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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 



Your A B C is received. I like it. It opens a new 

 world to me. J. J. Davis. 



Davisboro, Ga., June 2.5, 1884. 



The queen you mailed me last Saturday arrived 

 at 9 A. M. yesterday, apparently all right. I placed 

 her, as per directions, in a tjueenless colony, and 

 trust she is happy, and on the way to high useful- 

 ness. D. H. Brush. 



Carbondale, Ills., June 16, lS8i. 



OUR IMPROVED SECTIONS. 



I received the sections bj' express; am very much 

 pleased with them; you have improved them won- 

 derfully over last year, by making: the entrance 

 larger, to admit the bees ; also they are of better 

 material. G. J. Dormandy. 



Lansingburgh, N. Y., July 8, 1884. 



A PLEASED CUSTOMER. 



The saw came all O. K., and, in fact, all the goods 

 I or my neighbors have ever sent for, and we think 

 you are all right, and I would not be without the 

 ABC book and Gleanings for ten dollers per year, 

 and keep bees. I am blowing for the A B C a little. 

 Joseph Coker. 



McLeansboro, Ills., June 17, 1884. 



OUR $3.75 244-LB. SCALES. 



Your 244-lb. scales came to hand all O. K. I set 

 them up, and first had to weigh the whole family, 

 hired girl and hands included. They all pronounced 

 them the most accurate and handsome ai-ticle they 

 ever saw for the money. I think every farmer as 

 well as bee-keeper should have one of those cheap 

 scales, only $3.7.'). J. B. Murray. 



Ada, O., July 4, 1884^ 



OUR KNIVES AND EXTRACTORS. 



The knife is allO. K. I could not get along without 

 it. The extractor is a novelty here; my neighbors 

 are all coming in to see it work, and to see if the 

 honey can "really" be extracted, and the combs 

 put back for the bees to refill. A successful "sling" 

 of six gallons has convinced them that the thing 

 can be done. W. S. Tate. 



Osyka, Miss., July 5, 1884. 



GLIMPSES OF THE GOOD TIME COMING. 



I received your card, and am very much obliged to 

 you for your liberal ofl'er in my goods that were not 

 sound. You do more than I asked. It always does 

 me good to deal with a friend whom I can trust. 

 What a nice time we all could have if all were 

 honest in their dealings, and hold their word as 

 though it were a bond ! How much better we could 

 all get along! I everywhere speak a word in your 

 favor, and remain you friend and well-wisher. 



Dayton, Va., July 10, 1884. B. Bowman. 



SENDING GOODS "TOO QUICK." 



It is a mistake, that I refused to take the goods, 

 but, on the contrary, I was A'ery anxious to get 

 them. I did not think they would come quite so 

 soon ; and as I live five miles from the city I did not 

 go in for about a week. The express company 

 might have notified me. I think they were to 

 blame. lam very son-yto have caused you any 

 trouble, and suppose you have your money now. 



Minneapolis, June 30, 1884. H. L. Woodburn. 



[In the above case, the express company was in a 

 hurry, for they notified us the goods were uncalled 

 for.] 



The first lot of bees you sent me have done very 

 well, I think. I put one-half pound of bees with 

 queen on empty combs on the 7th of June, and gave 

 them one frame of brood, lOM by 10?i. This was all 

 the help they got. 



I have taken 56 lbs. extracted honey from them ; 

 they have enough in the hive yet to winter on. I 

 divided them once besides, and now have two good 

 colonies from this half-pound. We have had a very 

 ]X)or season for honey in this locality; no honey 

 from basswood, and very little from Canada thistle. 

 Jas. Gordon. 



Monticello, Ont., Can., Aug. 30, 1884. 



pe^EY C0MMN. 



Convention Notice.— The Southern Wisconsin 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will hold its next meetina: 

 at the court - house, in Janesville, Oct. 28, 1884, at 1) 

 A. M. It is hoped that all members will be present 

 at this meeting-. J. T. Pomeuoy, Sec. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Detroit. — ifoney.— The honey market is still 

 rather dull; this is caused in a measure, probably, 

 by the low price of sugar. A good article is offered 

 at 14(5 15c. A. B. Weed, 



Oct. 13, 1884. Detroit, Mich. 



J. H. Thornburg wants one barrel of clover or 

 basswood honey; producers, please give lowest 

 price. Lynn, Kandolph Co., Ind. 



I have for sale about 2000 lbs. of extracted honey, 

 very thick and good. Price 8 cts. per lb. 



O. H. Townsend, Alamo, Kal. Co., Mich. 



I want to buy one or two large barrels choice 

 clover or basswood honey. Those having it to sell 

 will please write to me, stating price, etc. 



James L. Gray, St. Cloud, Minn. 



FOR SALE. 



30 0OXj!O3Xri3ESJS OF lEESIESiS 



In 2-st(ii-\- Liuijzstroth and 8iiiii)litMt v hives,-!/ S'-i 

 prr ( iiUhui. Idiidcil on furs at this iilacc. The hives 

 are new and the bees are in good sliajie. The liees 

 are a cross between the Italians and Holy-Lands. 

 IStfdb THOS. A. « UNN, Tullalioma, Xeuii. 



JOB LOT OF WIRE CLOTH. 



We have such a brisk sale on this, that, since the 

 advertisement was printed on our cover, it has been 

 all closed out, except the following — that is, we 

 have none that we can sell at the low price of W% 

 cents per square foot, except that mentioned be- 

 low, and we can do this only by selling the whole 

 roll as given: 

 1 roll, 16 in. wide, containing - - 118 sq. ft. 

 1 " 23 " " " ... 55 " 



1 " 34 " " " - - - 200 " 



5 rolls 25 " " " .53, 97, 102, 143, and 



250 square feet. 



4 rolls, 26 in. wide, containing 65,180, 200, and 200 

 sq. ft., i-espectively. 



1 roll, 27 in. wide, containing - - 23 sq. ft. 

 4 rolls, 28 " " " 58, 100, 240, and 240 



sq. ft., respectively. 



1 1'oll, 30 in. wide, containing - - 131 sq. ft. 



2 rolls, 31 " " " - 65, and 122 sq ft. 

 1 roll, 32 " " " . . 41 sq. ft. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina. O. 



That Can't Tain- rife V'lien You Don't If'ant 

 Them to. 

 We are very much pleased with the kind of match- 

 es which we now use entii'ely in all the rooms in 

 our factory, that can be lighted only by rubbing 

 them on prepared paper. If they are dropped or 

 stepped on, no harm can happen; neither can peo- 

 ple fill their pockets from your match-safe, because 

 they could do nothing with them if they did. When 

 struck on the prepared paper, a very light touch 

 gives a large strong blaze. Boxes containing about 

 100 are sold for 3 cts. ; by mail, postpaid, 5 cts. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, OUio. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For the benefit o( friends wlio have black or hybrid aueens 

 which they want to dispose of. we will insert notices free of 

 charge, as below. We do this because there Is hardly value 

 enough to these queens to pay for buying them up and keep- 

 ing them in stock; and yet It is oftentimes quite an acc""-"'"- 

 dalion to those who can not afford higher-priced ones. 



1 have for sale two young hybrid queens at 40c 

 each, and one black at 20c. J. H. Johnson, 



Middaghs, Northampton Co., Pa. 



