1878. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



175 



IMPLEMENTS FOR BEE CULTURE 

 ALFHAEETICALLY ARRANGED. 



For description of the various articles, see our 

 Twelfth Edition. Circular and Price List found in 

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



For directions i/oir fo Jio/ic all these various arti- 

 cles and implements, see A B C of Hee 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 

 piiKt(if/c ri(jiiiird. 



Canada postage on merchandise is limited to 8J£ 

 oz., and nothing can be sent for less than 10 cents. 

 15 i Alighting Board, detachable. See ABC, 



I Part First $ 10 



I Basswood trees for planting. For prices 



1 see Price List 



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



I Barrels for honej' 2 50 



I " " waxed and painted. .. . 3 50 



i Bees, per coIon5% from $7 to $10, for partic- 



j ulars see price list 



10 I Bee-Hunting box, with printed instructions 25 



I Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings .50, 60, 75 



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



I king 15 



One of the above is given free with every 100 

 frames, or 1000 corners. 



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

 Buzz-Saw, foot-power, complete; circular 

 I with cuts free on application. Two saws 



I and two gauges included L"5 00 



t Buzz-Saws, extra, 85c, to P.50. See price list. 



The above are all filed, and set, and mailed any 

 where 

 GO I Buzz-Saw mandrel and boxes complete for 



I 6 inch saws. No saws included 5 00 



, The same for 7 and 8 in. saws (not mailable) 8 00 



1 I Cages, wood and wire cloth, provisioned. 



See price list 05 



12! " " " per doz . 50 



i " larger size, double above prices. . . 

 20 , Candj' for bees, can be fed at anj- season, 



i per lb 15 



] Cards, qtjecn registering, per doz 06 



I " " " per 100 40 



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



for 1877) 30 



9 ] •' " without the chaff 15 



40 I Chdff cushion division boards 20 



2 ; Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 10 



10 J Clasps for triuisferring, package of 100 25 



I Climliers for Boc-Hunting 2 50 



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



j has hinged c( ivci- and pair of handles 1 .50 



Comb Foundation Machines complete |35 to 100 00 



20 I Corne-s, metal, per 100 75 



2U 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 lO.roO, 25 per cent. The latter will be 

 given to those who advertise metal cornered frames. 

 I Corners, Mncbinery complete for making $250 CO 

 15 1 Enameled clolh, ihe hetit thing for covering 

 I frames. Bees do not bite and seldom 

 I nrrpolize it. Per yard, 45 inches wide, 



I 2.5c. By the piece. (12 yards) 22 



I Extractors, Recording to size of frame, 



I S^fi 50 to 10 00 



I " inside and gearing, including 



1 honey-gate 5 00 



1 " Hoops to go around the top 50 



j " " per doz 5 00 



5 i Feeder, Simplicity, (see price list) 1 pint . • . . 05 

 7 i Feeders, 1 quai-t, tin, (see April No) 10 



4 i The same, half size 05 



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



I Files for small circular rip saws, new and 

 I valuable, 20c; per doz. by express... 2 00 

 1 " The same, large size, double above 

 I prices , 



2 1 "3 cornered, for cross-cut saws. 10c; doz 1 00 



5 I Frames with sample Kabbet and Clasps. . . 10 

 18 1 Galvanized iron wire for grapevine trellises 



1 per lb. (about 100 feet) 20 



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

 .50 ! Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 1 .50 



i Gleanings, Vol's I and IT. each 75 



1 " Vol's IV and V, each 1 00 



I " Vol. Ill, second-hand 2 00 



I " first five neatly bound in one.. . 6 00 

 1 unbound.... 5 00 



3 00 



Hives from 50c to $6 25 ; for particulars see 



price list 



Honey Knives, straight or curved blade. . . 1 00 



Vi doz 5 25 



" " Vi doz by Express 5 00 



Labels for honey, from 25 to 50c per ICO ; 



for part iculars see price list 



Lamp Nurserj-, for hatching queen cells as 



built 5 00 



Larvie, for queen rearing, from June to 



Sept 25 



Leather for smoker bellows, per side fO 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



Magnifying Glass, Pocket 50 



" Double lens, brass on 



three feet l UO 



Medley of Bee-Keeper's Photo's, 150 photo's 1 00 

 Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 

 Prepared objects 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 



Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



Parafline, for waxing barrels, per lb 



Photo of House Apiary and improvements 



Queens, 25c to $6 00. See price list 



Kabbets, Metal, per foot 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 



Saw Set for Circular Saws 



Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

 bined) 4V2 inch, 10c; 5 inch, 15c. Very nice 



for foot-power saws 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 



Section boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, 



&c., each 



Section Honey box, a sample with strip of 



fdn. and printed instructions 



Section boxes in the flat by the quantity, 

 19 .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 price list 

 Seed, Alsike Clover, laiscd near its, per lb. . 

 "■ Catnip, good seed, per oz. 20c ; per lb. 



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 



Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb. . . . . 



" White Dutch Clover, per lb 



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



Mignonette, per lb. (25c per oz) 1 75 



" Simpson Honey Plant, per package 05 



" " " " peroz 50 



Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



" " " " peck, by Express 75 



■' Summer Eape. Sow in June and 



" J u ly, per lb 15 



A small package of any of the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 



Sheets of Enameled cloth to keep the bees 



from soiling or eating the cushions 10 



Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



honey 60 



The same for 24 sections, half above 

 prices. This size can be sent by mail in 



the fiat, for 75c 



Smoker, Quinby's (to Canada 1.5c extra) 



" Doolittle's, to be held in the mouth 



Bingham's *1 25 ; 1 60 ; 



OuB OWN, see illustration in price 



list 



Tacks, tinned, per paper, (two sizes) 



Thermometers 



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

 The same, all of grenadine (almost as good) 



Wax Extractor 



Copper bottomed boiler for abo\ e 1 .50 



Wire cloth, for Extractors, tinned, per 



square foot ■ ]2 



Wire cloth, for queen cages 1(1 



Above is tinned, and meshes are 5 and 18 



! to the inch respectively 



3 I Paintf d wire cloth, lor shipping btcs, 14 



I mesh to the inch, per square foot CO 



All goods delivered on board the cars here at prices 

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



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SUPPLIES. 



Bees, Queens, Hives and Material. Novice Ex- 

 tractors. Comb Fdn., Smokers, Books and Bee 

 Journals. Honey Jars and Tin Cans. Send for 

 Price List. B. B. BARNI'M. 



5-7d Homestead Ai)iary, Louisville, Ky. 



