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GIvEAXI^XS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 1. 



BEESWAX. 



We will pay 2o cts. cash, or -T in trade, for averaofe 

 wax delivered here. We expect to need 50 to 00 tons 

 of wax the coming .season, ind can therefore use all 

 the pure heeswax yon can -end us. For choice clean 

 bright yellow we usually pay an extra cent or two. 



ALL GRADES OF COMB HONEY. 



We hTve had a brisk demand for comb horey. and 

 for a time we could hardly get it in fa.'-t enough'to fill 

 orders. We now have a a:ood snpplv nf all grades at 

 the foUowiu'T prices : Kancv \ihile, lo; A No. 1 white, 

 12c: No. 2 \\h te, 11; fancy amber, 12: A No. 1 amber, 

 11: fancv buckwheat. 10: A N >. 1 buckwheat. 0. Above 

 prices are for 1 ts of 100 \b<. or more. In .")00 lbs. in 

 original crates, as received from producer^, 1 ct. per 

 lb. less. The amber grades are especial ly fine. 



CLOVER EXTRACTED HONEY WANTED. 



With the very abundant crop of clover the past sea- 

 son we ought io be able to get plenty of good clover 

 extracted honey. We are. however, having difficnlty 

 in securing enough to • upply the demand. We have 

 decided to raise our selling price h ilf a cent a pound, 

 so we shall be able to pay a little mo e. and may be we 

 can find it easier. Our price will 1 e 7 cts. a pounc in 

 60-lb. cans 2 in a case. Those who have honey to dis- 

 pose of will con er a favor by sending us a small 'am- 

 ple, telling how it is put up, and what they ask for it. 



ANOTHER CAR OF CALIFORNIA HONEY. 



We have alieady .sold two carloads of California 

 honey, and are beginning on a third or just received 

 a few days : go. We sold one whole car to one cus- 

 tomer. When we were closing out the first car the 

 orders came so thick and fa>l thai it was all eone 

 weeks before we expected, so thai we were wilhnut 

 any to fill orders with for two or three weeks. We 

 are pleased to say that we can now ship promptly. 

 While the freight on this \a.^i car was a little more 

 than on the previous one we piopose selling at the 

 same prices: (iO lb. cans, 2 in a ca-e, of water-white, 

 at HYz cts. per lb.; light anil er at (5 cts. In .5-case lots 

 or more. % ct. per lb. le.ss. We are developing a large 

 trade among grocers on No. 2.j jars filled with Califor- 

 nia honey, and labeled, shipped 2 doz. in a case, at 

 83.50 per case; 6 cases, $20.00. We can aKo supplv it in 

 square jars, 1-lb., 1 doz. in a case, at SI. 80; '/-lb., 2 doz. 

 in a ca.'e, at 12.25; 5-07., 2 doz. in a c;ise, at 11.70. You 

 have little idea what may be done to in rease the cou- 

 sumi'tion of honey till \'ou go to work in a .systematic 

 way to educate the geiieral public in various ways to 

 overcome prejudice and create a demanrf. I do not 

 believe that there is any ranger of overproduction of 

 honey if proper measures are taken to increase its 

 consumption. 



TINKER PERFORATED ZINC. 



Among the many makers of bee-keepers' supplies 

 there has been none who turned out nicer or more ac- 

 curate work l4ian Dr. G. L. Tinker, of New Philadel- 

 phia, Ohio. His work was all done by him.self, and, 

 consequently, was limited in amount", and high in 

 price. The 'doctor, for varioiis reasons, has discontin- 

 ued the manufacture of supplies: and his successors, 

 not having his skill, have not made a success of the 

 bu.siness. One of the doctor's achievements was an 

 automatic machine for perforating zinc, the product 

 of which has had the reputation, wherever known, of 

 being the most perfect for bee-keepers' n.se of anv 

 ever made. The machine is a wonderful piece o"f 

 mechanism. After setting it going on a sheet of any 

 size up to 21x44 inches, with all the attachments prop- 

 erly set, it will wcrk awav, making one hole at a tine, 

 automatically reversing it-^elf back and forth over the 

 sheet till the last hole is made, when it throws itself 

 out of gear and waits your leisure to change the sheets 

 and .start it going again. In our zinc perforating ma- 

 chine theie are seventy punches and die.s, and it is 

 practically impossible to have all the holes' exactly the 

 same size, while on the Tinker machine every hole is 

 made by the .same die and punch, and thc'-efofe all the 

 holes must be of the same size. We have come into 



posse.s.sion of the Tinker machine, and expect, for the 

 coming season, to supply this as well as the old-style 

 zinc. The price of the Tinker zinc will be somewhat 

 higher than the old style, as follows: 



