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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1 



GUS. DITTMER'S FOUNDATION-FACTORY BURNED. 



The following letter, just received from Mr. Dittmer, 

 will explain all about his loss : 



Mr. Root:— \o\i have already heard through my son 

 of my great misfortune, last Saturday, in the burning 

 of my factory and office. About (iOOO lbs of foundation 

 and over 2000 lbs. of wax went up To-day is the first 

 time I have tried to write or do any thing; but I am 

 getting reconciled to the situation, and have started 

 out to make I he best of it. Yesterday I bought a two- 

 story house, 24X34, which will be placed on my lots 

 this week; and within 30 days, or as soon as I can se- 

 cure wax enough to start with, we shall be ready for 

 the foundation trade again. Every thing else we can 

 furnish. What 1 need at once is lots of wax. 



I have lost most of my papers, including my mailing- 

 list. All of my Saturday morning mail, except the re- 

 mittances, was burned. I have no way of notifying 

 any one, as names and address are lost. I want you to 

 present to your readers in a way that all will see it the 

 dilemma that I am in. I want to hear from every one 

 who has an order with me. or has written me in a 

 mail that should have reached me la.st Saturday, or 

 any one looking for an invoice or letter of any kind 

 from me. 



I also want a card from all of my friends and pa- 

 trons, and from every one who has been receiving my 

 catalog, for the reason that my mailing-list is lost. I 

 also want all of my friends and patrons to have pa- 

 tience with me and g^ive me a chance on ray foundation 

 orders. As soon as we get started again we will, if 

 necessary, run night and day until we catch up. If 

 they have any wax for me, ship it at once at very best 

 price. I also want them to send their orders right 

 along as if nothing had happened. We can furnish 

 every thing but foundation the same as before, and be 

 ready to furnish that as soon as we can .start up, which 

 we expect to do inside of 30 days. If they don't get 

 letters as expected, thej must not be impatient. I shall 

 soon have another supply of catalogs I shall expect 

 every one who owes me to write me at once. 



Augusta, Wis., Feb. 23. Gus. Dittmer. 



We desire to help our brother, even though a com- 

 petitor, and suggest that our friends who have wax 

 put themselves in correspondence with him at once. 

 Mr. D. is well backed financially, and fully able to 

 take care of any consignments of wax sent him. I 

 suggest that those who have written him lately send 

 him duplicates of the letters. This will help him to 

 straighten out his business, and enable him to do just- 

 ice to all He does not say any thing a^out his ma- 

 chinery being burned, and so we assume he saved that. 



Later. — Just as we go to press we have word from 

 Mr Dittmer that he already has several tons of wax 

 on the way to him. and will be running as soon as his 

 building is moved and machinery set up. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



WANTED — SEED OF THE GLOBE THISTLE OR CHAPMAN 

 HONEY PLANT. 



If anybody can furnish us even a little pinch of 

 this seed, to get a start, we shall be glad to get it. 



WANTED, SPIDER PLANT SEED. 



If any of the friends have any spider plant seed 

 (Cleome pungens) I hope they will please let us know 

 what they have and what they want for it. 



WANTED — JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT FOR SEED. 



If any of the friends have any of the above to spare, 

 I wish they would send samples, tell how much, and 

 what they want for it. 



SEED POTATOES ALL SOLD. 



Our seed potatoes are all sold, and we shall have to 

 return quite a little money. I suppose the reason why 



they went off so quickly is the rapid advance in pota- 

 toes for table use. We are told by the dailies that 

 choice table potatoes sold for $1 10 a'bushel a few days 

 ago A year ago this spring, even until along in May, 

 seed potatoes, especially the extra earlies, were going 

 very slowly. As a result of this I expected there would 

 be a shortage this season. 



TERRY'S BOOK, " OUR FARMING." 



We are glad to tell you that this valuable book has 

 been revised, and the price is one dollar instead of two 

 as formerly; and to all regular readers of Gleanings 

 we will make a .«.pecial price of 75 cents. If wanted 

 by mail, add 13 cents extra for postage ; and if any of 

 our friends have, during the past six months, paid 

 f I 50 for the book (the price given in our book cata- 

 log), we will refund the difference if they will call 

 our attention to the matter by postal card or other- 

 wise. 



If Your Breachy Stock 



has hooked, jammed, and banged your wire fences to 

 pieces you ought to buy Page fence next time. 

 PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Michigan. 



^ ^ PRINTING ^ 



1000 Note-heads 9I.SO 



1000 Envelopes, XXX, 61-2 I-.T 3 



250 of either, |l.OO, postpaid. Samples and estimates Free. 



"STo-uxig ^^x-o-tlier-a. 



Gri-rtw*3Lf X*c«> 



"C^ee-Keepers* Supply Co. 



•■^ 43 SmithSt,.Newburgh,N. Y. 



W. B. Vaughan, Manager. 



A NY ONE wishing to loan or invest money in Cuba 

 ** on good security, and large interest, write 



Joseph Clark, Caballos, Cuba. 



A OEMS WANTED— New Ohio Map, just published. 

 ^ L,arge&t and best on the market. Write for terms 

 and territory at once and get to work. 



RAND, McNALLV & CO., Chicago, 111. 



Hive-numbers ! 



Samples Free. 



ALUMINUIVI. Latest, and 

 .same as we use in our apiary. 

 Address GEO. W. BERCAW, 



Eltoro, Oiange Co., Calif. 



BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES FOR KANSAS 



Bee-hives, honey, sections, comb foundation and such 

 other articles used in the apiarv. IViite for price list. 

 A. W. S'WAN (St. CO. Centralia, Kan. 



E. E. Lawrence (Box G 28), Doniphan, Mo. 



ijV Breeder of Fitie Italian if 



QUEEN BEES. Send for Price Ust. 

 L,ocal Agents for Root's Goods. 



4,000,000 PEACH=TREES 



TENNESSEE WHOLESALE NURSERIES. 



June Buds a Specialty. 



No agents traveled, but sell direct to planters at 

 wholesale prices. Absolutely free from diseases, and 

 true to name. Write us for catalog and prices before 

 placing your order elsewhere. We guarantee our 

 stock to be true to name. I,argest peach nursery in 

 the world. Address J. C. HALE, Wincliester, Tenn. 



S WEET=POTATO SEED 



Sound, bright stock; most popu- 

 lar varieties. Send for de- 

 scriptive price list. :-: :-: 



L. H. Mahan, ^°'',,, Terre Haute, Ind. 



