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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 15 



black, and about two inches lone, extending eight inch- 

 es on the handle. Made of white bristles it would cost 

 5 cents each more. 



BEESWAX WANTED. 



We are in the market for all the beeswax we can get. 

 and will pay, till further notice, 29 cents cash, 31 in 

 trade, delivered here. We hope the price will not have 

 to go any higher, for if it does we shall have to increase 

 the price of comb foundation as well, and we want to 

 avoid changing the price of that during the season if 

 we can. 



TOBACCO DUST. 



We have furnished many tons of tobacco dust to those 

 who grow Ipttuce, cucumbers, melons, etc. It is used 

 as an insecticide and fertilizer. We are prepared to 

 supply it in quantities large or small— 10-lb. lots, 25 cts.; 

 100-lb. lots. 2 cts. per lb.: 150 lbs. for $2.75. Cases of 

 300 to 400 lbs. each, at IV2 cts per lb. Can ship from 

 here or from Marquette, Mich. 



ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY. 



The volume of business has been quite gratifying con- 

 sidering the fact that so many supplies were left un- 

 used last season, owing to the partial failure of a honey 

 crop. Orders are well filled, and we are in position to 

 take care of new orders promptly. The demand for 

 honey-extractors from Southern California has been 

 greater than it has been before in years, and there is 

 every indication of a good crop of honey in that sec- 

 tion. We furnished about 200 extractors in the month 

 of March alcne. 



MAPLE SYRUP. 



The weather this spring has been favorable for the 

 production of maple syrup, and the quality of the syrup 

 produced is finer than we have had for several years. 

 We have about 400 gallons in stock put up in one-gallon 

 cans, which we offer in cases of six cans at $1.00 per 

 gallon; less than full-case lots $1.10 per gallon. 



We also have a limited amount of No. 1 maple sugar 

 which we offer at 12 cents per pound as long as it lasts. 

 Now is the best time to ship maple syrup and sugar be- 

 fore the hot weather comes on. 



ALEXANDER FEEDER. 



We are prepared to furnish the Alexander feeder 

 spoken of in an article in this issue. We make them 19 

 inches long, so they may be used with either an eight or 

 ten frame hive. With a ten- frame hive they will pro- 

 ject three inches beyond the hive for feeding, and the 

 block may be laid crosswise of the feeder or be cut off 

 as preferred. With the eight-frame hive the feeder 

 projects five inches, and the block lies lengthwise. We 

 soak the feeders in oil to preserve them, and fill the 

 pores to prevent the feed from soaking in. Price finish- 

 ed, including block, 25 cents each. Ten for $2.00; 50 for 

 $9.00. 



GERMAN BEE-BRUSH. 



Some months ago Mr. R. F. Holtermann called our at- 

 tention to a bee-brush which he received from Germany, 

 made of genuine bristle or horsehair. He had used one 

 a whole season, washing it out often, and it appeared to 

 be as good at the end of the season as at the beginning. 



He considered it so far ahead of any thing he had ever 

 seen or used that he wanted no other. We concluded if 

 It was so good for him it must be equally good for oth- 

 ers. We are now provided with a stock which we offer 

 at 25 cents each; by mail, 30 cents. The bristles are 



HOTBED SASH. 



Cypress lumber has been advancing in price as well 

 as other kinds, and the IV^-inch shop grade used in 

 making hotbed sash can not be had at all of any of the 

 mills, so far as we can find. We were fortunate in find- 

 ing some on the hands of a dealer, and have kept our 

 orders up. We have had a car ordered since last De- 

 cember, which has not been shipped yet, and we can 

 not tell how soon it will be. We have another car or- 

 dered from another dealer, so we may hope to be in 

 shape to care for our orders as well as any one can. 

 We have one car on hand which will make several hun- 

 dred sash. Prices will be 5 cents each higher — L e., 85 

 cts. each, $4.00 for 5; $7.50 for 10. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



BASSWOOD-TREES AND OTHERS. 



This spring we are sold out on our basswood-trees one 

 foot and under— the kind we have sent mostly by mail. 

 That is, we are sold out of all grown in our own nursery. 

 We have, however, a good supply just collected from the 

 forest. They have been heeled in, and the buds are 

 probably starting nicely. While they are not as nice as 

 those that have been one year in the rich ground of our 

 nursery, I think they will all make nice trees with a lit- 

 tle care. To those who care to take them with this un- 

 derstanding we will make these very low rates: 10 trees, 

 20 cts.; 100, $1.50. If wanted by mail, add 5 cts postage 

 on 10, or 25 cts. per 100. Larger trees, to go by express, 

 grown in our own nursery, 10 trees, 75 cts. ; 100, $5 00. 

 The basswood is a very hardy tree, and rarely fails to 

 grow. 



BACK ONCE MORE AT THE MEDINA HOME. 



Mrs. Root and I reached here on the afternoon of 

 April 14, and I expect to get at the big pile of letters 

 awaiting my arrival as soon as possible. 



On page 526 of the present issue the last word reads 

 tvrj when it ought to be surj. 



This reminds me that I neglected to tell you how much 

 I enjoyed swimming in the great ocean when the waves 

 were high enough so I could rise and fall with the swell, 

 like a bird on the wing. I do not know but it is as near 

 flying as I shall ever get. For quite a time it took all 

 the courage I could scrape up to let a huge wave roll 

 over me, and to be sure that I would come up on top 

 safe and sound. When you once get to feeling that 

 there is safety and security on the bosom of old mother 

 Ocean there is an exhilaration and buoyancy that is 

 equaled only by the delightfully refreshing feeling for 

 an hour or two after a salt-water bath. 



On page 413 of last issue, Ernest almosts suggests 

 that A. I. R. succeeded in raising only four laying 

 queens during his sojourn of four months on the island; 

 but he neglected to tell you that the twin hives oidered 

 in December, and shipped Jan. 2, were not at hand 

 when I left the island, notwithstanding tracer after 

 tracer was sent after them. I am inclined to think our 

 good friend Dr. Miller is about right where he says, on 

 page 488 of this issue, "The average queen reared here 

 before the middle of May is worthless, although she rnay 

 be nice-booking and seem to lay well for a time." With 

 favorable weather we -may be able to raise first-class 

 queens on the island during every month of the year. 



Convention Notices. 



The semiannual meeting of the Western Illinois Bee- 

 keepers' Association will be held in the county court- 

 room, in Galesburg, on Wednesday, May 16, beginning at 

 9 A.M., and lasting all day. C. P. Dadant and J. Q. 

 Smith have promised to be present and contribute to the 

 success of the meeting. Our meetings have been good, 

 but we hope to make this one better. Galesburg has 

 good train service, and all bee-keepers in this part of 

 the State should avail themselves of the opportunity. 

 Come, and bring your wives. E. D Woods, Sec. 



Galesburg, 111. 



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