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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 15 



Convention and Fair Notices. 



PREMIUM LIST FOR ILLINOIS STATE FAIR, SEPTEM- 

 BER 27 TO OCTOBER 5. 



The judges in this lot will be governed by the code 

 of rules adopted by the Illinois State Bee-keepers' 

 Association. 



Five hundred pounds only will receive full score for 

 c/uantity in displays of comb and extracted honey, 

 and 300 pounds only in displays of candied honey; 50 

 pounds will receive full score for quantity in display 

 of beeswax. 



Only one entry will be allowed each exhibitor for 

 any one premium. 



No. 



2293 Display of comb honey. 



2294 Collection of labeled cases containing 12 or 



more pounds of white honev from different 

 flowers 



2295 Collection of labeled cases containing 12 or 



more pounds of amber or dark honey from 

 different flowers 



2296 Case of white-clover comb honey. 12 to 2* 



pounds 



2297 Case of sweet-clover comb honey, 12 to 24 



pounds 



2298 Case of basswood comb lioiiey, 12 to 24 pounds 



2299 Case of amber comb honey, 12 to 24 pounds 



2300 Display of samples of extracted honey, not less 



than half-pound each 



2301 Display of extracted honey ] . 



2302 Honey extracting on the grounds. ..,[ 



2303 Frame of comb honey for extracting .'. 



2304 Display of candled hone.v... . 



2305 Display of beeswax ....." ..'..]....... 



2306 One-frame observatory hive dark Italian bees. 

 2,307 One-frame observatory hive golden Italian 



bees.. 



2308 One-frame observatory hive Carniolain bees '. '. 



2309 Honey vinegar, one-half gallon, with recipe 



for making 



2310 Display of designs in iioney . ............. 



""' ' Display of designs rn beeswax ............ 



2311 



10 



HONEY WANTED. 



Notwithstanding repeated calls for honey, both 

 comb and extracted, we have had very few offers. Evi- 

 dently the demand is such that our readers are finding 

 ready sale at good prices. We need honey to fill or- 

 ders on file, and should like to hear from those hav- 

 ing choice extracted or fancy, or No. 1 comb honey 

 for sale, with description and price. 



HONEY-JARS. 



We have been disappointed by delay in delivery of 

 a carload of No. 25 and Simplex jars, and, as a conse- 

 quence, some orders have been delayed. Order was 

 placed more than two months ago. and we were prom- 

 ised delivery early in August. As we go to press we 

 have every reason to expect shipmpnt to arrive with- 

 in a few days, so that we can fill orders promptly when 

 the car arrives. 



THE .J. B. HAND SYSTEM. 



We are receiving numerous inquiries for hives and 

 fixtures as used by J. E. Hand, and described in the 

 series of articles which have been running in Glean- 

 ings for the past few months. We already list in our 

 catalog, page 5, a sectional or divisible-brood-cham- 

 ber hive which you can operate by the Hand method; 

 besides it has the advantage of using the Danz. super 

 with 4x5 plain sections. It does not have a movable 

 side, but the super-springs afford the same facility in 

 getting at the contents, for it is not often that you 

 have to disturb the contents of a section of the hive 

 by Mr. Hand's method. We can supply the sections 

 split on three sides, for receiving a full sheet of foun- 

 dation, at 10 cts. per 100 or 50 cts. per 1000 extra over 

 the price of the regular style. 



honet packages and labels. 

 We call attention to the honey-packages, both of 

 glass and tin, on other pages of this number; also to 

 the inside front cover page of the July 1st issue for 

 labels. We are ottering some new designs in labels. 

 If interested in ordering, send for complete label cat- 

 alog, of which a new edition has just been completed. 

 If you have choice honey to sell, put it on the mar- 

 ket in neat and attractive form, and it will find readi- 

 er sale. 



CARTONS FOR COMB HONEY. 



In casing your fancy comb honey for market you 

 will find it quite an advantage to enclose each section 

 in a carton before placing them in the case. Sections 

 packed in the Danzenbaker style of carton may be 

 packed in the regular-sized shipping-eases; but the 

 folding cartons which entirely enclose the section re- 

 quire more room, and, consequently, larger cases to 

 take them in. We are now prepared to supply car- 

 tons made from a better grade of stock and more 

 artistic printing than the ordinary style listed in our 

 catalog, at about $1.90 per 1000 more ttian the price of 

 the regular style listed in our catalog. Send for sam- 

 ples with 5 cents to pay for postage on same. 



TELESCOPE CAP FOB WINTER PROTECTION. 



The above illustration shows a very satisfactory 

 method of protecting bees over winter in single-wall- 

 ed hives. This same cover, listed as K in our catalog, 

 is also a great protection in the fall and spring, espe- 

 cially the latter when bees are building up ready for 

 the honey-harvest. We have known cases where 

 enough additional honey was secured because of this 

 added protection to pay the price of the covers in one 

 season. The rim is 11J4 inches deep, and the top is 

 covered with galvanized steel. The price, nailed and 

 painted, is 80 cts. each, 8-frame; 85 cts., 10-frame. In 

 flat, 62 cts. each; $3.00 for 5, 8 frame; 65 cts. each. $3.10 

 for five, ten-frame. Where this cover is Substituted 

 for the regular cover on a single-wall hive, a light su- 

 per cover should be used in connection with it. Price 

 of super cover is 15 cts. each, $1.30 for 10. 



("HANGBS IN PRICES FOR 1907-8. 



Up to this time we have determined on the follow- 

 ing changes in list prices. During the past season 

 we have worked off our surplus stock of No. 2 plain 

 sections so that from this date forward, until further 

 notice, the price on B grade or No. 2 plain sections 

 will be 25 cents per 1000 higher than the rate given in 

 our catalog. 



We cut out the dozen rate on No. 30 wire on spools, 

 and increase the 5-lb. coils to $1,00 each. 



B. P. S. paint for hives is advanced to $1.75 per gal- 

 lon; 90 cts. per 'a gallon; 50 cts. a quart; 80 cts. a pint. 



Painted wire cloth is advanced to 2^2 cts. per foot 

 for cut pieces; 2 cts. in full-roll lots. Galvanized 

 wire cloth, 8 mesh, is advanced to 8 cts. per sq. ft. 



The A B C of Bee Culture, very greatly enlarged 

 and improved, printed on enameled paper, is advanced 

 to $1.50 postpaid; $1.25 with other goods by freight or 

 express. . The new edition will not be completed till 

 November. Half-leather editions will be $2.00; full 

 leather, $2.50. 



There has been an advance of over 30 per cent in 

 material for bee-veils, and new prices are adopted as 

 follows: No. 1, all silk tulle veil, 90 cts.; No. 2, cotton 

 tulle with silk face, 60 cts,; No. 3, all cotton tulle, 50 



