GLEANINGS LN" BEE CULTURE. 



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2 shr)W3 the way in which we contract the entrance 

 withsa'.Vfliist, oiilyit neeilsstamninsf do^/n alittl-^mire. 

 Cover ami boltun boarti ara alwivs used samp aide 

 III). I5>tcoTi board ahiiil I rest on four half Uricli-. 

 N'o 3 i3 a'2-8torv hive, being simply tvo i)')diesoiieov-'i- 

 ilif! othyr, with'tha cover re Tio.'eil, rhe covers and bot- 

 tom board ■* l)8iT T O'lp, and the sa ne thing. In th« fore- 

 irround are seen the four simple pieces of which the 

 hive i^ cimno^ad. Toe t^-" liv-gg i>ne-!. are of course 

 the side ami end of Mhiv?, aid the strips lyin? 0'\ 

 lh».m are the pie ;i^s t.hi', ir ; niileil nad3r the c ^'J■■T, a^ 

 will t)e readily nn Ifrstnod b/ looking ac the diagra>n 

 on oage 7. The iroi frame loaning a? linst Vo.;?, is the 

 gtnge to be slinpe I over tie hives -vhiie they are be- 

 ing nailed. It is, inside, li^K by 16 inches, and is slio 

 ii'' 1 ovp,r ih^i hive both top and bocton, lifee a hoop. 

 This holds them square and true, and shows when the 

 stuff i^ju5t right. If tiey just All the hoips, yjucai 

 lie surfl'chat my hiva you h;\'.'o will just lit any otlier, 

 and that it ^viU be exactly right for evi-ry frame in the 

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

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

 fit a saiige. 



No 1'2 is a trara-T containingS section boxes filled with 

 with fdn., aad >fo. 13 is the same with the tin separa- 

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

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

 in which we arririge a single story for comb honey, 

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

 iinper story i^ supiiosed to be tilled with these frames 

 of sections. No. 11 is a metal-cornered frame filled 

 with fdri., and a transferring clasp, Nj. 23, is shown 

 pushed (lovvn on thT top bar, as ihey are us^d. 



At No. 14 we have a frame of fancy sections. The 

 fdn. is put in these by pushin; them apart, and catch- 

 ing it bet veen the tvi%boarils of which thev are 

 made. No. 16 is the Quiaby smoker, and No. 17 is he 

 Doolittle smoker. No. 19 is a quart febder. We should 

 have aildsil. in the proper place, that the artist has 

 put (cnf-^ a number of wires on the gripe vine trjliis, 

 while but 3 are te. ill V needed. Tli>, grape vino-i are 

 also heavy with fdiage to A'anl the top of the posts, 

 during the hottestjvveather. 



OUR PRICE LIST POR 1878. 



Bse keepers who are ready and willing to work for their 

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

 l;no\v, 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 all kinds of business, far 

 outstripping the rest, and il 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 

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

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

 come thorous^hly 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 550, as the proceeds of or\'i 

 colony in a season ; prosperity is sometimes harder to he;ir 

 than adversity. 



IMPLEMENTS FOR THE APIARY. 



We have carefully thrown out or remodeled every- 

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

 offer nothing that wc do not approve of and use in 

 our own aniary. 



We c 10 shippromptly, by Freight, Express or Mail, 

 (none mailable except those designated.) sroids men- 

 tioned in the list in every number of Gleanings. 

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

 Freight, but in this 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 sometimes be delayed several days, 

 but our customers may rely ujion receiving notice at 

 once on receipt of all remittances. 



At the prices given in this list, cash immt accom- 

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

 entails an additional expense, and goods sometimes 

 fail to be taken, we really dis'ike to send them thus, 



but if you are content to jiav from 2.5 cents to $1 to the 

 Evpresi compmv to bring us the money, (which 

 •■>uld he sent ly P. (>. Order for 10 cents,) we will send 

 them C O. D. wh3n <ie3ired. Orders far frames or 

 hives of dim ;nst ins differing from those named, wilt 

 also be liab; ; r.i & tine ad litional delay, esi>eeiaily du- 

 ring the 'dijiiey months." 



