GLEANINOS IN BEE CULTUKL:. 



JULV 1 



What Has Been Told Lately 



In the Be&-keepers' Review ? did you ask? Well, in tlie Jan. issue Mr. Asp uwall oxplantd a simple plan 

 whereby the mating of queens at the home yard may be secured wiih almcsl ahsiAutc certainty. R. L. Tay- 

 lor, in the Fetiruary issue, describes an experiment made to determine it' l;oiiey stored in ihe super of a 

 foul-broody colony was infected with the germs ot foul brood. In the March number, Is lac Lundy told 

 " How to Get Drawn Combs right in the Sections, and Secure Comb itorey at ' he same Time." In the April 

 Issue, R. L. Taylor tells at what a high temperature he kept hi-: bee-cellar last winter, and the results. The 

 June issue contains a long article frotn Mr. Lundy. explaining his meti ods. and giving tae details of a plan 

 whereby he secures drawn combs during the white-honey harvest. Of course, thete are other articles, 

 editorial comments, extracts, uotes from foreign bee-journals, Hasty's "View ot Curient Bee Literature," 

 etc. 



The Review is 11.00 a year; but for the sake of getting new subscribers T am ofl'ering it for 1897, and 1000 

 flrst-class sections, for only $2.50; (^r the Review and a Bingham Conqueror smoker for $1.75; or the Review 

 and a fine tested Italian queen for only $1.50. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Flint. Mich. 



DANZENBAKER 

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w(u Highe.-t, Honors at thei 

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of 60 hives, $60 for the best 100 Danzenbaker sections 

 " 25 " 26 " " 50 



" 20 " 20 " " 40 



" 10 " 10 " " 20 



" 5 " 5 " •' 10 



^^Further particulars regarding the premiums, 

 also .special catalog of the Danzenbaker Hive and 

 System, furnished on applicatiou. Address 

 FRANCIS DANZENBAKER, .Tiedina, Ohio. 

 Care of The A. I. Root Co. 



Philadelphia Office of 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



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Shipping = cases, Winter Cases, 

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Immense stock of the latest 1897 goods now on hand, and more to follow. 



Thousands of Hives and Millions of Sections i* ^^ur record, and other goods in proportion. We 



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Smoke Engine (""e^made."" ) * i"- stove 



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FIFTEEN YEARS FOR A DOLI.,AR; ONE-HALF CENT FOR A MONTH. 



Dear Sir: — Have used the Conqueror 15 years. I was always pleased 

 with its workings, but thinking 1 would need a new one this "summer, I 

 write for a circular. 1 do not think the 4-inch Smoke Engme too large. 



January 37, 1897. Truly, W. H. EAGERTY,Cuba, Kansas. 



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A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned. 



Yes. it's hetier thuii 1 hut, for the saved penny you don't h^ive to eiirn twice. Well, the 

 Weekly American Bee Journal will help you s;.ve your pennies. It is a real money- 

 saver lo the loe-keeper who will read and practice its teaching. The regular price is 

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 the end of 1897. Now, the sooner you send tiie half dollar, the more copies you will re- 

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