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GLEANmGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 



has two feed-rollers and two speeds of feed. 

 It has a pressure-bar between the back feed- 

 roller and the cutter-head that holds the 

 lumber to within } inch of the cut of the 

 knives. Pieces as short as 4 inches can be 

 planed iu this machine without chipping the 

 ends. It will plane from ^ to 4 Inches in 

 thickness. The cutter-head is made of steel, 

 and the cutters capped very close, to prevent 

 tearing the lumber when it is very cross- 

 grained. The tight and loose pulleys for 

 counter-shaft are 6 inches in diameter, and 

 3-inch face, and should make 1000 revolutions 

 per minute. 



The next is the Gem, of which we have 

 been speaking, and of which a cut is shown 

 below. 



THE GEM PLANEE. 



This is a new pattern of planer, combin- 

 ing many points of the Pony, some of the 

 Lilliputian, and some not possessed bv 

 either. It has two feed-rollers, one before 

 and one behind the cutter-head. The posi- 

 tion of the cutter-head is not changed for 

 different thicknesses of planing, thus giving 

 the same tightness of driving belt, no matter 

 from which direction it is belted. It has two 

 speeds of feed, obtained by the use of cone 

 pulleys. It is very easily adjusted, requir- 

 ing the tightening and loosening of no bolts 

 or screws to change foi- different thicknesses 

 of planing. It works well on either hard or 

 soft wood. Four sizes are built, to plane 

 12^, 10, 18, and 20 inches wide, and up to G 

 inches thick. Prices are $55.00, $70.00, 

 $77.00, and $85.00 respectively: counter- 

 shaft, $15.00 more. 



The next is the Pony planer. Perhaps it 

 may be well to remark, that the 24-inch Pony 

 planer does all the planing for our bee-hive 

 factory, with the assistance of a 9-inch Cigar- 

 Box planer for sections. 



They will plane 6 inches thick, and as tliin 

 as i inch, and in quantity from 8000 to 18,000 

 feet in ten hours, and plane smoother than 

 the average of high-priced planers. Their 

 extremely low price brings them within the 

 reach of those of small means, and their 

 size adapts them to many small shops where 

 a large planer could not be used, and their 

 simplicity renders them easy to be operated 

 by the inexperienced. Improvements have 

 been made, so that there are no screws or 



bolts to be loosened when the machine is 

 changed to different thicknesses. Pour sires 

 are built, — 16, 20, 24, and 30 inch. Our prices 

 are as follows: 16 in., $125.00; 20 in., $135.00; 

 24 in., $150.00 ; counter-shaft, $20.00. 



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PONY PLANER. 



In regard to the power required to run 

 these planers, the Gem and the Cigar-Box 

 are, either of them or both, run nicely by 

 the two-horse-power engine we advertise, 

 and the larger engine will be ample to run 

 any of the Pony planers ; in fact, the smaller 

 engine would answer, if no great amount of 

 work were to be done. The prices I have 

 given are special rates to our bee friends; 

 they are not usually sold so low. 



The demand for bees by the ft. is going to be im- 

 mense, and I must again enter my protest against 

 your insisting that they shall all pass through my 

 hands. As they must all go by express, and as the 

 charges will necessarily be high, we can not think of 

 two shipments. Quite a number have offered me 

 bees at half my advertised prices, but I can not do 

 it, even at that. You can ship directly to consum- 

 ers as well as to me. Losses will come, I know; but 

 let each party make up his mind to bear more than 

 his share, and to have lots of charity and sympathy 

 for those who lose, and we can help each other great- 

 ly. Let us first agree upon a few simple rules, such 

 as, that the shipper agree to deliver the bees alive at 

 the nearest express office, and no more; that the one 

 who orders must give his town, county, and State, 

 and both express and post oifice. Cages for ship- 

 ment are a very easy matter to furnish, by simply 

 looking at the cut in our price list; viz., a couple of 

 sections with a band of wire cloth between them, and 

 a bit of leather for a handle, so that they may be 

 lifted when handled, without being tumbled about. 

 This is for Vi lb. of bees. For 1 lb , use three sections 

 and two bands. Each section is to contain two cakes 

 of the Viallon candy. If it happens that water is 

 needed, each section may also contain a tin water- 

 bottle, as advised last year. We can furnish cages 

 for Y2 lb. of bees, for 10 c. ; candy included, 15 c. For 

 1 lb. of bees, 15 c. ; candy included, 25c. Cages with- 

 out the candy can be sent by mail for 5 and 10 c. ad- 

 ditional for postage. All who will undertake to fur- 

 nish bees at the prices we advertise, can have their 

 names given without charge in our April number. 

 Bees are not mailable, except the few that accompa- 

 ny a queen when sent by mail. 



