100 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Writing on the 24th inst., friend Muth says: Market for comb honey is dull, supply about out. We have refused to pay 16 cts. per lb. for best. Demand for and sales of extracted clover honey is very lively, in barrels and small packages. We pay 8 to 11 for extracted honey. Our trade in 1-lb jar honey is increasing. I predict, that before many years roll around, extracted clover honey will bring a better price than comb honey. ST. LOUIS.-Honey.-We have but little change to No. 213 North Second Street, St. Louis, Mo. NEW YORK.-Honey.-In reply to your favor of New York, Jan. 24, 1881. Our Bunch-Room. Thanks, friend M. I have for some time been coming to your opinion in regard to extracted honey, and our little lunch-room is giving me an opportunity to watch the verdict of a large number of people. At first. they take comb honey, at 20 cents per lb. ; but after they have tasted both a few times, HERE is quite a number among you, my friends, who are making it a study to they almost without exception decide in falive with economy; not only economy vor of the extracted, at 14 cents. This is largely owing to the fact that our extracted in cash out, but economy in labor, for the honey is good clover and basswood Califor- housekeeper of the family usually has the nia honey. For convenience of the clerk, we hardest lot, in the way of work, of any one have all kinds put up in 2-lb. cans and pails, of you. In view of this. I know you will be at a uniform price of 14 cents per lb., can in- interested in our experiments here in the cluded. If the honey is to be taken in the problem of living cheaply. Most of our hand, a pail is chosen; but if to be carried a hands carry their dinners, and I have tried distance, or packed with other goods, the to see if we could not furnish them a dinner at less expense than they could take the "soldered-up-tight" cans are taken. also keep it in 1-lb. tumblers at 20 cents, tum- time to carry it from home. Bread and butbler and all, and then give five cents for the ter seems to be the staff of life; but as we tumbler when it is returned. As we buy have not trained our steam as yet to do bakmost of the honey we use now, and we wanting, we took a short cut something like this: to tell the full truth about it, we have a label printed for our 2-lb. cans and pails as follows: TWO POUNDS CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN-SAGE HONEY, FROM THE APIARY OF AND PUT UP BY A. I. ROOT, MEDINA, O. We If this honey does not please in every particular, custom- We will furnish the same with source and address left blank, for 25 c. per 100. If you take a whole thousand, we will put in the source and address; but as they are made large enough to go clear around the cans, you will have to pay 10 cts. per 1000 extra, if wanted by mail. Instead of gumming them, we brush them on with a solution of dextrine, brushing over the front as well as back of the label. The labels should be thrown right into the gum, and picked out and brushed on, one at a time. CHICAGO. Honey.-There is plenty of honey in this market to supply the demand, and prices remain the same on comb honey-200220 for choice light lots in small boxes, and 12@14c for dark. Ex tracted honey, 8@10c. Beeswax.