1877 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



'>2!) 



RESVIOVAL. 



The Krooks Bro's. have removed their Apiary from 

 Columbus to Elizabethtowii, Ind., and would be please<l 

 to send you their new circular. Send for it before pur-. 

 «hasini!: ^•o^^r queens or bees. 



Avldress, J. M. BROOKS & BRO., 



4-!» Elizabethtowii, Ind. 



iiAL'iAif ml^]^^ thTfail 



Vnwarranted Queens, each $1 00 



"Warranted " " ;. . - 1 50 



per >*' <jloz 8 00 



" " per doz 14 PO 



Tested " each 2 5ii 



•2 franres, nucleus and tested queen 4 50 



Sate arrival of all queens guaranteed. 

 5).10 J. OATM AN >fc CO., Dundee, Kane Co., 111. 



JBritish Bee Joni-nal, 



Is a large, beautiluUv printed, and profusely illus- 

 irated MONTHLY; clear tv 1)6 and tine heavy paper. 



It is conducted bv CHARLES NASH ABIJOIT. Han- 

 well, W., London, England. Annual subscription, 

 half-a.guinea. 



We will send it with Gleanings and pay all postage 

 (or 32.50. 



Iiupi-oved (^uiuby f^inoker. 



Quinby's " Bee - Ketpliiic Explained." 

 Box material for as praciical a box as can 

 be made. Glass cheaper than ever lie- 

 fore. Queens, Hives. Colonies, Extractoi-s, 

 Hive Clasps, Bee Veils, etc. 



Send for Illustrated descriptive Cir- 

 cular. L. C. ROOT, 



Jlohawk, Herkimer, Co., N. Y. 

 ■Itf 



Imin iatest and best machinery and promp'.ly supply 



Pure Beeswax Comb FoiiiidatioR. 



at the follow ing low prices: Made from yellow wax. 

 T< c per lb.; white vvax,tK)c per lb. Sheets 12 inches 

 wide f r less and as long as wanted. Five cells to the 

 inch and 4 to 8 f-qunre leet to the pound. Packed in 

 lieht wooden boxes— paper between the sheets. 

 bhtets cut to any desired size. Ten per cent discount 

 on EO lbs. or ruore. Wax delivered here, vriU be 

 worked up lor 3ic per lb. or for ha'f the wax. High- 

 est cash price pcid for pure wax delivered nere. 

 Freight or Express charges to be paid by the purcha- 

 ser. By mail, add 2.5c per lb. to above prices. Order 

 early befoie the sun-mer rush. Samide by mail, li c. 



Enlarged circular, giving prices ol Qiiccns, Bees, 

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

 It tells Low to introduce queens, how to use founda- 

 tions, and many useail hints. 



ITALIAN Q?iSEf^S FOR E877. 



1 warrant safe arrivals of all my queens by mail. 



Tested queens June 15th to July 15th each S;i 00 



" '• after July l,5lh, each 2 5U 



six 13 no 



" " " *' per dozen 22 00 



Warranted queens, each 1 50 



six 8 00 



" " per dozen 14 00 



Dollar queens, each 1 00 



" per dozen 1150 



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



ITALWS BEES. 



Imported and home breil queens: full colonies and 

 nucleus colonies; bee keeper's supplies of all kinds, 

 <2ueens bred earl}- in the season. Send for catalogue. 

 Ittf DK. J. P. H. BROWN, 



Augusta, Ga. 



Wui. W. Cary, Colerain, Frnnklin Co., Mass. Six- 

 teen years experience in Pvopagalin;; QueKins direct 

 from imported mothers, from the best district in Italy. 

 Persons purchasing Queens or Swarms from me will get 

 what they bargain for. Send lor circular. ;iinq. I 



COMB FOUNDATION. 



PURE BEES WAX. 



Packed in neat wooden boxes — paper between eveo' 

 two sheets. per lb. per pckit. 



1 lb. tixti. by mail 80c 80 



:5 " 12x18 or %il&'A , by mail 80c f 2 40 



3 " " " by freight or exp. .58c 1 7.5 



5 •' '• . . .5.5c 2 7fi 



10 " "■ " " " " . . 55c 5 .50 



25 " " " Sic 13 25 



50 " " " " " " . . .52p 26 0(1 



100 " " " " • •• . . sOc .50 00 



500 •' " " " " '• , . 4Hc 340 00 



1000 " •' " " /' " .. 45c 4.50 00 



White wax, 25c per lb. extra, if wante<l, but we consider 

 the yellow in every respect preferable; even for comb 

 hcney. 



