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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



COMB FOUNDATION. 



PURE BEES WAX. 



Packed in iieut wooden boxes — pupor between every 



two sheets. per lb. per pckif. 



1 Ib.Oxt!, \\y mail 80c 80 



3" l*xl8 or SxlGJi, by mail 80c $2 40 



3" " " bj freight or exp. 58c 1 Vo 



5 " " " " " " .. 55c 2 TS 



10 " " " •" •• " . . 55c 5 50 



25 " " " " " •" . . 53c 13 25 



50 " " " " -' " - • 52e 26 00 



100 " " " " " •" • • 50c 60 a) 



500 " " " " " " . • 4«c 240 00 



1000 " " " " " " . . 45c 450 00 



White wax, 25c per lb. extra, if wanted, but we consider 

 the yellow in every respect preferable; even for comb 

 boney. 



The fdn. is kept iii stock, in sheets 12x18 inches, ajid 

 SxlGK incht-s [exact size needed for L. brood frames] 

 jmcked in boxes of 3, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 lbs. each, and 

 $hipi«d only ill these boxes at the above prices. 



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

 mjikes from 4 to .'• square feet of surface. The thmnest 

 will be u.^ed bj the tees, but is not made into comb as 

 quickly as the heavier, which has a giealer depth of cell. 



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

 50 lb. box, .ic. The difference in price is only enough to 

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

 lb. boxes, and packing, handling and nailinj; rp live box- 

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

 iaandling s.iid nailing up ore box. 



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

 there cati I e no variation, unless at an additional price. 



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

 want it cut all sons of sizes, 1 will accommodate you with 

 3ill the pleasure in the world, for ten cts. per lb. extba. 



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

 any size des^ired, lor 25c per lb. in quantities of 1(K) lbs. or 

 more. 



We will pay 80c per lb. cash for bright yellow wax, or 

 sell it for S5c. 



At above prices we can pay no express or freight 

 charges either way. 



FOUNDATION ^lACIIINE WITH 5 INCH KOLLS. 



Comt Foundation Machines. 



Machines for making sheets 1 loot wide - ?100 00 

 Exjiressly for L. frame. VI inches wide - 50' (Kl 



For makings inches for section boxea - 35 00 



Double Boiler for above machines, - ?3.0Q, 3.50 and 4.tH) 

 Dippinpr elates per j;air. - - 5^1.00, 1..50 and 2.1X) 

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

 If drone size is wanted, add SIO, .?.^ and .53 respectively 

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

 and tall instructions will be sent to each iiurchaser. 

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



We have sold ?35.00 machines for making comb foun- 

 dation to 



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

 ra, €al. ; a. M. Dale. Border Plains, Iowa ; G. W. Gates, 

 Bartlett, Tenn.; A. Salisbury. Cumargo. Ills.; C. F. Lane, 

 Koshk< iiong, Wis. ; Wm. S. Hersi'erger. Jefl'erson, Md. ; 

 Wm. liiatt. LilT, by Dundee, Scotland ; W. S. Boyd, Beth- 

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

 Hawkes. Arlington Heights, Ills. ; A. W. Foreman. M. D., 

 White Hall, Ills.; Mrs. M.D. Minor. Port .Tackson. N. Y.; 

 C. M. Joslin. M. D., St. Chiirles, Mich.; Geo. B. Wallace, 

 San Beniardhio, Cal., C. L. Johnston, Danville, Pa.; J. F. 

 Flory, Modesto, Cal. 



A f;j8.00 (5 inch dioiie ccmb) machine to J. H. Nellis, 

 Canajoharie, N. Y. 



Nine inch ^50.00 machines, to C. R. Carlin. Bayou 

 Goula, La. ; Jno. Hunter, .') Eaton Rise, Ealing, ilnglMid ; 

 ,1. B. Stevenson, San Bernaixiino, Cal.; J. E. Crane, Brid- 

 port, Vt. 



