1878. 



glea:nings in bee cultuke. 



IMPLEMEKTS rOR BEE CTJETUHE 

 ALFHAEETICi^LEY ABRAlfGED. 



For description of the various articles see our 

 Twelfth Edition Circular and Price List found in 

 Jan. No., Vol. VI., or mailed on application. 



For directions i^ou' <o 3ia;fc all these various arti- 

 cles and implements, see A B C of Bee Culture. 



This Price List to be taken in place of those of 

 .former date. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand 

 column of figures ; the figures giving the amount of 

 postage required. 



Canada postage on merclmndise is limited to SJC 

 oz., and nothing- &xn be sent for less than 10 cents. 



15 



See ABC. 



$ 10 



Alighting- Board, detachable, 



! Part First 



I Bass wood trees for planting, for prices see 



i Price List 



I Balances, spring, for suspended hive (60 lbs.) 8 00 



I Barrels for honey 3 50 



! " " waxed and painted... . 3 50 

 I Bees, per colony, from $V to $16, for partic- 

 I ulars see price list 



10 1 Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 25 

 I Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanino.s 50, 60, TO 



10 I Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame ma- 

 I king 



One of the above is given free with every 100 

 frames, or 1000 corners. 



10 ! Burlap for covering bees; 40 in. wide, per yd 10 

 ] Buzz-Saw, foot-power, complete; circular 

 I with cuts free on application. Two saws 



and two gauges included 35 00 



Buzz-Saws, extra, 6 in. $1 .50; 7 in. $1 75; 8 in 3 00 

 10 inch, $3,35; all filed, and set, and 

 mailed free of postage. 

 Buzz-Saw mandrel and boxes complete for 

 6 inch saws. No saws included 5 00 



15 







60 



, The same for 7 and 8 in. saws (not mailable) 

 1 I Cages, wood and wire cloth, provisioned, 



•I see price list 



13 i *' " " per doz 



I " Larger size double above prices.. . 

 30 Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



j per lb 



I " li4 lbs. in Section box . 



00 



JO 



Eight lb. slab in L. frame 1 15 



i Cards, queen registering, per doz 06 



" " " per 100 40 



60 I Chaff cushions for wintering (see Nov. No. 



! for 1877) 80 



9i " " without the chaff 15 



40 I Chaff cushion division boards 20 



Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 10 



Clasps for transferring, package of ICO 35 



I Climbers for Bee-Hunting 3 50 



I Comb Basket, made of tin, holds 5 frames, 



1 has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 50 



I Comb Foundation Machines complete $35 to 100 00 



20 i Corners, metal, per ICO 75 



20 I '* " top only, per 100 100 



15 i ** " bottom, per 100 50 



On 1,000 or more a discount of 10 per cent will be 



made, and on 10,000, 25 per cent. The latter will be 



siven to those who advertise metal cornered frames. 



j Corners, Machinery complete for making $350 CO 



13 1 Duck, for feeding, and covering the frames 



I — bees do not often bite it— per yard, (29 



I inches wide) 20 



15 i Enameled cloth, the hrst tiling for covering 



I frames. Bees neither l)ite n(ir propolize 



it. Per yard, 45 inches wide, 25c. By the 



i piece, (13 yards) 23 



I Extractors, according to size of frame, 



I $7 50 to 10 00 



" inside and gearing, including 



I honey-gate 5 00 



I " Hoops to go aroinid the top 50 



j " " per doz 5 00 



r> I Feeder, Simplicity, (see price list) 1 pint 05 



T 1 Feedei-s, 1 quart, tin, pepper box style 10 



25 I The same, 6 qts, to be used in upper story .50 

 j Files for small circular rip saws, new and 



i valuable, 20c ; per doz 3 00 



3 ! " 3 cornered, for cross-cut saws 10 



5 ] Frames with sample Kalibet and Clasps... 10 

 18 Galvanized iron wire for grapevine trellises 



I per lb. (about ICO feet) 30 



25 I Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering. . ,50 



50 I Gearing for Extractor with supporting- arm 1 50 



I Gleanings, Vol's I and 

 I " Vol's IV and 



Vol. Ill, seco: 

 first five neatl: 



(Ounbto^ld. 

 25 ; f^ p^rticul!^ see 



15 



Hives from 50c to 



price list 



Honey Knives 



'/o doz.. 

 " " % doz by Expr 



" " Curved point 



Labels for honey, from 25 to 



for particulars see price list. . . ^ 



Lamp Nursery, for hatching queen cells 



built 5 00 



Larvte, for queen rearing, from June to 



Sept 25 



Leather for smoker bellows, per side 50 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



Magnifying Glass, Pocket 50 



" " Double lens, brass on 



three feet 1 00 



Medley of Bec-Kecper's Photo's, 150 photo's 1 00 

 Microscoj)e, ('(sniixiund, in Mahogany box 

 " Prcpaicd oljjects for above, such 

 as bees' wing, sting, eye, foot, &c., each 

 Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 

 per yard 



3 00 



25 



10 



Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



" ~ - - - - g^ 



35 



Paraffin e, for waxing barrels, per lb 

 Photo of House Apiarj^ and improvements 



Queens, 60c to $6 00. See price list 



Babbets. Metal, per foot 02 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 50 



Saw Sei for Circular Saws 75 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



Section boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, 



&c., each 05 



Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



fdn. and printed instructions 05 



Section boxes in the flat by the quantity, 

 $9 .50 per thousand and upwards, accord- 

 ing to size ; for particulars, see price list. 

 Case of 3 section boxes showing the 

 way in which the separators are used, 

 suitable for any kind of hive, see cut, p. 8, 10 

 Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near vs, per lb. . 25 

 " Catnip, good seed, per oz. 30c ; per lb. 3 00 



" Chinf's(> Mustard, per oz 15 



Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 60 



" White Dutch (.'lover, per lb 60 



" Motherwort, per oz. 2Cc; per lb S 00 



" Mignonette, per lb. (20c per oz) 150 



I " Simpson Honey Plant, per package 05 



I "■ " " " peroz 50 



18 1 " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



" " '* " peck by Express 75 



18 •' Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



" July, per lb 15 



A small package of any of the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 

 5 I Sheets of duck to keep the bees from soil- 



I ing or eating the cushions 10 



I Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 

 I honey 



60 

 1 50 



25 

 3 00 



10 Smoker, Quinby's (to Canada 15c extra) 



Doolittle's 



Bingham's $1 35 ; 1 60 ; 



25 "■ Our own, see illustration in price 



list 75 



Tacks, galvanized, per paper 10 



Thermometers 40 



Veils, Bee, with face of Brussels net, (silk) 75 

 The same, all of tarletan (almost as good) 50 



Wax Extractor 3 50 



Copper bottomed boiler for above 1 50 



5 i Wire cloth, for Extractors, tinned per 



I square foot 15 



Wire cloth, for queen cages 12 



Above is tinned, and meshes are 5 and 18 



to the inch respectivel.v 



Painted wire cloth, 14 mesh to the inch, per 



I square foot 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

 named. A. I. BOOT, Medina, Ohio. 



07 



See engraving in this number. Price 10c. Two 

 cents extra when sent bj' mail. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina. Ohio. 



