March, 1918 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



135 



and comb foundation are supplied in carload lots by 

 our Los Angeles factory. 



At 948 East 2ud St., Los Angeles, you will find 

 at your service an organization which cannot be 

 excelled. Miss Doyle, our present manager, has 

 made many friends and is making more every day. 

 We have here the equipment to serve you to your 

 entire satisfaction. Unexcelled Weed-process foun- 

 dation is turned out here from your wa.x, on shaies 

 or in any way desired. Honey extractors, machined 

 in the factory at Medina, are here assembled. A 

 carload of these and other goods not made in the 

 West are on the way to supplement another car 

 which went forward earlier. 



We are equipped with special automatic machines 

 for frame and hive making, and are prepared with 

 a supply of dry lumber to turn out hives from either 

 pine or redwood. Our frames of pine are more 

 accurately cut on the special double end automatic 

 machines than you can possibly get from mills 

 not so equipped. 



Both offices are prepared to supply reliable cans 

 and cases for your honey crop and also to handle 

 your honey when it is ready for market. 



Many made the mistake the past season of con- 

 tracting their crop before it was produced. Wait 

 till the honey is off the hive, then give us an op- 

 portunity to prove our ability to dispose of it for 

 you to the best advantage. With service branches 

 in many of the large eastern cities, as well as work- 

 ing arrangements with exporters, we are as well 

 equipped as ony one to realize for you all that your 

 honey will bring and will do so. Give our managers 

 a chance to prove the value of our service to you. 



EXPORT SHIPMENTS. 



In the past few weeks we have sold for export 

 two large cars of honey in one-pound tins and sev- 

 eral cars in 60-pound cans. We have also used our 

 section-making machinery for six weeks on an ex- 

 port order for three million sections for use in stor- 

 ing the honey crop of the allies. We have several 

 other export orders which we cannot execute because 

 unable to procure shipping space to get them 

 across to those in need of the goods. More power 

 to the shipping board in the way of more men to 

 build ships not only to carry our men but O'ur 

 goods to the place of need before it is too late. 



DOUBLE SCREW WAX PRESS. 



We have made up a number of the double screw 

 wax presses described in the February issue of 

 Gleanings in anticipation of calls for such an im- 

 plement to try out. We have set an introductory 

 price of $20.00 at Medina. At this writing we have 

 none in stock at any branch office, but there is one 

 in transit to IjOS Angeles where it may be seen in 

 operation after arrival there. If it proves as suc- 

 cessful and rapid in other hands as in the tests made 

 liere, it will be regularly offered for sale. 



BEESWAX PRICES. 



The market price of beeswax is largely affected 

 liy the export demand. Because of shortage of ship- 

 ping space and very high rates the export move- 

 ment in recent weeks has been light. As a result 

 we have bought several large lots of wax from ex- 

 porters at lower prices than those named in the 

 last issue. Under these circumstances we do not 

 look for any higher prices soon and do not recom- 

 mend holding for better prices. For the present 

 we will continue paying for average wax delivered 

 in Medina, 38c cash, 40c trade. 



ROOT S GOODS IN IOWA. 



The Farmers' House of Poultry in DesMoines, 

 la., becomes the distributer of Root's goods in Iowa. 

 They take over the agency for the state from the 

 liranch office which has been maintained there ' for 

 the past nine years. Previous to that time the 

 liusiness was built up by Joseph Nysewander. Mr. 

 H. A. Wilkinson is the principal owner of the Farm- 

 ers' House of Poultry. His place of business has 

 been the rendezvous of poultry keepers for some 

 time and monthly meetings have been held by those 

 within easy reach. Similar meetings of beekeepers 

 are planned. W^e trust this new agency will receive 

 the continued patronage of our Iowa customers. 

 They have a well assorted stock to care for your 

 needs and are at your service. 



ItARKKT CONDITIONS AND PRICE PROSPECTS. 



The market price of lumber of various kinds con- 

 tinues to advance, making inevitable still higher 

 prices on hives and other supplies made of wood. 

 How soon these advances will come depends on sev- 

 eral conditions. With a supply of lumber on hand 

 to cover ordinary requirements for the season, we 

 do not look for an immediate advance. Since there 

 is no prospect for lower prices, the wise and fore- 

 handed beekeeper will without unnecessary delay 

 place his order for such equipment as he expects to 

 use. This will still be a wise precaution even before 

 knowing whether or not the bees come thru the win- 

 ter safely. If there should be a heavy winter loss 

 and not all the supplies needed this season, they will 

 be a good investment to carry over till another 

 season rather than take chances of then paying still 

 higher prices. The A. I. Root Co. 



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