June, 1918 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



381 



Special Notices by A. I. Root 



THE ST. REGIS KASPBERBY UP TO DATE. 



In the August 15th issue of Gleanings for 1915 

 I gave rather extravagant praise to the St. Regis 

 raspberry, especially because of the fact that I ob- 

 tained beautiful berries in only 80 days after put- 

 ting out tlie little plants. I remarked at the time 

 that the splendid results might have come about 

 largely because they were planted where a poultry 

 house and yard had been for many years. Well, 

 a year later, in 1916, I did not get as much fruit, 

 and that not of as good quality, as our other rasp- 

 berries ; but as no one else made mention I let the 

 matter drop. Just now, however, since I see in 

 .several periodicals a disposition to dig up the plants 

 and get rid of them on account of the poar quality 

 and the regular swamp of raspberry canes that seem 

 to be spread out unless a lot of work is done to 

 keep them down, I have thought best to speak out, 

 especially as I see the plants still advertised, with 

 (luotations of what I said about it years ago. Where 

 the plant is allowed to grow up into a den^e swamp 

 the berries are poor compared with the Cuthbert and 

 other raspberries, and but few of them. Perhaps if 

 the plants were kept within bounds, we might get 

 more and better fruit. But those who have tried it 

 will, I think, find it quite a task. Notwithstanding 

 what I have said, it is probably true, that you will 

 get some nice fruit from the new plants in good soil 

 in a shorter time than with any other berry T know 

 of. But do not let them chase everything else out 

 of your garden. 



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COLORADO BEEKEEPERS TO MEET. 



A field meeting and basket picnic of the Colorado 

 Honey Producers' Aseoeiation will be held at 

 Longmont, Col., on Saturday, June 15, at 10 a. m. 

 Everybody interested in bee culture is cordially in- 

 vited to be present. 



I Dr. Miller QUEENS | 



1 We are again reariiii^; queens from J 



I mothers supplied by Dr. Miller I'rora j 



1 his apiary. These bees are proving j 



i to be very gentle as well as hardy and 1 



j resistant to i'oul Biood. Two queen- | 



1 breeders not interested in us at all i 



j have declared them to be the gentlest 1 



i bees they ever saw„ Our list of cus- i 



i tomers that demand Miller Strain is | 



1 growing fast. Remember that ^ve are 1 



1 the only breeders that get breeders di- | 



I rect from Dr. Miller. Can you lind | 



1 a man more able than Dr. Miller to 1 



i select your breeding queens? Besides j 



1 that he has the material that he has i 



1 . been working on for over fifty years i 



I to select from. Safe arrival and satis- | 



1 faction guaranteed. | 



1 One untested, $1.20; 12 or more, j 



I $1.00 each; Tested, $2.00 each; select | 



I tested, $3.50 each; breeders, $5.00 to j 



i $10.00 each. 1 



The Stover Apiaries 

 Penn, Miss. 



Formerly of Mayhew, Miss. 



QUEENS 



Bred for Honey 

 Production 



That are gentle and hardy. Reared 

 from the best mothers by the best 

 known methods. We will have 2000 

 mating nuclei in operation by June 

 loth. 



We may have some pound packages 

 to offer after June 15th but are not in 

 position to say until about June 10th 

 to 15th. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. 



One untested, $1.00 each; 12 for 

 $11.00; 25 to 1000, 80c each. Full 

 colony in 8-fr. hive with tested queen, 

 $9.00; 10-fr. hive, $10.00. C-m make 

 2>rompt shipment of these. 



Tlie Penn Company 

 Penn, Lowndes Co., Miss. 



I Special Price on 



Beekeepers' 

 Supplies 



= as Follows: 



15000 

 15000 

 300 

 3000 

 100 

 10 

 10 

 300 

 5 



45 

 10 

 15 

 20 

 25 

 500 

 . 150 lbs. 

 50 lbs. 



Sections, 4x5x1 ^4, A. 



Sections, 4x5x1 V2, B. 



Section holders for 4x5x1 14. 



Sections, 3%x5xiy2, A. 



A/8. 



ARcD5, in 5's. 



AKcD5, in I's. 



Jumbo frames. 



J5/10, in 5's. 



Rc/8, in 5's. 



K/8. 



K/10. 



Empty 8 frame Jumbo bodies. 



Empty Danz. bodies. 



Danz. shallow frames. 



Ext. thin super, 4%xl6%. 



E.\t. thin super, 4%xl7%. 



Let us know Avhat you can use 

 and we will quote special prices. 



The A. I. Root Company 



Mechanic Falls, Me. 



