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sociation are. P. II. El wood. President: I. L. 

 .ScoHeld, Vice-pnisideiit; G. il. Kiiiokerbocker, 

 Secretary. Mr. Knickeiboeker is to take 

 charge of tlie statistics o^' Gi.EANixfis for this 

 year, and tius above is tiie first installment. 

 The plan of giving reports has been abbi-eviat- 

 ed, so that the reader may be able to g(!t at the 

 gist of the situation a little more readily. 



We were very much surprised that the bees 

 seem to have wintered so well generally, with 

 the exceptions noted by Mr. Knickerboclcei' 

 above. The prospects seem to be excellent. 

 The average of losses, as given in Qu. :i, in the 

 table, is 14}^ per cent.J E. H. 



gPECI^Ii ]S[0TICEf5. 



POTAT(JES FOR SEED. 



We have on hand only Henderson's Early Puritan 

 and Terry's Mt)nroe Seedling-. Toese two kinds are 

 in very good order, and we can ship them promptly 

 at $1.50 per bushel, or $4.00 pei' barrel, said barrel 

 liolding about eleven pecks. Of course, tlie otter is 

 for immediate orders. 



VEGETABLE-PLANTS. 



We have anj- quantity of cabbage-plants, Jersey 

 Wakefield, Fottler's Brunswick, or Excelsior Flat 

 Duteli; also a good stock of celerj'-plants. But re- 

 pcated frosts liave made so many second or third 

 applications for tomato-plants, that at tlie present 

 writing- our stock is very limited; and the same witli 

 sweet-potato and pepper-plants. 



GOLD-COIN SWEET CORN. , 



When we got out our seed catalogue, there was 

 considerable debate as to whetlicr wc should include 

 the above sweet corn. A good mauj- people prefer 

 it to any other sweet corn for tal)le use, even if it 

 does have somewliat of a field-corn tlavor. Some 

 one has stated in print that it keiit tit for table use a 

 longer time tlian any otlier sweet corn known, and I 

 at once rememl)ered tliat ours did not seem to get 

 too old or too liard at all. In view of the above we 

 purchased some for our own use, and can let our 

 readers liave it at tlie usual price of ordinary sweet 

 I'orn; viz., in .5-cent packages; or, half-pint, post- 

 paid by mail, acts.; one quart, postpaid, 30 cts. 



TOBACCO DUST FOR STRIPED BUGS AND FLEA- 

 BEETLES. 



At present writing, the toliacco dust seems to be 

 a perfect remedy for lx>th of the above. Flea-l^eetles 

 coninienced siuklenly on our cucumbers, squashes, 

 potatoes, and even loiiiaidcs; and we liave been so 

 mucli in tlie hal)it ot seeing the leaves perforated 

 and distig'ured liy tliest> little jiests that we began to 

 think there was no help for it. To our surprise, 

 however, wetind that lobacco strewn over tlie plants 

 and on the ground liberally does the business at 

 once and to perfection. The expen.se is so little for 

 the dust that we liave for the present abandoned 

 both tlie squash-boxes and the wire-cloth bug-pro- 

 tectors. The price of the tobacco du.st is: 10 lbs., 2.5 

 cts. ; 25 lbs., 50 cts. ; 100 lbs., $1.75. 



LO-VV OCEAN FREIGHT TO AUSTRALIA. 



Freight by sailing vessel gt)es at so much per cubic 

 foot, regardless o( bulk or value, which fact simpli- 

 fies the matter of rates and classlticatioii down to 

 one item; while liy rail a book of several hundred 

 T>ages for each of the great number of railroad sy.s- 

 tems with theii- peiplexing mass of rules and regu- 

 lations, rates, and per cents, ad infinitiiin, seems to 

 be necessary in these days. The rate by sailing ves- 

 sel from New Yoik to Melbourne, Austialia,, at pres- 

 ent, is only 8 cents per cubic foot, wliich, on bee- 

 hives K. I)., •.sections, and that class of goods, is 

 equal to .33 cts. per lOo lbs. This, for a trip of nearly 

 15,000 miles, compared with the rates charged by 

 rail, will give a vivid illustration of the contrast 

 between rail and water rates. The rate on the same 

 class of goods from here to California points, less 

 tlian 3000 miles, is *2.80 per 100 lbs., or 9 times as 

 great. Now is a good time for our friends in Aus- 

 tralia and New Zealand to lay in a supply (jf g(jods. 



as the rate has i-eaclied tlie lowest jioiiit that it lias 

 been for .several years, being one-third wliat it was a 

 year or two ago. At sui h rates nur customers in 

 the far-away commonwealth of Australia liave less 

 freight to pay than tliose in Texas, Neliiaska. and 

 other places of equal distance in our own land. 



