1877. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



281 



IJ»IPt,E]TIENTS FOR BEE CULTURE AL,- 

 PHABETICAELY AHRAHTOED. 



For descriptions of the various articles, fee our tenth 

 editioi circular fouad in April No., Vol. V., or mail- 

 ed on application. 



This price list to be taken in place of those of former 

 date. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand col- 

 ursn of figures ; the figures giving the amount of postage 

 required. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 8^ 

 oz., and nothing can be sent lor less than 10c. 



B E E 8 . 

 Bees, full colony amply provided for winter, in 



our new two story, chaff hive (described Nov. and 



Dec.No's .. 76), tested queen from imported mother, 



safe arrival guaranteed. . (Lawn hive §1 moi-e.) . .§15 00 



The same in a 1 story Simplicitv hive 13 00 



The same in old style L. hive with portico, etc 12 00 



The same with hybrid queen 10,00 



Not provisioned for winter (hybrids in old hive) 7,00 



Two frame nucleus with tested queen 5 50 



The same with dollar queen -l 00 



For an imported queen in any of the above, add 35,00 



We think we can prepare bees for shipping safely any 

 month in the year; when we fail in so doing.we will give 

 due notice. 

 10 I Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions.. 25 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings 50, 60, 75 



Balances, spring, for suspended hive (60 lbs) 8,00 



10 Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame making.... 15 



One of the above is given free with every 100 frames, or 

 10(10 corners. 



I Barrels for honey, §2,50 ; waxed and painted S3,50 



Buzz-saw, foot-power, complete ; circular with cuts free 



on application. Two saws and two gauges included. 135 CO 



I Buzz-saws, extra, G in. 1,50; 7 in., 1.75; 8 inch. . 2 00 



60 I Buzz saw mandrel and boxes complete for 6 inch 



I saws 5 00 



I The same for 7 .and 8 inch saws (not mailable) . . 8 00 



I Comb Foundation JIachines complete fcO to 100 00 



I Comb basket made of tin, holds 5 frames, has 



I hinged cover and pair of handles 1 50 



60 I Chaff cushions for wintering 30 



25 I Chaff cushion division boards 20 



Half price without the chaff, and postage 5 and 9c. 

 20 I Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, per lb. 17 



20 I Corners, metal, per hundred 75 



20 " " top only 1 00 



15 I " " bottom, per hundred 50 



On 1,000 or more a discount of 10 per cent, will be made, 

 and on 10,000 25 per cent. The latter will be given to 

 those who advertise metal cornered frames. 



I Corners. Machinery complete fcr making 250 00 



10 I Clasps for transferhnsr, package of 100 25 



I Cards, queen registering, per doz. 6c, per 100. . . 40 



1 I Cages, wood and wire cloth, provisioned, see p. 21 1 05 

 12 1 " " " per doz 50 



2 I Cheese clol h, for strainers, per yard 10 



12 I Duck, for feeding,and covering the frames — bees 



I do not bite it— per yd. (29 inches wide) 20 



I Extractors, according to size of frame S7 50 to 10 00 

 I " inside anil gearing,includinghoneygate 5 00 

 I " Hoops to go around the top (per doz. §5.) 50 



5 I Feeder, Simplicity, (see page 239) 1 pint 5 



7 I Feeders. 1 q't, tin, pepper box style 10 



25 I The same. 6 qts, to be used in upper story... 50 



4 I Frames with Metal Corners 05 



5 I " " Sample Rabbet and Clasps 10 



18 I Galvanized iron wire for grapevine trellises 



I per lb. (about 100 feet) 20 



I Gleanings, Vol's 1 and II, each 75c., Vol IV 1 00 



I " Vol. Ill, second-handed 2 00 



" first four volumes neatly bound 5 00 



0| " " " " unbound 4 00 



50 I Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm. . 1 50 



25 I Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering. . . 50 



SIMPLICITY BEE-HIVE. 



One body and 1 cover in the flat, as sample to work 

 from— one sample frame and sheet of duck in- 

 cluded 1 00 



One story hive for extractor (body 50e — 2 covers 

 60c— nailing and painting 20c— quilt '25c— 10 frames 

 60c— crating ]()c) 2 25 



One story hive for comb hone.v is precisely the 

 same as the above, substituting 2 frames of sections 

 for 4 metal cornered frames 2 25 



The above 16 sections will be fitted with fdn., and 

 starters ready for the bees, tor 15c, and the tin sepa- 

 rators added for 10c, making whole complete 2 50 



The above two hives contain everything used in a 2 

 story hive. We simply use another body filled with frames 

 or sections, for a 2 story hive. 



