1888 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



31 



edition of bur catalog-iie we shall quote greatly re- 

 duced prices on these machines. 



QUESTIONS FOR QUESTION-BOX. 



A GOOD many of our subscribers entirely misap- 

 prehend the purpose of the Question-Box. This 

 department is intended to answer only the most 

 important questions— those concerning- which there 

 is an honest ditfcrence of opinion among practical 

 bee-men; those where diflerenccs in locality affect 

 the answers; those, as a rule, which are not ans- 

 wered in text-books, and those which are not too 

 indefliiite to be answered, or too dependent upon 

 conditions. We should like to insert all the ques- 

 tions sent in for the " Question-Uox," if it were 

 profitable to put them there. Quite a number are 

 most fully answered in the A B C, and other text- 

 books, and it would be a waste of valuable space 

 and time to submit them to our selected corps of 

 contributors, each of whom would, under necessity, 

 g'ive the same or essentially the same reply. Such 

 a question can be answered just as well, and bet- 

 ter, by the editor, as by a dozen or more contribu- 

 tors, and the same published or not, as its impor- 

 tance requires. We now have a large number of 

 questions from which to choose, and it will be our 

 endeavor to select the best. While we may not 

 make the wisest selection, on general principles it 

 is presumable that we are the most competent by 

 virtue of our position. So, therefore, dear friends, 

 if you do not see your query answered in the 

 Question-Box, do not be disappointed or discour- 

 aged. We want you to send the questions just the 

 same. 



THE OHIO STATE CONVENTION, -IAN. lOTH AND 

 llTH. 



Before another issue goes forth, the State con- 

 vention will be a thing of the past. As announced 

 in last issue, it will take place at Columbus, in the 

 United States Hotel, corner of High find Town 

 Sts. Reduced rates at the hotel have been secured, 

 also rates of travel. A very full programme has 

 been prepared, with the names of some of our best 

 and most successful bee-keepers to take part, as 

 will be seen by referring to the programme on pag-e 

 ;ii. Such men as H. R. Boardman, C. F. Muth, Dr. 

 A. B. Mason, Dr. Tinker, Dr. H. Besse, and others, 

 write they will try to be on hand and carry out 

 that part of the prog-ramme assigned them. Your 

 two humble servants, A. I. Root and E. R. Root, 

 will also be present. Every effort has been put 

 forth to make this one of the best, if not the best. 

 State convention ever held in Columbus. Person- 

 al invitations have been sent out to two or three 

 hundred bee-keepers; and if that means any thing, 

 we shall have a large attendance. It will be one of 

 the rare opportunities to g-et a g-ood hand-shaking 

 acquaintance with those whom we have long 

 known through the journals, and talk over " lots o' 

 things, you know." It was voted unanimously at 

 the last convention, that the bee-men bring their 

 wives to the next meeting. We hope every loy- 

 al bee-keeper will remember this. Mrs. A. I. Root 

 and Mrs. Ernest R. Root will be present. They 

 would feel " awfully " disappointed if their sex was 

 not fairly represented, and you know we don't 

 want anybody to be disappointed. The bee-wom- 

 en of the State should make an extra effort to at- 

 tend if possible. 



We have said that reduced rates of travel have 

 been secured. So they have; but in order to take 



advantage of the one-third fare in return from the 

 convention, the vice-chairman of the Central Traf- 

 fic Asfociation has slipulated to our committee 

 that there shall be not less than 100 in attendance 

 who shall bear receipted certificates of having- paid 

 full tare one way. If we are correct, foi-merly the 

 number required to get the reduced rates has been 

 only 50. The committee is now at work to get the 

 number reduced to the latter figure if possible. 

 Whether successful or not, we oug-ht to be able to 

 secure an outside attendance of 100 bee-keepers. 

 Our subscription clerk informs us that we have 

 nearly 1000 subscribers in our own State. Such be- 

 ing- the case, in view of the efforts put forth we 

 ought to have the required number. Remember, 

 therefore, to pay your fare one way only. Before 

 taking the train to Columbus, ask your agent to 

 give you a certificate entitling you to one-third fare 

 home from the convention at Columbus. 



Evidently our subscribers intend to remain with 

 us; for in spite of the tact that, when subscription- 

 lists receive the greatest falling-oflf, we still have 

 76.53 subscribers— only 39 less than last month, and 

 lots more to hear from. For this accept our sin- 

 cerest thanks. 



gPECI^Ii pi0WICEg. 



TILLINGHAST'S NEW BOOK ON CABBAGE AND 

 CELERY. 



The above contains some very valuable sugges- 

 tions in regard to raising cabbage and celery plants. 

 See advertisement on page 3. 



DELAY OF 35-CENT BOOKS. 



Our supply of the 35-cent books mentioned in our 

 premium-list has not been equal to the demand, and 

 a few orders have been delayed a few days. We 

 expect to have plenty more in about a week, when 

 all orders can be promptly filled. 



KEDUCTION IN THE PRICE OP POULTRY-NETTING. 



We call the attention of our readers to our adver- 

 tisement of poultry-netting, on another page. We 

 have developed such a large trade in this staple ar- 

 ticle that the manufacturers have given us such fig- 

 ures as to enable us to make this big reduction in 

 price. A 16-page netting catalogue mailed free on 

 application. 



100 METAL-CORNERED FRAMES FOR tl.lb. 



We have at North Walton, Delaware Co., N. Y. 

 (express office Merrickville), 100 metal - cornered 

 broodf i-ames in the flat, that must be disposed of at 

 once. Our catalogue price is *2.30; but for an im- 

 mediate cash order we will deliver them free on 

 board at Merrickville tor ^1.75. 



SEEDS OF NEW HONEY-PLANTS. 



We have added to our list of five cent packages 

 of honey-plant seeds the melissa, or bee-balm, de- 

 scribed on page 816, and the Chapman honey-plant, 

 or globe thistle. We can furnish the seed of the 

 latter in quantities at friend Chapman's prices, 

 which he quotes as follows: Four ounces, $1.00; ten 

 ounces, .f2.00; one pound, %'iXQ. 



BACK NUMBERS OF GLEANINGS IN DE.MAND. 



We will pay 10 cents each for any or all of the fol- 

 lowing numbers of Gleanings till further notice. 

 Please look carefully at the dates wanted, and do 

 not send any others: 



All the numbers of 1875, except December. 



.lanuary 1st and April 1st, 1878. 



April Ist, 1879. 



January 1st and December 1st, 1880. 

 ■ August 1st, September Ist, November Ist, 1882. 



