1891 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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once more, with such li traveling companion as 

 Prof. Cook I I have already warned him that 

 it may not be much recreation or rest for him- 

 self, lor I shall ask him so many qu(>stions, and 

 may prove more tiresome than his whole class 

 of pupils. However, he has decided to take the 

 chances, and just now startles me again by 

 suggesting that we ask the peoples to work up 

 or pre-arrange some bee-keepers' conventions at 

 ditferent points where we stop. Here is a little 

 extract from his last letter: 



Dea7-Mr.R<><it:—\\e arrive at Salt Lake, Dec. 3; 

 convention at Salt Lake, Dec. 3 and 4; or if for 

 only one day, Dec. 4tli. Leave Salt Lake, Dec. .5; ar- 

 rive at Keuo, Nevada, Dec. 6; leave Reno, Dec. 8; 

 arrive at Colfax, Dec. 8; stay two days; leave 

 Colfax Dec. 11; arrive at Sacramento Dec. II; 

 call a convention for Sacramento, December 16 and 

 17. Do you like this ? Can't you arrange for tlie 

 meetings at Salt Lake, Utah, convention, Dec. 3 and 

 4, and Sacramento Dec. 16 and 17 V We go to Los 

 Angeles Dec. 24. Why not arrange for a conven- 

 tion at Los A ngeles about Jan. 6 and 7V It will be 

 very pleasant to meet tlie men, and tliey will be 

 g-lad, I think. 



You please look after the conventions. I think a 

 note in Gi.eanings, saying that we shall be in the 

 places such dates would secure the nieetings if sug- 

 gested. A. J. Cook. 



Ag'l College, Mich., Oct. 10. 



Now, then, good friends, at or in the vicinity 

 of Salt Lake, Sacramento, or Los Angeles, 

 please set to work at once and have the thing 

 worked up; secure a hall; make the announce- 

 ments in your local papers, etc.: and, take my 

 word for it, if you are obliged to travel a good 

 many miles to see and hear such a man as Prof. 

 Cook you will not regret it. Not only may the 

 State'of Michigan be proud of having such a 

 man in her midst, but well may the whole 

 United States thank God that we have Prof. 

 Cook among us to lead us and to direct us, and 

 to teach us faith, hope, and charity. Yes. let 

 not only bee-keepers come, but anybody else 

 who is interested in the growing of crops, or in 

 solving the great social problems of the present 

 day. 1 do not know as yet what Prof. Cook 

 proposes to do with the rest of his time while 

 he is visiting the Pacific States; but I do know 

 that it will be worth your while, all of you. to 

 arrange so as to be neai' where he is as often as 

 you can. 



Spec/al Notices. 



CHOICE COMB AND EXTRACTED HONEV. 



We shall be pleased to hear from those not too 

 far distant, having- choice honey to sell, either 

 comb or extracted. The fact of our having dispos- 

 ed of five carloads of honey hist season has given 

 us quite a prestige in the market, and we are hav- 

 ing a g'ood mauy iiKjuiries and a nice trade, and we 

 are often able to place a lot of honey, shipping 

 direct from the jnoducer to our customer, thus sav- 

 ing freight charges and lisk in handling. In wiit- 

 ing us, tell us how imich you have to .sell, whether 

 comb or extracted— liow it is put up, the quality, 

 and, if extracted, seiul sample by mail; also tell how 

 much j'ou will take for it. 



EABLV-OKDEK DISCOUNT. 



We desire to remind all you forehanded people 

 who take advantage of eai-ly-order discounts, that 

 the time is rapidly growing shorter when we allow 

 the largest discount. Only a little over a month re- 

 mains in which to secure the 5 per cent we allow on 

 orders sent for goods for next season's use. On 

 Dec. 1st the discount drops to 4 per cent, as you will 

 see by referring to page 4 of our price list, where 

 you will also find the limit of the goods to which 

 the discount applies. I believe the number is In- 

 creasing each year, of those who take advantage of 

 this discoiuit; and those who ti'y the plan t)nce, 

 usuallj' continue to do so, for they learn the gi'eat 

 advantage of having their goods on hand to make 

 up during the whiter months, wlien time is plenti- 

 ful; and when busy sprhig returns, and the bees 

 begin to require "tixin's," they are at hand for im- 

 mediate use, ready to secure the best possible results 

 from the bees. The f(nehanded bee-keepers pursue 

 this policj'; but the slipshod ones wait till the last 

 minute, when they haven't time to send for the 

 best-made goods without incurring a loss in honey or 

 swarms, and very often have to put up with a make- 

 shift in the way of hives and fixtures. We have 

 heard of cases of this kind so often that we offer 

 the ad^dce for your good, as well as to secure a 

 larger proportion of orders during the dull season, 

 when we have time to give them most careful at- 

 tention. Manj' things point t(j a good season next 

 year. Anticii)ate your needs, and order early. 



