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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 



FOOX-POWKR BUZZ-SAWS. | 



Both of tho machines mentioned li.st montli, iii-o at I 

 han<l iinfl tested. We srive a deeided preference to Uie i 

 sm'ill .~>5r).(ii) ou!". especi illy when wo consider tlie dilTer- 

 fno(^ ill price. Tlii> iii:i(lii"c is one of the l)ri'4itest ilhis- ! 

 tnitions of iienuine Yaiikci' iii^eniiit.v it h"s ever been our 

 forlnne to meet; ami llic simplicity, and fewness of its [ 

 parts, fre reilly siiriivisinir. With Ilie new and novel : 

 foot jwwer, the only wheel there is about the machine ex- | 

 cept the saw C'ln be iiistniifli/sethnnnmn's hke a top, and | 

 one of th.> prettiest little saws can be attached to it in lit- > 

 tlemore than a seconil of lime, yet the whole is so ex- i 

 tremel.y simiilc that even a child can do nice true work at 

 onc.^ ' At our lirst attemjit, we sawed cne foot 

 of 7-8 inch pin > in six seconds. The fcniiies are models of 

 (li'iipliciiy and a^cau-aey, and only cost Sl,.50 each. With 

 this mach Uf onr friend C.nila could do as line and accii- 

 tate work at frune making as an expert mechanic, (even ' 

 of she had to saw them out of barrel heads) and if she ] 

 were to let brother Richard just make one hive on it— it 

 will make a whole hive easily— it seems to us he must • 

 take a fancy to beekeepinjr. | 



We are so well pleased with it, tVat wo shall keep them i 

 on hand for sale. We can fnrnish a beautiftd saw mand- 

 rel and bsarin.rs, for 58.00 ; and w th one extra, one, the 1 

 ' .<»aws can be chmged without tuinina: a sinde screw, and | 

 about as rea lily ane would lay a tool in his tool chest and j 

 take out anoher. The facilities thi^ machine offers for] 

 rapid work, and the way in which labor is s ived in its con- 

 struction, are to us. simply nrirvoloup. AVe thoujjht we 

 did a very Vriorht thin r when we oviscil our new extract- 

 or gearinz, but we will vii'ld thr pihii In'lio B.a-nes' saws. 

 We should add that for .yj.OO more- SiO.OO-they inch do I 

 «, beautiful seroU saw. They c m be used independently, 

 or both at once, and one can be detached or attached by a I 

 snnple "twist of the thumb." Should you choose to send 

 your order to us, we will include the book, "Art of Saw 

 Filins?."' We can furnish any of the i)arts mentioned, and 

 can send you the saws, G inch, either cross or rip, by mail, 

 {}Ost paid,' at 6l..^0 each. AVc can send an illustrated price 

 list on application. _ 



'' THE €3MB-Fffl3WB>A'a'IOIV MACHINE. 



i*V>. 2C^/i— Wo are happy to s.ate that the metal rollers 

 are a coni|)lote succsss, ; iid we can roll out one continuous 

 sheet a foot wide and a mile long- if wo wish. The ma- 

 Gliine has cost much money and still more will be r^^quired 

 to icet the wax in the proper shape for it rapidly. The im- 

 [)ressio. s in the rolls were made by strikinjr them one at 

 n time with dilferent shaped punches, yet ihey are made 

 with such astonishiu-T accuracy that we can make cells 

 with the l>ottoms ill- H-ly a-i thin as a soap-bubble. The 

 thinnest we had of :\Ii-. Long was 5 Is sq- feet to the lb., 

 V)ul at our lirst trial— to-day- we made 8 .sq. feet of a lb. 

 of wax, and these with sharp clear walls. The artist who 

 i4id the work. r.Ir. Washburne of whom we have before spc- 

 ken.plaini.'d it alihou'zh we employed him by the hour 

 and took a'l the risk of its liBinJ,- a failure. At jn-esent we 

 can offer iia b 'ttcr rates than 7.ac. per lb., or 15c. ijer sq. 

 foot, mado ol nice yellow wax; we h.ave not worked out the 

 bleachiim; proc 'ss yet, but hope to before next month; wo 

 are much iiclined'to think the yellow when made so ver.y 

 thill, will never be noticed from the bleached. If .you 

 think we are making; too much money at above prices, you 

 cm Invj the machine for •^l.'iO.O'', and do it yourself. We 

 will try and give a "real pieuire'' of it ne.\t month. If you 

 wish wax worI;ed up, the price will be 50c perlb. 



SECTIOJlf Hi>ri!lEV BOXES. 



Feh. -28111 . — I is 5'oclock this Jlonday morrin?;; and v/c, 

 my wife and I, have just "f;ot np,"she to do her washiui? 

 as nsunl, and (, — not as usual— to try and tell you on this 

 «over. by pickins out the types with ni.\ inexperienced fni- 

 ;?ers. aViout my new invention in section boxes for holi'inir 

 the comb foiin lations. From a 's hoard cut off pieces 5 

 inches Irnrv nnd irroove both ends of these jneces by push- 

 in K over 4 sa-- s so phuvd on an arbor that they produce 4 

 erronves and t tomrui's of e(|iial thickness, and 3-l(! deep. 