MOTTOES IN COMB FOR THE FAIR. 



The fair is coming after a while, and this is always 

 a good opportunity for educating the i)ublic and 

 directing- their attention to our pursuit by an at- 

 tractive display of the products ol the lioiiey-bees, 

 and the implements used in their management. It 

 will greatly help in making your display attractive, 

 to liave yom- name or some mottn wurked in white 

 comb honey. If you are ingenious, and have the 

 tools, you can easily make the letters; or if you pre- 

 fer to Iniy them we are prepared to furnisli you 

 what you want, as follows: 



We have a full set of pattern letters to work 

 from, and they are of .such a size that tliree will fill 

 an 8 section wide frame, the openings forming the 

 letters being about 7H in. hlgli and 5 in. wide. M 

 and IT', of course, are wider, and I narrower. The 

 letters are of the following pattern: 



FAIR, 1891. 



The price will be 15 els. per letter or flgure. With 

 thin foundation inserted, 2ii cts. per letter or flgure. 

 In ordering. If yim will write tlie letters in the or- 

 der you want them, we can make 3 letters in one 

 piece, just right to slip into a wide frame. Or if 

 you don't happen to liave a wide frame, simply 

 tack a bar on top, to suspend it from, and hang it 

 in the hive without a frame around it. The 4 fig- 

 ures, 1!-91, will go in a frame. To make the letters, 

 we simply tack two %-inch boards together, mark 

 the letter, and jig it out on a scroll-saw. To put in 

 the foundation, separate the boards, lay a sheet be- 

 tween, and tack them together again. We make 

 the letters large, because the bees will work in 

 them more readily, and they are much more con- 

 spicuous when filled. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



The box of maple sugar came all right. Didn't 

 we enjoy the treat! The nickel-plated sheai-s cut 

 like a charm, and are cheap for the money. 



Canova, S. D., May «. L. R. Hillman, 



I have been using the water-cure treatment for 

 about a year, and am cured of chronic rheumatism. 

 Exchange, 111., Apr. 8. Isaac Hill. 



I received the bees yesterday, and put them into 

 the hives to-day. They are working nicely so far. 

 Hanover, Me., May 12. Frank E. Russell. 



The imported queen I got of you in October last is 

 all right yet, nearly ready to cast a swarm. Her 

 bees are of very good markings, better than I ever 

 had before. G. Oberkampf. 



New Braunfels, Tex., March 9. 



Please .stf)p myad'tin Gleanings, "hybrid queens 

 for sale." I have orders from Maine, Veiniont, Illi- 

 nois, and lots fiom this State and Pennsylvania. 

 One order is for eight. Ed. Greeley. 



Lorain, O., Apr. '28. 



i really could not do without Gleanings. That 

 and the ABC have helped me a long way ahead of 

 their cost, over and over again. In fact, 1 can not 

 speak too highly of your views and arguments. 



Armidale, N. S. W., April 3. John S. Rutter. 



I have used the remedy you so kindly advertise 

 and circulate. This will be a great blessing to many. 

 I was a fearful sufferer from dyspepsia and nervous- 

 ness, which has been cured by this trtatment. 



Capt. Kemp, Salvation Army. 



Negaunee, Mich., May 1. 



The bees j'ou shii)ped me about a week ago ar- 

 rived in good order, and are working finely. The 

 queen is all right. They are really fine bees. They 

 will not sting. I am well satisfied, and will favor 

 you with my orders in the future, if I need any 

 thing in your line. W. E. Rayley. 



Cambridge, O., April 28. 



