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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 15 



Q eanings in Bee Culture 



[Established in 1873.] 



Devoted to Bees, Honey, and Home Interests. 



Published Semi-monthly by 



The A. 1. Root Co., - - Medina, Ohio. 



A. I. ROOT, Editor of Home and Gardeuing Dep'ts. 



E. R. ROOT, Editor of Apiciiltural Dept. 



J. T. CALVERT Bus Mgr. 



A. L. BOYDEN, Sec. 



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 ther notice if the first is not heeded. Any subscriber 

 whose sub.scription has expired, wishing his journal 

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 time paid for by making this request when ordering. 



Special Notices by A. 1. Root. 



THE HOME VINEYARD. 



The above is the title of Fanners' Bulletin No. 156, 

 and it is one of the best of the Farmers' Bulletins. It 

 contains lo pages, full of illustrations. It gives the 

 plin of propagating the grape that I gave for several 

 years in the .\ B C book, and also gives the Fuller sys- 

 tem, or somethin • very much like it, in detail. If j-ou 

 are going to plant one or more grapevines >end to the 

 Hon. James vvilsin, Secttary of Agriculture. Wash- 

 ington. D. C, and tell him you want Farmer.-?' Bulletin 

 No. 156. 



DISSATISFACTION IN BUSINESS DEALS. 



On my return home, after I had attended to my cor- 

 respondence, etc., I asked our people here if thev had 

 any "jangles" or disagreements they would like to 

 have me look into. I was glad to learn there were not 

 many; but there were .some letters from .some of our 

 adverti.sers. especially in the Wants and Exchange de- 

 partment, and from those who had received goods from 

 said advertisers. Of course, in such cases we try to act 

 as peacemakers; and just now I want to mention one 

 of the troubles. .\ queen-breeder received an order 

 and sent queens without the money; but. not hearing 

 from the man in due time, he asked for h s pay. But 

 this man excused himself from paying by saying the 

 queens were "not good." This thing has come up 

 several times in years past; and I believe I once de- 

 cided that the man who received queens, or, for that 

 matter, any thing else, and neglected to acknowledge 

 the receipt of the goods, and did not write any thing 

 at all until he was asked Jor the pav he was not entitled 

 to a rebate. Of course, circumsances may sometimes 

 alter cases; but as a general rule I would say that who- 

 ever receives goods of any sort for which he has not 

 paid, and neglects to say any thing or do any thing 

 until he is dunned for his money, forfeits his cliim to 

 a rebate. Manv business firms, you are well aware, 

 ,'ay on their stationery, ".\ll complaints mu.st be made 

 inside of ten days." Of course, you can not alwavs 

 tell whether a queen is good or bad in.side of ten days; 

 but if j-ou do not pay inside of ten days you should cer- 

 tainly write something, stating whether the queens 

 were received in good order or not. If they are dead, 

 mail the cages right back just as you received them, 

 with full statement. If you neglect to do this, or say. 

 nothing at all. I should say you should pay the bill iii 

 full unless the sender is willing to divide the loss. If 

 the queen is received in apparently good order, and 

 proves to be a drone-layer — that is, if she is warranted 



to be a tested queen — almost any breeder of good repu- 

 ta'ion will make the matter satisfactory — that is, pro- 

 vided you have acted fairly and honorably. But do 

 not, under any circumstances, fail to let the' man who 

 has tru'-ted you know about it. Postal cards are 

 cheap; and a man who will not make use of them un- 

 der such circumstances ought to be the loser. The 

 best advertisement any man can have is the reputation 

 of being prompt . Answer quickly, especially the man 

 who has entrusted you with his goods without getting 

 the money first. 



BEESVt'AX WANTED. 



