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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 1. 



GLEANINGS AT REDUCED RATES 



We do not need to tell about our 

 journal, for it will speak for itself ; 

 but as an extra inducement we make 

 the following low offers: 



OFFER NO. I. 



For 25 cts. we will send Glean- 

 ings from the time your subscription 

 is received till Jan., 1900. If you 

 send in your order promptly you will 

 get 6 months for only 25 cts. 



OFFER NO. 2. 



For $1.00 we will send an untested 

 Italian queen, worth 75 cts., and 

 Gleanings one year. 



OFFER NO. 3. 



For $1.00 we will send Glean- 

 ings the rest of this year, and all of 

 next year; that is, from the time 

 your subscription is received till Jan. , 

 1901. The sooner you take advan- 

 tage of this offer, the more numbers 

 you receive. 



Old as well as new subscribers may take 

 advantage of these offers; but all arrear- 

 ages or back subscriptions must fi> st be 

 paid, at $1 00 per year. Address 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., MEDINA, OHIO. 



IF YOU WANT BEES 



that will just " roll " in the honey, and that are won- 

 derful red-clover workers, also gentle to handle and 

 exceedingly hardy, then try Moore's strain of Italians 

 — the result of 20 years of careful breeding by select- 

 ing the finest honey-gathering stock each season from 

 which to rear queens, and stocking my apiary with 

 drones reared from other fine honey-gathering stock 

 not akin. Send for circular, and see what my custom- 

 ers sav. Warranted queens, 75c each; 6 for 84.00; 12 

 for 17.00 Select warranted, $1.00; 6 for $5.00; 12 for 

 $9.00. Strong three-frame nucleus, with warranted 

 queen, $2.50. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Those who never dealt with me I refer to A. I. Root, 

 who has purchased of me over 900 queens. 



J. P. Moore, Lock box 1, Morgan, Pend. Co., Ky. 



rWipplVC Either five-banded golden or from im- 

 yULLlTJ. ported Italian mothers, 60c each; 6 for 

 ^^^"""■— ~ $3 00. Breeder, $1.50, I warrant safe 

 delivery and satisfaction, or no pav. Give me a trial. 

 CHAS. H. THIES, Steeleville, III. 



OIIFFN^N R eared from Italian mothers. War- 

 V^ ,1 ' t -*' ranted purely mated No better st^ck 

 ™ ™^^"^^™™ c n be had at any price. 60c Tested, 

 80c. Try th< m. A. J Dauterive, Li-reauville, La. 



Root's Goods for California. 



We have just received a large carload of sec- 

 tions, extractors, smokers, veils, etc., direct 

 from the factory, and are prepared to supply 

 bee-keepers with the same promptly. Do not 

 send a long distance and pay high freights. 

 Write for our prices. 



M. R. MADARY, - Fresno, California. 



Superior = Italian = Queens. 



Having purchased one of the daughters of W. 

 Z. Hutchinson's one-hundred - dollar queen, 

 advertised in Gleanings. I am now breeding 

 from her, and the queens are fine indeed. 

 They are reared under the most favorable con- 

 ditions, by Doolittle's method. Fifty cents 

 each; ^ doz., $2.50; dozen, $4.50. Safe arrival. 



W. J. FOREHAND, 



FORT DEPOSIT, ALA. 



For the next 60 days we will sell one 

 warranted queen at 50 cents. These 

 queens are warranted purely mated ; 

 half dozen, $3.00; dozen. $5.50. Address 



Leininger Bros.. Ft. Jennings, O. 



is shipping-cases, some five- 

 gallon cans, a lot of those 

 new Danz. cartons. Send 

 for sample carton and prices, and be surprised. 



Special 

 Offer... 



Your Need 



Our Desire 



is to satisfy your need. We 

 can do it with Root's goods 

 at Root's prices. Cash paid 

 for wax. Send for catalog. 



M. H. HUNT & SON, BELL BRANCH, MICH. 



Dl QQn DOESN'T come out of turnips, nor good 

 ULUUU queens from poor stock, shiftless meth- 

 ods, or unfavorable condid' ns. My queens are reared 

 right — by Doolittle's method — either from the best 

 breeder of my golden stock or one of the best queens 

 Doolittle ever owned. Your choice. They are large 

 vigorous business queens, from selected, large, well- 

 fed eel's. Warranted queens 50" each; dozen, $5 50. 

 Select warranted, 75c; six for $1 00. Sent prompt- 

 ly. Free catalog. Special rates for large numbers. 

 J. B. CASE. Port Orange, Fla. 



Queens by Return Mail. 



Daughters of best imported Italian queen mothers; 

 reared by Doolittle method- warranted purely mated 

 to drones of imported stock from a different source — 

 hence, a direct cross. Fourteen years as a honey- 

 producer on a large scale has taught me what good 

 queens mean to the producer, as well as how to rear 

 them. Price of queens 50 cts. each. Safe delivery and 

 satisfaction in every case, or money refunded. 



L. H. Robey, Worthington, W. Va. 



Wants and Exchange. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our 

 usual rates. You must SAY you want your ad in this depart- 

 ment, or we will not be responsib'e for anv error You can 

 have the notice as many lines as you please; but all over ten 

 lines will cost you according to our regular rates. We can 

 not be responsible for dissatisfaction arising from these 

 " swaps." 



\VANTED. — For cash, No. 1 white honey in Danz. 

 " 4X5 plain sections. Write for particulars. Four 

 sizes of Prize cartons for comb honey, and 66-page 

 book, " Facts about Bees," for 6 cts. in stamps. 



F. Danzenbaker, Box 66, Washington. D. C. 



\VANTED. — To exchange my Common Sense non- 

 ' ' drip shipping-cases, holding 18 1^-inch wide, or 

 16 wider sections, put up in lots of 50, laid down at your 

 station for 8 cts. each, in exchange for No. 1 white and 

 fancy comb honey at right prices in any quantity. 



B. Walker, Evart, Mich. 



ANTED. — To exchange royally bred fox terriers 

 for honey-extractor, bees, or bee supplies. 



Address Miami Kennels, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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WANTED. — To exchange two-frame nuclei, also 

 " ' three-frame nuclei, for Barnes saw, or offers. 



W. M. Cockerham, Ronda, N. C. 



\VANTED. — To exchange one Excelsior honev-ex- 

 "" tractor — three frames of any size — est $1100 

 new, used but little; also four dozen pepper-box bee- 

 feeders, new, for honey, bees, or offers. 



Address Theo. Bender, Canton, Ohio. 



