1877 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



ih: 



Number 

 of Sub- 

 scribers 

 required 

 at or 

 at 

 1.00 



75c. 



TABLE OF PREITIIUmS. 



The Jirsi cidniun is for those only, e, s 

 who send 5 or more names. S'S 



£! J) 

 Names of Premium Articles. ^fiL 



Any of them sent posl-paid o» rec'pt of price. 

 I — L/thof/niph of Ajiiari/, Implements, etc. 25 



:2 — l'/i'ito(jrnph af Ildiisc Apian/ 25 



■.i—"T/uit J'rcsiiit:' Soi-ic- (iihi Blue Eyes 25 

 ■■J — Emerson's Hinder for Gleaivings, 



will hold 4: Volumes 50 



6 — " " better quality....: 60 



1— Pocket Marpi i/u'nia Glass 60 



Jj — yirst or stc<i)i(/ !'((/«;»('(»/ Gleanings.. 75 

 i* — Best qiioNty Emerson's Binder for 



Gleanings 75 



to — Double Lens Maffnifier,on 3 brass feet 1,00 

 1.1— Photo Medley, Bee-JCeepcrs ofAmerica\,00 

 li— First and secoiul To/. (/Gleanings.. 1,50 

 13 — Centennial Cnhinet Clock; a pretty and 

 accurate time piece., that leill run even 



u-hen carried about, for only §2 00 



i4 — .-1 real Conipiunid MirrtKicopc. beauti- 

 fully finished, and packed with Imple- 

 men-ts in a JIahogany Bo.v 3 15 



CASH F OR BEE S^WX^ 



We are pA\ inp: 32 cents per pound for yellow hees- 

 ■vrax, in lots "of from 50 to !>,000 or more pounds, deliv- 

 ered at Syracuse, or 33 cents, if exchanged for white 

 wax. ]f you have any wax on hand, and can deliver 

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

 vou our check on receijit of ihe same. 



ECKEKMAN & WILL. 

 "-7-'77 Wax-bleachers. Syracuse. K. Y, 



One Hundred CoSonies 



PURE ITALIAN BEES FOE SALE CHEAP. Send for 

 Circul.-ir .ind Price List. C. C. VAUGHAN. 



3-8 hi q. Columbia, Tenn. 



Improved (^uiiiby Smoker. 



Quinb.x 's " Bee - Keeping Explained." 

 l?ox materia! for as practical a box as can 

 be made. Glass cheaper !han ever be- 

 fore. Queens, Hives. Colonies, Extractors, 

 Hive Clasps, Bee Veils, etc. 



Send for Illustrated descriptive Cir- 

 cular. L. C. ROOT, 



Alohawk, Herkimer, Co., N. Y. 

 4tf 



4tfd 



At S7,50 Per Colony. 



M. PARSE, Pine Bluff, Ark. 



WC. GILLETTE, tcroy, N. Y,. Breeder 

 . of Pure White Leghorn Eowls. Eirgs S2.50 per 

 dozen. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Will ex- 

 change for a few Stocks of Bees or Nuclei. 3-5 



Iowa latest and best machinery and promptly supply 



Pure Beeswax Coml) Foundation. 



at the following low prices : Made from yellow wax, 

 7tc per lb. ; white wax, 90c per lb. Sheets 12 inches 

 wide or leas and as long as wanted. Five cells to the 

 inch and 4 to 8 square leet to the pound. Packed in 

 liglit woo<len boxes— paper between the sheets, 

 iiheets cut to any desired sixe. Ten per cent discount 

 on 50 lbs. or more. Wax delivered here, will be 

 worked up for 3f.c per lb. or for half the wax. High- 

 est cash price paid for pure wax delivered here. 

 Freight or Express charges to be paid by the purcha- 

 ser. By mail, add 25c per lb. to above prices. Order 

 early before the summer rush. Sample by mail, ICc. 



Enlarged circular, giving prices ot Queens, Bees, 

 Hives, Boxes, Extractors, etc., etc., sent free to all. 

 It tells how to introduce queens, how to use fbunda- 

 lious, and many uselul hints, 

 ritf J. H. NELLIS. Canajoharie, N. Y. 