-20@23c for light, and 15@17c for dark. Under date of Jan. 24th, Mr. Newman says: The quotations on honey and beeswax for this mar ket are unchanged. Light comb honey is a little unsteady, and the supply is equal to the demand. Bread at the baker's costs not less than 5c last dish to the butter and honey. What do you suppose such a meal costs? Why, I would almost undertake to feed a hungry family of ten, with 10 cents' worth of wheat, sugar, and milk. Well, now, good friends, you who are trying to save money by close living, even this is not all. If you substitute nice white corn in place of the wheat, you have another dish for variety, and this costs only about half as much as the wheat does. Warm up these corn loaves with milk, pepper, salt, and a little butter, and you have an excellent breakfast dish. I have just been talking of taking our lunch-room over to the fair grounds next fall, to show them how quickly our smart girls can feed a multitude with the good things God has provided for us, and that, too, at a price that will astonish as much as did the household conveniences last fall. Lou" says if we will give her steam to cook and wash the dishes, and plenty of help, she can manage it. Plain Goblet with engraved band. 2| Rules, 2 Foot, Pocket, Box-wood. Soap, Oatmeal "Creme' 3 cakes in a nice box for 10c. 857 50 8570 | 90 |8 50 | 80|7 50 | 757 00 | 86 | 8:00 FIFTEEN-CENT COUNTER. 32 Brackets for holding clock or other shelves, per pair, size 6x8 in., very handsome. Neat and pretty shelves with drawer for above, same price. | 1 30 | 12 00 4 | Dictionary, cloth bound, 25,000 words and phrases, and illustrated with 250 engravings, wonderful for 15c.. |1 45 | 14 00 13 Egg-beaters, "Family," a regular fifty-cent article 5 Files, double-ender, 7 inch, with handle.. | Glycerine for making cheirogaphs, and to keep hands from chapping, etc., in large 4 oz. bottles 4 Knife, 2-bladed, well made Spoke Shave, all metal, a good tool.. 15 11 10 | 10 00 | 1 20 | 11 25 1:25 | 11 00 1 30 13 00 1 30 12 50 Twenty-Five Cent Counter. Glue, 1 pound, for making Cheirographs, or Carpenter's use; an excellent article... 6 Butcher Knives 10%1⁄2 in. long, J. Russell Co.'s best.. | 2 00 | 18 00 18 STORE. 12.00 | 18 00 | 2 10 | 20 00 10 Hammers, cast steel, riveting, for machinists | 403 75 JA NOW SEEDLING potato-the finest we ever our club and get free one pound package of saw or 20 Strawberry plants of varieties that sell for 50c to $1 per doz. Particulars free. | 303 75 1-2 P. SUTTON, Ransom, Lack'a Co., Pa. If taken by the thousand, 20 per cent discount. Any parties wanting 10,000 of the three different sizes, a deduction of 25 per cent allowed. No better trees are grown in the State than I offer. I have also pear and cherry trees, and other nursery stock too numerous to mention, at very low figures. 2-4d J. B. MURRAY, Ada, Hardin Co., Ohio. FOR SALE OR RENT! I will sell or rent my shop on easy terms. Built last year, expressly for manufacturing bee-keepers' Supplies; or I would take in a partner for a term of years-one capable of running that business. Shop well located, and business well started. Capital required in either case, about $500 down. Send for price list of Bees. Queens, and Apiarian Supplies. 2-3d I. S. CROWFOOT, Hartford, Wash. Co., Wis. C. OLM'S COMB FOUNDATION MACHINE. 2 C. L. STRATTON, Knoxville, Knox Co., Tenn. CATALPA TREES CHAFF HIVES! SEND FOR CIRCULAR. I will send, postpaid, to any part of the United States, 10 nice little trees, good roots, one year old, for 30c, or 100 for $2.50. Seeds, per package of 50, 25c. Seeds germinate as easily as corn. The long H. M. MORRIS, Rantoul, Champ. Co., Ill. A SPECIALTY! J. P. WATTS, LUMBER CITY, 2-4 Clearfield Co., Pa. paid; 55 other varieties, very low. Also 5000 fine basswoods, 5 to 10 ft., 75c per doz.: $5.00 per 100. F. L. WRIGHT, Plainfield, Livingston Co., Mich. INE Concord grapevines, $1.00 per dozen, post 2d D ON'T buy any Italian Bees until you have read my circular. which contains something new. 2-3d E. A. THOMAS, Colerain, Franklin Co., Mass. BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES It will pay you to get our prices before purchasing your Supplies. Good Langstroth Hives with 8-inch cap, frames, quilt, etc., in the flat. 60 cents each. Manufactured from good pine lumber. Workmanship unexcelled. Crates, Sections, Extractors, and Dunham Foundation, a specialty. 