PREPAYING EXPRESS AND FKEIOHT CHARGES. 



E\'press charges are so variable that it seems diffii- 

 cult to estaolisU a aviiform and satis aotory rate: yet 

 if y^iu ch^oae to leave th ; matter to us, w can urepay 

 charges a' about the rates given in the f'lllowi ng ta- 

 bl% If yoii can make a bette.' arrangement with your 

 ag^nt do s ) by ad meaiis; if not, send the ineney tO' 

 us and we will prepay express ■.fh^n goods are 

 s lipped. If your exjiress ofH>3 is not on a main line, 

 fr.im 2n fo 5i censs more must be uddel. This is rath- 

 er iiid,-,fl lite, we a^'e aware, bu"^ i: is tii3 best we can 

 do If goods are not wanted a' once, the/ can be 

 Sent by freight at one-half, or stiil less ra'^es; bat it is. 

 ver>' unwise to wait until they are wanted and then 

 oirdev by freight. As an illustration, we have taken a- 

 cover, a whole hive and an extractor, they weigli 

 respectively, about 5, 15 and 25 pounds. 



BATE AT WHICn WB CAN PKSPAT EXPRESS- CTI.4.IKJES. 



Cover. Hiv^. Bxtractor. 



New York $.00 $.75 $100 



Cliicaw 55 .65 .90 



San Pranci> oo 3.00 4.00 5.75 



New Orleans 1.60 2.0f> 2.75 



Galveston 1.90 2.35 3.20 



now TO SEND BIONEY. 



If you do not wish to ta-ks any risk oflo?s, K'!:id P. O. 

 Or'ler, registered letter, or get a JV. V. Dra,ft. Bat as 

 all theseways are expensive, espeeialy forsm-^ilam-oioUs. 

 I will make a siiyfjestion. Probably not mrire than, one 

 l^etter in a thousand, is lost in the miil hiU to be on the 

 safe side, we loill assume that one in a hitndred will be 

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

 even at tlie low price ofVd cents, we pay 310. to have the 

 one hundred letters safe, besides tlie troiMe of gettintj 

 the Order. Had you put 310. in each of the hundred let- 

 ters, and lost one of them yotc looidd have been no more 

 Old of pocket. This ivould show that it only pays to 7'eff- 

 ister amounts e.vceedi.m SlO. To nta-ke it a little s'^ifer, 

 call it .55.. and toe have for years seit all sums of less 

 than ?5., in the letters, and toe h%03 saved in fees, fif 

 more than the amount lost, besides sauing our friend ■ 

 ivho recived it. the trouble of rjettirig it cashed. Thir 

 plan only applies to persom of knoion integrity, for 

 wlten the money is sent, they miy if disposed, say they 

 never received it. If you do not knoiv me. you Juid bet- 

 ter not send msany loose money, for I may be only writ- 

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

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

 dred.^ I would cheer.fully do this, were I not in danger if 

 doinr/ harm by making such a proposal in a public cir- 

 cular, for it would be too much like lei-ving tlie door to 

 one's store open all night. Besides. I should have tit 

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

 would advise all to do business with as much economy as 

 possible, but ichen losses come, I think it bist that we 

 each bear our share of them, cheerfully. 



For fractional parts of a dollar, postage stamps are 

 alivays acceptadle, and we can use them of any denom- 

 ination. 



We always consider it an- especial favor to have cus- 

 tomers ivform us by postal card whether goods are sat- 

 isfactory; lohether our mode of packing is efjleient; time 

 taken in transit; whether Express or Freight charges 

 were reasonable, etc., etc. 



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



IMPLEMENTS, AND SUPPLIES FOR 

 THE APIARY. 



To (iToul useless repetition, this price list contains 



only furilier explanations of the articUs r/icen al- 



pJiaheticdlly, in every No. Gleanings / therefore 



if you wish a list of all tlie articles ice keep for 



sale, you are to look there J'or it. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand col- 

 umn of figures; the figures giving the amount of postage 

 required. 



