1888 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Contents of this Number. 



Apis Doisata 857 



Alfalfa 8.50 



Bees, Plaeinj^ in Cellar 829 



Bee-fsoapes., 838 



Blacks V. Italians 835 



Cells, l()Ot,i Square Inch. ...847 



ChaiiilDck Family 844 



Corn-beetles 836 



Cuba 838 



Itoolittle's Report 841 



Editorial 857 



Feeding-. Lato ,0.B.).81!i 



P'eeding. Out^loor . . .i'^ B.).848 



Heads of Orain SM 



Heddon Honev-board 83t 



HetlK^ina t . .n 's Yard 840 



Hilton's Tiii> 845 



Honey I rum Heart's-ease. . .830 

 1 ncrease. New Mode of 8.'!4 



Indians and Bees 850 



Lanystroth'8 Picture 842 



Myriapods 8.S7 



Names. Right 860 



Paper Boxes for Honey 846 



Queens in Shipment 845 



Question-Box 848 



Reports EncourasriuK 856 



Ripening-, Thorough 850 



Sections in T Super 837 



Shavings for Packing 840 



st.itisties 832 



Sviiip. Feeding (Q.B.).848 



\ .spa Maculata 836 



Vinegai- from Honey 83.5 



Wasps 836 



Wintering, Outdoor .840 



Worms. 1000-legged 836 



Wooden Separators 833 



VENTILATION. 



If you are in doubt as to whether your bee-cellar 

 needs ventilation, or as to the kind or amount of 

 ventilation needed, read the October BEE-KEEP- 

 ERS' REVIEW. It gives the views and experience 

 of the leading- bee-keepers. The November num- 

 ber will discuss "Moisture " innbee-cellars. Corres- 

 pondence upon this topic is solicited. All articles 

 that are used will be paid for. Please read the 

 October number before writing upon "Moisture." 

 Price of the REVIEW, .50 ets. a year. Samples free. 

 Back numbers can be furnished. 



The REVIEW and "The Production of Comb 

 Honey," for 65 cts. Address 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 



(513 Wood St. Flint, Mich. 



tS"In responding to this ^(lv^■l■li^ement mention Rleanings. 



ETIR Qfll F Choice cockerels, L. Brahmas, P. 

 run OHI_t. Rocks. Rose Comb B. Leghorns. 

 White P. Rocks— all pure bred. Sold cheap now to 

 reduce flocks. Also Pekin Ducks. 



S. P. YoDER, East Lewistown, Mahoning Co., O. 



NEW CKOP SM^EET-CIiOVER SEED. 

 all wUlte variety. For sale at 12 cts. 

 A. SNYDER, 

 31 d Coeyman's Hollow, Albany Co., N. Y. 



OThe BUYEBS' GUIDE is 

 issued March and Sept., 

 each year. It is an ency- 

 clopedia of useful infor- 

 mation for all who pur- 

 chase the luxuries or the 

 necessities of life. "We 

 can clothe you and furnish you with 

 all the necessary and unnecessary 

 appliances to ride, walk, dance, sleep, 

 eat, fish, hunt, work, go to church, 

 or stay at home, and in various sizes, 

 styles and quantities. Just figure out 

 what is required to do all these things 

 C0!Y1F0RTABLY, and you can make a fair 

 estimate of the value of the BUYERS' 

 GUIDE, which will be sent upon 

 receipt of 10 cents to pay postage, 



iVlONTGOMERYWARD & CO. 



111-114 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111. 



B^Im respojKiing to tills advertisement mention Gl.K.^Nl.M.s. 



DRIED PEACHES, good quality, at 6 cts. per 

 III. Good dried apples, 4'/2 cts. per lb., all free 

 troiii worms. Boxed and on cars at those prices. 

 IHtfdb T. A. OT^NN, Tvillahoma, Teun. 



BEES FOU SALE. 



I hiiveSd Hue swarms of bees in Simp, aud Lang- 

 stroth hives, which I want to sell. Price $2oO. 

 Twenty swarms are Italians; houe.\ i^noiigh in 

 hives to pay for the whole. F. TOMPKINS, 



Lawsville Center, Susq. C\)., Pu. 



DASAHT'S FOUtTBATIOlT FACTOBT, WHOLESALE andSETAlL. 

 See advertisement in another column. :itf bd 



HONE 



Address 



JAMES HEDDON, 



DOWACIAC, MICH. 



Mention Oleanings. 31tfdb 



OADANT'S FOTODATIOM PA0T0E7, WHOLESALE AND 

 RBTAIIj. See adverrisementin another cohmm 



BEES, Queens, Hives, Given Comb Foundation, 

 Apiarian Supplies, German Carp, Small- fruit Plants. 

 Send for catalogue free. E.T.Flanagan, Belleville. Ills. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our 

 usual rates. All ad's intended for this department must not 

 exceed 5 lines, and you must say you want your ad. in this de- 

 partment, or we will not be responsible for any error. You 

 can have the notice as many lines as you please; but all over 

 live lines will cost you according to our regular rates. This 

 department is intended only for bona-flde exchanges. Ex- 

 changes for cash or for price lists, or notices offering articles 

 for sale can not be inserted under this head. For such our reg- 

 ular rates of 20 cts. a line will be charged, and they will be put 

 with the regular advertisements. 



WANTED.— To exchange full colonies of bees, 

 f5.00, for poultry, seeds, tools, honey-boards, 

 fdn., sections, F. P, saw, or any thing I can use on 

 farm or apiary. W. H. Laws, Lavaca, Ark. 



letfdb Ex. Office, Ft. Smith. 



WANTED. — To exchange for extracted hone.y, a 

 10 h. p. horizontal engine, worth S200. I will 

 give somebody a rare bargain. Speak quick. 

 15tfdb C. H. SMirn, Pittsfleld, Mass. 



WANTED.— To exchange dried fruit, peaches and 

 apples, for good clover and basswood honey. 

 Will give 1 lb. of peaches for 1 lb. of honey. 

 IStfdb T. A. GUNN, Tullahoma, Tenn. 



DO you wish to exchange extracted honey for sup- 

 plies? If so, write at once to 

 1.5tfdb Chas. H. Smith, Pittsfleld, Mass. 



WANTED.— A reliable man, with small family, 

 who has had some practical e.vperience in the 

 care of bees, to work upon the larni, in the apiary, 

 and make himself generally useful. Will lurnish 

 house, and pay liberal wages to the right man. 

 A. E. Woodward, Groom's Corners, Sara. Co., N. Y. 

 30-31-d 



WANTED.— To exchange Twombl.v knitting-ma- 

 chiiK', two plates, two sets needles, good iik 

 new, for a self-inkiiig printing-press, or a dotitile- 

 barrel hreoch-loading shot-gnn. 13 gauge or less, or 

 offers K. S. Remington, 



30 31 Silverton, Marion Co., Or. 



WANTED.— To exchange 350 colonies of bees, for 

 horses, mules, watrons, buggies, and 4 h. p. en- 

 gine, or any thing useful on a plantation. 

 31tfd Anthonv Oim>, Helena, Phillips Co., Ark. 



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ANTED.— To exchange History of England, 

 (ireece, Rome, Shakespeare, and Great and Ec- 

 centric Characters of the vVorld; as good as new, 

 valued at $6, for tiees by the pound. Books mailed 

 now, bees to be delivered next May. 



G. W. McGuiBE, Dark Ridge, N. C. 



