1883 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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THE NEW IMPROVED 



STEAM POWER 



Comb Foundation Factory. 



CHAS. OLM, Proprietor, 



FOND DU L.AC, WISCONSIN. 



THE BEST WORK AND LOWEST PRICE. 



PTOE YBLLOW BEESWAX IS WAEEANTED. SEND FOE 

 SAMPLES AND PEICE LIST. 3tfd 



C. 15. CURTIS, Selnia, Ala. 



Pastoi- 1st Congregational Church, 



AMATEUE DEALEE IN BEES AND QUEENS. 



Prices 25 per cent less than In A. I. 

 Root's circular (due his reputation), 

 and ready 1st of April. 100 queen- 

 rearing colonies. DolTjAr Queens, 

 and Bees by the Pound, a specialty. 



GEORGE W. BAKER, 



— OF— 



Lewisville, Henry Co., Ind. 



Has 3000 New Illustrated Cir- 

 culars (to give away) of 



ITALIAN BEES, QUEENS, 



Plymouth Book & Brown Leghorn Fowls. 

 EGGS FOR HATCHING. 



Also Extractors, Honey - Knives, 

 Smokers, etc., etc. 3-2d 



FOUNDATION MACHINES FOR SALE. 



Langstroth size, $3..50; any size desired, in propor- 

 tion. Dipping bos', 42x14, $310. Foundation, 40 cts. 

 per lb. for brood; 42 cts. tot sections. Pumpkin 

 seeds, 20 cts. a pint by mail; grow as large as a half- 

 bushel. JOHN PARIS, Town House, Smyth Co.,Va. 

 3d 



FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. 



Second-hand 4 H. P. Engine and Boiler complete, 

 with safety-valve, governor, steam-gauge, pump, 

 and heater, all in good running order; or will ex- 

 change for an 8 H. P., and pav the dilference. 

 3d D. G. WEBSTER, Blaine, Boone Co., 111. 



30 



or 40 Colonies of Bees 

 For Sale very chea 



p 



12 Gallup or Doolittle frames, crosswise, or 8 L. 

 frames, lengthwise. Must sell. Cause, sickness 

 and advanced age. N. A. PRUDDEN. 



Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 13, 1883. 



1883 



THIRTEENTH YEAR. 



1883 



Italian # Syrian ftueens. 



Testea queens, in April and May, - - $2 50 

 Tested queens, in June and after, - - - 2 00 

 Untested queens, in April and May, - - - 1 2.5 

 Untested queens, in June and after, - - 1 GO 



Sent bv mail, and safe arrival guaranteed. Send 

 for circular. 



Address W. P. HENDERSON, 



2-7dinq Murfreesboro, Ruth. Co., Tenn. 



C)r\ NTCETAKTARIAN CHERRY-TREES 



Zl\J for $1.00 (by express). Can send 20 smaller 

 ones by mail postpaid, if desired. Oood fruit, and 

 makes "lots" of honey. Address 



CHAS. KINGSLEY, Greeneville, Tenn. 



E. T. liEWIS & CO., TOLEDO, OHIO, 



Manufacturers of theU. S. Standard Honey-Extract- 

 or (new improvements), and all other Apiarian 



Supplies. Send for circular. Itfd 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



Early Italii k Cy^riai IJaBBis. 



Imported and home-bred; nuclei and fiill colo- 

 nies. For quality and purity, my stock of bees can 

 not be excelled in the United States. I make a 

 specialty of manufacturing the Dunham foundation. 

 Try it. If you wish to purchase Bees or Supplies, 

 send for my new Circular, containing directions for 

 introducing queens, remarks on the new races of 

 Bees, &c. Address 

 Itfd DR. J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION. 



. UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS. , 



Nothing is better; your fdn. suits exactly. 



Cincinnati, O., Oct. 23, 1882. Chas. F. Muth. 



The finest and brightest I ever saw. 



Adamsville, O., March, 1882. Green R. Shirer. 



Best I have used ; no breaking down; bees take it 

 readily. W, B. Spence, Sidney, Ohio, Aug. 31, 1882. 



I like it better than any offered by dealers. 



Baltimore, Md.. Jan. 24, 1882. C. H. Lake. 



It is the nicest I have used. D. Keyes. 



Louisville, Ky., June 20, 1882. 



It is the best I ever saw. Geo. Wostum. 



Racine, Wis., July 19, 1882. 



Willing to pay 2 cts. per lb. more than for any I 

 have seen. F. Wilcox, Mauston, Wis., Mar. 23, 1883. 



The most perfect article that I have seen. 



Christianburg, Ky. G. W. Demaree. 



"Very well satisfied. Bees worked on it finely. 



Avon, St. Genevieve Co., Mo. Wm. Bloom. 



Have used about 75 lbs. from , but I prefer 



yours. Rev. W. Ballantine, Sago, Ohio. 



Your foundation is the best. J. W. Porthk. 



Charlottesville, Va., March 25, 1882. 



The nicest I ever received. H. W. Funk. 



Bloomington, 111. 



Your fdn. beats them all. Bees draw it out fur- 

 ther. Jos. Crowden, Remington, Ind. 



Ahead of any fdn. maker of the world. 



Borodino. N. Y. G. M. Doolittle. 



I concluded to send to you, even if express is 

 higher. Council Grove, Kan. D. T. Norton. 



I never saw any nicer. G. Tisdale. 



Westfleld, N. Y., March 31, 1882. 



Better than any I have ever had. J. B. Mason. 



Mechanic's Falls. Me. 



Well pleased with the foundation. 



Council Bend, Ark. Geo. B. Peters. 



We are working on a new s«t of machinery 

 made expressly for us. But, friends, remember that, 

 to fill all the orders, we need wax; and if you have 

 some, please write us. We will pay a high price for 

 it. Send for our retail or wholesale circular, with 

 samples free. We sell also colonies, queens, and 

 supplies. CHAS. DADANT & SON, 



2tfd HAMILTON, HANCOCK CO., ILL. 



T?nT3 C A T "P T -A^ *350 18-ft. Challenge Wind- 

 £ yJii UAlliJ I mill, for fl50. Two sets of 

 gear-wheels; been in use a year; runs nicely from 

 1 to 4 horse-power. A change of business demands 

 sale. For particulars, write to 

 3d E. ?. PSEEINS, JEFFEESON, CEEENE CO., lOVTl. 



BEE 



2-4d 



zs: x; X3 x=* X3 zi s ' 



28 Pages, 50c. per year. 

 SPECIMEN COPY FREE. 



A. G. HIIiL., Keudallville, lud. 



: GUIDE 



FOE SALE ! 



5 H. P. Engine; 8 H. P. Boiler; Pump, Heater, all 

 complete, and first-class order; new; used about 4 

 months; cost 1500 00; now $300.00. Write to Thos. 

 F. Wittman, Model Bee Hive Co., 52d and Jefferson 

 St., West Philadelphia . 3d 



CENTS. One Italian queen (if ordered this 

 month) or 6 for $4.75. 



Address H. BARBER, Adrian, Mich. 



ONE-PIECE SECTIONS a specialty. Pound size, $1.50 

 perlcfO; L. hives, BOc each. Circular free. 

 3-6d B. Walker & Co., Capac, St. Cialr Co., Mich. 



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