GLEAyi^G'S IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 



Convention, that th-^ be?s that made the honey for 

 which the g'ol'i medal was awarded, were black bees, 

 th-^rebv loavio? the Conventi )n and your readers to 

 infei- that we kept black bees, is not true, as we have 

 not had a stock of black b'^es in five years. We 

 slioiild be very sorry ind ind to have it g'o out that 

 blaik bens ciuld produce b'^tte- honey than the Ital- 

 i ins, and that i heir honey was st miich superior as 

 to draw the f^old medal, after we, as apiarists of the 

 ninto-^nth century, have taken so much pains to im- 

 po-t them. - G. M. Doolittle. 



Fir s'lime, f i- shame, rar friends. Must I remind 

 men of your a^'e and standing, that it is not the words 

 that we sav. but the impressions we purposely con- 

 vey, that God will hold us accountable for ? I call 

 upin you as me i, as neig'hbors, as CliriMianti, to 

 shake off this a pell th.at is upon you both, and stop at 

 onee and f irever tindia» f.'tnlt with each other. We 

 will fT-sive you freely and God will forg-ive you, if 

 you will only forgive each other. As a proof of your 

 entire reo inciliation, g'ive us a letter in the Journals, 

 with both your names 8ij»ned to it, and then let it 

 drop f )rever. Forthesak? of the reliyrioa we pro- 

 fess, do let the world see that Christians do xormtirn v 

 g'iva wav, and that if we do quarrel, we do not quar- 

 rel vd'-y lonjr. If T have wronsred either of yon please 

 forgive me, for I did not mean to do so, and if neces- 

 sary, b-^ar a little more than each ()ther's share of the 

 blam \ for the sake of that S.avior who died for us 

 all, and who took uneomplaining'ly, the sins of the 

 whole world on His shoulders, even when He was 

 g'uilty of nothing-. 



MoR\L. —Do not offer premiums or prizes, in 



anv wav that may stir up a feeling of rivalry. Pol- 

 low the example of the Centennial and reward every 

 thinerthatis praiseworthy, but have no strifes or 

 contests. 



We have to-day. Jan. 30th, 3391 subscribers. 

 Oh dear. Oh dear ! One of the 9:? are s'one alrcily : 

 xtarmd. Got skipped— warm weather — talK warnimj. 



We will furnish electrotypes of any of the engra- 

 vinTS that have appeared in Gleanings, for 35c. per 

 squa-e inch. 



If you do not see your letter in this No. it is proba- 

 bly be3aus3 there is a whole stack of them waitin™- 

 their turn ; thev are all so good, T don't k.iow which 

 to tak-» first, unless I take those that arc hrkf and to 

 the point. 



QdekvTjESS colonies, if stronar, will come to no 

 harm : let them alone, until April, and if griven some 

 egg-s then, they will rear a qu^^en ond come out all 

 rig-ht. If not stron? in bees, a laying queen will be 

 needed instead of the eggs. 



We cannot furnish nuclei, before July first, but 

 two of our advertisers. Gate's and Roop, offer them 

 extremely low, and will shin them at any time, if I 

 am correct. If you must have queens verv early, 

 this will probably be your best chance of getting 

 them. ' 



The discovery friend .Toiner refers to on page 36, 

 for making fdn., is shnplv a revival of our old plan 

 of using sheets of glass for dippsrs. It mav do verv 

 well for making- the .5 inch sheets, in limited quanti- 

 ti-^-s, but we decidedly prefer the metal plates, espec- 

 ially when we take the loss by breakages into con- 

 sideration. Friend Stewart's invention embodies 

 nothing that has not lincn already given in our back 

 volumes. 



At.l of our advertisers, a»'e a-ood responsible, and 

 reliable people, or a+ least. T ha^'o good reason to 

 think them so, and if in your d"al with them, yo>j 

 find anv who do not prove so, yo\i are to report to 

 me at on^e. How is it mv friends, we all agree to 

 this, do we not ? I would like pnrch.asers, also, to tie 

 courteous and civil, for since GfjEANiNOS has been 

 the means of making you ac luainted with each oth- 

 er, I feel somewhat responsible for the good conduct 

 and bshavifir of both parties. If things get awry, 

 let us straighten them, by all means, but do not 

 write unkind lette-s. Remember there is a mighty 

 power in gentle words. 



