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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 15 



INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Banking by Mall. 



Savings Deposit Bank 

 Co 1064 



Bee-smokers. 



Bingham, T. F 1099 



Danzenbaker, F 1057 



Bee Supplies. 



Blanke & Hauk 1101 



Bondonneau, E., front 



cover. 

 Buck & "Wilson, back 



cover. 

 Gary, W. W., & Son.. 1064 

 Falconer Mfg. Co., 



back cover. 

 Grainger, E., & Co.. ..1099 

 Griggs Brothers, front 



cover. 



Hilton, Geo. E 1099 



Hunt & Son.M.H.front 



cover. 



Jenkins, J. M 1064 



Jepson, H. H 1064 



Kretchmer Mfg. Co . . . 1063 



Mason, J. B 1064 



Minnesota Bee Supply 



Co 1099 



Nebel, J., back cover. 

 Nysewander. Jos. back 



cover. 

 Peirce, E. W 1061 



Pouder, Walter S 1066 



Prothero, Frank W ... 1 100 

 Root Co. , Syracuse — 1063 



Root Co., Phil 1064 



Root Co., St. Paul 1101 



Reeves, A. H 1100 



Stringham, I. J 1102 



Texas Seed and Floral 



Co 1100 



Toeppr. wein.U., back 



cover. 



Weber, C. H. W 1055 



Woodman, A. G 1104 



York Honey & Bee Co .1100 



Bees and Queens. 



Alley, H 1103 



Benton, C. D 1061 



Benton, Frank 1 104 



Case. J. B 1104 



Collins, D 1102 



Degen, R., & Co 1104 



Fajen, J. L 1104 



Forehand, W. J I'Ol 



Haunschild, Erm 1102 



Hurst, D. F 1 102 



Hutchinson. W. Z....1063 



Laws. W. H 1103 



Leininger, F 1103 



McCain, R. B 1104 



Mennie &, Fenton 1102 



Miller, S.E 1104 



Moore, J. P 1103 



Quirin, H. G 1102 



Rails, W. H 1103 



Rea, G. H 1103 



Robey. L. H 1103 



Roselawn Apiaries — 1 102 



Routzahn, G 1103 



Shaw, J. W. K. & Co.. 1103 



Shuff, W. A 1103 



Snyder Apiaries 1 103 



Taylor & Son 1102 



Victor, W. 1102 



Classified Advertisements. 



Bee - keperes' Direc- 

 tory 1106 



Bees and Queens 1105 



For Sale 1105 



Help Wanted 1105 



Honey and Wax Want- 

 ed 1106 



Honey and Wax for 



Sale 1106 



Real Estate for Bee- 

 keepers.. 1105 



Situations Wanted. ..1105 

 Wants and Exchange. 1106 



Comb Foundation. 



Dadant & Son, back cover. 

 Incubators. 



Cycle Hatcher Co 1059 



Household Specialties. 

 Best Light Co 1059 



Home, J. Co 1061 



Myers, C. A 1061 



Ohio Cooker Co 1058 



Machinery. 



Barnes, W. F 1100 



Electric Wheel Co.... 1100 



Empire Mfg. Co 1059 



Lansiny.- Wheelbarrow 



Co 1061 



Myers & Bros., F. E..1059 



Miscellaneous. 



Cook, A. J 1059 



Evans & Turner 10,57 



Fish, S. T 1057 



Harding Pub. Co 1065 



Hildreth & Segelkin. .1057 



Lester, F. E., Co 1059 



Loftis Bros. & Co 1061 



Mugler Eng-raving Co .1059 



Muth. F. W 1156 



Prindle & Williamson . 1 100 

 Soper, W. D 1059 



Poultry Supplies. 



O. K. Stock Food Co .1059 



Publishers, Bee-Journal 

 FalconerMf g.Co. ,back 

 cover. 



Hutchinson, W. Z 1063 



Modern Farmer. .. . 1061 

 York & Co.. Geo. W..1065 



Our Advertising Rates. 



Twenty cents per agate line, flat. 

 Fourteen lines to inch. 



SPACE RATES (To be used in one issue) 



One-fourth page $11.00 



One-half page 21.00 



One page 40.00 



Preferred position, Inside pages, 30 per cent additional. 

 Preferred position, inside cover pages 60 per cent additional. 

 Outside cover page, double price. 

 Reading notices, 60 per cent additional. 

 Cash-in-advance discount, 6 per cent. 

 Cash discount, if paid in 10 days, 2 per cent. 

 Bills payable monthly. , , ^ , ^ i 



No medical or objectionable advertising accepted. 



"A Square Deal." 



We believe that every advertisement in this 

 paper is backed by a responsible person. But 

 to make doubly sure we will make good any loss 

 to paid subscribers sustained by trusting any 

 deliberate swindler advertising in our display 

 columns, and any such swindler will be publicly 

 exposed. We protect subscribers against 

 rogues, but we do not guarantee to adjust trif- 

 ing differences between subscribers and honest 

 responsible advertisers. With regard to the 

 classified columns, we can not protect our read- 

 ers from what they consider bad trades, where 

 there is room for a good deal of difference of 

 opinion. This would be Impossible; but we do 

 protect them from all deadbeats and swindlers. 

 Of course we are not responsible for the debts 

 of an honest bankrupt sanctioned by the 

 courts. Notice of the complaint must be sent to 

 us within one month of the time of the transac- 

 tion and you must have mentioned Gleanings 

 IN Bek Cttltubk when writing the advertiser. 



THE TRIALS OF A QUE '-BREEDER. 



The weather has been provokingly bad this sea- 

 son for all queen-breeders north and south; but, in 

 addition, troubles of another kind have come from 

 other quarters to add to the misery of the average 

 bee-breeder. The orders for tees and queens were 

 unprecedentedly large, owing to the long cold spring 

 which killed many colonies and depleted others. 

 When orders were delayed, customers got desperate 

 and tried writing threatening letters to see what 

 effect it would have on the breeders, not knowing 

 the latter were up to the ears with orders they 

 could not fill. The poor season also had its effect 

 on the quality of the queens, or at least the'^ were 

 not so bright and plump as usual, because the 

 breeder could not keep them long enough. For ex- 

 ample, one reliable breeder in Louisiana sent us a 

 letter from a customer, complaining of the poor 

 queen sent him, and threatening him with exposure 

 to The A. I. Root Co. This man did not wait to see 

 what sort of breeder his queen would turn out to be, 

 but simply condemned by the looks without waiting 

 to examine the progeny. We can not pay attention 

 to such complaints, as the breeder has been honest 

 and straightforward in the matter. 



Another man camplains bitterly about a queen we 

 sent him — a premium fjueen valued at 75 cts. As a 

 matter of fact, we recommended a $1.25 queen, but 

 he chose to disregard our advice and ordered a 

 cheap queen instead. Now he is disappointed. It 

 is quite possible his queen will develop into quite a 

 nice breeder. She hasn't had time to show her 

 qualities as a mother. 



The same party is inclined to impugn the motives 

 of our senior editor in writing the Home papers. 

 He says he is somewhat skeptical about a man who 

 professes so much, hinting, of course, that the prac- 

 tice is not equal to the iirofession. We are sorry 

 our friend has such a poor opinion of us, and hope 

 he will come to see us at an early date, as we v ilue 

 his good opinion. We do not think we are hop' 'ess- 

 ly bad. 



Finally, along comes a letter from Doolittle & 

 Clark, stating they have to refuse orders, showing 

 we are not the only breeders who are in trouble. 



