All advertisements will be inserted at the rate of 20 cents per line, Nonpareil space, each insertion. 12 lines, Nonpareil space make 1 inch. Discounts will be made as follows: On 10 lines and upward, 3 insertions, 5 per cent; 6 insertions, 10 per cent; 9 insertions, 15 per cent; 12 insertions, 20 per cent. On 50 lines (1⁄2 column) and upward 1 insertion, 5 per cent; 3 insertions, 10 per cent; 6 insertions, 15 per cent; 9 insertions, 20 per cent; 12 insertions, 25 per cent. On 100 lines (whole column) and upward, 1 insertion, 10 per cent; 3 insertions, 15 per cent; 6 insertions, 20 per cent; 9insertions, 25 per cent: 12 insertions, 33% per cent. On 200 lines (whole page) 1 insertion, 15 per cent; 3 insertions, 20 per cent; 6 insertions, 25 per cent; 9 insertions, 30 per cent; 12 insertions, 40 per A. I. ROOT. cent. Cash for Beeswax! Will pay 25c per lb. cash, or 27c in trade for any quantity of good, fair, average beeswax, delivered at our R. R. station. The same will be sold to those who wish to purchase, at 30c per lb. A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. The Oldest Bee Paper in America--Established in 1861. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, Published WEEKLY, at $2.00 a year. The first and third numbers of each month, $1.00 a year. The first number of each month, 50 cents a year. THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor and Proprietor, 974 West Madison Street, Chicago, Ill. Comb Foundation MachineS $10.00 TO $60.00. SAMPLES OF FOUNDATION FREE, OR WITH OUR ONE POUND SECTION BOX BY MAIL FOR FIVE CENTS. For illustrations see our Illustrated Catalogue of Apiarian Implements and Supplies, mailed on application. A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. THE A B C OF BEE CULTURE. Bound in paper, mailed for $1.00. At wholesale, same price as GLEANINGS, (but will be sent to any postoffice singly), with which it may be clubbed. One copy, $1.00; 2 copies, $1.90; three copies, $2.75; five copies, $4.00; ten copies, $7.50. The same, neatly bound in cloth, with the covers neatly embellished in embossing and gold, one copy, $1.25; 2 copies, $2.40; three copies, $3.50; five copies, $5.25; ten copies, $10.00. If ordered by freight or express, the postage may be deducted, which will be 12c on the book in paper, and 15c each, on the book in cloth. Cook's Manual in paper or cloth at the same price as above. A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. Early Italian & Cyprian Queens. Imported and home-bred; nuclei and full colonies. For quality and purity, my stock of bees can not be excelled in the United States. I make a specialty of manufacturing the Dunham foundation. Try it. If you wish to purchase Bees or Supplies, send for my new Circular, containing directions for DR. J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. We sell each subscriber who pays the full price, one beautiful, untested, Italian queen for 15 cents. Samdollar, per year, for the American Bee-keeper, one ple copy free. Address E. M. HARRISON, Lebanon, Laclede Co., Mo. 6tfd LANGSTROTH, SIMPLICITY, AND CHAFF MAHER & GROSH'S COMMON-SENSE KNIFE Contains Pruning blade, Jackknife blade and Budding or Speying blade. Cut gives exact size. Probably every farmer, gardener and stock-man has often thought of such a knife as this, and here it is. Blades carefully forged from razor steel, carefully file-tested, and replaced free if soft or flawy. Price $1.00. postpaid; or without the budding blade, 75 cents; with just large and small blades, 50 cents; extra strong 2-blade, for hard service, 75 cts.; "Our Best" oiltempered Pruner, $1; Budding knife, 65 cts.; Pruning Shears, $1. Illustrated List free; also our "How to Use a Razor." MAHER & GROSH. 34 N. Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio. 320 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Names of responsible parties will be inserted in any of the following departments, at a uniform price of 20 cents each insertion, or $2.00 per year. $1.00 Queens. T. C. Crilly, Grafton, Lorain Co., O. 7tfd tfd 7tfd 7tfd 6-9 7tfd Names inserted in this department the first time with. Hive Manufacturers. out charge. After, 20c each insertion, or $2,00 per year. Those whose names appear below agree to furnish Italian queens for $1.00 each, under the following conditions: No guarantee is to be assumed of purity, or anything of the kind, only that the queen be reared from a choice, pure mother, and had commenced to lay when they were shipped. They also agree to return the money at any time when customers become impatient of such delay as may be unavoidable. Bear in mind that he who sends the best queens, put up most neatly and most securely, will probably receive the most orders. Special rates for warranted and tested queens, furnished on application to any of the parties. Names with *, use an imported queen mother. If the queen arrives dead, notify us and Probably none will be we will send you another. sent for $1.00 before July 1st, or after Nov. If wanted sooner, or later, see rates in price list. *A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. *H. H. Brown, Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa. 7tf *Paul L. Viallon, Bayou Goula, La. *S. F. Newman, Norwalk, Huron Co., O. *Wm. Ballantine. Sago, Musk. Co., O. *J. O. Facey, New Hamburg, Ont., Can. 7ttd 3-2 Who agree to make such hives, and at the prices named, as those described on our circular. A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. P. L. Viallon, Bayou Goula, Iberville Par., La. 7tfd Bees by the Pound. 