, swing it in the air 

 to get it filled, and then just light the combustible 

 with a match; then if the air is very still it will go 

 away up high, and come down, and you can put in 

 some more combustible and send it up again a good 

 many times. They usually sell for 35 cents, I be- 

 lieve; but as I bought a great big lot, I can sell 

 them for a dime ; safely packed so as to go by mail 

 for 7 cents more for postage and packing. In my 

 early childhood, nothing ever lifted me right off' my 

 feet like a fire-balloon; but it used to take lots of 

 newspapers, besides the turpentine and alcohol, 

 and sometimes even then they got on fire and 

 burned up. I think almost any child will succeed 

 with these. If they are very young, perhaps mam- 

 ma had better manage it, and then you can hurrah 