 Now if we rii) off :5-l(i striiis from th so pices, of course 

 i\-K'li sli") will contain these ton.;aies -ind 'j:rooves, and l of 

 tlicni will ii.aki- a frame wi'hout nails, but is too narrow 

 mid his ro i)'a 'o in which tn fisl(>ii the foiinda'inns. 

 Use tw ■ of tlie iiieces for both top and lioltoin, si'le bv side 

 and if you pi ico them ri'.dil yon will h;ne left betwe;'n 

 them just the spac- fur a;i inch strip, or a whole sheet of 

 the fouiidatinns as ymi choose. I have jus! been and timed 

 myself by a witch, and after till' arrooviivi- is done T can 

 with till! U)OX- ower saw make a spctitm box in ,'-' minute. 

 I'm the wax shoot betwei'ii the two top 7 iecees and press 

 them up, llion put in the sides, and the wax will never iret 

 xiit, even in shipping- In placing th' sections in t'uMiive, 

 turn each alternate one so the usual top bars will be on 



one side, this will allow one section to bo pressed into the 

 next, as it were, sufficiently to allow them to be handled, 

 I)ut .yet allow them to to be broken apart raatlily when 

 the.v are to be retailed. They are so liirht that we can 

 send a du/en of them by mail jiost paid for 25 cents, or a 

 sample with our new comb foundations for 5 cents. 



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For Book List see Feb. No.— Crowded out this month. 



Our .'500 hive covers are painted with two coats of paint, 

 and have full directions on their under side, for the care of 

 the bees, besides a queen re'j;ister card, all complete. 



Advertisements will be received at the rate often 

 cents per line. Nonpareil space, each insertion, cash 

 in advance; and we require that every Advertiser 

 satisfies us of his rcs))onsibilit}' and intention to do 

 all that he agi-ees. and that his goods are really worth 

 the price asked for them. 



THE BOSS POTATa 



AVe lia vo it lii Conn^ton's Siii— 

 I>rlse. 



After havin? tried nearly all the leading; new varieties, 

 we Kive it the preference as a Standard Potatoe. on m-- 

 count of its productiveness ; its good size for table use ; 

 its earliness — ripening here the last of August ; its free- 

 dom from rot ; its superior keepina and table qualities; 

 preservinir well its whiteness ; its dry, flue grained meali- 

 nfss, and its excellent flavor until .Inly and August. 



Price per bushel, Com pton's Snriirise $ .75 



" " Brownell's B.'Hity 75 



Three bushels or more to one address, jitr l)ushel 5(t 



Snowfl ike per ))eek 75c.; per Imshel -i.OO 



They will be .shipped in new Stark Mills grain sacks, 



price of sacks, each '16 



JAS. H. TOWNLEY. 



Tompkins, Jackson Co., Mich. '.i-i 



WANTED. 



A GOOD brisk hand to take care of bees and garden: 

 JTA, will give an interest or hire by the month. 

 3 ELI KETNER, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 



WJTI. W. CARY, Colerain, Franklin Co. Mass. 

 Sixteen years exiierience in prointratina' Queens, 

 direct from imjiorted mothers from the liest district in 

 Italy. Persons purchasiirx (pu'i'iis or swarms from me will 

 get what they bargain for. Send for cii(ailar. ."Jtfq 



«.» i«>iirN. Ciixiiliir C.C. VA.IT I>E1T.«*E:v, 

 Ht'iit f !■«>(■! $ipi'Out Bi'uok, .Tluur. Co., JV.1'. 



Names of responsible parties will be inserted in 

 either of the following departments, at a uniform 

 price of lOc. each insertion, or $1.00 per year. 



JVmnes insertKcl in this department the first ti7ne 

 witjioui charge. 



Those whose names appear below, agree to fnrnish 

 Italian Queens the coming season for Si. 00 each, am- 

 der the following conditions ; No guarantee is to be 

 assumed of )nirity, safe delivery or anv thing of the 

 kind, only that the Queen be reared from a choice, 

 pure mother, and had commenced to lay when they 

 Avere sjiippoil. They also agree to return the money at 

 anytime when customers become impatient of such 

 delay as may be unavoidable. 



Bear in liiind that he who sends the best Queens, 

 put u)) neatest and most securely, will iirobably re- 

 ceive the most orders. Siiecial rates for warranted 

 and tested Queens, furnished on atqilication to any ot 

 the parties. Names with*, use an lin|)orted Queen 

 mother. II wantetl by mail, send lOc. extra. 

 G. W. Dean, River Stvx. jMedina Co., Ohio. 

 *J. Oatmnn & Co., Dundee, Ills. 3t2 



*l)r. . I". II. Brown. Augusta, Georgia. i)tf 



*K. W. Hale, Wirt C. 11.'. West Va. ^ ti-(l 



*J.M.C. Taylor, Lewiston, Fred. Co., Md. lt(; 



Hive ]>IaiiiifaotTii'ci'!s. 



Who agree to make such hivi s, and at the prices 

 named, as those described on onr circular. 

 H. Palmer, Hart, Oceana Co., Mich. 11-4 



