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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 1. 



The old standard varieties that have gotten 

 a permanent place vnth almost all strawberry- 

 growers in the land, and that can be recom- 

 mended for general cultivation, are the six 

 following: 



Bubach, Brandywine, C,reenville, Haverland, I.ovett, 

 Warfield. 



I felt somewhat gratified to know that at 

 least four of the above six have been in our 

 condensed list of varieties for years past. 

 Ohio people can get a copy of this bulletin. 

 No. 82, by writing to the Experiment Station, 

 Wooster, O. Those who live outside of this 

 State Cin find out by inquiry on what terms 

 this very valuable bulletin will be forwarded. 



Humbugs and Swindles. 



" REPORT ON A RECENTLY PATENTED PRO- 

 CESS OF BUTTER-MAKING." 



The above heading is the title of a circular 

 from the Department of Agriculture at Wash- 

 ington. There have been so many frauds and 

 swindles sold to ignorant and usually poor 

 people, for a process of making a greater 

 amount of butter than is usually made from 

 the same amount of milk, the Department 

 has issued a circular warning the people 

 against it. The closing words of this circular 

 ought to be sufficient to warn at least every- 

 body who see^ this from investing in similar 

 frauds and swindles : 



The fact that more or less milk can be incorporated 

 in butter, without the addition of any compound, has 

 been known ftir several years, and was stated in 

 Farmers' Bulletin No. 12, Nostrums for Increasin,; the 

 Yield of Butter, which was issued from this Depart- 

 ment in 18:'3. 



From the above extract you will see that 

 this thing has been running, and people have 

 been swindled all over our land, since 1893. 

 It is a burning shame that the thing should 

 still go on. 



CIGARETTES. 



I clip the following from a newspaper : 

 A fire started by a lighted cigarette destroyed a 

 large building in St. Louis, causing a loss of about 

 81,000,000. 



Now, please do not imagine that I lay the 

 blame of this especially to the cigarette busi- 

 ness. The moral that it points out, it seems 

 to me, is something like this : There ought to 

 be some closer restrictions in regard to this 

 matter of going about with a pipe, cigar, or 

 cigarette, or any thing else that contains fare, 

 in such a careless way as this. 



CONVENTION NOTICE. 



The Ontario Bee-keepers' Association will hold 

 their annual meeting in the city of Hamilton, on the 

 7th, 8th, and 9th of December next. A cordial invita- 

 tion is extended to all those interested in bee culture 

 to attend. W. Cousk, Sec'y. 



Streetsville, Ont., Can., Nov. 17. 



The Minnesota Bee-keepers' A.ssociation will hold 

 its annual meetitig in Minneapolis, at the new court- 

 hou.se, on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 8 and 9. 

 The Horticultural Society convenes on the 7th, and 

 continues for four days. Dr. E. R. Jaques, Sec'y. 



Crystal, Minn., Nov. i:?. 



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In writing advertisers mention Gleanings. 



BURPEPS 



SEEDS GROW! 



Write a po.stal card to-day for 



Burpee's Farm Annual for 1898. 



Brighter and better than ever before. 



W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO.. Philadelphia. 



In writing advertisers, mention Gleanings. 



The A. I. Root Co.'s Goods ^* ^^p^/^ces. 



Including their discounts for goods wanted for use an- 

 other season. It will pav you to send me li.st of goods 

 wanted. Ml. H. HUNT, 



Cash for beeswax. Bell Branch, Mich. 



FOR SALE.— My entire stock of bees and supplies 

 at a bargain. Italian stock. I have a large queen 

 trade and will sell in whole or part. Address at once. 

 Theodore Bender, Canton, O. 



Prosperity. 



It is here and still coming. So are the carloads of 

 bee=keepers' supplies coming from The A, I. Root 

 Co.'s to my distributing points, thus enabling me to 

 .sell at their wholesale and retail prices. I keep the 

 best of every thing you need. Send for my illustrated 

 36-page cata'log free. 



GEO. E. HILTON, 



Two Bee Papers for the 

 Price of One. 



To all new subscribers, and also to those 

 who renew before their subscriptions expire, 

 and inclose i? 1 .00, we will send the Busy Bee, 

 a monthly bee-paper, in addition, free. 



THE A. 1. ROOT CO., Medina, O. 



Wants and Exchange Department. 



WANTED.— To exchange 140 colonies of bees, with 

 all fixtures belonging to a first-class apiary, for 

 good hor.ses and mules. 



Anthony Opp, Helena, Ark. 



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ANTED,— One s£ 



nill, feed and shingle mill. 

 W. S. Ammon, Reading, Pa. 



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WHAT will you offer for one b-flat cornet and case, 

 also one e-flat alto, good instruments, practically 

 new ? Address Box 321, Clifton, New York. 



ANTED. — Work, by experienced apiari.st, by 

 month, or apiary on shares. 



J. B. Henderson, Roney's Point, W. Va. 



WANTED.— To exchange pair of St. Hubert man- 

 trailing blood-hounds, butcher tools, foundation- 

 mill, and bone-mill, for bee-hives in flat or Italian bees. 

 Elias Fox, Hillsboro, Wis. 