On account of uiuting, we have scmie three oi- 

 f(mr dozen of race young untested queens which we 

 will dispose of as long as they last, at September 

 prices; viz., 7.5 cts. each. Speak iiuick if you want 

 these queens. 



REMNANT PIECES OF PINE. 



We have now a considerable lot of these accumu- 

 lating; size, 11 inches long, 3M wide, and )^ incli 

 thick, planed one side. Price 2.5 cts. per KjO, or $3.00 

 per 11)00. If you liav^e any use for such pieces, kee)) 

 it In mind when you are ordering other goods — that 

 is, if you don't need enough of them for freight or- 

 ders. The side that is unplaned is quite smooth, as 

 it is sawed with a very fine saw. 



MAPLE SUGAR AND SYKUP. 



Notwithstanding the cheapness of oidinaiy sugars 

 It does not atlVct very much the demand for honey 

 and the products of the maple. Thesi' sweets have 

 a flavor i)eculiar to themselves which secures for 

 them a reatly market at prices considerably above 

 ordinary sweets. We are prepared to furnish choice 

 maple syrup in almost any quarUity, put up in gal- 

 lon cans, at $1.10 per single gallon; $10.00 for 10 gal- 

 lons. We have a limited supply of maple sugar at 

 7, 8, and 9 cents per lb. In small lots; V^ cent less in 

 50-lb. lots, or 1 cent less In bai-rel lots of about 300 

 lbs. 



EMPIRE SAFETY BICYCLE. 



The Safety-bicycle fever runs high in Medina 

 at present. Thirty-eight wheels, of all descriptions, 

 were coiuited in "a recent parade, and a good many 

 of the boys have the fever bad, but think they will 

 wait till next season before' investing, and in the 

 meantime save up the necessary cash to purchase. 

 Naturally the wheelmen are looking into the merits 

 of ditferent makes of wheels. It has been claimed 

 that the high-priced ($i:j5) wheels are the cheapest 

 in the end. It has seemed to the writer, however, 

 that, like the old high prices of sewing-machines, 

 there is on these high-priced wheels a large margin 

 for profit, not t)nly to the manufacturers, but to 

 dealers, agents, and sub-agents. Three years ago 

 we negan ottering to our readers tlie low-priced 

 first-class Singer sewing-machine, shown on another 

 page. Since then we have sold 261 of these ma- 

 xhines, and the sales are coiistantlj- Increasing. 

 Especially where one has gone into a neighborhood, 

 it has given such satisfaction that it has advertised 

 itself, and many mo. e oi'ders have come from the 

 same locality. " This shows that the claims of old- 

 line agents, who .sell at old-fashioned prices, that 

 the machines are worthless, are not borne out by the 

 facts, and that they are valuable machines, and a 

 boon to many a household. During the past year 

 tue company who make these sewing-machines 

 have begun' making Safety bicycles, which are 

 thoroughly high grade in every respect, and yet we 

 are able to otter them at $40 to $.50 less than the 

 high-priced machines. The writer has had one now 

 for some time, and is giving it thorough and severe 

 testing, so as to be able to speak of Its merits from 

 experience. Most wheels are sold through State 

 and local agents. The territory is doubtless better 

 worked by this metliod; but the service comes high, 

 and the user has to pay for it in liberal conimissicms, 

 besides a large ad\ fitising account. These Empire 

 wheels are sold on the same plan as the sewing- 

 machines, by interesting the newspapers and mer- 

 chandise dealers by ottering very low prices, and 

 thus a large expense is saved, and the user gets the 

 chief benelit of this saving. We shall be pleased to 

 give by mail further particulars, with illustrated 

 circular, to tJiose interested. J. T. C. 



