GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 



2 shows the way in which we contract the entrance 

 with sawdust, only it needs stamping down a little more. 

 No 3 is a '2-8tory hive, being simply two bodies one over 

 the other, with the cover removed, the covers and bot- 

 tom board? being one and the same thing. In the fore- 

 ground are seen the four simple pieces of which the 

 hive is comno^ed. The two large ones, are of course 

 the side and end of a hive, and the strips lying on 

 them are the pieces that are nailed under the civ.t, as 

 will be readily understood by looking at the diagram 

 on page 7. The iron frame leaning against So. 3, is the 

 gauge to be slipped over the hives while they are be- 

 ing nailed. It is, Inside, 20j^ by 16 inches, and is slin- 

 ped over the hive both top and bottom, like a hoop. 

 This holds them square and true, and shows when the 

 stuff is ju^t right. If they just fill the hoops, yon can 

 be sure that any hive you have will just litany other, 

 and that it will be exactly right for every frame in the 

 apiary, it they are also made on a gauge, as they cer- 

 tainly shoul I be, or at least the stuff should be cut to 

 fit a gauge. 



No 12 is a f ram--? containing 8 section bo-^e^ filled with 

 ■with fdn., aad No, 13 is the same with the tin separa- 

 tors added. At No. 2 we see one of these frames of 

 sections at each outride of the hive ; this is the way 

 In which we arrange a single story for comb honey, 

 leaving the brood in the middle. At No. 3 the whole 

 upper story is supposed to be filled with these frames 

 of sections. No. II is a metal-cornered frame filled 

 wita fdn., and a transferring clasp, No. 23, is shown 

 pus'ied down on tho top bar, as they are usod. 



At No. 14 we ha,?e a frame of fancy sections. The 

 fdn. is put in these by pushing them aparr,, and catch- 

 ing it bet veei tii; tVo % boards of which thev are 

 made. No. 16 is the Qainby smoker, and No. 17 is the 

 Doolittle smoker. No. 19 Is a quart feeder. We should 

 have added, la the proper place, that the artist has 

 pat quite a number of wires on the grape vine trellis, 

 while but 3 are reallv needed. The grape vines are 

 also heavy with foliage toward the top of the posts, 

 during the hottest weat ler. 



OUR P3,ICS LIST rOS, 1378. 



Bee keepers who are ready and willing to work for their 

 honey, we believe are all busy, and are all so far as we 

 know, realizing as fair a reward for the time and capital 

 invested, as in other kinds of business. A few of the most 

 keen and enterprising, are, as in ajl kinds of business, far 

 outstripping the rest, and i; rests with you alone, my 

 friend, to determine what place in the ranks you will oc- 

 cupy. Just one piece of advice : However attractive the 

 wares may seem that we are about to describe, we would 

 say, don't get in debt for them ; if you haven't the money 

 to purchase, don't buy until you get it. Be humble and 

 satisfied with little, and let your apiary grow of itself, and 

 be self-sustaining. I say this because I really do not wish 

 you to be disappointed. If you study the subject and be- 

 come thoroughly familiar with the bees by actual work 

 among them, both capital and bees will come as fast as 

 you can handle either. I want to see you all prosper, and 

 to do so, you must be cheerful, courageous and indepen- 

 dent ; above all, don't get crazy and extravagant if you 

 should happen to get S25 or £50, as the proceeds of one 

 colony in a season ; prosperity is sometimes harder to bear 

 than adversity. 



IMFLEME.NTS TOR THE APIAUT. 



We have carelully thrown out or remodeled every- 

 thing in our list found in any way defective, and we 

 offer nothing that we do not approve of and use in 

 our own aoiary. 



We can ship promptly, by Freight, Express or Mall, 

 (none maila'ole except those designated,) (roods men- 

 tioned in the list in every number of Gleanings. 

 Hives, Extractors, &c., can be sent much cheaper by 

 Freight, bat In t lis case they should be ordered three 

 or four weeks before needed, If the distance is con- 

 siderable. During the months of April, May and 

 June, orders may somotimes bo delayed several days, 

 but our customers may rely upon receiving notice at 

 once on rcculst of all remittances. 



At tile prices given in this list, cash must accom- 

 pany every order ; as the sending of goods, C. O. D., 

 entails an additional expense, and goods sometimes 

 fall to be taken, we really dislike to send them thus, 

 but If you are content to pav from 25 cents to 51 to the 

 Express compmy to bring us the nioncv, (which 

 could be sent by P. (). Order for 10 cents,) we will send 



them C. O. D. when desired. Orders for frames or 

 hives of dimensions differing from those named, will 

 also be liable to some additional delay, especially du- 

 ring the "honey months." 



