1891 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



43 



tion), at one cent each, in lots of 10 iiumbersor more, 

 by mail postpaid, or by freight witli <jther goods, as 

 you choose. 



FRUIT-TREE PRUNERS. 



It is time you who have fruit-trees were prepai'ing 

 to prune and trim them, ready for next season's cn)p. 

 Authorities differ on tlie best time for pruning; but 

 it is generally conceded tliat it is better to prune any 

 time than not at all. Pi'obably more pruning is done 

 in February and March than any otlier time of yeai'. 



smith's combined pruning shears and saw. 



Above we show a very convenient tool for prun- 

 ing. The shear is used for cutting off small limbs up 

 to about ''s inch. For those larger, the saw is used. 

 The regular price is $3.00; but we will sell samples, 

 to introduce them, at $1.50; oi' to those who will can- 

 vass their neighborhood we will make a special price 

 of $13.3' i)er doz., net, cash with the order. The 

 handle is « ft. long. A single one will go best by ex- 

 press; M dozen or moie, by freight. If any prefer to 

 furnish their own poles we will send them for 10c each 

 less without the pole. A little iiamphlet of instruc- 

 tions about pruning is included with each machine, 

 and they are all siiarpened ready tVtr use when you 

 get them. 



price of comb and extracted honey. 

 We have received onlj- a few orders for honey since 

 our quotations of a mouth ago. This is largely due 

 to the holiday season; but it has occurred to us that 

 may be we make too much difference in the price of 

 large and small quantities; we therefore make re- 

 vised quotations as follows: 



Less I 5 or 



No. of cases of two 60-lb. cans. th'n 3 3 to 5 more 



10 



9 



8^ 



8 

 19 

 18 

 17 

 16 



81/2 



m 



1 

 ax 



16% 

 14 



White Sage, extracted, liquid 



Light Amber, " candied s'l'd 



Amber, " 



No. 3 amber, " 



Choice white comb honey, 1-lb. sec. 



Good ■' " 



Fair " " 



Dark comb " " " " 



The same grade of 3-lb. sections, 3 cents per lb. less 

 than lib. Some seem to be afraid to order comb 

 honey during cold weather. In lots of .5 cases or 

 over, we put it in a crate with straw in the bottom, 

 and handles to carry it by. so that it can not be 

 roughly handled. The 1-lb. sections are in 13, 34, and 

 48 lb. cases. The price quoted above is on 34-lb. cases. 

 Two 13-lbs. will count one, and one 48-lb. counts two 

 toward the quantity price. Samples of any grade of 

 extracted honey mailed free to intending purchasers, 

 so that you may not be disappointed in what you are 

 getting, but may know exactly what it is before 

 ordering. Those who haven't sufficient honey to 

 supply tlieir own neigliboihood will do well to supply 

 themselves. We had a letter from a pioneer in the 

 business of peddling honey among consumers, which 

 we are not allowed to print. We can not foi'bear to 

 say in this coiniection, tliat he, with two helpers, 

 bought and disposed of enough lioney in aliout 314 

 months to clear .f3.5U0. He got a large part ot his 

 supply from us, and praises the white-sage honey 

 vei'.v highly. Some of our readers who have the time 

 mig'ht he improving it to tlieir profit in the same 

 way during these winti-r mouths. 



I on I EARLY ITALIAN QUEENS from bees 

 lUtjl '"ed for business. Try my strain of 7 yrs. 

 breeding. The extra honej' stoi'ed will 

 more than pay her cost. Each $l.u0: six, $4. .50. 

 Ready in May. If you prefer, order now and i)ay 

 wlien' queens arrive. W. H. LAWS, 



3tfdb Lavaca, Sebastian Co., Ark. 



I^In responding to tills adveitisenient mention Oleanings. 



N 



EW SPACERS for L. frames; accurate, \%. 92 to the pound. 

