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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 15 



REMITTANCES FOB ORDERS AND ACCOUNT. 



We are under the necessity of asking our friends 

 and patrons when making remittances not to send 

 checks on local banks, but to send, instead, either a 

 bank draft on New York or Chicago, or a postofflce 

 or express money order. The tight money market 

 through which numerous sections are passing is 

 making it difficult for us to get credit at the banks 

 for local checks, and in some cases we may be 

 obliged to return them and ask instead for a remit- 

 tance in one of the forms mentioned above. Where 

 we make payments we almost invariably do so by 

 New York draft. Where you can not remit by any of 

 the methods mentioned, then send money by register- 

 ed mail. The most approved methods, however, are 

 by bank draft, postofflce or express money order. 



SECOND-HAND FOUNDATION-MrLLS. 



We have to oCer the following second-hand founda- 

 tion-mills in good condition. We shall be pleased to 

 hear from any one interested. To such we can send 

 a small sample of comb foundation representing the 

 kind of work produced by the particular machine you 

 enquire about. 



No. 078. — 6x2%-inch hex. cell thin super mill, in very 

 good condition. Price $12 00. 



No. 079.— 6x2M-inch hex cell thin-super mill, in very 

 good condition. Price $12.00. 



No. 088.— 6x2%-inch hex. cell thin-super mill, in good 

 condition. Price *12.C0. 



No. 088.— 6x2/4-inch hex. cell extra-thin-super mill, 

 in good condition. Price $12.00. 



No. 088.— 12x2%-inch round-cell heavy-brood mill, 

 in fair condition Price $1200. 



No 082.— 10x2^-inch round- cell medium-brood mill, 

 in very good condition. Price $15.00. 



No. 090.— 10x2-inch round-cell medium-brood mill, 

 in fine condition. Price $15.00. 



No. 091. — 10x2-inch hex. cell, medium or light brood 

 mill, in good condition. Price 115.00. 



DR. MILLER SPLINTS. 



We have often had calls for wood splints for use 

 with foundation in brood-frames to prevent sagging, 

 as used and recommended by Dr. C. C. Miller. We 

 have usually made them by sawing them out, and wast- 

 ed more than three-fourths of the wood in sawdust. 

 We have hit upon a plan of slicing them, thereby sav- 

 ing all the wood, and cheapening the process as well. 

 We can furnish them 8/i inches long for L. frames at 

 50 cts. per 1000 by mail; 40 cts. shipped with 

 other goods. Small lots at 10 cts. per 100 postpaid. 



Other lengths can be furnished as well. If shortpr, 

 same price in 1000 lots. If longer, add fifty per cent 

 up to 12 inches long. 



CARTAGE CHARGE ON ORDERS FILLED BY OUR CITY 

 BRANCH OFFICES. 



The expense of doing business in our large cities is 

 so great that we can not continue furnishing goods at 

 regular prices free on board cars from our city branch 

 offices. It is a great accommodation to many custom- 

 ers, especially in the busy season, to be able to secure 

 goods promptly and at lower freight rates from these 

 distributing centers, and I am sure they will be will- 

 ing to share with us the heavy expenses necessary to 

 make this accommodation possible. Hereafter on all 

 orders from Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and 

 Washington offices, shipped by freight, a cartage 

 charge of 25 cts. will be made on orders of $3.00 or 

 less; 35 cts. on orders of $3.00 to $5.00; 50 cts. on orders 

 of $5.00 to $10.00; over $10 00 in value, 5 per cent of the 

 bill, or 20 cts. per 100 lbs , if that figures less than the 

 5-per-cent plan. 



These charges do not cover the cost to us, but rep- 

 resent a fair division of the cost. 



EARLY-ORDER CASH DISCOUNT. 



We have been obliged to cut down the early-order 

 cash discount below that offered in former years; but 

 it is still sufficiently liberal to pay transportation 

 charges quite a distance, or to pay liberal interest on 

 the money invested in supplies early, and should at- 

 tract those forehanded people who know pretty well 

 what they want for the coming season. 



The following is the schedule of discounts for early 

 cash orders for bee-keepers' supplies, subject to the 

 conditions below: 



For cash sent in December, deduct 4 per cent. 



January, " 3H 



February, " 3 

 " March. " 2H " 



" April, " 2 



The discount is only for cash sent before the expira- 

 tion of the months named, and is intended to apply to 

 hives, sections, frames, foundation, extractors, smok- 

 ers, shipping-cases, cartons, and other miscellaneous 

 bee-keepers' supplies. It will not apply on the follow- 

 ing articles exclusively; but where these form no more 

 than about one-tenth of the whole order the early-or- 

 der discount may be taken from the entire bill: Tin- 

 ned wire, paint, Bingham smokers. Porter bee-es- 

 capes, glass and tin honey-packages, scales, bees and 

 queens, bee-books and papers, labels, and other print- 

 ed matter, bushel boxes, seeds, and other specialties 

 not listed in our general catalog. 



PRICE LIST OF HAND SECTIONAL HIVE AND PARTS. 



We have had numerous calls for sectional hives just as Mr. Hand uses them. We will not list them 

 in our catalog for the coming season, but will make them up to supply on special order, to those who 

 desire to try them, at prices in table below. The outside dimetsions being nearly the same as the reg- 

 ular Dovetailed hive, the regular covers and bottoms can be used. 



Hand brood-frames, 4^8xl7?^xl%; ends, VMi%; top. iixJi; bottom, VsxK ... .$2 00 per 100 in flat; $18 00 per 1000 



Hand section-frames 4%xl7%xl>^; ends and top, P/^xK; bottom, liixji 2.50 " " 22.00 



Hand fences, 4%xl7^. P style 1.75 " " 16.00 



Orders for these hives can be filled only from Medina, as they are not in stock at branches and 

 agencies, and will not be carried in stock unless the demand for them warrants it. Orders placed early, 

 giving time for delivery, can ofien be forwarded in cars to nearest distributing point if so requested. 



