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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 15 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER, 



MA.RKET QUOTATIONS 58 



STRAY STRAWS 67 



EDITORIAL 69 



Benton in the Caucasus (Russia) 69 



Bees and Poultry 69 



The Useof a Nomde Plume 69 



The Simtnins Direct Method of Introducing 69 



Dampness— Is it Detrimental to Wintering 70 



Caucasians — Conflicting Testimony 70 



A Damaging Libel on Bees and Bee-keeping 71 



Advanced Bee Culture 71 



BEE-KEEPING IN THE SOUTHWEST 73 



Honey Gathered per Colony in the South 73 



A Flight Before Cellaring 73 



Moss for Closing Entrances 73 



The Quality of Our Queens 74 



Being Prepared for the Harvest ji 



BEE-KEEPING AMONG THE ROCKIES 75 



Storage-crates for Comb Honey and Sections 75 



Improvement on Bees 76 



GLEANINGS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST 77 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE 78 



GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 80 



Long-tongued Bees 80 



Wax-rendering hi 



Other Side of the Bee and Poultry Question 82 



McGlade's Article on the Hen 83 



How to Use Shallow Hives 84 



Proper Color for Hives 85 



Interesting Notes from Germany 86 



Small Entrances in Winter 86 



Producing Extracted Honey 87 



A Final Word Concerning Caucasians 92 



Honey-houses in Cuba 93 



Feeding Bees in Winter Quarters 94 



HEADS OF GRAIN 95 



Alexander Method of Curing Black Brood 95 



Amount of Honey a Family will Consume in Season 96 



Large Nail for a Hive-tool 96 



Double Groove and Wedge to Hold Foundation-. 96, 98 

 Pasteboard Carton Holding Two Sections of Honey 96 



Showing Live Bees in a Store Window 97 



Shipping Bees 97 



Information Concerning Punic Bees 97 



How to Get Rid of Roaches 97 



Cork Sawdust as a Packing Material 97 



Bitter Honey 98 



Alexander's Plan of Curing Black Brood Indorstd 98 

 Catching Swarms by Putting Decoy Hives in Trees 98 



Queen-breeders' Catalog 99 



Shipping Frames of Brood and Bees from South. . . 99 



Parker Foundation-fastener Improvtd 99 



NOTES OF TRAVEL 100 



HEALTH NOTES 101 



CONVENTION NOTICES 123 



SPECIAL NOTICES 123 



INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Banking by Mail. 

 Savings Dep. Bank Co 63 



Bee Books. 



W. Z. Hutchinson 63 



A. J. Cook 123 



The A. I. Root Co 123 



Bee Smokers. 



T F. Bingham igO 



P Danzenbaker 59 



Bee Supplies. 



J. H. M. Cook 119 



D.|Cooley 119 



W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co.. Back Cover 



Geo. E. Hilton 120 



M. H. Hunt & Son us 



Kretchmer Mfg. Co 120 



G. B. Lewis Co 66 



Marshfield Mfg. Co 120 



Walter S. Pouder ng 



Page & Lyon 117 



W. H. Putnam 119 



Arthur Rattray 119 



A. H. Reeves 119 



The Root Co., Syracu.se, N. Y.. 118 

 The Root Co., St. Paul, Minn ... 59 



The Root Co 121 



C. M. Scott & Co 119 



St. Croix Valley H P. Ass'n 119 



W D. Soper 119 



I. J. Stringham 119 



C. H. W. Weber .57 



A. G. Woodman Co 115 



York Honey & Bee Supply Co.. 117 



Bees and Queens. 



A. Gomes Casseres 121 



D. E. Lvon, Ph. D 121 



H. M. Parker. Jr 124 



Robert B. McCain 121 



W. H. Laws 124 



W. T. Crawford 124 



L. A. Lawmaster 12.S 



The Jennie Atchley Co 124 



C. H. W. Weber 57 



Comb Foundation. 



Dadant & Son Back Cover 



Gus Dittmer 117 



Educational. 



H ome Instructor 63 



Fences. 



Brown Fence & Wire Co 105 



Coiled Spring Fence Co 107-105 



Kitselman Bros 105 



Honey-buyers. 



See pages. . .• 58, 59 



Chas Israel & Bro 59 



Honey for Sale. 



Fred W. Muth Co oi 



See pages. 58, 59 



Incubators. 



American Brooder Co 104 



American Incubator Co 113 



Bauta-Bender Mfg. Co 104 



Berry's Gjlden Rule P'ltry Farm. 113 



Buckeye Incubator Co 104 



Cycle Hatcher Co 103 



Chas. A. Cyphers 104 



Gem Incubator Co 104 



M. M. Johnson Co 104 



Manson Campbell Co., Ltd 103 



J. W. Miller Co 103 



Racine Hatcher Co 104 



Reliable Incubator Co 103 



Geo. H. Stahl 101 



IVIachinery 



American Harrow Co 106 



W. F & J. Barnes Co 107 



Bateman Mfg Co 107 



Electric Wheel Co 105 



Lyons Engine Co 108 



Medina Concrete Co ' 107 



F. E Myers & Son 105 



Ohio Ca rriage Co 107 



Stromberg-Carlson Tel Mfg. Co.. 105 

 Wilson Brothers 104 



Magazine Combinations. 



Compel dium Sub<-crip. Agency.. 109 



IVIiscellaneous. 



Orvil Riger 123 



F. W. Bud & Son 106 



Chas H. Manley 65 



Seaboard Air Line R. R 65 



J. B. Williams Co 105 



Poultry Supplies. 

 Berry Golden Rule Poultry Farm. 113 



G E. Conkey & Co 1;^3 



B. H. Greider 105 



Humphrey 104 



F. W. Mann Co 101 



Stratton Mfg. Co 104 



Publishers, Bee-journal. 



The A. I. Root Co 60. 61 



Geo. W. Yoik & Co 65 



Publishers, Magazine. 



S. S McClure 64 



Suburban Life 114 



Publishers, Poultry-paper. 



American Poultry Advocate ....113 



The Howard Pub. Co 1 13 



Inland Poultry Journal 113 



Ohio Poultry Journal 113 



The Poultry Gazette 1 13 



Poultry Item 113 



Publishers, Agricultural-paper. 



Farm and Stock ....65 



Farmeis' Call '.'.'.'.'^, 119 



Fruit Grower Co 107, 124 



Southern Fruit Grower 107 



Successful Farming 63 



Seeds and Trees' 



W. F. Allen 112 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Ill 



Darling & Beahan. -'li) 



Flans urgh & Poller Co 112 



L. J. Farmer.. 112 



Gage County Nurseries 112 



Gardner Nursery Co 110. 112 



German Nurseries 112 



Hillside Nursery. ... 112 



R. M. Kellogg Co 112 



Jewel Nurseries Ill 



Louis Roesch 112 



Northrup King Co Ill 



W. N. Scarff 112 



R. H. Shuniwav Ill 



Storrs & Harrison Co 112 



Wants and Exchanges. 



S.e p^ge 122 



