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GLEANINGS IN I3EE CULTURE. 



Aug. 



the cold, backward spring that we have had. We 

 lost a few queens iu driving-; but having a (4ueen- 

 liatcher it was an easy matter to supply their places. 

 One of the colonies was without a queen so long- be- 

 fore we were aware of it, that a worker-bee com- 

 menced to lay, and it gave us some trouble before 

 we got it righted; and the way that we finally did 

 was to put a full swarm in with them that had 

 swarmed from another hive. They commenced 

 work without anj' further trouble, and are doing 

 well. Although we are in the midst of our honey- 

 harvest, they still cast a swarm every two or three 

 days; but when they come from one of the Simplic- 

 ity hives, it is an easy matter to handle them while 

 they are sitting on a bush. 1 e.\amine the frames 

 In the hive they issue from, and cut out all the 

 queen-cells, and then put them back into their old 

 quarters, and theygo to work as though nothing had 

 happened ; the last five I have treated in that way, 

 and they are all storing honey in the top story in fine 

 style. I have not seen any mention of anj' one pro- 

 ceeding in that way; but, disliking to have the 

 swarms so divided during harvest, I thought I would 

 try the experiment, and I am highly pleased with 

 the result. 



It is quite expensive for us to ship supplies from 

 your factory, and we should like to know if there is 

 any one manufacturing the Simplicity hive on this 

 coast, where we could get them without having to 

 pay for shipping so far. P. Chambeklin. 



Susanville, Lassen Co., Cal., July 28, 1884. 



Friend C, the better Avay to tiiul out where 

 manufacturers of Simplicity hives reside is 

 to consult our list of " Catalogues Received," 

 which we publish almost every month. Per- 

 haps manufacturers of Simplicity hives liv- 

 ing near you will, on seeing this, take the 

 hint and mail you their price list. 



Fe^eEWE^Y. 



SAYING GOODS WERE NOT THERE. 



J^KIEND ROOT: -The goods ordered of you 

 I C^ wei-e all satisfactory with one exception; 

 -Ji^ and this, I presume, belongs to the "Forget- 

 ■*" tery." I ordered a 48-pound retailing case 

 complete, price .50 cents. Thanks to the 

 " Forgettery," your clerks sent me a part of a case 

 iti the flat; namely, the end-boards and the glass; 

 I also the strips that are fastened over the edges of 

 ! the glass; but, no bottom and no cover. I waited 

 j until I got all the goods before I made this com- 

 plaint, but I can not find the missing pai-ts, either in 

 the honey-tumblers or in the package of labels. 

 However, you need not bother about sending those 

 boards now, separately. Will have no use for the 

 case this season anyhow. Basswood was a fail- 

 ure, and now all vegetation is drying up. 



S. P. YODEU. 



East Lewistown, O., July 21, 1884. 



On receipt of the above, one of the clerks 

 wrote as follows: 



The packer who put up your goods says he re- 

 members putting in the bottom and cover to the re- 

 tailing case, and that they fitted very closely into 

 the box. Possibly you have mistaken them for the 

 bottom of the box. Please examine thoroughly; 

 and if you do not find this to be the case, let us 

 know how much you think we ought to allow you 

 for the bottom and cover, and we will credit you for 

 same. 



On receipt of the above, friend Y. replies: 



I beg your packer's pardon. The bottom and 

 cover of retailing case were inside of the glass box, 

 jammed in so tightly that they could well pass for 

 the bottom of the box. S. P. Yoder. 



East Lewistown, O., July 31, 1884. 



STANLEY'S AUTOMATIC EXTRACTOR. 



AT LEAST ONE GOOD REPORT FROM IT. 



fOU ask me how I like the Stanley Automatic 

 Extractor. I must say, it works. How? As 

 near perfection as mortals can at present 

 make any machine work. What is its worth 

 compared with other machines? As I have 

 used several makes during the past 12 years, among 

 them Newman's, Gray & Winder's, yours, and some 

 others, I give Stanley's precedence over all, in all 

 points. Especially do I commend it to those hand- 

 ling .50 colonies or more. Those having a few should 

 by all means use a cheaper machine. 



Its mechanism is very good. The can is very sub- 

 stantial, and well made. I simply set it upon an X, 

 made of 10-inch boards, which lets a pail under the 

 faucet, turn the crank, and the heaviest of combs 

 (four of them) do not cause any jumping of can, or 

 joggle. 



The specialist, whose time is always very valuable 

 during the honej -flow, and who extracts even that 

 which is absolutely necessary, can not afford to be 

 without Stanley's Automatic Extractor— much less 

 the bee-keeper who extracts entirely. 



Our white-clover flow is not half as good as it was 

 last year. And some of it is mixed with dark honey- 

 dew. Much rain will probably give us fall honey, 

 r. 0. Shepard, 

 Arrow Ropk, ]vjo., JuLv 39, Mi, 



Some goods are short. Honey-stand in flat, iron 

 vise, wire nails— *1.21. Please ship with next order 

 for goods by freight. A. M. H. 



In answer to the above, the clerk wrote as 

 follows: 

 Upon referring to your former order, we find 



I that the goods you say were omitted— viz., honey- 

 stand in flat, vise, and 1 lb. wire nails, are double 

 checked— first, by the clerk in the counter store, 

 who picked up the order, and afterward by the 

 packer who put up the goods. After such careful re- 

 view of the order, it seems almost incredible that so 



I many articles coidd have been omitted. Will you not 

 make another thorough search for the missing arti- 



' cles, and let us know the result? Of course, if you do 

 not find them, we are willing to make the loss good. 

 But, we want to be sure we are right before we go 

 ahead. 



I confess, that after reading her reply I 

 felt the above was a little too severe; "for 

 some of our friends have got awful mad when 

 we suggested tt» tlieiu that tliey have made a 

 mistake. The reply below, however, shows 

 that it was not too strong, and it illustrates, 

 too, how a great many of these troubles and 

 Jangles come about: 



In reference to order June 8, I told you we had 

 not been able to find certain articles. The truth of 

 the matter is, that I have not been able to attend 

 to our apiary for gomo time. In unpacking, Mr. — ■ 

 checked off eyer;v' thing that came out of the two 



