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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 



2-STORY 



L. Hive, 80c 



We still have a few of those 2-story L. hives with 

 10 brood-frames, for 8(ic each, in crates of 5 or more. 

 Who will have them? Speak before it is too late. 

 SITIITH A: SITIITH, 6tfdl) KENTON, OHIO. 



Eggs -for- Hatching. 



p. Rocks, Ist pen, .^1 Oi); 3d pen, 75 cts. Langshans 

 SI. 50 for sittings of U eg-gs. Warranted pure. Sat- 

 isfaction given. MRS. C. E. HATCH, 



Kentland, Newton Co., Ind. 



IMPROVED EXCELSIOR lEUBATOR ! 



simple, 



Perfect and Seir-regrulatlng. 



Hundreds in successful 

 operation. Guaranteed to 

 hatch as large percentage 

 of fertile eggs as any other 

 hatcher, send 6c. for new 

 Illustrated Catalogue. 

 Circulars Free. 



CEO. H. STAHL, 



Patentee and Sole nanafactarer, 

 QUINCT, XJ.r.lNOIS. 



BE SURE 



To send a postal card for our illustrated catalogue of 



APIARIAN f^sl^'^Lrrft't^. SUPPLIES 



tains illustrations and descriptions of every thing 

 new and desirable in an apiary, 



AT THE LOWEST PRICES. 



XT-S.XjIJi.2>T Q-U-EEiTS .ii.3SrX3 BEES. 



J. C. SAYLES, 



Hartford, Vashin^ton Co., Wis. 



2tfd 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY", WHOLE 

 SALE AND RETAIL. See advertisement in 

 another column. 3btfd 



Tyler's Flour - Receptacle. 



A Much-Needed Household Convenience. 



This is the most 

 convenient ar- 

 rangement for 

 Hour that we have 

 ever seen. It 

 holds just a 49-lb. 

 sack of flour. It 

 is to be hung on 

 the wall just 

 above your table. 

 When you want 

 some flour simply 

 place your pan 

 under it, open the 

 lid on the bottom 

 and turn the 

 ei'ank and you get 

 > our flour already 

 sifted. It is sim- 

 l)le, neat, and ef- 

 fective, and not 

 expensive either. 

 I'lice *3.00 each, 

 orated ready for 

 shipment. Aerate 

 of 6 direct from factory, for $1.5.(10. 



IL, Z. ROOT, l,Cedina, O. 



u , LOOK HERE! 



y^Y I ' wi" sell Italian queens from one of 



tJ A. I. Root's imported queens. One 



' untested queen, f 1.00. Tested queen, 



*2.00. Select tested queen, $3.00. I 



also give a box of my pure vegetable 



liver pills free with each queen. Ad- 



'"" DR. L. L. LOOMIS, 



6-17b 



Pemberville, Wood Co., O. 



^r>C"C I My catalogue of Bees, Queens, Api- 

 I© l^tsti I iiriaii Supplies, Standard Poultry (7 

 I varieties), Japanese buckwheat. 



Green Mountain and Empire State potatoes. 

 My slock is tirstclass. You should see my prices 

 for 1888 before you order. CHAS. D. DUV ALL, 

 Stfdb Spencerville, Mont. Co., Md. 



V' EARLY ITALIAN ,0 



Z 1 untested queen - - - _:1 1.5 .1 OOi-H 



-5 3 " " . . . -gs 00 ^3 sotn 



^^1 tested " - - - 5^50 s2 OOI-H. 



C/5 3 " " - - - "^6 00 4 50L*J 



^_^ Many of the above will be reared in thehH 

 _j height of the swarming season, and all willLJ 

 ^^ be nearly, if not quite as good as the best ^^ 

 ^ swarming queens. In every case satisfac-^H 

 r- ^ tion and safe arrival guaranteed. 6-9db Tf) 



*^ W. J. Ellison, Stateburg, Sumter Co., S. C. ^ 



millPT order supplies before sending for circu- 

 IIUH I lar of HIVES, SECTIONS. T SUPERS, 



■* etc., to E. L. OLEGG, Peoria, Union Co., Ohio. 



THE BRIGHTEST 



FOUR-BAND GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS AND BEES 



and reddest drones. For Working Qualities equal to 

 any, and superior to many. 



Price, select tested, one and two years old $2 00 



Tested 100 



Queens reared this season that produce a 

 majority of four-banded workers: 



Best select tested 3 00 



Tested 3 50 



Untested in April and May 1 25 



Untested in June and after 1 00 



Send for circular to li. L. HEARN, 



Frenclivllle, W. Va. 



FOB, SALE CHEAP. 



The following articles: One section-box machine, 

 one cutter-head for making the entrance to section- 

 boxes, one mandrel with dovetailing saws, one 

 planer, for planing hives and sections, one mandrel, 

 two 10-in. saws, one 8 and one 9 in. saw, two 6-in. 

 saws; one 6-in. dovetailing saw. Machinery as 

 good as new. THOMAS GEDYE, 



La Salle, La Salle Co., 111. 



HEADQUARTERS IN THE WEST FOR PURE ITALIAN 



BEES and QUEENS. 



Full colonies, from $5.00 to *!) 00 each; 2-frame 

 nucleus, untested queen, in May, $2.50; June, $2.35; 

 after, $2.00; 3-frame, in May, $3.50; June, $3.00; aft- 

 er, $2.50. With TESTED queen, add .50c more. Bees, 

 per lb., in May, 90 cts.; June, 75 cts.; after, 60 cts. 

 Untested queens in May, $1.00; after, 75 cts.; six, 

 $4.00. Tested, in May, $1..50; after, $1.25. Write for 

 circular of Bees, Queens. Sections, Foundation, etc. 

 6-14db Address JNO. NBBEL & SON, High Hill, Mo. 



Cash for Beeswax! 



Will pay 20c per lb. cash, or 23c i n trade for any 

 quantity of good, fair, average beeswax, delivered 

 at our R. R. station. The same will be sold to those 

 who wish to purchase, at 35c per lb., or 28c for best 

 selected wax. 



Unless you put your name on the box, and notify 

 us by mail of amount sent, I can not hold myself 

 responsible for mistakes. It will not pay as a gen- 

 eral thing to send wax by express. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