2-6d HIRAM ROOP. Carson City, Montcalm Co., Mich. QUEENS! Tested. 82.00; Untested, $1.00. War ranted, $1.35. Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching, $1.25 per doz. For price of hives and other supplies, send for circular. Address 3 HARTWELL BARBER, Adrian, Len. Co., Mich. 1881 QUEENS! QUEENS! 1881 We are prepared to furnish Queens in April, May, and June. For tested Queens, $2.50; afterward, $2.00; untested, $1.00. Queens reared in full colonies from imported mother. In addition to our imported Queens, we have some fine Queens in our apiary from some of the leading breeders of the rear Queens from, but we select the best imported U.S. We not only select our imported Queens to and the best home-bred Queens we have to rear drones from. We allow no colonies to have drones, except such as are from the choicest of our Queens. Satisfaction and safe arrival of all Queens guaranteed. No circular. HALL & JOHNSON, 3-4d Kirby's Creek, Jackson Co., Ala. No. 132, Price 60c. APIARIAN SUPPLIES Before purchasing elsewhere. It contains illustra- AT THE LOWEST PRICES. D UNHAM FOUNDATION, 35 Cts. Per Lb. Wax worked up, 10 cts. per lb. Cash paid for wax. For particulars address 3 50 R. HYDE, Alderly, Dodge Co., Wis. 12tfd THE A B C OF BEE CULTURE. Bound in paper, mailed for $1.00. At wholesale, same price as GLEANINGS, 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 copbe 12c on the book in paper, and 15c each, on the ies, $5.25; ten copies, $10.00. If ordered by freight or express, the postage may be deducted, which will book in cloth. Cook's Manual in paper or cloth at the same price as above. A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. MAHER & GROSH, 34 N. Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio, show here a new knife, No. 132, metal ends, strong blades; price, postpaid, 60c. Our goods are hand-forged from razor steel, every blade warranted, and exchanged free if soft or flawy. F. H. Day, Wilmington, Del., writes, Jan. 12:-"After receiv ing the knife I honed it down to a fine, keen edge, and tried it on hard, dry white-oak; the edge neither turned nor broke, which is more than I can say of any other knife I ever owned." We expect to build up our trade by selling GOOD GOODS; will you help us? Our extra-heavy 2-blade, made for farmers and mechanics, is the best knife in the market; price, postpaid, 75c. Boy's knife, 25c; ladies, 1-blade, 25c; 2-blade, 50c; Gent's 3-blade, $1.00. Extra strong Pruner, every blade tested, $1.00. Our hand-forged butcher-knife, 6-inch blade, postpaid, 50c. Illustrated list of knives, razors, and scissors, sent free to any address. 2-4 I will send 4 gross, 2 oz. inks, assorted colors, black, blue, violet, and one bottle each of green and red, as a trial order for $1.00. WM. OLDROYD, Columbus, Ohio. Orders may be sent to me when more convenient. A. I. ROOT. HEADQUARTERS FOR 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. Address Jtfd DR. J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. Clarke's Red, Mammoth Cluster, per doz. . 40c 30c - 40c per 100 by exp. $1.00 1 00 150 150 per 1000 $8 00 Ohio is one of the best; will yield a third more than any berry I know; is very firm and large; one of the best for drying; begins to ripen about the time of the Doolittle, and lasts till after the M. Cluster. Will pick as much as any of the varieties at a picking. It is equal to the Gregg, if not better. If by mail, add 20c per doz. J. IRVIN JOHNSON, 2-4d Box 405, Palmyra, Wayne Co., N. Y. IMPROVED Langstroth Mives. Supplies for the Apiary. Comb Foundation a specialty. Being able to procure lumber cheap, I can furnish Hives and Sections very cheap. Send for a circular. A. D. BENHAM, 2tfd Olivet, Eaton Co., Mich. HEADQUARTERS FOR PURE ALBINO AND ITALIAN QUEENS AND COLONIES Before Purchasing Eggs for Hatching! any Italian or Cyprian bees, send for our 20th annu- |