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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUKE. 



May 



THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW, 



It ever a bee-paper was started witli a place ready 

 aud waiting- lor it, the REVIEW has had that lucJi. 

 The first number was welcomed before it was read, 

 and when it was read it took its place easily and at 

 once among the things that justify their own exist- 

 ence, and need no probation before being tuUy and 

 finally accepted. It is an imitation of none of its 

 contemporaries, and it is on a level with the best of 

 them, both in the merit of its general schetne and 

 in its typographical neatness. This, we believe, will 

 be the verdict of the intelligent bee-keeping public, 

 and, as proof ot the correctness of this belief, we 

 append the following, which we select from a 

 large number of similar congratulations: 



I am greatly pleased with the Review, and think it 

 very creditable. It must take the head with intel- 

 ligent bee-keepers. K. L. Taylor. 



Lapeer, Mich. 



You have made an excellent start, and I am very 

 favorably impressed with your plan of making each 

 issue a " special number." E. M. H.whi'RSt. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



From a practical standpoint you are well qualified 

 to make the venture a success. I hope you may do 

 well financially, and establish an enviable reputa- 

 tion for editorial ability, as you have already as a 

 writer on apicultural topics. Eugene Secor. 



Forest City, Iowa. 



Revkw No. 1 lies before me, and I must say it is 

 like a chestnut, brimful of meat, properly cooked 

 and served in first-class" palatable order. Before 

 reading it I thought : " What can friend Hutchinson 

 say that has not already been said by others?" 

 But you have given us a feast of fat things. If the 

 Reri'eu' keeps up to the standard of No. 1, it has a 

 bright future before it. W. E. Clark. 



Oriskany, N. Y. 



I like the Review in every respect. There is 

 more in it than in any other bee-journal T have ever 

 seen. That is, more real meat, or what is called 

 meat, as 1 see it. The whole matter, including ads., 

 is tastefully arranged. 1 can not conceive who 

 would not instantly subscribe, at the price, after 

 seeing a copy. J ames Heddon. 



Dowagiac, Mich. 



I congratulate you upon the excellence of the 

 Review. It will be an honor to the craft and to our 

 State, if you maintain it at the starting pitch, and I 

 do not doubt but you will. At first I was sorry. 

 What we want is fewer, better papers. But I forgot 

 for the moment who was at the helm. I believe you 

 will succeed, and if you do not go to the top you 

 will stride well up. A. J. Cook. 



Agricultural College, Mich. 



Sample copy of the Review is at hand, and I was 

 agreeably surprised, to say the least. As a rule, 

 journals in starting furnish at first a sickly, dis- 

 couraging appearance that stamps failure all over 

 them. What a contrast in beholding the Review! 

 Why, friend Hutchinson, the first glance at it shows 

 its success. And then its contents — the very cream 

 of advanced bee-literature. I read it through be- 

 fore laying it out of my hands. E. Kketchmer. 



Coburg, Iowa. 



Four numbers of the Review have been issued. 

 The Jan. number discusses "Disturbing Bees in 

 Winter." The Feb. issue is devoted to ' Tempera- 

 ture," as applied to bee-repositories; the March 

 number takes up the subject of " Planting for 

 Honey," while " Spring Management " is the special 

 topic of the April issue. The special subject of the 

 May Review will be, " Hiving Bees." Besides these 

 special discussions, which are oaried on by the best 

 bee-keepers of the country, there are several pages 

 In each issue devoted to short, sharp, concise ed- 

 itorials upon current apicultural topics. An ex- 

 haustive review of Mr. Cheshire's book, " Bees and 

 Bee-keeping," Vol. II., is begun in the March Review 

 and will be finished in the May number. If you 

 wish for the cream of this great work, read these 

 three numbers. Price of the Review is 50 cts. a year. 

 Samples cheerfully sent upon application. 



THE PRODUCTION OF COMB HONEY. 



A neat little book of 45 pages; price 25 cts. The 

 Review and this book for 65 cts. Stamps taken, 

 either U. S. or Canadian. Address 

 lOtfdb W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 



613 Wood St. Flint, Mich. 



LOOK HERE ! 



I will sell Italian queens from one of 

 A. I. Root's imported queens. One 

 untested queen, $1.00. Tested queen. 

 i2.00. 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. 



C/5 



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_;1 15 .1 00^ 



3 00 t-2 50V— t 



~2 50 52 00M 



EARLY ITALIAN & 



1 untested queen 



3 " '• - . 



1 tested " - - 



3 " " - - - "^6 00 "4 .50 



Many of the above will be reared in thehH 

 height of the swarming season, and all will j- •* 

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

 swarming queens. In every case satisfac-^H 

 tion and safe arrival guaranteed. 6-9db HQ 



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



THE BRIGHTEST 



FOUR-BAND GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS AND BEES 



and reddest drones. For Working t^iualities equal to 

 any, and superior to many. 



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



Tested 1 OO 



Queens reared this season that produce a 

 majority of four-banded workers: 



Best select tested 3 00 



Tested 2 .50 



Untested in April and May 1 25 



Untested in June and after 1 (H1 



Send for circular to L. L. HKARNf 



Freiieliville, W. Va. 



36-Iiicli Exhaust -fan Or Blower, 



AT BERLIN, WIS., ONLY $25.00. 



This is well worth $.50.00, and a new one would cost 

 upwards of 6100. We must sell it at once, hence the 

 above offer. It is used for drawing all shavings and 

 sawdust away from your planer and saw-tables, and 

 blowing them into the shaving-room. The one we 

 oH'er above did the work for us for 8 years, and be- 

 fore it was shipped awaj' was overhauled, rebabbitt- 

 ed, and put in excellent repair. There is an 8-inch 

 pulley, each side of the fan, an inlet on each side, and 

 one outlet. A. I. ROOT, medfna, O. 



ARE you wanting Letter-heads, Note-heads, En- 

 velope-corners, Business-cards, or Visiting- 

 cards? Letter-heads, 12.00 per 1000; Envelope-cor- 

 ners, $2.00 per 1000. ROBERT tiEDYE, 



L,a Salle, Illinois. 



OADANT'S FOUNDATION PAOTOEY, WHOLESALE AND 

 RETAII;. See advertisement in another column 



HEADQUARTERS IN THE WEST FOR PURE ITALIAN 



BEES and QUEENS. 



Pull colonies, from $5.U0 to !*!).00 each; 2-frame 

 nucleus, untested queen, in Maj-, *2.50; June, $2.25; 

 after, *2.00; 3-frame, in May, $3..5(); 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. ; sfx, 

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

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

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



Cast) for Beeswax! 



Will pay 22c per lb. cash, or 2.5c in 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 ptirchase, at 27c per lb., or 30c for beet 

 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. T. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



