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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 15. 



on Christ, as we believe, during the yeai' just closed, 

 and we expect them to come in still larger numljers. 



M. C. Maso-n. 

 Tura. Assam, Britisli India. A in-. 1.5. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



1 have 30 mismated Italian queens, all young, and 

 No. 1, 3.5c each; 3 for 90c; 8 blacks, 2uc each; 3 for 

 oOc. James M. Gordon, Belmont, Belmont Co., Ohio. 



I have 40 mismated Italian and Albino queens for 

 sale at 25c each, or 5 for $1.00, or 11 for $2.00; they 

 are all young and prolific. 



J. W. Taylor, Ozan, Ark. 



We have a few fine mismated queens, one year 

 old, at 25c each, or 5 for $1.00. All the queens are 

 fine prolific ones. Can send same by return mail. 

 F. A. Lockhart & Co., Lake George, N. Y. 



Sixty hybrid and mismated queens for sale; mis- 

 mated, 35c, or 5 for $1.00. Hybrids, 35c each. 



J. W. Poole, Russellville, Ark. 



Hybrid queens at 30c; and mismated Italian 

 queens at 3Uc. C. G. Fenn, Washington, Ct. 



Spec/al Notices. 



DISCOUNTS FOR EARLY ORDERS. 



We call the attention of our customers to the 

 fact that, on such goods as you find on pages 10 to 

 30 of our price list that you buy for next season's 

 use between now and Dec. 1, a discount of 5 per 

 cent may be deducted. This applies to goods of our 

 manufacture only, which are found between pages 

 mentioned. 



g WHITE DUTCH CLOVER SEED WANTED. 



This seed seems to be very scarce In the market, 

 and hard to get. If any of our readers have any, 

 or know of any for sale, they will oblige us by send- 

 ing a small sample; at the same time write, telling 

 how much you have to spare, and what you will 

 take for it. If we can not use every lot submitted 

 we may be able to find you a market for it. 



STRAWBERRY-PLANTS FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. 



On account of the recent rains we have now an 

 abundance of strawberr,\--plants of the following 

 varieties: First ourolcl varieties, Jessie, Sterling, Bu- 

 bach, Haverland, and Wartield (the last four being 

 pistillate varieties.) These are for sale at our old 

 established prices: 10 cts. for lU; 75 cts. per 100, or 

 $6.00 per lodo. Our iriends will observe that we 

 have dropped the Gandy. Of tlie new varieties we 

 have selected Parker Earle and Edgar Queen, Ijotli 

 staminate. These will be just double the prices of 

 those above. If wanted by mail, add 5 cts. for 10. or 

 25 cts. per 100, for postage. We can furnish straw- 

 berry - plants from the present time until the 

 ground freezes— say late in November. 



NEW COMB AND EXTRACTED HONEY. 



We have, dui'ing the past few weeks, received 

 quite a number of otters and samples, and have 

 bought a few small lots. We have not secured 

 much comb honey as yet, but are expecting more to 

 arrive soon. It is little use for those in far distant 

 States to send samples and otters, as the cost of 

 transportation is so much in small lots that it pays 

 to move it long distances only in carload lots. We 

 shall be pleased to receive otters from this State and 

 tho.se near by. We t)fl'er choice white honey to 

 those who wish to buy, at the following prices: 



Extracted basswood, in 60-11). cans, 9c per 11). In 

 lots of two or moi-e cases of two cans each, 8;^c. 



White comb honey in 31:-lb. eases, single-case lots 

 at 19c; 4 cases or over, 18c; a full crate of 9 cases at 

 17c per lb. 



EGYPTIAN OR WINTER ONION-SETS. 



These will grow anywhere, and winter anywhere 

 —at least, I never heard of a failure in wintering. 