Tinker zinc strips, ^i x IS to 20 inches long. 2 rows of 

 holes. $1.20 per 100. Tinker zinc sheets, 2-l.x38 or 24x40, 

 COc per sheet. Tinker zinc honcv-boards. I2xl9i/i to 20, 

 at $I..50 for 10. For each additional inch in width 

 add IJ^c. For each additional inch in length add Ic. 

 For each lot of less than 2.) pieces, add 2-') cents for set- 

 ting machine : 2.') or over, no extra charge. These 

 pi ices are about 20 per cent less than what Dr. Tinker 

 charged, and about 50 per cent above the price of the 

 old-style zinc. The Tinker zinc is as near perfection 

 as is p issihle to make it — no burr edges or variation in 

 size of perforations. We can al.so furni-^h the Tinker 

 zinc in drone size — that is, with perforations which 

 will exclude drones but allow the queens to pass. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



Btackwalnuts, gathered in the fall of 1806, but in 

 good condition, only 10 cts. a peck. 



THAT NE-^V POT.\TO IN THE GREENHOUSE. 



We cut it .so as to make 42 e\ es. These are planted 

 in pots of jadoo filer. Of course, they are lather slow 

 in .'taiting, ju>t after the potat i was dug from the 

 ground. But about a dozen of the eves h'^ve already 

 made a giod start. Some of them are showing green 

 leaves. We expect to grow them all winter in the ja- 

 doo fiber, watered with the jadoo liquid. 



WHO IS DR. SALISBURY? 



There have been so many inquiries in regard to the 

 lean-meat diet that we have provided ourselves with a 

 little pamphlet headed as ab3ve. which we shall be 

 pleased to mail anv oue free of charge. It gives a 

 pretty full explanation of the Salistiury treatment; 

 and with the directions given, almost any one can 

 test the matter for himself. I expect it to do real 

 missionary work among those who are suffering from 

 impaired digestion. 



SEED POTATOES. 



Since our last we have sold < nt of seconds Bliss Tri- 

 umph and Eaily Ohio, therefore the only kinds we 

 have now in seco-iifs are Thoroiighbred. Freeman, 

 Monroe (Seedling, and Sir William. The two latter 

 ^re SI. '25 per barrel— the others, SI 50. For regular list 

 of the .seed potatoes we have for sale, see page 726 of 

 our issue for i )ct 15. We have still left a few seconds 

 of Bovee and Manum's Enormous. Bovee seconds are 

 SI. 00 per bushel; Manum's Enormon second*, 75 cts. 

 We will .still .-hip potatoes at our i isk from danger of 

 freezing, to any point south of Cleveland, Ohio. For 

 points further" north we will line tlie barrels with 

 heavy paper, and do our best t-> get them tht-ough 

 .safely; but we should not like to be entirelj- responsi- 

 ble. 



SOMETHING NEW IN THE WAY OF PLIERS. 



When I was a very small boy I began to ue pliers. 

 I wanted them for handling wire, piece- of tin, for 

 taking apart clocks, and for lepaiiing other machin- 

 ery. U'lieu I learned the jewele 's trade a pair of 

 pliers was almost constantly in my fingers or in my 

 pocket. I sonn learned to value j.ood plii rs, and I 

 have carefiillj' watched the improvements in their 

 manufacture. While passing through the store a few 

 minutes ago one of the cleiks showed me a pair of 

 pliers costing only 10 cts., that eclipses anv thing yet 

 heard of in the line of strength and efficiency, in 

 lightness, and for a very little money. Below" is a 

 picture of one of them, but it does not do the beautiful 

 little tool justice. 



We have three sizes of them, costing 10, 15. and 

 cts. respeclivelv. They are mnde of sheet steel stamp- 

 ed out with appropriate machinery, and yet they are 