SEEIDS, 



Plants. Bulbs, &c.. for the Apiary. Flower and Veg- 

 etable- Garden. Conservatorv and Farm. Catalosrue 

 '">nt:iining miich useful information, free, or with .") 

 Pac'iets sjed of Honev Produeiuff plants, 30c. 

 3-3 A. C. NELL IS, Canajoharic, N. Y. 



Italian Q'dssns aid Bees at 7erj Law Trices. 



Two framo nucleus, in April, with dollar queen $3 50 



" May, " " " 3 Oa 



The same as above from Juna 1st to Aug. Ist. . . 2 0^ 



All well stociied with bees. 



I consider this the only safe plan for sending 

 queens early. 



Dollar queens after May 15th, (as I do not consider 

 it safe to send single queens sooner),— 80 cents. 



Whole colonies, after .Tune 1st, in single story Sim- 

 plicities, with 8 combs, and two frames empty, with 

 such Italian queens as I have, $.5.00. 



1 will guarantee safe arrival, and that all shall be 

 just as represented. 

 2inq G. W. GATES, Bartlett, Tenn. 



PLANING MACHINES. 



Cigar Box Planer. 



See cut on page 55. 

 This Planer is designed expressly for planiing lum- 

 ber for cigar boxes. It is small, strong and compact, 

 has two speeds of feed, two feed rollers. The pres- 

 sure bar holds the lumber firmly to within % of an 

 inch of the cut of the knives. It planes very smooth, 

 and pieces as short as 4 inches long without chipping 

 the ends. We build two sizes, to plane and 13 inch- 

 es wide. The 9 inch planes from 4 to % inch thick. 

 The 13 inch planes from la to -t inches thick. The 

 size of driving pulleys on counter is 6 inches, and 

 should make 1000 revolutions per minute. 



Price of 13 inch $~5 05 



9 " 60 00 



Counter Shaft 12 00 



Lilliputian Planer. 



Sc« c!/f on page 56. 

 We believe that we have accomplished in building 

 this planer, what has never been done before, which 

 is: being able to sell a good, complete two roll iron 

 frame pl.aner, substantial in all parts, for the sum of 

 $.50.00. It will plane from 800 to 1.5^X) feet of hard or 

 soft wood lumber an hour, in the very best manner, 

 and do its work with less power than any other pla- 

 i ner. One horse with a good tread power will run it 

 j to very good advantage. It is a very excellent Pla- 

 ne" to plane Sash, Door and Window Blind Lumber, 

 I Window and Door Casings. Bam and Fence Biiards, 

 [ Hard Wood for Wagon Work, Agricultural Imple- 

 I ments. &c. It has one feed roll before the cutter- 

 head to feed in the lumber, and one behind to feed 

 out. The small pinion between the large gears is 

 made of steel and will l-i«t as long as the large ones. 

 The Planer is belted and tested before being shipped. 

 We build three sizes, to plane 13'/4, 15 and 18 inciies, 

 and from '■b to 4 inches thick. Those without stand* 

 can be set on a strong 'oox, a piece of timbtr, or on 

 the end of a log. 



Price of 131/2 inch with stand $60 00 



" " " without stand .55 00 



15 " withstand 7100 



" " " without stand 65 1 



18 " withstand 83 01) 



" " " without stand 75 0.) 



Counter Shaft 15 O;) 



Orders accompanied with the Cash, $5.00 less. 



The Gem PSaner. 



This is a new p.attern of Planer, combining many 

 points of the Pony, some of the Lilliputian, and some 

 not possessed by either. It has two feed rollers, one 

 before and one behind the cutter-head. The bed is 

 lowered from the h'^nd. The position of the cutter- 

 head is not changed for different thicknesses of pla- 

 ning, thus giving the same tiglitness of driving belt, 

 no matter from what direction it is belted. It has 

 two speeds of feed, obtained by the use of cone pul- 

 leys. It is very easily adjusted, requiring the tight- 

 ening and loosening of no bolts or screws to chang" 

 for ditterent thicknesses of planing. It works well 

 on either hard or soft wood. We build two sizes, to 

 plane 16 and 30 inches wide, and up to 6 inches thick. 

 Price of 30 inch $115 00 



16 " 100 00 



Address all orders to A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