For a 2 story hive for the extractor, add (to 1 story 

 2 25) body 50c— nailing and painting 10c— 10 frames 



50 



1 00 

 6 25 



60c— crating 5c, making complete 2 story containing 



20 frames 3 50 



For a 2 story hive for comb honey add (tol story 

 2 25) body ijOc— nailing and i)ainting 10c — (5 frames 

 of sections 7Sc— 1 metal cornered frime 6c— crating 

 6c, making com])lete 2 story containing 7 frames and 



64 sections 3 75 



If filled with fdn. starters 60c— if also filled with tin 

 separators 40c, making $4 75, if two latter items are 

 wanted. 

 An upper story filled with sections, fdn. starters 



and all ready to be set over any L. hive 82,75 



To prepare the above hives or winter, put in place of 

 the 2 outside frames chaff cushions, price 20c each, and 

 a thick one on top 30c. 



Iron frame to gauge size of above hives, and to 

 hold them true when nailing, size 201x16 inside.... 50 

 I Chaff hive fou out door wintering, 10 

 frames below, and 14 frames or 80 section 

 I boxes f bove, well painted and finished com- 



I plete (Lawn hive SI more.) 85 00 



If filled with fdn. starters and separators, #1.25 more. 

 Without frames chaff or paint, as sample to wcjrk 



from 2 50 



These hive , if supplied with stores. v\ ill, we hope, 

 need no attention whatever, from the time honey 

 ceases until it comes again the next season. 



Two frame nucleus hive, neatly i)ainted 



For price list of hives in the fiat, see Sept. No. 

 I Knives. Honey (}i doz. for §.5.25, or S5 by Exp.) 

 I " " curved point §1.15.. per X doz 



Labels for honey, in blue and gold, dark bronze and 

 gold, or in white printed in two colors, furnished 

 with your own address, and source from which the 

 honey was gathered, already gummed, post paid by 

 mail, (no order rec'd for less than 250). At these 

 low rates, the full number mentioned must be or- 

 dered without the change of one single letter of the 



type 1000, §;3,25 ; 500, S2,40 ; 250, 81,80 



f Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 2o 



I Lamp, Nursery for hatchingqueen cells as built 5 00 

 I Laivae, for queen rearing, from Junt to SeiJt. 25 

 15 I Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box... 3 00 

 Prepared objects for above, such as bees" 



I wing, sting, eye, foot, etc., each 25 



I Medley of Bee-Kee))ers' Photo's, (150 Photo's) 1 00 



I Magnifying Glass, Pocket 50 



0| " " Double lens, brass, on 3 feet 100 



7 I Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cushions 

 I per yard, pretty stout, but not good as duck. 10 



I Parafine, for waxing barrels, per pound 20 



I Photo, of House Apiary and Improvements.. 25 

 2 I Rabbets, Metal per foot 02 



SECTION BOXES IN THE FLAT, PEE 1,000. 



An.v dimensions not exceeding 2x5x5 10 CO 



The above is 50 cubic inches ; for larger sizes add 10c 

 per 1,000 for each additional cubic inch or fraction of an 

 inch, outside measure. Extra prices for less than 500. 



Just right to fit in L. frames, 2x4J4 x4.!i 9 50 



Sample by mail with fdn 5 



If the grooving for holding the fdn. is omitted, 25c less 

 per 1,000. Sections weigh from 7 to 10 lbs per 100. 

 10 I L. frame made 2 inches broad to hold 8 sections 5 



25 I The same with 8 sections 13 



25 I The same furnished with fdn. starters all ready 



for the bees _20 



Adding tin separators to either of the above will in- 

 crease the price 5c, and the postage 6e. 

 6 I Section boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, etc. each 5 

 5 I Sheets of duck to keep the bees from soiling 



I or eating the cushions 10 



I Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of honey. 60 



I Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 50 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



18 I Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near us, per lb... 25 

 18 I " Summer Rape. Sow in June and July. 15 



1 " Chinese Mustard, per oz 25 



18 " Mignonette per lb. (20c. per oz.) 1 50 



18 " Mellilot. or Sweet Clover, per lb 60 



18 Silver Hull Buckwheat (peck by express, 75c) 10 



10 Smoker, Qninby's (to Canada 15c extra) 1 50 



5 " Doolittle's 25 



25 I " Bingham's §100,1^0,175 



25 I " Our own, see illustration in Sept. No 75 



2 I Tacks, Galvanized 10 



5 I Thermometers 40 



I Veils, Bee, with face of Brussels net, (silk).. 75 

 I The same, all of tarletan (almost as good)... 50 



1 Wax Extractor 3 50 



I Copper bottomed boiler for above 1 50 



5 I Wire Cloth, for Extractors, tinned, per sq. ft. 15 



2| " •' QnecnCages 12 



Above is tinned. and meshesare5andl8to the inch- 



3 I Painted wire cloth, 14 mesh to the inch, per 



square foot 7 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

 named. A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



