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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 1 



July is, perhaps, the best time to sow crimson clo- 

 ver. -A. I. R. 



BEESWAX MARKET. 



Until further notice we will pay 27 cts. cash, 30 cts. 

 in tr!»de, for average wax delivered here. We have 

 quite a large stock and expect to see lower prices 

 before another season. 



THIRD PHOTO CONTEST. 



Be on the lookout for good photos. In next Glean- 

 ings we will announce another contest, with new and 

 larger premiums than ever before. We want photos 

 that will interest Gleanings readers, and are willing 

 to pay for them. 



The York Honey and Bee-supply Co., of Chicago, had 

 the misfortune to be burned out on June 20. They oc- 

 cupied the second floor at 141 Ontario Street. The fire 

 started in the basement, and resulted in an almost total 

 loss. They were fairly well insured. They have locat- 

 ed at 191 East Superior Street, with a new stock ready 

 for business again as before the fire. 



SECOND-HAND CANS. 



We have something over 100 cases of good second- 

 hand 60-lb. honey-cans, two in a case, which we offer at 

 40 cts.; in ten-case lots or more at 35 cts. each. We do 

 not recommend second-hand cans for choice grades of 

 honey; but they answer nicely for dark or off grades, 

 and make the cost of the package for such honey pro- 

 portionately less. 



THE NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE SUPPLY COMPANY, OF 

 LANSING, MICH. 



If any of our readers have sent money to the above 

 firm, and have not received an equivalent, I wish they 

 would please let us know about it. One of the firm has 

 "gone wrong," and a reorganization is being effected. 

 If they do not eventually " make good " we should like 

 the particulars. — A. I. R. 



HALF-POUND TUMBLERS. 



There seems to be an increasing demand for a cheap 

 tumbler to put up a half-pound of honey to retail at 10 

 cents. We have secured a stock of such tumblers at a 

 price which enables us to offer them at $4.00 per barrel 

 of 24 dozen. This is less than IVa cts. apiece. For less 

 than barrel lots we can not repack them for less than 25 

 cts. a dozen; or we will put them up 3 dozen to the case 

 with partitions ready to reship when filled, at 75 cts. a 

 case; 10-case lots at 70 cts. 



HONEY WANTED. 



As soon as any of our readers in this or nearby States 

 have any new honey to offer, either comb or extracted, 

 we should like to hear from them. There has been a 

 dearth of comb honey for several months. We general- 

 ly have a good demand for choice comb early in the sea- 

 son. Many put off the cleaning and casing of honey for 

 market till after other pressing work is out of the way, 

 and there is less danger of its being infested with the 



moth-worm. There ought to be enough prepared to 

 satisfy the early demand. When you have extracted to 

 offer, send a sample, and name price asked ; also state 

 how put up. 



SECOND ANNUAL FAIR CONTEST. 



Last year we were represented at a large number of 

 county and State fairs. This season we wish agents ini 

 twice as many places soliciting subscriptions to Glean- 

 ings. Besides our regular commissions we will offer a 

 special cash prize of $10.00 to the party sending the 

 largest number of names, $5.00 to the second, $3.00 to 

 the third, $2.00 to the fourth, and a cloth-bound ABC 

 to the next six largest lists of names obtained by our 

 agents. Full particulars in next Gleanings. Write 

 us at once asking that the fair you attend be reserved 

 for you, as we appoint only one agent at each fair. 



SIMPLEX AND NO. 25 JARS. 



We ^e now prepared to ofiEer Simplex and No. 25 jars 

 in partitioned cases of two dozen each, ready to reship, 

 when filled, at $1.00 per case; ten- case lots or over, at 95 

 cts.; fifty- case lots at 90 cts. We can ship either from 

 Medina, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and, after 

 Sept. 1, from Mechanic FaUs, Me. The first lot of Sim- 

 plex jars we received were somewhat defective, and 

 gave a little trouble in some cases by not sealing tight ; 

 but these defects have been overcome. That old stock 

 has been disposed of, and what we now offer are per- 

 fect. They hold 1 lb. of honey, and are the most desir- 

 able package we know of. 



terry's NEW BOOK— "what I BEE, DO, AND HEAR;" 

 ERROR IN PRICE. 



When 1 wrote the editorial on page 839, last issue. 1 

 had in my hand a cloth-bound book with the above 

 title, sent me by the publisher. The price was printed 

 " 50 cents " on the title page; but I am informed by the 

 publisher that this was a mistake. The price is, in 

 cloth, $1.00; paper, 50 cents, postage prepaid. Terry's 

 "Our Farming" is the same — cloth, $100; paper, 50 

 cents, prepaid. I very much regret this mistake, but 

 of course the error was one made by the publisher and 

 not by myself. Under the circumstances we shall be 

 oblig^ to fill orders with the paper-bound books instead 

 of cloth. Will those who have ordered the books please 

 make a note of this ?— A. I. R. 



SPECIAL PRICE ON HONEY-CANS. 



As we have an overstock of cans for honey we make 

 the following special prices on cans from Medina, to re- 

 duce stock. If ordered from any of our branches or 

 agencies east of the Missouri River, add 5 cts. a box or 

 50 cts. per 100 cans to cover freight to those points. 



In lots of 50 boxes or over we will furnish the 60- lb. 

 cans, two in a case, at 66 cts. a box. 



Convention Notices. 



The Saline County Bee-keepers' Association will meet 

 at Malta Bend, Mo , July 14, 1906. M. E. Tribble. 



if -^ y^ ^ CAUCASIAN QUEENS. i? i? ^ ^ 



Try one or more of my gentle Caucasian queens, said to be the gentlest race of bees in the world, having a 

 sting. The demand for these queens is good; in fact, orders are rolling in now. All orders filled in rotation, as 

 received. Special prices on large orders. Untested, $1.25 each; warranted tested, $3.00 each. Ready in June. 

 I control all bees within three miles of my apiary, and can promise pure stock. A few choice nuclei can be fur- 

 nished with afine queen, when wanted. y^, j LEWIS, LewisbUPg, MiSSISSippJ. 



Money-order office, Olive Branch, Mississippi. 



