SS?5. 



•GLEA'S^rS^GS I3f BEE CTLTCP.E. 



■Mi 



J. s, HiiJ^^s TiETHoD or xn>TERi:vG 



Ox past iiH, reai -estriaetfs 



iS? UKaes, urstexaoi $Z2 



Ha€ II^iD 5': 



, j^?a ;k tee Piil SZV£5 TEAES. 



-J* I'SE thel,. bjjre wKh portico, anl moaldiEg ^ei 

 T stigp aroBixI near ibe i<ir of the iower ^^^j/rr- foi 

 the upper si-nry to set npoa : I have legs on the 

 •2iives wichifee «pf«ereBdT l>ev«ied. so that a, one-hatf 

 &nch boferfi jrlll fit -"lUKler the KwiMing. By this a.r- 

 -r.-tngeeteat tfee -hire is -f ouWeH, wKh one-JiaK inch 

 -iumberte break of cold vriads from the atoa hive. 

 a haT« « J<K)ae-c»rer fer the spper-storj:. 



I nse bat I? frames ia the brood a] artmect in winter. 

 rxti'X iB place ©f the two ouisi Je eoB»L»s, I use <Mvisien 

 .■oarfeiBi !e-«f '.hree-csghts inch '^.ut^bes. These di- 

 '-isieH l¥»a«L5 are taade double tJiickness, «Tth an air 

 ^jjsccleft by y.siag strips at each end, of soch tbick- 

 "•.es6 as to hace each the thickness -of a •coaiU. This 

 iuakesite-i.e^fccjl -^t £jiaces i«:rwe^n tfee bees and the 

 "uttrair. 



Hare a frtme m3<'ie :«r each upper story of u by ^ 

 '.umber to St insJ-Je it. with Burlaji or any other coarse 

 --:oth t£cke<l on it with thin scrips to hold the j>act- 

 dnfr; tfeentay sScks across the tops of the frames and 

 -,-ut on a vet'len blanker, in<l lill the upper -sjory ? 

 caches «Vep «rilh chaff «r cirt straw. By this arrar^e- 

 nient k-qu will perceive when I ^f-t the top stoiy off. 

 Che packing-.goes jvlih it. so I can examine a hive at 

 -»ny tuHC wjttoat ucy extra "iroatile with the packing, 

 •s leave the packing on in Ifee spring until the hees geK 

 ~:rorgen»a2h to store surplus, and then remove it. 

 ^snd put Ifee boxes en the upper story. For winter 

 ventilation— a= soon as warm weather is over, or as 

 •^•;-OR as the bees -euit •c;«st*ring out. I stop -np rhe txrt- 

 ?<»ni of the hive, light, with a strip of wo^ c«.t lor 

 5.liat purpose, sothat ihe bce^ can seal it up with pro- 

 i>Oiia that there may be no coM current of air under 

 ; be cluster. Ibavea\ hc5e bored in the ceocer of 

 e.be Kve under ibi? portico, to which hole I hav« a 

 atch made of h inch lumber put on with a sonew. so 

 'hat it covers the hole, or by luming it op leaves tlie 

 iioleopen or j-aruy *o. as J «^ish, accordias to the 

 ^1 caihcc. In the lower side of the latch cut a box or 



■ ■."nity, i by \ inch, beveled v.p \ icch. s« that 

 v5 hen it is down over the hole i: excludes all excessive 

 iighi ji-om tiie sen shining on she snow, and the bees 

 *iave sure ventilation that c^nnoi get stopped by slee* 



■ 'u the outside nor irom de*>;l bet-s <»: cappings in the 

 tn?ide. and the bees bare plenty of rocm to get ont at 

 any time. 



It Is innpciTtant that there t>e sosbe ventilation above 

 -he packing; this may be seecred by boring holes in 

 "•ppoiite sides or Ly d^i^ing thick headed tiic&s ia top 

 "f upper story so as to leave a crark under the cever. 

 I ".earned that in ISr^ and *t5; 1 lost 6 hives that wio- 

 "cr. and I *con noiiced in the sj.iing thai the hives 

 ^^h^ch were the closest above the packing were in the 

 -vorstcc-oditicn. and those that were most open above 

 ihe packing were in the best condition. I hav« not 

 k«s; a hive wistering since >5- and "5. The raoisiure 

 : !Oia the bees does not congeal iiniil it cowes in c-on- 

 I let n iih a cold stnfacc, Oi^iiaies in cold weathe^r the 

 trost will be an inch deep on top of the packicg. bat 

 ; elow it the jiacking is dry. acJ when there comes a 

 wai-m, sunshiny day, it is well to take the covers off 

 ind let the :op of the p-ackicg dry. I have examined 



I'fs mornings during a.l the coldest weather we have 

 i:vre. and dave revcr found fios; on any ot the combs-. 

