1896 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



155 



cells in a honey-comb, get at it (luick, and liave 

 your seed dropjied into tliese openings. If tlie sun 

 comes out Mn houi' or two later, and causes the 

 ground lo thaw out and settle over youi' seed, you 

 have got it exactly, and youi' stand will lie almost a 

 ure thing. 



BUSiNESSfe^ 



^^ 'ms 



Manager 



CHEAP SECTIONS. 



Of the sections oflered for .sale from our Chicago 

 branch in last issue, the cream, or second quality, 

 are all sold; but we can still supply the better qual- 

 ity. We have also a large stock of triangular top- 

 bar f ranjes, in the stock taken of Newman, which 

 we offer at $1.00 per 100; 300 for $3.70; 500 for $4.00; 

 1000 for $7.00, as long as they lust. 



HONEY. COMB AND KXTKACTED. 



We are still i)repare'l to furnish those in need of 

 choice hoiieyjitthe following prices: Choice alfalfa 

 comb honey Ht 15 cts. per pound. Lots of 9 case?- or 

 over at 14c. Ciioice alfalla or California extracted, 

 in 60-lb. cans, 2 in a case, at 7!>4c ; 2 cases or over, at 

 7c. Willow-herb, and clover and basswood mixed, 

 at VsC per lb. extra in fiOlb. cans. Alfalfa in 1-gallon 

 cans, 6 in a case, $6.00 per case; 3 cases, $16. ijtJ; 5 

 cases, $25.00. 



"M APLEtSUGAH AND SYRUP. 



TlThe season for maple sugiir and syrup is at hand, 

 and we expect to supply it as usual. We have se- 

 cured a few gallons of new syrup already. We still 

 have some choice of 189') make, at $1.10 per gallon: 10- 

 gallon hits at $1.00. Until the new is more plentiful, 

 pi'ice will he i5'.' per gallon more th:intheold. A\'e 

 havf no sugar as yet to offer, but will book orders 

 for delivery as soon as it comes in. Price forchoice, 

 10c per lb. No. 3, 9c; No. 3, 8c; .50 lb. lots. VaC less; 

 barrel lots, Ic per lb. less. 



OUR CATALOG FOR 1S96. 



We have had so much printing to do for other 

 pai tics that we are behind on our own, and have 

 not been able yet to send a c<jpy of our catalog to 

 our subscribers. We expect to do so during ihe 

 next two weeks ; and a few weeks later you will a Iso 

 receive a Catalog of Tools and Hojisehold Special- 

 ties, which is now nearing complct ion. It will con- 

 tain over 300 illu.strations, and we trust it will be of 

 great assistance to you in buying your liome sup- 

 plies. 



RKDTTCED PIUCES ON SECTIONS, ETC. 



' Because of the cl"se times, and the desire on the 

 part of buyers everywhere to save a few cen's 

 whenever it is possible, there is a tendency on the 

 part of some of our customers to inve-t in an in- 

 ferior grade of goods because they are offered at 

 lower prices than wo ask for our superior extra- 

 polished sections. Having a large stock of sections 

 and an almost unliniitiTl supply of lumber to make 

 more, we have decided to offer the following special 



prices: 



I 1000 I 2000 I 3000 1 .5000 I 10.000 



No. 1 white cxtra-polishedlf2 75 5 00 7 20 12 00 22 50 

 Cream, or No. 2 " I 2 25! 4 201 6 no'lO 00 18 .50 



No change iri prices for le-^s than 10( 0. 



Any of ttie Dnvet:dled hives listed in our catalog. 



In lots of 10, deduct lOc per hive. 



In " 2.5, •' 15c 



In " .50, " 2iic 



In " 100, " 25c 



No change in price for h'ss than 10 hives. 



If in need of these goods we I'onticlcntly look 

 for your orders, t elievins that a, comparison of our 

 goods with any others will show the superiorily of 

 the Koot goods. 



SECOND-HAND FOUN DAT ION-MI I.LS. 



We have quite a list of second-hand foundation- 

 mills to offer, and most of them are a bargain at the 

 price. If you are interested, and will write, telling 

 us what grade of foundation vou want to make, we 

 shall be pleased to submit samples. We have at 

 tiiis date the following: 



Six-inch hex.. No 1467. Just right for thin foun- 

 dation. Almost as good as new. Price $12.00. 



Six-inch hex.. No. 1,521. All right for thin surplus 

 foundation, and in good order, but comes from the 

 rolls a little hard. Price $6.00. 



Six-inch hex., P. P. Vandervort. Price S9.00. A 

 good mill for the money. 



Six inch hex., Q. Q. Vandervort. Price$5.00. This 

 has several cells bruised which leaves a streak in 

 the foundation; otherwise it does good work 



Ten-inch round cell, old style, M. M. Price $9.00. 

 This mill was made some time ago, ;i.nd is not of 

 course equal to mills we are making now, but it will 

 answer nicely for heavy foundation. 



Ten-inch round cell, old .style, N. N. Price $10.00. 

 Similar to the preceding but in better condition. 



Ten-inch Pelham mill. Price $8.00. This is 'Iso 

 suitable for heavy foundation. Deep wall- with 

 thin base. 



Kind Words From Our Customers. 



The R. & E. C. Porter bee-escape clears tlie super 

 of oees so quickly and perfectly and easily that it 

 makes the laking-otf of honey a pleasure instead of 

 a dread, as in former years. G. M. Dooi.ittle. 



Borodino, N. Y., Jan. 18. 



strawberry-plants all the way to TEXAS. 



The small order of strawberry-plants you sent us 

 a short time ago are doing well, and I want your 

 other varieties to test here. Your plants grow bet- 

 ter than those I got from other growers. 



La Porte, Texas. H. W. Thompson. 



A KIND. word from 0.\E OF OUR JUVENILES. 



Dear TJncle Am<>s:—\ want to thank you for keep- 

 ing such nice books for sale. My papa got me one 

 last spring called " Bible Pictures." He gave it to 

 me on my birthday. I was eight years old on Easter 

 Sunday. I like my book very much, and 1 can tell 

 something about almost every picture, and never 

 get tired of it. I want to thank j ou too for Glean- 

 ings, for my jiapa has become a much better man 

 since lie has been reading it, and has quit using to- 

 bacco. 



We have 59 stands of bees. They are wintering 

 well. My sister and I watch them inswarming-time, 

 and papa gives a nickel for every swarm we see 

 come out. We give the money to the Sunday-school. 

 I do not like bees, because it makes me sick when 

 they sting me; but I do like honey. I wish you 

 could visit us and go with us to Sunday-school. 



Christine Smith. 



Advantages of Bee-Escapes. 



No sweat steals down the heated cheeks and ach- 

 ing bai k ot the bee-keeper as the result of standing 

 in the hot sun pulhng, blowing, smoking, and brush- 

 ing bees; no time is wasted in these disagreeable 

 operations; and no stings received in resentment of 

 such treatment; the honey is secured free from 

 black or eveu the taint of smoke; the cappings are 

 not injured by the gnawings of bees; and robbers 

 stand no show whatever. If there are any broken 

 burr-combs tlipy are cleaned up by the bees iiixide 

 the hive, befure the honey is removed. Leading 

 Bee=keepers use the Porter Escape, and say that 

 without a trial it is impossibleto realize the amount 

 nf vexatious, annoying, disagreeable work that it 

 saves. The cost is only 2t( cts each, or $2.25 perdoz. 

 .As in the past, this escape is manufactured by the 

 Porters, but The A. I. Root Co. are now the ex- 

 clusive selling agents for this country. Order of 

 your dealer or of 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio. 



