1883 



JUVENILE GLEANIKGS. 



511 



All who see my smoker say it la the best one they 

 ever saw, and are bound to have one; so I will send 

 aa order for five of Clark's cold-blast smokers. 



John E. Earner. 



Viroqua, Jones Co., la , July 7, 1883. 



OUR FDN. MILLS. 



The mills are beauties. 1 have named the 14-inch 

 one "Jumbo." The saw-mandrel is a w«onder for 

 the money. Freight fO.CO; very reasonable for 175 

 lbs. W. W. Bliss. 



Duarte, Cal., July 17, 1883. 



The Clark fdn. fastener works to a charm. I have 

 had some trouble with new swarms leaving their 

 hives after beinf? half full of nice new comb; but I 

 think it was on account of extreme heat and no 

 shade. I had no trouble after placing them in the 

 shade. J. S. Daskam. 



Kendallville, Iowa. July 12, 1883. 



Fdn. arrived, and I can truthfully say it is nice, 

 light-colored wax. And now, friend Root, I return 

 many thanks. I can well say so, for you do every 

 thing up so nicely, and send every thing so prompt- 

 ly, I believe that every one who deals with you will 

 say so. Fillmore Dkcker. 



New Florence, Pa., July 8, 1883. 



I really wish I deserved all your kind words, friend 

 Decker. 



Goods came last Friday, all satisfactory, and es- 

 pecially the extractor, which I am well pleased 

 with. I now have S'Z hives of bees; they did well on 

 white clover, but it is now over, so we shall have to 

 wait for Spanish-needle and big smartweed, which 

 will be plentiful in two or three weeks, as we have 

 had much rain. Wooten Harris. 



Hillsboro, 111., July 24, 1883. 



Every thing came all right but those sponges. 

 Husbaod looked at them and says thev are small. I 

 replied, "They will be all right when they are wash- 

 ed out." I put them in water, and, presto! they 

 were as big as my head. Husband said, " We will 

 cut them in two and make four; they are too large. 

 Bees are working well on clover: flreweed is begin- 

 ning to bloom. Mrs. Nklson Kelley. 



Ferndale, Wash. Ter., June 28, 1883. 



ALSIKE, ETC. 



I am well pleased with all you have sent me yet, 

 and I am elated over the alsike clover I got by your 

 recommendation of it in the ABC book. I got 6 

 lbs. of seed, and sowed IV^ acres, and J think I shall 

 never sow any other. It is from 3 to 5 feet long in 

 the stock, and alive with bees, and all my neighbors 

 want seed of it. Geo. H. Sxockdill. 



Brattonville, Pa. 



Instead of Bear Grove, Iowa, we are in Kansas, 

 settled and btarted again with one swarm of bees. 1 

 am introducing Gleaninos among all our bee-keep- 

 ers, and expect you will get some subscribers from 

 here. But that is not the point that I started out 

 on. No, it is that wonderful, wonderful baby-boy. 

 Now let us hear from him again in about six months, 

 and then let the mother tell us who is " boss," Peter 

 or Uncle Amos. W. Stanard. 



Louisburg, Kans., July 33, 1833. 



Please send me as many of the Pilgrim's Progress 

 books as you can for the money inclosed. The one I 

 got in that little bill of goods has proven to be very 

 interesting to my girl, 9 years old. I want this lot 

 for my Sunday-school. Wm. Fuller. 



Woodville, Wis., Jan. 38, 1883. 



The book should be in the hands of every Sunday- 

 school scholar, friend C, and you show great wis- 

 dom in your selection. 



That queen you sent mp proves to be a wonderful 

 layer. You could not buy her back for $.5.00. 



James W. McCord. 



McCordsville, Tnd., June 36, 1883. 



Friend M., that we may not sail under false colors, 

 I will say that the queen that you speak of was 

 bought of W. J. Ellison, Statesburg, Sumter Co., S. 

 C. Now, I will not say whether friend E. sends out 

 queens like that every time, or whether that one 

 happened to be extra. May be he will tell us. 