 ;! ihoKsh 1 havesvcn someia ccracrs ci hives and in 

 -he rabbets the frames hang on. J. S-. HlLi- 



Mt. Healthy. O.. Xof. 34. 1^75. 

 With this .irtide \re «xp-ected to rive an engrsving of 

 inepd Hills af*.irr. but a mistake at the last minute 

 iit4ays it uuiil «.>*ir Janoarv Xo>.> 



We foFEOt lasAj that Boolittte'^-Tfirie'wax ^was fizst im 

 off wirb our w<ax'«xtnrtor. 



We have ta-iax, 1842 SML a cn berss bat <jh dear ! vhat a 

 tamb'e iK suppose ve-fact^ got to take i^ieti'veaQSoimee 



nert time. 



Advenisesienis wai h^j-t c«ved «t the rate of tea. 

 ■e«its per Mne. Xcr ■"-='• - • '•- -"^<^rtion. cash 



In adv^Mre-: an^i ~ - ivwreersat- 



-is£es us of respor - - ; do all that 



he igrees, and -tLj. i>-_- ^- ^T _.-- ----:■' worth ihe 



pric< asked for them- 



MITH 5 ADVERTISEMENT. 



HOXET JARS! 



One p<rand iSqnare Jar5i, per sross- $6 flO 



Two - - " - „ s <« 



One - « -s flint glass per ^roee 8 5«« 



Two -'----- ID 3* 



L'orks for 1 and -2 poand jars ^ j5 



Tin 1(m1 caps, f»€r grois- „.^., 1 3* 



Laliete ~ ~ . — .. t9 



A thousand labels address printed to order 5 «• 



One <3t. irui: jars, Ma=<ni"s i>aiei>t. per gross 17 00 



Labels for-same. " ** 65 



A thoesana labels a<Mress printed to order 4 OD 



Uncapping knives, asgoo-i as Miy, each _.^, ... 3f 



per dozen... . , 4 30 



Alsike closer ^jed, per bushel.-. ..^ — -..^ 13 50 



'^ - - ... peck..... ^ 3 50 



•* ** '. - poanil^ » .„» 4ft 



Catnip seed, per pound _ 6 39 



~ •• <3cxce 59 



Isuig^strosb Bee Bives. 

 Straw mats, We v^ls eic« at reasonable rates. 



For fr^rther p^articaiars. address 

 ;-12 CKAS. F. MUTH. Cincinnati. O. 



Xames of resi>OB5iKe parties will be inserted i» 

 either <:< the foil owing depart»efits- at a unifona price 

 of Kc ea<Si insenioD, or ll.U) per ye^-. 



Xame* inserted <» ihit dep«rtnfni tJufir$t timcviti^ 

 c-fU ckeirof. JjUr. 10c. each ttueriion. <t ^IXK f€r fetir. 



Tcose whose names app-ear below, agree to itimish 

 liaUao Queens the comicg season tor fL'X"> each, tinder 

 the following C'MKliiions-T Ko guarantee is to l-e &s» 

 saaie<i of purity, sale -ielivery. or anything of the 

 kind, only that the -aaeeti te re«^d irom'a ehiice. p ure 

 mother, and had coiomenced to lay whtR they were- 

 shipFe<.i. They also agree to return the money at any 

 lima when customers become inapiaiient of such delay 

 as may L^e unavoidabie. 



Bear in mind that he who sends the test queens, pat 



Bp Dtates: and most securely. wiU prol^^bly receive 



the most orders, special rites for warranted and 



teste".: queens, lumished on application to any o: the 



j^arties, Xames with *. use and i«ipx>rted queen moth- 



If wjinted bv mai'. send ItV. extra. 



*G. W. Dean. River styx. Medina Co.,0. 



*J. Oatman A Co.. Dundee. 111. Srf 



•E. W. H.^;e. W irt, C. H.. West Va. 6^ 



♦J. M. C. Tavlor. Lewiston. Fred. C.-'.. Md. Itl 



Miss A. Davis. Holt. Insham Co., Mich. 5-1* 



*Aaron 1. Weidner. Bisler. Adams Co., Pa. 6-13 



•Dr. J. P. H. B.-own, Auarista. Ga. 9tf 



*W. P. Irish. New Portage, O. 7-l« 



We, whose names spjiear below, irree to tumtsh bees 

 as follows : A two frMue nurleus, fiJi or brvxxl sr.d bees, 

 with tested queen, for €0-*', c-r the same with Si.W qoeen 

 for 54.W. Where five axe ordered at one liaie, sitO kss 

 oa each nucleus ; * names use only imported tzKiheis. 



•J. M. C- Taylor, Lewiston, Fred. Co, Md. 7-1 



Hi"ve >ranu:faot:ui«er<s. 



A. I. R'v.t, Medina, Ohio. 



M. S. West Pontiac, Mich. <-5 



