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JUVENILE GLEANINGS. 



Nov. 



hives were closed so as to admit only two or three 

 bees, during a very cold winter. A few of the hives 

 were neglected, and in every case the bees were 

 brightest and strongest where they had a full en- 

 trance open all winter. I know others disagree with 

 me in this, and among others is our old friend D. A. 

 Jones. It may be, that during the spring and fall 

 months there is an advantage in nan-owing down 

 the entrance to exclude cold drafts, especially where 

 brood-rearing is going on largely; but in the depth 

 of the winter, when little or no grood is reared or 

 wanted, I think I would have the entrance full 

 width, and then I would have the usual chaff and 

 burlap over the frames, with the Hill device, now so 

 generally used. Of course, this is for outdoor win- 

 tering. In cellar, where they are never exposed to 

 a freezing temperature, it would not, perhaps, par- 

 ticularly matter, especially if the cellar happens to 

 be well ventilated, which should always be the case. 



SHIPPING-CANS 



" Iron- Jacket" Honey-Cans. 



I presume the friends are aware that ordinary tin 

 catis are not very safe for shipping full of honey, 

 unless boxed or crated. The cans above are ready 

 to be shipped anywhere. 



PRICES. 



1 Gallon, fO.25 each. 



3 " .38 " 



3 " .47 " 



5 " .68 " 



10 " 1.10 *' 



By figuring 11 lbs. of honey to the gallon, you can 

 easily see how many pounds each can holds. They 

 are made from tin plates. A sheet-iron casing, with 

 wood bottom, protects them from bruising. The iron 

 jacket is stronger than wood, and far more service- 

 able. They neither shrink nor swell, and do not 

 split nor fall apart. Every can is tested by steam, 

 and guaranteed to be tight. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



FOR SALE! 



An80-acre farm in Johnson Co., Mo. Good land, 

 60 acres of alluvial, none subject to overMow; good 

 locality for bee-keepers; would make an excfUent 

 stock farm; church and school privileges; good one- 

 story two-room house, with cellar. Society good. 

 Johnson Co., by census of 1880, was second only to 

 Christian Co., 111.; 1883-'83. to none. Price only |;30 

 per acre. Terms very liberal; only $500 down; rest 

 on 4 years' time. Correspondence solicited. 



Address S. P. CULLBY, Warrensburg, 



P.O. Box 181, Johnson Co., Mo., 



Or J. U. Gaty, Land Agent, or W. E. Crissey, for 

 quality of land. ll'/j-13d 



FRUIT AND HONEY. 



on BLACK TARTARIAN CHERRY-TREES BY 

 L\j Express for $1. WelljMcJied. These are from 

 two to four feet. Can send 20 small ones by mall 

 postpaid for il. CHAS. KINGSLEY, 



Greeneville, Gi'eene Co., Tenn. 



An Opening". 



Any doctor desiring as good a country locaUon as 

 is to be found in South-east Arkansas, and has as 

 much as $1000 capital, may do well to correspond, 

 inclosing stamp, with R, A. Bethune, M. D., 



Snyder, Ashley Co., Arkansas. 



GAJ-FNPAP G]:.OGK. 



One of our friends asked me what I could get 100 

 calendar clocks for. After some correspondence L 

 learned I could get them so as to sell to our bee 

 ftiends at the price given below. The following is 

 a description of them. 



The clock is 8-day, spring, strike. The height is 

 twenty inches, and the diameter of the diais eight 

 iuches. The case is beautifully finished in mahog- 

 any, rosewood, and black walnut. The works are 

 heavy steel and brass. The calendar tells, in large 

 plain figures and words, the day of the week, the day 

 of the month, the month ot the year, and makes all 

 the changes for the different numbers of days in 

 each month, even to giving February 29 days one 

 year in four, without a single motion or bit of 

 prompting on your part, only to wind the clock once 

 a week. If the clock runs down by carelessness, you 

 can set the hands of the calendar just as easily as 

 you set the hands of a common clock. This latter 

 feature is a late invention. 



Every clock is guaranteed by the Seth Thomas 

 factory, and their name attached to any clock is 

 about the highest praise you can give it. Send on 

 $9.00, and you can have your clock by return ex- 

 press. If ordered with other goods, they can go 

 safely bv freight, as each one is securely boxed by 

 itself. They will be shipped from here, 



A. I. MOOT, Medina, Ohio. 



