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Fine three-banded Italian queens. Circular and 

 price list free. J. I-. Leath, Corinth, Miss. 



Tennesseb-bbed Queens. — My three-band strain 

 that has given such universal satisfaction for over 

 40 years. Orders filled promptly or money returned 

 by first mail. 1000 nuclei in use. Tested, m June, 

 SI. 75; untested, $1.00; in July, $1.50 and 75 cts. 

 Postal brings circular. 



John M. Davis, Spring Hill, Tenn. 



HoiiLOPETER's honey-gathering strain of Italians 

 are now at their best. This strain has a record of 

 100 lbs. more honey per colony than the average 

 colonv Safe arrival by return mail. Untested 

 queens, each, 75 cts.; 10 for $6.00, 20 for $10.00. 

 Tested queens, each, $1.00. 1 lb. bees with queen, 

 $2 00 "We are booking orders now for spring de- 

 livery. J. B. HOLLOPETEE, Pentz, Pa. 



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HELP WANTED 



Wanted — Experienced young man for our bee- 

 keeping supply department; one who has a knowl- 

 edge of beekeeping and is not afraid to work, (jive 

 reference, and state salary expected. The FRED W. 

 Muth Co., " The Busy Bee Men," 204 Walnut St., 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. 



TRADE NOTES 



second-hand 60-l.b. cans. 

 Our supplv of second-hand cans at New York has 

 leen disposed of; but we still have a good supply 

 both at Medina and Philadelphia of choice cans suit- 

 able for use again in shipping honey. These we are 

 selling at $4.00 for 10 cases; $8.50 for 25 cases; 

 $30.00 for 100 cases. 



chipped tumblers cheap. 

 We again have a supply of two or three hundred 

 cases of 2 dozen each of tin-top tumblers holding 6 Vz 

 oz of honey, or ^4 lb. of jelly. They have the edges 

 slightly chipped so they cannot be sealed airtight tor 

 shipping, but will serve as a cheap container for 

 some uses. We offer them, while they last, at $2.00 

 for ten cases of 2 dozen each, including the tin tops. 



NO. 4 EXTRACTOR FOR SHORT FRAMES CHEAP. 



One of our dealers has an overstock of No. 4 

 Novice e.xtractors which he offers to return at a 

 price that permits us to offer them at $6.50 each, it 

 among our readers there is any one who uses short 

 frames not over 13% inches wide under top-bar, or 

 13 inches deep or less than these dimensions here is 

 a bargain for him. Just half present list price of 

 this size of machine. 



MASON FRUIT-JARS. 



We have a surplus stock of choice Atlas Mason 

 fruit-jars which we offer, to reduce stock, at the 

 following prices which are good only while this stock 

 lasts and for shipment from Medina, Ohio, only. 

 Pint Mason jars, 45 cts. per doz. ; $5.25 per gross. 

 Quart Mason jars, 48 cts. per doz. ; $5.50 per gross. 

 Two-quart Mason jars, 75 cts. per doz.; $8.50 per 

 gross. ^ , , 



These are packed in paper cartons of one dozen 

 each Pint size would stand reshipping short dis- 

 tances filled with honey, altho we would not recom- 

 mend it. 



SPECIAL BARGAIN IN WINTER HIVES. 



The time for putting bees into winter quarters is 

 at hand. There may be some who would try out the 

 double-walled hives if they could buy them at bar- 

 gain prices. We have available for shipment from 

 St. Louis, Mo., if ordered this month, fifty each of 

 eight-frame and ten-frame Dovetailed chaff hives of 

 old-style with tight bottom and wood cover. We 

 offer these, to close them out quick, at just half price. 



They are one-story with telescope cover and Hoff- 

 man frames, put up in crates of 5 each. We offer 

 the eight-frame at $7.00 per crate eof 5, or $60.00 

 for the lot of 50 hives. The ten-frame at $7.50 per 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



crate of 5, or $65.00 for the lot of 50 hives. This 

 is as low as our wholesale price on single-walled 

 hives, and surely is a bargain to any one who can 

 use them. Here is a chance to test the advantage 

 of a double-walled hive over a single-wall without 

 the hives costing you any more. Stock must be 

 moved at once, therefore we are placing the price at 

 a figure that should find a buyer quickly. 



BUSHEL BOXES. 



We have on hand, ready for immediate shipment, 

 a good stock of these boxes, packed as shown in 

 cut. They are made with oak corner posts and 

 bottom end slats to receive the nails, the remainder 

 of the box being basswood. They are very conven- 

 ient, and popular for handling potatoes, apples, on- 

 ions, and other farm crops. They hold a heaped 

 bushel level full, so they can be stacked any height 

 desired. To reduce stock we offer them for a short 

 time at the following special prices: 



All-slatted bushel boxes, per crate of 14, $2.25. 



Slatted bushel boxes, per crate of 12, $2.10. 



Galvanized bound boxes, per crate of 12, $2.75. 



In lots of 10 crates or more, 5 per cent discount. 



The all-slatted is the cheapest, and the most pop- 

 ular style. Two are nailed in each package, and 

 sufficient nails are included for the remainder. 

 The a. I. Root Co., Medina, O. 



Special Notices by A. I. Boot 



T. B. TERRY AND " THE STORY OF THE SOIL." 



Some of our readers may wonder that I have had 

 so little to say about my long-time friend T. B. 

 Terry since his death on tlie first day of this year. 

 Well, it is not because I have forgotten him. There 

 is hardly a day but that I think of him, and feel 

 lonesome without his counsel. The matter wa.s 

 brought to mind by looking over the book, " Tlie 

 Story of the Soil," which our people have been offer- 

 ing to the readers of Gleanings at a ridiculously 

 low price. Well, in this book there is a report of 

 one of Terry's happy talks, given at a farmers' in- 

 stitute, that covers about 20 pages. That talk alone 

 is, in my mind, worth the price of the book ; yes, 

 and Gleanings thrown in; and yet you are offered 

 both the book and Gleanings for only $1.15. Well, 

 even if the 15 cents does not come anywhere near 

 the cost of the book to lis, the book will do a lot of 

 good to the readers of Gleanings. See advertise- 

 ment on the back cover of this issue. 



Convention Notices 



The twenty-sixth annuual meeting of the Illinois 

 State Beekeepers' Association will be held in Spring- 

 field on Wednesday and Thursday, November 15 and 

 16, 1916. Further notice will be given in the dailies 

 and individual notices with program sent to all the 

 members of the association. 



Springfield, 111., Oct. 9. Jas. A. Stone, Sec. 



