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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 1 



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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. 



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 inchefe 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; BO 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 

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

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

 5 cents each more. 



BIGELOW EDUCATIONAL HIVES. 

 We have arranged to supply the trade with these 

 hives on short notice at the following prices: 

 Bigelow educational hive complete, as shown page 



590, in pine, nailed and varnished $20.00 



Same, in oak 25.00 



Either of the above furnished, with glass only 



omitted, at a reduction of 1.50 



The feeding- boar 1 and one and two frame hives 



may be omitted if desired, and price reduced by 5.00 



Flying- cage in pine, no wire or glass 3.00 



Same, in oak 4.00 



Mahogany feeder, with lens, in pine 4.00 



Same, in oak 5.00 



Samples of these hives may be seen in our New York 

 and Chicago oflfices. at 44 Vesey St. and 144 Erie St., 

 respectively. Fuller particulars on application. 



HOTBED SASH. 



Cypress lumber has been advancing in price as well 

 as other kinds, and the IVi-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 in 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— i. e., 85 

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



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



RUNNING WATER; ITS MEASUREMENT AND SERVICE. 



The above is the title of a little book by one of our 

 bee-keepers. The tables in it, I should think, might be 

 exceedingly valuable to many of the friends in the arid 

 regions where water is used for irrigation. Price EO cts. 

 By David S- Gray, Dolores, Col. 



TOBACCO DUST. 



We have furnished many tons of tobacco dust to those 

 who grow lettuce, 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 Wi cts per lb. Can ship from 

 here or from Marquette, Mich. 



BUCKWHEAT FOR BEE-KEEPERS — SILVERHULL. JAP- 

 ANESE. ETC. 



Once more buckwheat for seed is rather scarce. We 

 are nearly sold out of Japanese. But we have quite a 

 nice stock of silverhull. This has been grown by bee- 

 keepers for tweni y years past, and quite a few claim it 

 yields more honey and more bushels of grain than the 

 Japanese. The silverhull is also known as the "gray " 

 buckwheat. In 1882 we sowed four acres of silverhull 

 as late as the 15th of August, and got 92 bushels of nice 

 seed in 65 days from the date of sowing. I do not men- 

 tion this to encourage sowing as late as that, for that 

 year the frost held off unusually. It is true, however, 

 that the best yield of grain usually comes when the 

 buckwheat is sown as late as it can be without being 

 caught by the frost. Ordinarily, in our locality, it is 

 coBsidered unsafe when sown later than the latter 

 part of July. At the present prices it seems as if it 

 ought to be a good crop for bee-keepers, not only for 

 the honey but for the grain, especially when the price 

 is more than $1.00 a bushel. 



Just now the best price we can make is $1.25 per 

 bushel, bag included ; half bushel, 65 cts. ; peck. 35 cts ; 

 pound. 8 cts.: by mail, 15 cts. 



Be careful about ordering small quantities of buck- 

 wheat by express to be sent long distances. The ex- 

 press charges may be more than the value of the grain. 

 Better order a bushel or more and have it sent by 

 freight. 



Convention Notices. 



The semiannual meeting of the Western Illinois Bee- 

 keepers' Association will be held in the county court- 

 room, in Galesburg, on Wednesday, Mar 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, HI. 



California Sage Queens 



Old reliable Italian stock from well-known breeders. 

 Bees that get the honey if it's in the field. Give them 

 a trial Send postal for circular. 



J -W. GRIFFIN 

 528 Gladys Av., Los An^eles» Cal. 



