1877 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



XABLEOF PREMIITI?IS. 



TJtc first iutiumn is for those only, o- § 

 who setid 5 or moi-e 7iames. ^"| 



J; S 

 Names of Premium Articles. ^ir 



Afif/ of titem sent post-paid on ivc'pt of price. 

 ^—Lithonraph (f Apiary, Implements, etc. 25 



- — Phoiograph of House Apiary "25 



■',—"That i'jvvj/ ;;/." JVovice and Bhte Eyes 25 

 ''—Emerson's Binder for Cleanings, 



will hold i J'olumes 5( 



'!— " " /n/tir qimlity 60 



7 — Pocket Mnpnifying tihiss 60 



^^Fi7-st ffT stroi'id ro/«««?o/ Gleanings.. 75 

 y — Best quality Emerson's Binder for j 



Gleanings 75 1 



Mt— Double Lens Mdnviiicr.on 3 brass feet 1,00 

 1 l~-PhvtoM, ,//()/. Jld-Keejiers ofAmerieal.OO\ 

 i-2-^First and sivond ]'ol. (//'(iLEANINGS..l,50| 

 l^i-^Ceutenuial Cabinet Clock; a pretty and\ 

 accKrati time piece, that icill rwn evenl 



<eheu carried aboitt.Jor only ?2 00| 



H — A real Compound Microscope, beauti- 

 f idly finished, and packed with Imple- 

 men ts in a Mahoga ny Bo.v 315' 



Ntunber 

 oj Sub- 

 scribers 

 required 

 at or 

 at 

 Inc. 1.00 



Mi.coMB .rimim mum, 



Latest! Cheapest! Best! 



Send Stamp for Circular and Samples of work. 

 Address, A. J. KING & CO., 



.•J-5d Gl Hudson St., N. Y. 



CASH F OR BEE S-WAX. 



\Vc are paying 31 cents per pound for yellow bees- 

 wax, in lots of from .'M) to 5.000 or more pounds, deliv- 

 cretl at Syracuse, or 32 cents, if exchanged for white 

 wax. If you have any wax on hand, ami can deliver 

 It at the above price, please do so. and we will send 

 voii our check on receipt of the same. 



ECKERMAN & WILL. 

 7''-'TJ Wax-bleachers. Syrac use. X. Y. 



Dcolittle's Advertisement. 



Having had many calls for wares used in our api- 

 .•uy, we have concluded to sell lor samples, as below ; 

 that our bee-keeping frien<ls, if they desire, may have 

 a iiattern to work by in making them. 

 l>nolittle's improved Gallup hive with .'50 boxes 

 and cases and wintering arrangement all 



complete $0 25 



standard Gallup hive with 21 boxes and cases 



.111 complete 3 25 



The above are well i^ainted, witli tin roof. 

 >aUij)le set of cases with 21 boxes (hat will fit 

 any frame hive at top 14x20 (outside measure) 



ur larger 2 60 



^^.lUiple case with 3 boxes 40 



^i.imple case with 2 boxes (by mall IGc extra) 35 



SMiiple box ready to nail (by mail 3 cts. extra) . . 03 



Koxes by the 100 ready to use 2,60 



J ".oxes by the 100 ready to nail 1 75 



Tin tacks for fastening glass in honev boxes, 

 .sample by mail 6 cts. ; jjer lOOO, 40 cts. :'per OOOO, 

 -") cts. ; (by mail « cts. extra per 10(0). 



lUock to nail boxes on (by mail 35c extra) 1 ,50 



'.Mock to tin boxes on (bv mail 25c extra) 50 



Address, G. M. DOOLITTLE, 

 12-4 Borodino, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 



JOvery Bce-kceper sliould sulTiNcribe for it. 



The American Bee Journal 



l>vthe best scientific and practical .Tournnl of APICUL- 

 TUKE in. the world. The most successful ;mi<1 ex};erienced 

 .^| iarians in Eurojie, as well as America, cantiibute to its 

 piiires. In fact, it is the oldest and largest Bek Paper in 

 Uie Ensrlish language. S2. Per Annum. Snud a Stamp 

 lor :i Sample Copy. Address THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 

 ij_ 184 Clark st., Chic ago, IH. 



