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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 15 



PRICE OF BEESWAX. 

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

 trade, for average wax delivered here. As the early- 

 order discount grows less we reduce the difference be- 

 tween cash and trade price of wax. 



LANTERN-SLIDES. 



We now have a good assortment of lantern-slides for 

 illustrating lectures on bee-keeping. Parties interested 

 will be furnished with a list of subjects, and terms for 

 rental or sale. 



HONEY^ WANTED. 



White clover and basswood comb and extracted honey 

 wanted. We can pay a good price for a large lot of 

 extra-fancy basswood in Danzenbaker sections for an 

 export order. State quantity, and price wanted. Send 

 sample of extracted. 



EARLY-ORDER DISCOUNT. 

 The discount for December cash orders is 7 per cent; 

 and many who have not ordered in previous months are 

 taking advantage of this discount before it grows less. 

 After January the discount drops off two per cent a 

 month. 



DRONE-EXCLUDING ZINC. 



Several years ago we advertised perforated zinc that 

 will exclude drones, but allow the queens to pass. Be- 

 fore disposing of the Tinker machine on which this was 

 made we prepared a good supply of sheets 24x40 in size, 

 and we still have a good part of this stock, as it has not 

 been listed in recent catalogs. To those who have use 

 for such zinc we shall be pleased to furnish this at 75 

 cents per sheet. 



OUR 1906 CATALOG. 



Before the Jan. 1st Gleanings goes to press we ex- 

 pect to have the first 100,000 catalogs for 1906 pretty 

 well completed. The large editions of Gleanings, and 

 the increased size, has kept our presses so busy that we 

 haven't had time to push the catalog as we should like. 

 Although we have been running our big press night and 

 day for weeks we have had to have help on this first 

 100,000 catalogs from outside in order to get it out on 

 time. 



this issue. 

 The paper required to print this issue of Gleanings 

 weighs 16,000 pounds. Not counting the cover there are 

 240,000 impressions on our large 16-page press, or four 

 million pages. At the low newspaper rate of postage, 

 one cent a pound, it costs $160 in postage alone on this 

 one number. Forty thousand copies of 100 pages each 

 are printed and mailed — the largest size and largest 

 number of a bee paper ever made. 



gleanings fair contest for 1905. 

 ■ The contest closed Nov. 15th, and was satisfactory in 

 every way. The following were the winners. Trial 

 subscriptions count one point ; and yearly subscriptions 

 (new or renewal) count two points. 



1st prize, $10, J. P. Berg, Washington, 41 points. 



2d prize, $5, F M. Roseman, Nebraska, 34 points. 



3d prize. $3, H. S. Duby, Illinois, 22 points. 



4th prize, $2.50, E. Grainger & Co., Ontario, 20 points. 



We will doubtless inaugurate another fair contest in 

 the fall of 1906. Gleanings readers should, whenever 

 possible, enter our subscription contests. The entries 

 are always light when compared with other magazines, 

 and our prizes are very liberal. A little extra work is 

 well rewarded. Notice that three of these prizes went 

 to parties located in somewhat remote points where bee- 

 keepers are not as numerous as in many places, showing 

 how easy it is to get a prize, even under unfavorable 

 conditions. 



The Western Prult Grower. 



One of the best, if not the best, fruit-papers that 

 reaches us is The Western Fruit Grower, published at St. 

 Joseph, Mo. It comes monthly, filled with valuable arti- 

 cles, and its pages crowded with clean advertisements. 

 The typographical appearance is extra good. 



Every number has a special cover design printed in 

 two colors. Every issue is devoted to some special sub- 

 ject. The following are the ones for the next four 

 months: 



January, Horticultural Society Number. 



February, Spraying Number. 



March, Gardening Number. 



April, Small-Fruit Number. 



Gleanings heartily recommends this paper to its read- 

 ers. Bees and fruits naturally go together, so every 

 bee-keeper should read at least one good fruit-paper. 



For Sale.— One Barnes foot-power buzz-saw. 



F. W. Stevens, Rt. 1, Box 53, Moore's Hill, Ind. 



For Sale. White Wyandotte cockerels; selected 

 stock; farm-raised; bred from 200-egg strain; $1.00 to 

 $1.50 each. F. B. Yockey, Apollo, Pa. 



For Sale.— Golden Italian queens from select stock, 

 40 cts. each for orders received before Jan. 20, spring 

 delivery. Try a dozen; I guarantee satisfaction. M. O. 

 office. Ariton. W. S. McKnight, Newtopia, Ala. 



For Sale.— Eighty acres of fine land— no better in 

 Iowa or Illinois— at $65 per acre; better than money at 

 6 per cent; joins $75 and $80 farms; title clear. Write 

 me. D. E. Lhommedieu, Colo, Story Co., Iowa, 



For Sale.— All or part of apiary for cash; or will 

 exchange for young Guernsey cattle in fair condition. 

 Shipping-point, Canton, Ohio. 



Elvert W. Haag, Route 2 New Berlin, Ohio. 



For Sale. — If you want an illustrated and descrip- 

 tive catalog of bee-keepers' supplies for 1906 send your 

 name and address to Frank S Stephens, 



(Root's Goods.) Paden City, W. Va. 



For Sale. — Western beekeepers, if you use founda- 

 tion or have any beeswax you wish made into founda- 

 tion, write to the Delta Apiaries, Delta, Colo., for free 

 samples and prices; 25 years' experience. A big dis- 

 count from ruling prices, and on this w^inter's orders. 



For Sale.— Fifty portico Langstroth hives, $50; 25 

 Jumbo hives, 500 Langstroth and Jumbo brood-frames; 

 one honey-extractor, 15: Barnes foot-power saw, 815; 

 50 Doolittle division-board feeders; honey-tanks. Hill 

 devices, etc. R. C. Hugentobler, Miami, Ohio. 



For Sale. — One-horse sweep>-power, speed- jack, rode, 

 and belting, Daisy green-bone cutter; a bargain; price 

 $25. One Odell double-bar type-writer, good as new; 

 price $7. A small quantity of shallow extracting- 

 frames; price 10 cts. each. Address 



Wm. Findlay, Basco, Hancock Co., 111. 



For Sale.— Weed-process foundation business; a rare 

 chance to buy a foundation business with- good grow- 

 ing established trade; price $800. 



H. F. Hagen, Denver, Colo., 



Or The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio. 



For Sale.— 300 acres of land six miles from a thrifty 

 town; 40 acres in cultivation, 40 acres timber, balance 

 pasture; all new land, partly underlaid with good coal. 

 Price $17.50 per acre if sold soon. For particulars 

 address A. O. Young, Appleton City, Mo. 



For Sale. — Fifteen Dadant hives, painted; also joints 

 painted before nailing; used IV2 years; consisting of 

 bottom-board, body, and cap; brood-frames nailed and 

 wired. Price each, $1.60 f . o. b. here. 



Wm. Ueck, Dorchester, Wis. 



For Sale.— Custom sawmill and farm of about 80 

 acres, with about 32 cleared; new 15-room house; daily 

 capacity about 4 to 5 M; price $6500. For further par- 

 ticulars address No. 74, Route 2, Dorchester, Wis. 



For Sale.— Ten AE5-8 hives, nailed and painted; ten 

 2P-8 supers, and ten 2S-8 supers; in use two seasons, 

 but good as new. Root's catalog price over $30.00, but 

 $20.00 will buy the lot. Also have some bees in box 

 hives at $2.00 a colony. 



W. T. Anderson, R. F. D. 4. Erin, Tenn. 