A-fl Queens, Hives, Metal Corners, etc. Also Pa- 

 CpJL pers and Magazines, at club rates to single sub- 

 scribers. Send for circular to 

 5tf T. B. PARKER, Goldsboro, N. C. 



f ci|^6 %mndaUm§ I 



PURE BEES WAX. 



Cut to any size desired. 



PACKED IN NEAT WOODEN BOXES-PAPER BE- 

 TWEEN EVERY TWO SHEETS. AT 81.00 PER 

 POUND FOR THE WHITE, OR 75 CENTS 

 PER POUND FOR THE YELLOW. 



Or, if you prefer, 12 cf- 16c. per sqiiare foot. 



IF WANTED BY MAIL. ABU 25 CENTS PEE POUND FOB 

 PACKING AND POSTAGE. 



If taken in our regular j)acking boxes, sheets 12x18 

 inches, 10 per cent, off from aijove prices 0!i 10 pounds or 

 ov<>r. 



■Wax will be worked up to oi-der, and cut into sheets ol 

 any size desired, for 40 cents per pound. 



We will pay 35 cents per pound cash for bright yellow 

 wax, or sell it for 10. 



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

 face. The thinnest will be used ly 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. frame*, hoth white and yellow, 

 kept constantly in stock ready for shipment ; also square 

 sheets for section boxes. About 6 of the foi-mer or 30 of 

 the latter weigh 1 pound. 



At above prices we can pa.y no freight or express charges 

 eiiher way. 



The oidy wholesale rates we can give is 10 per cent. olT 

 from above rates on orders for 50 jwunds or over, or 20 

 per cent, on 100 pounds or over. 



Comb Foundation Machines. 



Machines for making sheets 1 loot wide - ,?1(0 00 

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



For making 5 Inches for section boxes - 30 00 



DoubleBoiler for above machine!-, - S3. tiO. .3.50 and 4.00 

 Dipping plates per pair, - - §1.0(, 1.50 and 2.00 



The above prices are for cells 4X or 5 to the Inch. 

 If drone size is wanted, add fio, ?5 and ?;i respectively 

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

 and lull irstructions will be sent to each purchaser. 

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



We have sold machines for makiiis fdn. toC.O. Perrine, 

 New Orleans, La.; to D. A. .Tones, Bentcn, Out., Canada; 

 to J. M. Madory, Los Anirelos. Cal.; J. H. Nellis, Canajo- 

 haiie, N. Y. ; to Lewis Walker, Ventura, Ventura Co., 

 Cal.; to G. M. Dale, Border Plains. Iowa.: to Rev. J. Van 

 Eaton, York, Livingston Co., N. Y., and to G. W. Gates, 

 Bartlett, Tenn. The four former were 12 inch, and the 

 rest, 5 inch machines. We presume all will be read.v 

 to furnish fdn. at our prices. 



Italian queens fob tsr?. 



Queens bred from Imported or home bred stock. 

 Safe arrival guaranteed. Will send you every time 

 just what you order. 



Unwarranted queen Si 00 



" " perdoz 1150 



Warranted " 150 



" " per half doz 8 00 



" " perdoz... 14 00 



Tested " before July 1st 3 50 



" " after " " 2 60 



" " " " '*4for 9 00 



" " " " " per doz.. 20 00 



2 frame nucleus (frame 11x12) and tested queen 



after July 1st 5 00 



5 same 20 00 



Same and unwarranted queen 4 00 



5 " " 17 00 



2tf J. OATMAN & CO., Dundee, Ills. 



CI^XJBBIIVG LIST. 



We will send Gleanings— 



With The American Bee Journal (82.00) 82.50 



" The Bee Keeper's Magazine (l.,?0) 2.00 



" Both The above Bee Journals of America 4,00 



" British Bee Journal ($2,00) 2,50 



" All Three 5,50 



" American Agriculturist (8L60) $2.25 



" Prairie Farmer (12.15) 2.90 



" Rural New Yorker (82..W) 3,25 



" Scientilic American (S3.20) 3,90 



" Fruit Recorder and Cottage Gardener (Sl.OO) 1,75 

 [Above rates include all Postage.] 



