1877 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



285 



For prices and particulars conceruiiig 



©undation, 



Sec advertisement in t)ct. Glkanings. A new circular 

 of Bee Hives and their fixtures will be issued in about 1 



My circubr of about 300 leading Periodicils at clcb 

 PRICES, ready Dec. 1st. Send for it and save moiuy. 

 AKCnts wanted. J. H. NELLIS, 



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'CINCirsiNATI-^^aiKWOS 



JBritisli 



Bee JTorinial, 



Is a large, beautitnlly printed, and profusely illus- 

 trated MONTHLY; clear type and fine beavv paper. 



It is conducted by CHARGES NASH ABBOTT, Fair- 

 lawn, N., London, England. Annual subscription, 

 half-a. guinea. 



We will send it with Gleanings and pay all postage 

 (or 82.50. 



BARNES' FOOT POWER MA- 

 CHINERY. 



!a different innchines with whioh 

 y Builders, Cabinet Makers, Watron 

 Makers, and Jobbers in iniscelln- 

 necus work -an rompete as to Quali- 

 ty and Peick with steam power man- 

 ufacturing ; filso Amateurs' supplies, 

 saw blades, fancy woods and desifrns. 

 Say where you read this and send for 

 calalojrue and prices, 



W. F. & JOHN BARNES, 

 6tfd Rockford, Winnebago Co., 111. 



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Emmii Co, 



MANUFACTrRERS OF SUPERIOR DOUBLE RE- 

 FINED GRAPE AND MALT SUGAR, CRYS- 

 TAL GLUCOSE SYRUP. 



Superior Double Refined Grape Sugar for feeding bees, 

 at SXc ner lb. in barrels of 875 lbs., and 4c in boxes of 50 

 or 100 lbs. Crystal Glucose Svrup 5c per lb., by the 

 barrel. LOUIS P. BEST, Sup't., 



11-ly Davenport, Iowa. 



You cannot look over the back No's of Gleanings 

 or any other Perio<lical with satisfaction, unless they 

 are In some kind of a Binder. Who has not said— 

 "Dear me what a bother — I nrnst have last 

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

 each No. in the Emerson Binder as soon as it comcF 

 and you can sit down happy, any time you wish to find 

 any thing you may have previously seen even though 

 it were months ago. 



Binders tor Gleanings (will hold them for four 

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

 cording to fiuallty. For table of prices of Binders for 

 any Periodical, "see Oct. No., vol. 2. Send in your 

 orders. A. I. KOOT, Medina, O. 



COMB FOUNDATION. 



PURE BEES WAX. 



Packed in neat wooden boxes — psipor between every 

 two sheets. per lb. per pckif. 



1 lb. OxG, by irail 80c 80 



3" 12x18 or 8xl6>^, by mail 80c $2 40 



3 *' " ■• by freight or exp. .58c 1 75 



5 •' " " " '• '• .. .55c 2 75 



10 '• •' '• '• '• " .. .553 6 50 



2-) " •' " " " " .. 53c 13 25 



50 •' " " " " " . . 53c 26 00 



lOO •* " " " * •• .. oOe 50 00 



60U '' " " " •' '• , . 48c 240 00 



1000 '• " ■" •' " " .. 46c 4.50 00 



White wax, 2.5c per lb. extra, if wanted, but we consider 

 ihe yellow in every respect preteiable; even for comb 

 honey. 



Tlu: fdn. is kept in stock, in sheets 12x18 inches, and 

 Sxl()>i inches [exact size needed for L. br(X)d frames! 

 packed in boxes cf 3, .5, 10, 25, .50 and lOO lbs. each, and 

 shipjjed only in these boxes at the above prices. 



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

 mwkes from 4 to !) square feet of surfuce. The thinnest 

 will be u^ed hi the bees, bvit is not made into comb as 

 quickly as the heavier, which has a f:i eater depth of cell. 



If GO lbs. are wanted, send money for a 10 lb. box and a 

 r,0 lb. box, &c. The dilltrence in price is only enough to 

 cover the difference in cost of boxing, packing, &c.; five 10 

 lb. boxes, and packing, handling and nailing up five box- 

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

 handling and nsiiling up one box. 



As these jtackuges are all put up and kept in stock, 

 there can Le no variation, unless at an additional price. 



Now, my friends, if you want all sorts of quantilies. or 

 want it cut all sorts of sizes. I wll accommodate you with 

 all the pleaure in the world, for ten cts. pee lb. extea. 



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

 any siz3 desired, lor 25c per lb. in quantities of 100 lbs. or 

 more. 



We will pay COc jjer lb. cash for bright yellow wax, or 

 sell it fjr 35c. 



At ibove prices we can pay no express or freight 

 charges either way. 



Comb Foundation Machines. 



Machines lor making tliccts 1 loot wide - ^100 00 

 K.xpjessly for L. l)i<nii\ V) inches uide - 50 GO 



For making 5 inches lor tection boxf s - 30 00 



Double Boiler for above machlnet, - $3.00, 3..50 and 4.00 

 Dipping plates per pair, - - $1.00, 1..50 and 2.00 

 The above prices are for cells 4>^ or 5 to tlie iuch. 

 If drone size is wanted, add 5fl0, £5 and S^i icc-pcctivelv 

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

 and lull iLStructions will be sent to each jnirchaser. 

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



We have sold ^30.00 machines for making comb foun- 

 dation to 



Rev. J. Van Eaton, York, N. Y. ; Lewis Walker, Ventu- 

 ra, Cal. ; (i- M. Dale. Boi-der Plains, Iowa ; G. W. Gates, 

 Barllctt, Tenn.; A. Salisbury. Ciimargo Ills.; C F. Lane, 

 Koshkonong. Wis.; Wm. S. Hersperger, Jefferson, Md. ; 

 Wm. Riatt, Liff, by Dundee, Scotland ; W. S. Boyd, Beth- 

 any, O. ; W. R. Bishop, Sherwood, Wis.; Dr. J. B. 

 Hfiwkes. Arlington Heights, ills. ; A. W. Foreman. M. D., 

 White Hall, Ills. ; Mis. M. D. Minor, Port Jackson, N. Y. ; 

 C. M. Joslin, M. D., St. Charles, Mich. ; T. G. Newman, 

 Chicago. Ills.; C. L. Johnston, Danville, Pa. 



A SXi.OO (5 inch drone comb) machine to J. H, Nellis, 

 Canajoharie, N. Y. 



Nine inch $50.00 machines to C. R. Carlir. Bayou 

 Goula, La. ; Jno. Hunter, 5 Eaton Rise, Ealing, England ; 

 J. B. Stevenson. San Bernardino, Cal. 



Twelve inch $100.00 machines to C. O. Perrine, Chicago, 

 Ills. ; D. A. Jones, Beeton, Out., Canada ; J. Madory, 

 Los Angeles, Cal. ; J. H. Nellis, Canajoharie, N. Y. 



C1L.XJBBINO ILiIST. 



We will send Gleanings— 



With The American Bee Journal (S2.00) 52.90 



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



" Both The above Bee Journals cf America 4,00 



" British Bee Journal (82,00) 2,50 



" All Three 5,.50 



" American Agriculturist (Sl.60) 32.25 



" Prairie Farmer (t2.15) 2,90 



" Rural New Yorker (S2..50) 3,25 



" Scientilic American (S3.20) 3,90 



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

 [Above rates inchide all Postage.} 