A<>ood Of fer.— Bee Hives, Frames, Surplus Boxes— ' 

 imy style— cheap. Italian Queens <■//<■( i/ to our Pat- ; 

 11 1«. For particulars of our plan. Prices. Vac. \ 



.\dddress J. H. ."MARTIN. i 



mnb ^duulaf'wpi / 1 



PURE BEE 



Cut to any size 



PACKKI) INNKAT WOOKl^N DOX 

 TWKI:N KVEKV two SlIKKTS. 



POL NIJ FOli THE WlllTi;. OR 75 CE! 

 PER POUND FOR THE YELLOW. 



Or, if you prefer, 12 rf.- 10c. per sqnare foot. 



IF WANTED HY MAIL. AM) 25 CENTS PER POUND FOR 

 PACKING BOXES AND POSTAGE. 



If taken in om- regular packing boxes, sheets 12x18 

 inches, 10 \)ev cent, ofi from above prices on 10 pounds or 

 over. 



Wax will he worked up to oi<der, and cut into sheets of 

 anysize desired, for 40 cents jrer pound. 



We will pay 30 cents per pound cash for bright yellow 

 wax, or sell it for 32. 



One pound of wax makes from 4 to 8 square feet of sur- 

 face. The thinnest will be used by the bees, but is not 

 made into comb as quickly as the heavier, which has a 

 greater depth of cell. 



Sheets just ri^ht for L. frames, both white and yellow, 

 kept constantly in stock ready for shijiment ; alto 'square 

 sheets for section boxes. About 6 of the former or 30 of 

 the lalier (enough for 1 Universal case) weigh 1 jwund. 



At above pi ices we can pay no freight or express charges 

 either way. 



The only wholesale rates we can give is 10 per cent, off 

 from above rates on orders for 50 jwunds or over, or 30 

 per cent, on 100 pounds or o'.er. 



Comt) Foundation Machines. 



Macliines for making sheets 1 foot wide - §125 00 

 Expressly for L. frame, 9 inches wide - .50 GO 



For makings inches for section boxes - 3G 00 



The above prices are for cells 4>2 or 5 to the inch. 

 If drone size is wanted, add 810, §5 and §3 respectively 

 to above prices. The machines are all ready for use, 

 i'.nd full iEstructions will be sent to each purchaser. 

 Address, A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



We have sold machmes for making fdn. toC. O. Pernne, 

 New Orleans, La.; to D. A. Jones, Benton, Ont., Canada; 

 to J. M. iladory, Los Angeles. Cal.; to Lewis Walker,' 

 Ventura, Ventura Co., Cal.; to G. M. Dale, Border Plains, 

 la.; and to Rev. J. Van Eaton, York, Livingston Co., N. 

 Y. The three former were 12 inch, and the rest, 5 inch 

 machines. We presume all will be ready to furnish fdn. 

 at our prices. 



3-tpd 



Haittord, N. Y. 



You cannot look over the back No's of Gleanings 

 or any other Perioilical with satisfaction, unless they 

 are in some kind of a Binder. Who has not saifK- 

 "Dear me what a bother — 1 must have last 

 month's Journal and it's no where to be found." Put 

 each No. in tlie Emerson Binder as soon as it comes 

 and you can sit down happy, any time you M-ish to find 

 any thing you may have previously seen even though 

 t were months ago. 



Binders for Gleanings (will hold them for four 

 years) gilt lettered, free by mail for 50, 60, and 75c, ac- 

 cording to quality. For table of prices of Binders for 

 anv Periodical, see Oct. No., Vol. 2. Send in your 

 orders. A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



We will send Gleanikgs— 



With The American Bee Journal (§2.00) $2..'.0 



•' The Bee Keeper's Magazine (1..50) 2.00 



" The Bee World ( 1..50) 2.25 



" Both, The Bee Journals of America, 4.00 



" British Bee Journal (J2,00) 2.60 



•' All Three 5.50 



" American Aaricullnrist (Sl.60) $2.25 



" Prairie Farnicr (82.15) 2.W 



" Rural New Yorker ($2..50) 3.25 



" .Scientific American tS3.20) 3itO 



" Fruit Recorder and Cottage Gardener (Sl.OO) l.?5 

 [Abi,xc rates include all Fotiage.] 