The [dn. is kept in stock, in sheets 12x18 inches, aiifl 

 8xl(),)2 inches [exa-t size needed for L. brood frames] 

 packed in boxes of li, 5, 10. 25, .50 and 100 lbs. eaoh, anil 

 shipped only in these boxes at .the alwve prices. 



There are 5 cells to the inch, and one pound of wax 

 mi kes from 4 to !) square feet of surface. The thinnest 

 will be u^ed b^ the bees, but is not made into comb as 

 quickly as the heavier, which has a j-'iteater depth of cell. 



If CO lbs. ore wanted, send money for a 10 lb. box and a 

 50 lb. lx)X, Ac. The dillcrence in price is only enough to 

 cover the dift'ereuce in cost of boxing, packing, &c.: five 10 

 lb. hoses, and packing, handling and iiailinj: up (ive box- 

 es, cost much more ihan one 50 lb. box, and packing, 

 handling and nailing up one box. 



As these ];ackages are all put up and kept in stock, 

 there can te no variaiion, unless at an additional price. 



Now, my friends, if you want all sorts of quantities, or 

 want it cut all soris of sizes, I will accommodate you with 

 all the })lea ure in the world, for ten cts. pee lb. extka. 



Whx will be worked up to order, and cut into sheets of 

 any siej desired, (or 25c per lb. in quantities of 100 lbs. or 

 more. 



We will pay CCc per lb. cash for bright j'ellow wax, or 

 sell it for o5c. 



At i.bove prices we can pay no express or freight 

 chnrgcs ciiber way. 



Comb Foundation Machines. 



Machiiies tbrniakirg sheets 1 foot wide - §1<0 OO 

 ENpi.essly for L. frame, 9 inches wide - 50(0 



For making 5 inches for section boxes - .30 Oo 



Double Boiler for above machines, - *3.C0, 3.50 and 4.0O 

 Dipping plates per pair. - - $1.00, 1.50 and 2.00 

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

 If drone size is wanted, add SIO, $5 and S3 respectively 

 to above prices. The machines are all »eady for use, 

 and lull itstructions will be sent to each purchaser. 

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



We have «old machines for rnakin? fdn. toC. O. Perrine. 

 Chicago, Ills.; to D. A. .Tones. Benton, Ont., Canael*; 

 to J. M. ]\Iadory, Los Ansielos, Cal.; J. H. Nellis, Canajo- 

 h.irie, N. Y. ; to Lewis Walker, Ventura, Ventura Co.. 

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

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

 Bartlett, Tenn.; to \Vm. S. Heispertrer, Frederick C'itv, 

 Md.; to Wm. Raitt. Litr by Dundee. Scotland ; to W. R. 

 Bishop, Sherwood, Wis.; to James B. Hawkes, Arlinaton 

 Heiirhts, III. ; to W. S. Bovd, Bethanv, Ohio : to A. W. 

 Foreman, :M. D., White Hall. Ills., to Mrs. M. D. Minor, 

 Port Jackson, N. Y. : to T. G. Newman, Chicago, ills., 

 and to C. M. Joslin, St. Charles, Jlich. 



The four former were 12 inch, ana the rest, 5 inch ma- 

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

 at our prices. Also to C. R. Carlin, Bayou Goula, La., 

 one .?50.<i0 machine. 



C1L.XJI3BI1VG LiIST. 



We will send Gleanings— 



With The American Bee Journal (^2.00) ?2.50 



'• The Bee Keeper's Magazine (1.50) 2.0O 



'* Both The above Bee Journals cf America 4,00 



" British Bee Journal 1S2.00) 2,60 



" All Three 5,50 



" American Agriculturist (81.60) ?2.25 



" Prairie Farmer (S2.15) 2,!)0 



" Rural New Yorker (t2..50) 3.25 



" Scientific American (S3.20) 3,00 



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

 \ Above rates include all FostapeA 



ITAliIAlV QUEENS and Bees for sale, at the 

 laltan apiary of 

 9d E. E. SHATTUCK, Los Angeles, Cal. 



