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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



.Sept. 15 



jRppyo ^^^W^^^^=^^\ Advertiser's Department of Short Write-ups. 



W^SPECIAL^N^ices by \ 



THE PRICES ON SEED POTATOES FOR NEXT YEAR'S 

 PLANTING. 



At present writing I have not seen any thing sug- 

 gesting what the prices will be; but if any of the 

 friends want potatoes for planting right off. I will fill 

 orders at last season's prices as found in our seed cat- 

 alog. If we find later they are cheaper I will refund 

 the overcharge. There will be a good many seconds 

 in consequence of the drawbacks mentioned else- 

 where in this issue. 



ADVANCED PRICES. 



In addition to the advanced price lists already pub- 

 lished in this department, we expect to have others 

 ready for publication in our October 1st issue Lum- 

 ber continues to advance, and it is impossible to tell 

 where the end will be. If a few more dollars per 

 thousand feet be added to the price before the end of 

 the year we may find it necessary to again mark up 

 our schedules before printing our catalog for 1900. It 

 is practically certain prices will be no lower till after 

 next season, if at all, and they are liable to be higher. 

 You will do well, therefore, to look ahead and order 

 next season's supplies soon. 



NEW PRICES ON SECTIONS. 



The new prices on sections, made necessary bv 

 higher price of lumber, are as follows up to 10,000 lots : 

 Any width of 4j£x4j£, up to 2 inches : 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 1. No. 2. 



100 $ .50 $ .40 1000 83.60 83.00 



250 1.00 .85 3000 @ 3.25 2.75 



500 1.75 1.50 5000 @ 3.15 2.65 



10,000— No. 1, @$3,00 ; No. 2, ©82.50. 

 Sy 8 XoXl% plain, same price; 4x5x1% plain, 10 cts. 

 per 1000 advance. Same extras for odd sizes as here- 

 tofore. Prices of larger quantities on application. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The annual meeting of the Nebraska Bee-keepers' 

 Association v. ill be at Yoik, Neb.. Sept. 20 21, 1899. 

 E. Whitcomb, Pres. 

 L. D. Stilson, Sec'y. 



The annual meeting of the Northern Illinois Bee- 

 keepers' As~< ciation will be held in the Coutt House, 

 in Rockford, 111., on Tuesday and Wednesday. Oct. 17 

 and IS, 1899. All are cordially invited 



B. Kennedy, Sec. 



New Mil ford. Ill , Sept. 6. 



Hybrid and fiftUmated Queens for Sale 



Mismated Italian queens for 25 cts ; hybrids for 15 

 cts. C G. Eenn. Washington, Conn. 



1 T«-iS*-k»i Combination /?==^, 



union saw. fmk 



For Ripping, Cross- 

 oittingj Mitering, 

 Rabbeting, Grooving, 

 Gaining, Boring, Scroll 

 sawing, Edge - mouldir 

 Beading. Full line FOOT 

 and HAND POWBE machin- 

 ery. Sfnd fov Catalog A. 



Seneca Falls flfg. Co., 

 44 Water Si Seneca Falls, N.. 7 



aerce 



PARM 

 Engines 



i-i and 1 H. P. For Sep- 

 irn tors. Churns, ete. Sta- 

 tionary to 20 H. P. Pump. 

 inn Kngiiie- all siz< ',s. 

 ■ieri'l for circulars stating; 

 iiz" nul for what use. 

 PIERCE ENGINE CO., 

 ciux 17, Racine, Wis 



How are you Qoing to Dig your Potatoes? 



It will be time very soon to dig your potatoes; and, 

 in fact, in some places it is time alreadv. If vou want 

 something that will put the potatoes all on top of the 

 ground, and do it, too. with one good strong team, 

 you probably can not do any better than to use the 

 Dowden potato-digger, made by the Dowden Mfg. 

 Co., Prairie City. Iowa. Drop them a postal card, and 

 they will cheerfully give you all the particulars, an- 

 swering every question anybody will probablv ask in 

 regard to the machine. Mr. A. I. Root, of the A I. 

 Root Co., is using one with excellent satisfaction in 

 digging his crop of potatoes grown expressly for seed. 



This is What the Reliable Co. Say of Themselves. 



It is not a question among successful poultrymen 

 whether green cut bone is profitable to feed. That has 

 been established long, long ago, and admits of no 

 doubt. But it is of great importance that the bone- 

 cutter selected should be the best, with all the up-to- 

 date improvements. 



The F. W. Mann Co. were the originators of the 

 bone-cutter, have had the largest experience, and 

 have wonderfully improved their opportunities. They 

 have always led, and by surrounding themselves with 

 the best brains, skilled workmen, and the very best 

 material, the bone-cutters they offer this season are 

 better than ever. It was once said not long ago by 

 the editor of one of the leading poultry-journals, that 

 " Mann's bone-cutter was as far ahead of all others as 

 an express train is ahead of a two-horse team." It has 

 been the purpose of this company by fair dealing and 

 first-class goods to foster such sentiments and to main- 

 tain the prestige so long accorded to them. 



To avoid the great waste in feeding they invented 

 and placed on the market their patent swinging feed- 

 tray. The large sales that followed attest its popular- 

 ity among the fraternity. 



It 



your 



elf. 



Be your own miller.... 



Then you know what you're getting, 

 and get it fresh and save money too. 

 CbC C01*tilla IHill is the simplest and best made. 

 Will grind Nuts, or any oily or moist material 

 without clogging. Make your own Graham, 



Buckwheat and Gluten flour. All kinds of Nut- 

 meal, Vegetable Soup stock, etc, etc. A cliild can 

 operate it. Sent on receipt of price. $4. SO. 



Address tbe frank machinery Co., Buffalo, n. V. 