THE TWIN sisters. 



The ABC book came to hand all right. It was 

 quite a surprise. We think it is a very useful book 

 tor bee-keepers. Its teaching are so plain that any 

 child could understand it. Accept our thanks. I 

 have twin sisters 5 years old; they have blue eyes and 

 golden hair, and they look so near alike that we can 

 not always tell them apart. Perhaps I will send you 

 a picture of them some time this summer. 



N. Ridgeville, O. Louisa A. Rindspach. 



I shall be very glad to see their pictures, friend 

 Louisa. 



Goods received in good order June Ifi, 14 days on 

 the road; charges only 98 cents; am well suited with 

 them; never had any thing Irom your establishment 

 yet but what was O. K. 1 should have notified you 

 of arrival of goods sooner, but the bees would not 

 let me olf. Please accept thanks. 



E. J. SCHOFIELD. 



Hanover, Kock Co., Wis., June 23, 1883. 



But I tell you, friend S.,it is not every one who 

 can say that every thing they have received from 

 our establishment is O. K. It is with sadness I say 

 it. 



TRANSFERRING BY DIRECTIONS IN A B C. 



We transferred one swarm of mostly Italians in- 

 to the Simplicity hive very successfully in 3 hours, 

 having one to assist me; did not get sturg, bare- 

 faced and bareheaded. The hive is well named, and 

 deserves the highest commendation. By the aid of 

 your ABC book we are able to manage our own 

 bees without hiring experts. We can make our 

 own hives like yours, but it will be best for us to 

 buy the comb-frames and sections of you; but we 

 would rather have just the prepared material sent 

 — wooden strips, and tin corners, etc., ready to put 

 together, as expressage will be less. It was $1.9.5 on 

 one hive — too high, I thought. L. D. Brown. 



Montmorenci, Ind., July 18, 1883. 



Every thing you send out is such good value for 

 the price you sell them at, that any person who 

 would fail to send any overplus due you would be 

 very mean indeed. Wm. Carothers. 



Grayville, Jll. 



I am very much obliged for your good opinion, 

 friend C; but I am sorry to say there are a good 

 many who do not agree with you. It is true, that I 

 have tried to sell goods to you at a small profit, and 

 I try to economise the machinery for doing business 

 at as little cost as possible. It is not often that we 

 find any one who refuses to pay the little balances 

 that may accrue; but there are a few. 



HOPE AND 'CONFIDENCE FOR CAPITAL. 



Now for just a little chat. I am a bee-keeper, just 

 got built up to 102 swarms, spring count. 1 need 

 lots of the goods you describe, but have got to go 

 slow to support a family and build up an apiary at 

 the same time, and that, too, with no capital except 

 a pair of good hands, a big bump of hope, and al- 

 most unlimited confidence in bees in my range. I 

 have been a long time building up. I had lots of ex- 

 perience, and am now quite a customer of yours, 

 though you don't know it. Your extractor, ABC, 

 smoker, etc., are getting plenty of " biz " this year 

 at my hands. I find 100 strong colonies in this range 

 can furnish lots of shuffling for one bee-keeper; but 

 I have been boss of them this year, and they will re- 

 pav me well. C. Waterbouse. 



Bayou Chene, La., July 25, 1883. 



QUEENS IN winter, ETC. 



If I buy an imported queen from you, will you 

 take queens raised from her in the months of Jan., 

 Feb., March, and April'/' For the last two years I 

 have raised them in my apiary, and queens raised 

 in Jan. and Feb. are as prolific as any raised under 

 the swarming impulse. I know it is rather early to 

 ask the above questions; but you know I live a 

 long way off; andto raise queens in large lots, I 

 shall have to order many things that can not be 

 got here. 



The labels came to hand before I expected. You 

 must work day and night, to till orders so promptly. 



Key West, Fla., July 6, 1883. G. A. de Lono. 



Friend L., we can not use many queens in Janua- 

 ry, February, or March; and, in fact, we seldom 



