1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



867 



Poultry-Netting. 



We have in stock here the following lot of poultry- 

 netting which we offer, to close out, at the special 

 prices annexed, which are ver3- much below present 

 market value. If any of our readers anticipate using 

 any of the widths or sizes within a few months, here 

 is a good opportunity to lay in a stock at a bargain. 

 These goods are perfect, and the prices apply only to 

 this stock, while it la.sts, and will not apply to sjiip- 

 ments from any other point. 



Of 3-inch mesh. No. 18 wire, in rolls 150 feet- long : 



12 rolls, 18-inch, at 90c per roll. 



6 " 24 ■' '■ 1 30 

 3 " 30 ■• " 1 50 



3 '■ 48 " " 2 40 



Of 2-inch mesh. No. 20 netting, 150-foot rolls : 



4 rolls, 18-inch, at 90c per roll. 

 19 " 24 " " 1 30 



8 " 30 " " 1 50 



2 " 42 " " 2 10 



Of Climax netting, 2 inch mesh. No. 19 wire : 



10 rolls, 12-inch, at 6.5c per roll. 



7 -'IS •' "1 (10 

 2 '• 24 " " 1 .30 

 4 " 30 " " 1 ()5 



16 '• 36 '• ■' 2 00 



13 " 48 ^' "2 60 



11 " 72 " '■ 4 00 



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



About 

 Bees. 



REVISED EDITION. 



How to get 

 GILT-EDGED HONEY 



Send 2c stamp to 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 

 Medina, Ohio, 



or F. Danzenbaker, 

 Box 66, Washington, D. C. 



The Modern Farmer and Busy Bee. 



Emerson Taylor Abbott. Editor. 



A live, up to-date Farm Journal with a Gen- 

 eral Farm Department, Dairy, Horticulture, 

 Live-stock, Poultry, Bees, Home and General 

 News. The Editor has had practical experi- 

 ence in every department of farm work. To 

 introduce the paper, it will be sent to New 

 subscribers one year for 25c. Sample copies 

 free. Best Advertising Medium in the Central 

 West. Clubbed with Gleanings for $1.00. 



ADDRESS 



Modern Farmer, St. Joseph, Mo. 

 DON'T DIG Potatoes by Hand. 



It is a slow and expensive way. The cheapest, quick- 

 est, and easiest way is to USE THE IWi PROVED 



Dowden Potato-digger. 



It gets them all, no matter how deep or shallow. Our 

 book explains how. The book is free. Wi ite for it now. 

 DOWDEN MFG. CO., Box 23, Prairie City, Iowa. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 



486, 488, 490 Canal St., 

 Corner Watt Street, N. Y. 



HONEY & BEESWAX. 



Iviberal Adv.mces made on Consignments. 

 Wholesale DeaUrs and Commission Merchants. 

 Established 1875. 



For Sale, 83 Colonies of Go!d= 

 en Italian Bees. 



Every queen of the Laws strain; among them are 

 13 select Faultless five-handed breeders. These bees 

 are heavy in honey, on 8 straight L. combs. If sold at 

 once I will take t'l.'lb per colon3' f. o. b. cars, and in- 

 clude the hives. The honey, if sold, is worth this 

 price. This is a rare bargain. This apiary is near 

 Ft. Smith, Ark., and I will attend the shipping of 

 bees in person. Address 



W. H. LAWS, Round Rock, Texas. 



from either Doolittle or home-bred Gold- 

 en Italian mothers. All queens warrant- 

 ed purely mated to Golden Ital'n drones. 

 Each, warranted, 75 cents ; tested, 11.00. 



^ ^ ^ O Carl F. Buck, Augusta. Butler Co., Ks. 



Warranted. November, SI 00; dozen, 

 19.00; tested, SI 25; dozen, $12.00. See 

 late ads Guaranteed. 



J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Fla. 



QUEENS. 



Poultry Book Free 



(22i pg:-. illust'd I to any one sending 

 us 2.') els. (or a year's subscription to 

 our paper. INLAND POULTRY JOURN.\L, Indianapolis, Ind. 



COR SALE. Fifteen colonies of bees, in good chaff 

 ^ hives; also a good farm. 



Albert Baxter, Muskegon, Mich. 



P^j. Colp Cleveland bicycle, gents' model, used 

 i\}l oalC. gix mouths only. In good order. 

 Price Ko.OO. Will take honev or wax if preferred. 

 A. I<. BOYDEN, Medina, Ohio. 



FOR SALE.- 2610 lbs. No. 1 clover honey at 9c: also 

 1320 lbs. amber, at 8c in new 5 gal. cans, f . o. b. 

 E. D. TowNSEND, Hubbardston, Mich. 



Wants and Exchange. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at 10c per line. 

 You must SAY you want vour ad in this department, or we 

 will not be responsible for any 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 cannot be responsible 

 for dissatisfaction arising from these 'swaps." 



WANTED.— To exchange Bates & Edsmond gasoline 

 engine— 1^ h.-p., for lathe and foot-power ma- 

 chinery of all kinds. Robt. B. Gedye, LaSalle, lU. 



VL'ANTED.— To exchange bees in Simpliciuy portico 

 ^ hives for pullets of either B^ own lyeghorn or B. 

 P. Rocks. I^UTHER PuRDY, Killbuck, Ohio. 



WANTED.— To exchange some fine Scotch collie 

 shepherd pups, one fine rat terrier, very small 

 one, for honev or offers. Address, with stamp, 



W. S. b'rii.lhart, Oakwood, Paulding Co., O. 



WANTED. — To exchange buckwheat extracted 

 h:iuev as ca.'-h, for 2d hand hives— Simplicity 

 or lO-franie Dovetailed only. Have your neighbors 

 got any, or store combs? W. L,. Coggshall, 



West Groton, Tompkins Co., N. V. 



WANTED.- To txchange a good new house and an 

 acre and a half of land and a small apiary, for 

 half cash and half labor on a fruit-ranch. A good 

 chance for a poor man with a family to get a home in 

 California, where good help is in great demand, es- 

 pecially during the fruit season. For particulars ad- 

 dress E. B. Beecher, Auburn, Placer Co., Calif. 



