926 GLEANINGS IN 



SEPT. EARLY ORDER CASH DISCOUNT. 



We offer a discount of ten per cent from catalog: 

 prices on bee supply orders in September. See page 934. 

 The a. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



Wants and Exchange. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at 15 cts. per line. 

 Advertisements intended for this department should not 

 exceed five lines, and you must say you want your advertise- 

 ment in this department or we will not be responsible for 

 errors. You can have the notice as many lines as you like, 

 but all over five lines will cost you according to our regular 

 rates. This department is intended only for bona-fide ex- 

 changes. Exchanges for cash or tor price lists, or notices 

 offering articles for sale, will be charged our regular rates 

 of 20 cts. per line, and they wi 1 be put ia other depart- 

 ments. We can not be responsible for dissatisfaction aris- 

 ing from these " swaps." 



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ANTED.— To exchange bee-supplies (Root's) for 

 beeswax. A. H. Reeves, Perch River, N. Y. 



VVANTED.— To exchange a McCombs broom-stitcher, 

 ' nearly new, for bee-supplies, cash, or any thing I 

 can use. A. W. Swan, Centralia, Kansas. 



\V ANTED.— To buy colonies of bees. State price and 

 '' condition. F. H. Farmer, 



182 Friend St., Boston, Mass. 



\V ANTED. — A renter for a water-power bee-hive fac- 

 tory ; complete equipment. 1 will market the 

 entire output. W. H. Putnam, River Falls, Wis. 



ANTED. — Refuse from the wax- extractor, or slum- 

 gum. State quantity and pi ice. 



Orel I<. Hershiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N Y. 



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VU ANTED. — Honey in any quantity. State price, 

 ^' quantity, and quality. Judson Heard, 



110 South Forsyth St., Atlanta, Ga. 



YV ANTED.— Refuse wax in exchange for cash, or 

 "' stock in standard-bred White Wyandottes. 



H. E. Crowther, No. Kingsville, Ohio. 



Vl^ANTED.— To lease 800 or more colonies of bees in 

 '' Cuba, by three practical bee-keepers; references 

 given. Address J. B. Stoddard, Encinitas, Cal. 



Y^ANTED. — Bees on shares for this winter; prefer 

 ~' Islands or Mexico. References: The A. I. Root 

 Co., Medina, O., or O. P. Hyde, Floresville, Texas. 



Maurice C. Engle, Floresville, Texas. 



Vy ANTED. —Every bee-keeper to act as subscription 

 agent for the Rural Bee-keeper at the coming 

 State and county fairs. Write for particulars 



W. H. Putnam. River Falls, Wis. 



VyANTED.— To exchange Aikin honey-bags, a 200-egg 

 '' Reliable incubator, and brooder, for honey. 



Chas. Koeppen, Fredericksburg, Va. 



Xy ANTED. —To exchange a Ferris two-basket steam 

 ' ' wax- extractor, cost $12.00, for a 22-caliber repeat- 

 ing rifle (Marlin, Winchester, or Savage) in perfect con- 

 dition. Jewell Taylor, Preston, Minn. 



lyANTED.- To exchange a lady's bicycle, in good re- 

 ' pair, for 100 pounds No. 1 white-clover extracted 

 honey. W. W. McNeal, Wheelersburg, Ohio. 



Help Wanted. 



ly ANTED. —Help for all departments of our bee-hive 

 " factory. Cascade Bee Co , River Falls, Wis. 



VyANTED.— At once, a practical bee-man to take 

 charge of a large apiary in Cuba on sharess; mar- 

 ried man preferred. Particulars by letter. 



James H. Hilbert, Traverse City, Mich. 



BEE CULTURE. SEPT. 1 



Addresses Wanted. 



ly ANTED. — Parties interested in Cuba to learn the- 

 truth about it by subscribing for the Havana 

 Post, the only English paper on the Island. Published 

 at Havana. $1.00 per month; $10.00 per year. Daily 

 except Monday. 



VyANTED. — Names of all bee-keepers and others who- 

 will join our carload of bee-keepers to attend the 

 National Bee-keepers' Association, at San Antonio, 

 Texas, Oct. 30. Excursion rates from Chicago to San 

 Antonio and return over the Rock Island, $20.00; St. 

 Paul to San Antonio and return via Chicago, $27.00. 

 For further particulars address 



W. H. Putnam, River Falls, Wis. 



For Sale. 



For Sale.— Leather-colored Italian queens, 50c each. 

 H. A. Ross, Evansville, Ind. 



For Sale.— Mismated Italian queens at 25 cts. each. 

 C. G. Fenn, Washington, Conn. 



Foe Sale.— Hybrid queens at 15 cts. After Sept. 10, 

 untested at 40 cts. A. H. Kanagy, Milroy, Pa. 



For Sale.— Ten nine-frame cols, mixed bees, at $3.50. 

 Wired combs. B. F. Averill, Howardsville, Va. 



For Sale.— Famous O. I. C. and Duroc Jersey pigs 

 of early spring farrow; also six handsome Scotch Collie 

 puppies. Jno. M. Wheeler, Winchester, Ky. 



For Sale. — Full colonies of leather-coloi-ed Italian 

 bees at $4.00 per colony. 



F. A. Gray, Redwood Falls, Minn. 



For Sale.— Second-hand 60-lb- cans. Guaranteed to 

 please at 35 or 40 cts. per case of two cans each. 



A. G. Woodman, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



For Sale.— For a limited time we offer No. 25 honey- 

 jars, porcelain cover, metal screw-cap, holding one 

 pound of honey net, one gross in case, in five-gross lots, 

 $4.00 per gross; less quantities, $4.50 per gross, f. o. b. 

 New York. If you want to secure some, let us know at 

 once. HiLDRETH & Segelken, 



82-84 Murray St., New York City. 



For Sale.— Italian and red-clover queens; 40c each; 

 $4 00 per dozen. Safe arrival: will continue until Nov. 

 15. R. O. Cox, Fort Deposit, Ala. 



For Sale.— For cash, five- gallon square tin cans, used 

 for honey, at about half price of new tin cans. For 

 prices, etc., address Orel L. Hershiser 



301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



For Sale.— 100 colonies Italian bees in eight-frame 

 Dov'd and Danz. hives. Fine location; long honey sea- 

 sons; continuous flow March to Nov.; no disease. Rea- 

 son for selling, have no time to care for them. Prices 

 reasonable. W. M. Bailey, Spartanburg, S. C. 



For Sale.— My apiaries of 300 colonies near Macon, 

 Ga., the third healthiest city in the U. S., a ready mar- 

 ket for output at a fancy price. Prefer selling a half- 

 interest to a good practical bee-man to take charge. If 

 you mean business, address for particulars 



Judson Heard, Atlanta, Ga. 



For Sale.— 6000 pounds choice clover and basswood 

 honey in 60-pound cans; also one black Kentucky saddle 

 and driving stallion, weight 1200 pounds— a beauty, 

 sound and kind; 200 colonies bees, and fox and coon 

 hounds. Elias Fox, Hillsboro, Wis. 



For Sale.— Paradise for bees; 320 acres of good land 

 VA> miles from Mercury, McCulloch Co., Texas; good 

 farming and fruit country; 60 acres in cultivation; 

 small two-room house; good well on place, and flowing 

 water half mile away; terms easy. Write for particu- 

 lars. Edw. Scoggin, Carlsbad, N. Mex. 



For Sale. — Cheap, 32 colonies of Italian bees in eight 

 and ten frame two and three story hives. Reason for 

 selling, have no time to take proper care of them. 



N. O. Penny, Vero, Indian River, Florida. 