Twelve inch ^100.00 machines, to CO. Perriiie, Chicago, 

 Ills.; D. A. Jones, Beelon, Ont., Canada; J. Madory, 

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



HOW TO FASTEN SHEETS OF EDS. IN THE 

 BROOD FRAMES 



The melted wax plan. 



Set a common small lamp in a tall box with one open 

 side, having cofiree wire clcth nsilfcl over the top. 

 Place en the wire cloth a cup containirg wax. Keep 

 the wax jnst melted, by turr.ir.g the If.nr j) wick up or 

 down. Now, with n pencil brush yen car put ihe mel- 

 ted wax neatly just where you want it. Fit a board so 

 that it will slip into your IrEme jnst half way, and lay 

 your sheet of fdn. on" this, Tvith its upper edge close 

 against the top bar; brush the wax alorg the joint, slip 

 out the board and hang Ihe fi ame in a hive. After a 

 little practice vru will do them ouite rapidly, and 

 think It is just iun. It is spid that the Idn.. to prevent 

 sagging, should go In the Iramc in such awsy thrtihe 

 walls of the cells run up and down, irstcjid of diagon- 

 ally. Our sheets are all made fcrthe L. Irames in that 

 way. 



The plan we prefer. 



If wax is nibbed hard against a piece of dry wood, 

 at ordinary temperatures, it wil! .'lOhere almostss well 

 as if put on in a melted state. Therefore, all we have 

 to do to fasten it in the trames. is to lay it in place, and 

 press the edge against the comb guide with the flngers, 

 until it sticks moderately. Now take a tnifeor screw- 

 driver, and rub it down haid. To prevent the wax 

 from sticking to the tool, dip it in either starch or hon- 

 ey : we use the latter be cav.sc it is hardier. One comer 

 of the tool should go clear dew n to the wood, at the 

 last stroke to make a " sure thing" of it. The fdn. 

 should reach within )£ inch of the er,d bars, and with- 

 in f, as a general rule, of the l.otlcm bar. This space 

 is needed to allow the sheets to stretch as it is being 

 worked cut, which it always dees more or less. Some 

 lots of wax will stretch scf.rcely percfptibly, -while 

 others will to the extent we tave mentioned; and as 

 it is desirable to have the sheet hang clear cf the bot- 

 tom bar when the cells aie dr?.wn out full lergth.we 

 think bf St to eive the amount of space below we have 

 mentioned. The icascn is. that the ccmbs will bulge 

 it there is any stretching after they have touched the 

 bottom bar. To put the sheets in rapidly, you will 

 need a board cut so as to just fit inside the frame, and 

 reach up as far ns the comb guide. Lay the sheet en 

 this, close up to the top bar, and stroke it dov n to the 

 comb guide, as we have directed. If your Jrames are 

 made without a ccmb guide, yen can fasten the sheet 

 to the topbarin the sameway, and then give it a quarter 

 turn, so tbat it will hang straight down. As fast as 

 the frames are tilled, they should be hurg in a hive, 

 to be secure from injury. If you do not make the above 

 plan work to suit yon, you can fasten the sheets by 

 tacking a strip of wood about }a by % into the lop bar, 

 while the upper edge of the sheet is between ihcm; 

 this strip should be put on in such a waj- that the Idn. 

 hangs straight down under the center of the top bar. 

 For putting fdn. into the section frames or into boxes, 

 make a saw cut nearly through the strff of w hich the 

 top ismade, where you wish the sheet to harg. Before 

 this piece is fastened in place, bend the wood back- 

 ward in such a way as to open the saw cut, slip in the 

 edge of the sheet, close up the cut, and it is secure. 

 CORimS^S, METAL, rOK TRAME 

 MAKING. 



Perhaps the readiest way of under-slandnig all about 

 these, will be to order a sample frame, which we send by 

 mail with a bit of rabbet and sample trans-lening clasp, 

 for 15c. For the convenience of those who do not get the 

 idea at once, we submit the following diagram : Also see 

 Engraving on front cover. 