 The only drawback is, that they do not prctduce a 

 large onion, like the American Pearl. Tliey are 

 specially for bunch onions early in the spring, and 



for this they are far in advance of anything else 

 known, and require no trouble whatever. If plant- 

 ed on very rich soil, you can pull them and sell them 

 in February, if the ground happens to be thawed 

 out. One set planted now on very rich market- 

 gardening ground will make a dozen onions or more 

 by next spring. As we have a verj- large crop of 

 these winter onions ready to ship we will, until 

 further orders, send them for 10c per quart; 75c 

 per peck, or $3.50 per bu.shel. If wanted by mail, 

 add 10c per quart for postage. 



ONION-SETS AND ONION-SEED. 



Early in September we expect to have extra early 

 Pearl onion-sets for sale at 25c per quart, $1.75 per 

 peck, or $6.00 per bushel. If ordered by mall, 10c 

 per qt. e.xtra. Now, if you purchase these it must 

 be on your own respousibility. If you set them out 

 any time in September they will come up and grow 

 in any locality; but as to their wintering over, you 

 will have to take your chances. Here in Mediiui we 

 have wintered them over two seasons with scarcely 

 a failure, and we shall plant them largely again 

 this fall. A little further south the seed may also 

 be sown in September, and it will grow all winter 

 and produce onions a little later than where sets 

 are planted in the fall. The price of the seed will 

 be $4.00 per lb. We have, under favorable circum- 

 stances, got fine onions in the spring, fi-om seed 

 sown ill September; but it is verj- uncertain in our 

 locality. 



BUSHEL BOXES. 



It Is nearing the time when potatoes, tomatoes, 

 onions, and other special crops must be taken care 

 of; and those who handle them will be (or ought to 

 be) considering the easiest, cheapest, and best means 

 of doing so. T. B. Terry has conclusivelj' shown, 

 in his admirable little book, the A B C of Potato 

 Culture, that potatoes bring a better price, can be 

 handled with less work, and better in every way, by 

 using bushel boxes. More and more each year are 

 learning the truth of Mr. Terry's reasoning, and 

 some are also finding out that these boxes are 

 equally valuable for handling other crops, such as 

 onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, etc. We 

 make and keep in stock three styles of these bo.xes, 

 as advertised in another column. If none of these 

 is to your notion, we are prepared to make any 

 style you want, in any quantity (not less than 100), 

 at very low prices. We use basswood, which holds 

 nails without splitting, and is lighter than any 

 other wood we could use. Dealers or agents wish- 

 ing to work up large orders will do well to write us 

 for special prices. 



SECOND-H.\ND MACHINERY. 



During the past few months we have bought up 

 several outfits of machinery for making bee-keep- 

 ers' supplies; and if any of our readers or their 

 friends contemplate putting in machinery we are 

 prepared to fit you out from cellar to garret with 

 everything you need in engines, boilers, machinery, 

 sli:iftiiig, pulleys, hangers, belting, saws, etc. The 

 following is a partial list of the second-hand ma- 

 chinery we have to sell. If you desire further par- 

 ticulars we shall be pleased to hear from you. 



One 20-H. P. Fishkill horizontal engine, rebuilt, 

 and as good as new ; would cost new, $400; will sell 

 for *200. 



One 5-H. P. horizontal engine and boiler, with en- 

 gine mounted on boiler, in good running order. 

 Price $130. 



One 24-inch two-roll Fay sandpaper machine, near- 

 ly new. Price, new, $450; will sell for $175. 

 "One V-groove section machine, nearly new. This 

 is our make, old style, with screw-feed; sold some 

 years ago for $75; will sell now for $40. 



One cutter-head, with table complete, for cutting 

 entrances to sections. Old style, but nearly new, 

 and in good repair. Price, new, $25.00; will sell for 

 $15.00. 



One double-head tenoning-machine, especially ar- 

 ranged for making the cdnibined rabbet and miter 

 joint of the Simplicity hive, but can be used for 

 making sash and window-screen frames, etc. We 

 could not build such a machine, and sell it for less 

 than $1.50; we will sell this for $60. 



Two extra large saw-tables for general use, to cut 

 off or rip, with counter-shaft attached to frame; 

 worth new. SfiO each; will sell for $30 each. 



Two four-piece section-machines, as good as new. 

 They cost new, $85 each; we will sell them for $30 

 each. 