7tfd 2-7 3-2 Those whose names appear below agree to furnish bees by the pound, and at the prices given in our circular. S. C. Perry, Portland, Tonia Co., Mich. 7tfd 61fd 6tfd HE Coming Bee has settled at Columbus, Wis. T 100 colonies for sale. Single colonies of Cyprians or Italians, in well-painted Langstroth hives, 2-$9.00. Either variety of choice-bred queens, tested pure, $3.00; untested, $1.00. Orders filled promptly or money refunded. General bee-keepers' supplies 3-8 kept in stock or furnished upon short notice. Sat4-9 isfaction guaranteed in all cases. Send for circulars. ROYS & MORGAN. 4-9 7-9d 7tfd 5-9 Jas. A. Nelson, box 83, Wyandott, Wy. Co., Kan. 5-5 *J. W. Keeran, Bloomington, McLean Co., Ill. 6-8 *S. W. Salisbury, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Mo.5-10 C. W. White, Madison, Dane Co., Wis. L. W. Van Kirk, box 178, Washington, Wash. Co. Pa. 6-9 6-9 At Kansas City, Mo., I BREED PURE ITALIAN BEES FOR SALE. 66 BEES, per 1⁄2 lb., same prices as dollar queens. $2.00 1.00 My queens are bred from best Imported and Homebred stock. I warrant my Dollar Queens to be purely mated; and guarantee safe arrival. If for any reason the bees do not please you, write me full particulars, and I will do my best to render satisfaction. In ordering, please write your name and address plainly. Respectfully, E. M. HAYHURST, P. O. Box 1131. 6tfd TIN POINTS FOR GLASSING HONEY. Cut by machinery; are much cheaper and better than hand-cut, and perfectly straight; 1,000 to 5,000, 25c: 6,000 to 10,000, 22c: over 10.000, 20c; 6c per 1,00) extra by mail. Samples for 3c stamp. W. C. GILLETTE, LeRoy, Genesee Co., N. Y. 6-10d E. M. Hayhurst, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Mo.6trd Choice Italian Queens 61fd E. A. Thomas & Co., Colerain, Mass. Energetic workers, gentle and beautiful. Fine mail; nuclef or full colonies by express. Try us. queens for queen-rearing, a specialty. Queens by You will not be disappointed. Terms, with description of bees, on application. 6tfd 6-8d 6tfd Byron Walker & Co., Capac, St. Clair Co., Mich.6tfd 3-7 COULTER & LITTLE, J. T. Wilson, Mortonsville, Woodford Co., Ky. 6tfd HEADQUARTERS for the GOLDEN ITALIANS 6tfd and the ORIGINAL ALBINO BEES and QUEENS. Send for circular. 3-8 3tfd 7tfd J. M. C. TAYLOR, Lewistown, Frederick Co., Md. CHEAPEST PLACE FOR COLONIES.- Italian C. W. Phelps, Tioga Centre, Tioga Co., N. Y. 3tfd Bees, Nuclei, Queens, Extractors, and Bee Books, see Feb. GLEANINGS. Address OTTO KLEINOW, Opposite Fort Wayne, Detroit, Mich. NOTES FROM THE BANNER APIARY. when put up in glass; but after it candies it looks NO. 32. well, one groceryman remarked, like lard. If I should ever have honey enough so it doesn't "get sold" before the cool fall weather begins to make it QUEEN SURGERY-A CASE THAT DIDN'T TURN OUT candy, I shall try putting it up for sale in small tin SO WELL. HAD a case last season that was similar to one mentioned by friend Little, on page 277 of June GLEANINGS. After waiting a week for nature to remove the protruding and dried-up drone organ, I clipped it off, using my finger-nails for nippers or scissors. The queen then commenced, in a day or two, to lay, filled the combs of her nucleus with eggs, and was, apparently, all right, so I sent her to a customer. In two or three weeks I received a card from her purchaser, saying, "One of those half-dozen queens that you sent me does not perform her duty as should a well-behaved queen. She scatters the eggs all over, puts more than one egg into a cell, and sometimes attaches them to the sides of the cell. It is not the work of a fertile worker, as the queen is present, and I have seen her laying." I concluded that it was the queen that I had operated upon, and so I sent another. SELLING EXTRACTED HONEY. Nearly all of the honey that I have sold away from home has been sold in Mason's fruit-jars. In packing them for transportation, 1 place an inch of chaff in the bottom of a box, set the jars upon it, and then pack chaff between them. I always carry the honey away myself, and I have broken only one jar, and that was caused by a small knot, from some board, getting into the chaff packing, under the jar. When honey is in the liquid state, it certainly does present a sort of "make-your-mouth-water" appearance pails, and adorn the pails with bright, attractive labels. For shipping liquid honey, I have used, to a small extent, the 100-lb. spruce kegs, and I could ask for nothing better. NOT GOING TO THE FAIR, AFTER ALL. It is with regret that I have finally decided not to make an aplarian exhibit at our State Fair this fall. What's the reason? Well," too much to do," haven't time to spare to prepare things for an exhibit and do the subject justice. I wish, however, to thank the kind friends who have offered to help me in the matter, and who have written and given me some valuable suggestions. MY REVISED REPORT FOR 1881. In giving my report last January for 1881, I esti mated my 28 colonies at $5.00 each. One died in the winter, one was robbed this spring when I was away from home (my first loss from robbers), one was found queenless, and was united with another, so I commenced the season with 25 colonies. I think it fair to estimate these 25 colonies now at $8.00 ench, which would place my profits at an average of $18.30 per colony. MY WINTERING EXPERIMENTS. You will perhaps remember, that last fall I pre pared my bees for winter in several ways, with a view of determining which was the best method of wintering. Some colonies were left unprotected upon their summer stands, others were protected with chaff cushions; some were covered with the chaff |