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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Maple-sugar Supplies. 



The time is at luind wlien those wIto produce the 

 delicious sweets from tlie su^fir maple must be get- 

 ting ready. For the best results you must have 

 good clean apparatus of the most approved lype, 

 and you really can not aflord not to read Prof. 

 Cook's book, "Maple Sugar and the Sugar-bush," 

 whicl) we furnish at 35c, or we will give a copy free 

 to all those who buy sugar-makers' supplies of us to 

 the amount of $10 or more. We do not i?ell evapora- 

 tors, but think we can do you some good on spouts, 

 paiis, covers and, cans. Our tin pails and cans are 

 made of American tin-plate. The plates are tinned 

 and made up into cans by the same firm: and by 

 buying carload quantities we get them dt Ijottom 

 prices. See table below. The pails and cans are 

 machine-made, far superior to hand-made, and 

 guaranteed not to leak. 



BUCKET WITH HINGED TIN CO^ ER 



This cut shows the manner of hanging the bucket 

 on the spout and also the manner ot emptying with 

 the hinged tin cover Most piogres&ive sugir 

 makers nowidays use co\eis of some kind 

 Kecord hinged tin co\ ers $6 00 per 100 



Ke\ eisil le wood cove is 4 50 per 100 



RECORD SAP SPOUT 



This spout is cheaper than any other made, and 

 we believe it is as good as any, if not better. It is 

 used almost exclusively in this section. Price $1.00 

 per 100. 



TIN SAP-BUCKETS. 



Grade of tin. Price per 100. 10-qt. ]3-qt. 15qt. 



10 charcoiil sap-buckets $12 50 $14 50 $17 50 



IX charcoal sap-buckets $i5 50 $17 00 $20 00 



TO coke-tin sap-pails 13 00 15 50 



IX ]5 00 18 00 



The sap-pails in above table, of coke-tin, are ofifer- 

 ed to compete with other cheap buckets you will 

 find in the market. The tin in these clienp pails is 

 just the same as in the better ones, except the coat- 

 ing, which is much thinner. We guarantee these 

 equal or superior to the other cheap buckets in the 

 market, but recommend, instead, the higher-priced 

 ones with better coating; or, belter yet, the galva- 

 nized. All the galvanizfd buckets, as well as the 

 10 qt. tin ones, have holes punched like cut below, 

 while other tin buckets have wire loops. 



Jan. 1.5. 1 



_^ We are offering a 

 ^jspi>cial bargain this 

 ;:5#^ie.ir in galvanized- 

 iion buckets. These 

 aic by far the 

 '■t longest and most 

 duiable bucket 

 made. The blank 

 steel is cutout and 

 made up into pails, 

 and Ihenlhewlioleis 

 dipped into molten 

 niMal, and coated 

 all over, inside and 

 out All seams are 

 filkd up so they can 

 not leak, and rust 

 has no chance to 

 woik on them any- 

 where. If you want 

 any thing better 

 than the I C tin the galvanized bucket is the 

 one to select There is only one objection to them, 

 as compared with tin. The surface is somewhat 

 rougher th in tin and therefore they are not quite 

 as e isily < leaned This is a t-light objection as com- 

 pared with the gre iter strength and durability of 

 the pails 



PiKf 10 qt g ilv $15.50 per 100; 12qt., $17.00; 14- 

 qt $is 50 per 100 



ONE-GALI.ON SQUARE CANS. 



This is tlie favorite package 

 for syrup; being square, it will 

 pack in the smallest space. We 

 iiave them either with IM-inch 

 piiteiit sealing cap or with 1- 

 mi'li CHp with lilotting-paper, 

 bfiny all warranied not to leak, 

 which is more than you can say 

 of home-made cans. 



Price, 1-fiall. square cans, with 

 1 ?i-in. cap. iln.OO per 100. ; 6 in a 

 bwx, 8.5c per box; $8 00 for 10; 

 10 in a box, $1.30 per box; $1 20 

 for 10. Cans with 1-inch cap, % 

 cent each, less. 



FIVE GALLON SQUARE CANS. 



These ire largely used for storing and shipping 

 honej , and for i hat purpose there is nothing better. 

 Many also use them for syrup, ae they cost less per 

 gallon. 



PRICE LIST. 



5-gal. cans, 20 in a box, @ 26, $5 20. 



5-gal. cans, 2 in a box, 7o c; Id boxes, 16.50. 



5 gal. cans, 1 in a box, 45c; 10 boxes, $4.00. 



MAPLE-SYRUP LABELS. 



In Ohio the law provides that every gallon of 

 maple syrup otlertd for sale must be labeled, and 

 bear the name and address of the producer. This is 

 a piecauiion to guard agairi'St adulteration. We are 

 prepared to furnish syrup-iabels as follows: 



3ii:x5, to fit panel on can, with name and address 

 primed— 100, 40c; 15c per 100 after 1st 100. Postage, 

 5c per 100. Long enough to wrap around the can, 

 10c per 100 extra, and postage double the above. 



The A. L Root Company, 



Medina, Ohio. 