EATE AT WrriGH "WE CAJf PREPAY EXPRESS CFTAKcJES. 



Cover. Hive. Extractor. 



New York §.60 $.73 $1-00 



Chicago 55 .65 .9f> 



San Francisoo S.OO 4.00 5.75 



New Orlems 1.60 2.00 2.75 



Gilvejton 1.99 2.35 3.20 



HOW TO SEND MONET. 



If you do not wish to taJce any risk of loss, asnd P. O. 

 Drier, registered letter, or get a N. Y. Draft, But as 

 all these wags are expensive, especialyfors)mill.a»toiints, 

 I will make a suggestion. Probably not more than one 

 letter in a thousand, is lost in the mail but to be on the 

 safe side, we will assume that one in a huiulred will be 

 lost. The cheapest way is to get a Money Order, but 

 evin at thelow price o/lO cents, roe pay $10. to have the 

 one hundred letters safe, besides tite trouble of getting^ 

 the Order. Had you put glO. in each of the hundred let- 

 ters, an<l lost one of them you loould have been no more 

 out of pocket. This toould show that it only pays to reg- 

 ister amounts exceeding ^IQ. To make it a little safer, 

 call it S5., and we have for years sent all sums of less 

 than 55., in th-e letters, and we have saved in fees, far 

 more than the amount lost, besides saving our friends 

 who recived it, tiie trouble of getting it casJied. This 

 plan only applies to psnoivi of known integrity, for 

 wlien the money is sent, they may if disposed, say theif 

 ■never received it. If you do U'A knoiv MB, you had bet- 

 ter not send me any loose money, for I ma,y be only writ- 

 ing this t" get the advantage. Do you ask why 1 do not 

 stand tIte loss myself if it is only one letter in one hun- 

 dred/ I wotdd cheerfully do this,were I not indanger of 

 doing harm by m-aking such a proposal in a public cir- 

 cular, for it tcould be too much like leaving the door to 

 one's store open all night. Besides, I shoid.d have to 

 charge a little more for goods, if I stood ALL. losses. I 

 wotdd advise all to dobusiiwss with as much economy as 

 possible, but wh-en losses come, I think it btst that we 

 each bear our share of them, cheerfully. 



We always consider it an especial favor to have cus- 

 tomers inform us by postal card lohether goods are sat- 

 isfactory ; xvhetJier our mode of packing.isejficient; time 

 taken in transit; whetlier Exjjress or Freight charges 

 were reasonable, et-c., etc. 



Respectfully, A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



IMFI.EMEXTS, AND SUPPLIES FOR 

 THE APIARY. 



To avoid useless repetition, this price list contains 

 only farther explanations of the (iriicles given al- 

 plmbetically, in every No. Gl'-^aninqs; therefore 

 if you wish a list of all the articles loe keep for 

 sale, you are to look tliere for it. 



BEE-KEEPER'S MEDLET. 



This is a fine large photograjih, size 11x11, containing ex- 

 cellent, large photographs of ootb Liangslroth and Quinb.v, 

 besides good sized pictures of almost all thij prominent 

 bee-keepers and writers for the Bee Journals. The nan'.e 

 of e.ach is plainl.v printed on it and as it contains over 

 150 pictures, it makes a vory pleasant study, especiall,v af- 

 ter having followed those friends in their writings as we 

 have mTii.v of them, for .vears. Think of havirnt a good 

 )ihoto of Hetherington, Grimm. Doolittle, Holin, Prof. 

 Cook, Dadant, Dean, Davis, Gallup, Ivitie Grimm, Mrs. 

 Harrison, Dr. Hamlin, Muth, Nellis, Nesbit, Wanner, 

 Prof. Kirtland, Parsons, Carey, and cnouitli more to near- 

 ly fill this page, all sent safely for only .■;?1,00. 



BEES. 



Bees, full colony amply provided for winter, in 

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

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

 safe arriv.al guaranteed. .(Lawn hive §1 more.) . .§15 00 



I The same in a 1 story Simplicitv hive 13 00 



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



I The same with hybrid queen 10 00 



I Not i)rovisioned for winter (hybrids in old hive) 7 00 



I Two frame nucleus with tested queen 5 50 



I " " The same with dollar queen.... 4 00 

 Por an imported queen in an.v of the above, add ?r),00 

 W(! think we can prepare bees for shipping safely any 

 month i'l the year; when we fail in so doing,we will give 

 due notice. 