The market for beeswax remains steady with a mod- 

 erate supply. We are shipping so much foundation to 

 dealers on next season's trade ihat we are using a much 

 larger quantit}- early in the stason than we have in for- 

 mer years ; consequently our surplus is exhausted, and 

 we are using supplies as fast as they arrive. We .•■hall 

 be pleased to hear from those having wax for sale. We 

 are paying at present for average wax. delivered here, 

 29 cents cash, 81 in trade, and from one to two cents ex- 

 tra for choice quality. Send on your shipments as .soon 

 as ready ; and be sure to mark them, so we may know 

 whom they come from. Write us at the same time, and 

 send shipping-receipt and a notice of the weight ship- 

 ped. 



Convention Notices. 



A series of bee-keepers' institutes will be held in this 

 .State as follows: Canandaigua, March 2, '?,; Romulus, 

 March 1; Auburn, March 5; Cortland, March 6 Fulton, 

 :March 7; Syracuse, March 9 10; Amsterdam, March 11. 



Prof Frank Benton, of Washington, D. C , who is 

 furnished bj- the U. S. Department of Agriculture at 

 the expense of the Bureau of Institutes o the -State De- 

 partment of Agriculture, will address the meetings. 

 The New York .Stute As ociation of Bee-keepers' so- 

 cieties will hold i s annual meeting at Syracuse, ^Nlarch 

 10, at 10 A. M., in the City Hall. Prof. Benton and oth- 

 er prominent bee-men have informed us of their inten- 

 tion to attend this meeting, and a profitable and inter- 

 esting session is in store for those who attend. Spe- 

 cial rates have been secured for entertainment at the 

 Manhattan Hotel, Fa\ ette .St., at 51 25 per day. 



Romulus, N. Y'. ' C B. Howard, Sec. 



The Michigan State Bee-keepers'i Association will 

 hold its annual convention Feb. 3d and 4lh, in the 

 C juiicil Rooms of the City Hall, at I., > using, l he rooms 

 are in the third story, back away from the noise of the 

 street, yt t thev can be reached by the elevator. 



Arrangements have been made at a nice, clean hotel, 

 the Wentworlh H' use, only two blocks from the place 

 of meeting, where bee-keepers will be accommodated 

 at Sl.'O a dav. 



The Michigan State Dairymen will hold iheir con- 

 vention at the Agricultural College. Lansing-, on the 

 same dates, as also will the Slate Veterinaries, thus 

 enabling the members of all three societies to come at 

 reduced rates. When buying your ticket you will pay 

 full f.ire aiid a'k for a certific<te, on account of Michi- 

 gan " Diirymen's Convention," as the s cretary of this 

 convention is to sien thrse certificates for all three con- 

 ventions. This certificate will enable 30U to go back 

 at one-third fare. 



The first session will be on the evening of the 3d, 

 when E. R Root will show us " Bee-keeping from the 

 Atlantic to the Pacific, as seen through the Camera and 

 Stereopticon ' This will consist of portraits of dis- 

 tinguished bee-keepers, of ■■piaries, hives implements, 

 methods, etc , all tully explained. .\ more enjoyable 

 entertainment for a bee-keeper can not be imagined. 



Mr. C. \. Huff, of Clayton, ^Michigan, who has been 

 experimenting the past season with formalin for cur- 

 ing foul brood, has promised to be present. Messrs 

 Soper and Aspinwall, of Jackson, are not faraway, and 

 will probably be present. Mr. Aspinvi'all has kept 

 about 70 colonies for the past 10 years, without losing 

 a colonv in winter. He can tell us how he has prevent- 

 ed this loss; also how he pre\ents swarming. ]\Ir. T. 

 F. Bingham, who has been so successful wintering 

 bees in a cellar built like a cistern, is al.so expected. 

 Messrs. A D. D. Wood and J. H. Larrabee both live at 

 Lansing, and will help to make the meeting a success. 



This is the first time that the convention has been 

 held in the southern part of the State in several > ears; 

 let us turn out and show our appreciation of the event. 



W. Z. HUTCHTN.SON. 



President. 



