1891 



(JLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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be bygoiips; but Clirist Jesus says. '"Come unto 

 me. all ye that labor, and are heavy laden;"' 

 and he d(jes not make any exceptions in his in- 

 vitation. Why. then, should we? 



Our autliorized ag-onts, Hebljlewliite & Co., 416 

 George St., Sidney, N. S. W.. Austniliu, and Leonard 

 T. CliamViers. Adelaldt', South Auslialia. and H.J. 

 (ribi), Milton, IJrisbiine, Queensland, wiU receive 

 jsubsui'iptions for Gmoaninos for Austialia and 

 adjacent islands. 



MACHINE FOK BEKRY-PICKINO. 



The appai'atus illustrated on page 1T6, Mai-eli 1st 

 issue, will cost, well made, about 30 ets.; in lots of 10 

 we can furidsh tlieni for '<2.5 cts. each — that is, if 

 made just riglit foi' a quart berry-box. (f wanted 

 by mail, the price will be lo cts. more for postage. 

 The expense is a little more than 1 e.xpected. Per- 

 haps the apparatus described (jn pag-e S'^S of this is- 

 sue will answei' in place of it. 



UOVETAILEO HIVES, L.\ST YEAH S PATTERN. 



We have, packed away for shipment, about 1000 

 No. 'Z Dovetaded hives of last year's i)attern, being- 

 }i inch nai'rower than we now make them, and hav- 

 ing' the old-style all-wood frames and slatted honey- 

 boards. These we will furnish at last year's prices; 

 namely, fil.tKl foi' 10 witliout sections, tin separators, 

 and fdn. starters, or f 13..5U complete in flat. Same 

 discounts for quantity apply as on new style. 



EXTRACTED HONEY WANTED. 



If any of our readers have any extracted lioney to 

 sell, either best or off g-rade, please mail us samples, 

 stating' how much you have, how it is put up, and 

 what you want for it ; and we will try to help you 

 find a customei'. We are supplying- honey-jumble 

 makers with off' grades, and are sold out of all 

 4?rades except the lot iu New York, mentioned in the 

 notice below. 



CHOICE EXTB.4CTED HONEY. 



We have, in New York city, 10 cases of 120 lbs. 

 each, both of choice white sage extracted honey, 

 and Hall's alfalfa e.xtracted. To move this quick 

 we otter it at 9)^c in single-case lots; leases or more, 

 !lc per lb. ; or S'/aC per lb. for the lot f . o. b. New York, 

 if unsold on receipt of order. This is a good oppor- 

 tunity to get some very choice extracted honey at a 

 low price. Who wants it ? 



ADVANCE IN CO.MIS FOUNDATION. 



We call attention again to the aJvance in price of 

 •comli fdn. as announced in last number. The levised 

 table of prices is as follows: 



• TOBACCO DUST FOR BUGS AND INSECTS. 



As this is now the cheapest insecticide, it will be 

 well to give it a good trial this season. It is not only 

 cheaper pr pmind than slugshot, but it is so liglit 

 that a single pound makes a great lot of it; and a 

 whole hundred pounds costs only f 1.7.5. A few days 

 ago I remonstrated with one of our men because he 

 had used it so lavishly when only a few bugs had 

 made their appearance. When he told me he had 

 used altogether oidy a single pound, costing but a 

 ci'dt and three-ftiurthn, I concluded that his extrava- 

 gance was not very great after all. 



RUBBEK TUBING, ETC. 



So large a demand has sprung up for this com- 

 modity that we are enabled to give the foUowhig 

 reduced prices: Per foot, 5 cents; 10 feet, 4.5 cents; 

 100 feet, f;{.60. The above prices include postage by 

 mail. If (jrdered by express or freight, with other 

 goods, >^ cent per foot less than above prices. The 

 hard-rubber terminal tubes will be, after this date, 



5 cents each, or 45 cents for 10. Many times, under 

 .some circumstances, say, for instance, when one is 

 iiway from home, the oidinary riibtier-bulli syringe 

 is more conveinent than the pail of water and rub- 

 ber tube described in uur March issue; thereloie 

 we have made arrangements to furnish a good syr- 

 inge, with good-sized buUis made of liest quality of 

 pure rubber, for 3J cents each; by mail, S-i. By in- 

 quiring prices at your drugstores, you can see 

 whether it will pay you to send to us for them. 