 N Fully practicable for frames in use Prices, 1 to 5 lbs. at 

 16c; 5 to 10 lbs. at 1.5c ; 10 to 2.=) lbs. at lie. Send stamp for sam- 

 ple. Address G. L. TINKER, New Philadelphia, O. 24-l-2d 



WANTED.— To exchange hand-made crayon Por- 

 traits, 18x33 size, for 100 lbs. good honey. S.itis- 

 f action guaranteed. Send your plioto. to 3-3-4d 

 J. M. Wells, 1553 Mousey Ave., Scranton, Pa. 



STORE AND APIARY FOR SALE. 



Store finely situated for doing good business. 

 First-class apiary of 1.50 colonies of clioice Italians. 

 Every thing necessary for getting tlie best results in 

 extracted honey— bees in self-spacing hanging frame 

 hives. Also two Bee-Wagons, Honey-Extractors, 

 Wa.x-Extractors, Honey-Kegs, one Given Foundation- 

 Press with two sets of dies, one large Store-House 

 near bee-yard. Two good boats, with interest in 

 boat-house on lake. For iiarticulars apply to 



C. G. FERRIS, Miller's Mills, N. Y. 

 2tfdb Please mention this paper. 



The Bee World is published monthly at 50c per 

 year. Itisdevoted THE BEE tions, arid discovei^ 

 tocoUectiiigthelat- ,..^_. _. ies throughout the 

 est INKWS, inven- WUiiLD. bee-keeping world. 

 If y()u want to keep posted, vou cannot afford to do 

 with(jut it. Snbsc-rlbe uow. Sample copies free. 

 3 7d Address W. S. VANDRUPF, Waynesburg, Pa. 

 t^"In responding to this advertisement mention Qleaning& 



He SuQar^me Sugar-BosQ 



THIS IS A NEW BOOK BY 



AUTHOR OF THE 



BEE-KEEPER'S GUIDE, IN.JVmOlTS IN- 

 SECTS OF MICHIGAN, ETC. 



The name of the author is enough of itself to rec- 

 ommend any book to almost any people; but this 

 one on Maple Sugar is written In Prof. Cook's hap- 

 piest style. It is 



-« PROFUSELY * ILLUSTRATED.e^ 



And all the difficult points in regard to making the 

 very best quality of Maple Syrup and Maple Su- 

 gar are very fully explained. All recent inven- 

 tions in apparatus, and methods of making 

 this delicious product of the farm, are fully 

 described. 



•■H-JbtlCIBs 33 C±s.i toy aSeiil, 3« Cts. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



HAND CUBTIVATORS AND SEED-SOWERS. 



The "Special Department for A. I. Root" is the 

 most interesting part of Gleanings for me now. 

 I wish he would tell what he knows about the Plan- 

 et .Ir. tools, in that department, soon. It may In- 

 terest others as well as me. Will the drill sow 

 beets, carrots, parsnips, and radish seed, and drill 

 peas evenly'? Are the other tools practical? They 

 cost too much to buy and not use them. I have 

 been doing all my sowing by hand. It is taking too 

 much of my time. I should think the cultivator 

 would take a good bit of strength to push it. 



Butler, Pa., Jan. 1. J. J. Shanor. 



[Friend S., we are special agents for all the Planet 

 tools; but for all that, I will try to answer you with- 

 out bias. The Planet seed-sowers, we regard as the 

 best of any thing there is in the market; in fact, it 

 is the only seed-sower I know of that will sow every 

 thing, and never get clogged or make a failure: at 

 least, we have never had such a thing happen. The 

 hand cultivators, like all othertools to he!worked by 

 hand, need considerable strength unless your 

 ground is in very nice order. Where there is 

 ground enough, and your rows can be far enough 

 apart, I would by all means use a horse. For un- 

 even ground, or for ground that is not thoroughly 

 pulverized, a wheel-hoe with a larger wheel we find 

 easier to manage. We are using one made by one 

 of our bee-friends. It has awheel perhaps '2X feet 

 across, that we like better than the Planet fools, but 

 only on account of the larger wheel. The tool 

 mentioned is made by G. W. Cole, Canton, 111., who 

 expects to advertise it in our next issue.] 