SHIPPING GOODS PROMPTf-Y. 



A yeai' ago now we were so crowded with (jrdei's 

 that we were compelled to run our factory day and 

 night, to keep anywhere within reach. A great 

 many good friends were gretitly tried by our delay 

 in getting their goods off. We ;ire glad to tell you 

 that, so far, we are taking care of orders promptly, 

 and goods are going otf, as a rule, within three or 

 four days after receiving the orders. We have been 

 out of material for bee-veils, and waiting for more 

 to come; but that is now here; and by the time this 

 goes out all orders will be tilled. We were also 

 behind on foundation-mills; but as we write, all or- 

 ders are tilled, and mills are being made for stock 

 ready to put into orders as fast as received. I be- 

 lieve we are up in all departments except, perhaps, 

 the vegetable-plant business, which has had an un- 

 usual boom. In a few cases, where something Ir- 

 leguiar is ordered that has to be made in the wood- 

 woiking department, there is a few days' delay; 

 but as a rule you may depend on liaviug your orders 

 shipited prtjmjjtl.v. We have a good deal of stock 

 piled up, all ready to be marked. 



SEED POTATOES. 



We can furidsh every thing advertised in our 

 price list except the E-irly Ohio; and, by the way, is 

 it not a little signiticant that the Early Ohio potatoes 

 are gone, and n^ne are to be had anywhere? A 

 great many will tell you that they have some of the 

 new kinds that are " just as good " or a little lietter. 

 But is there really a better potato known than the 

 Early Ohio y We have some Early Puritans that 

 came from the South, that were a second crop— that 

 is, they raised two crops in one season. As these 

 last were dug very late they do not show nearly 

 as much tendency to sprout as those dug and put 

 away earlier in the season. They are, however, a 

 little under size. The price is 8^.00 per bushel, or 

 $5.00 per barrel. In some respects we prefer the 

 Early Puritan to the Early Ohio. We have also a 

 tine lot of Monroe Seedling potatoes, put up iu new 

 liairels, ready to ship. These barrels, however, do 

 not hold qiiitr. 11 pecks. The price is $5.00 per barrel. 

 Tlie Monroe Seedling, be it remembered, is the pota- 

 to that T B. Terry places above all others. It is, 

 however, a late one^ 



VEGETABLE-PLANTS MAY 1. 



Well, here we are again, with the demand greater 

 than the supply. VV e can furnish almost; every 

 thing by tens and hundreds; but when orders come 

 foi' thousands, as they do frequently of late, we are 

 not big enou,uh for the business. We can furnish 

 good asparagus-plants in (Oil/ gifantifj/; and the ex- 

 perience of last season shows that they may be put 

 out anytime in the month of May. even though they 

 may have made large shoots. CauliHower-plants, we 

 have very tine ones in any quantity; but almost 

 every thing in the line of cabbage-plants is picked 

 up a little before they are as large and strongly 

 rooted as we should like to see them. Tomato- 

 plants are rather backward, on account of the pve- 

 vailing north winds. Of course, the windmill sup- 

 plies plenty of water, but it does not quite answer 

 the purpose like warm showers, with a light wind 

 from the south. Pi'pper-plants are scarcelj' strong 

 enough to ship safely ; an<l our sweet-jiotato plants 

 are not up yet. Strawberry-plants are going daily 

 by the thousand; but as they are l)eginrung to init 

 out blossoms, they will not be as good to idant many 

 days. By picking off' the blossoms, howe\er, and 

 the large outside leaves, they will do ver>- well for 

 some time yet. We are doing all we can to get new 

 l)lants--that is, sets from runners, strong enough to 

 ship as early as possible. We shall probably have a 

 limited nuEQber of nice ones in June. The demand 

 for Haveriand strawberry-plants has been tremen- 

 dous. Besides our own stock we have purchased 

 eleven th(iusa)id of our neighbors; and if anybody 

 has some nice ones which he can furnish at wliole- 

 sale price, we should be glad to hear from him. 



