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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



December, 1918 



Around the Office — Continued 



hour from Mr. A. I. Eoot or from Mr. E. R. 

 Root I don 't know. I aint sure he got any 

 encouragement at all whatever. I only wish 

 I had his nerve. I'd become a poison snake 

 juggler and hunt lions in Afrika between 

 times, or I 'd lend it to some beekeeper to 

 start a dispute with it with Dr. Miller on 

 some beekeepin question. If it wasn 't worn 

 out by that time I'd match it up agin Doe 

 Phillips's nerve. 



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Steven T. Byington of Ballard Vale, Mass., 

 writes: "If M.-A.-O. finds the squash-borers 

 and squash bugs worse this year than ever 

 before, I commiserate him. In my locality 

 the black squash bugs were worse winter- 

 killed than the bees were, so that there has 

 been hardly a bug all summer." All right, 

 Mr. Byington, but it weren 't no such condi- 

 tion here. They were thicker 'n flees on a 

 dog. If I'm goin to keep up this language 

 reform next summer, I've got to move into 

 a place where the squash bugs have been 

 winter-killed jest as in Byington 's country. 

 I can 't keep inside Root language rules with 

 squash bugs around, I jest can't. I've got 

 to talk to squash bugs as they deserve, and 

 I never seen a Eoot that knows how to talk 

 to a squash bug. Formerly I did, bi Sul- 

 phide. 



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Thanks, C. B. Palmer, General Merchan- 

 dise also Dealer in Bees and Bee Supplies, 



(Coittiniu'd OH next pane) 



Bee Supplies 



AT WHOLESALE 



k.. 



All boxed ready to ship at once ; 275,000 

 Hoffman frames, also Jumbo and Shallow 

 frames, of all kinds, 100 and 200 in a box. 

 Big stock of Sections, and fine polished 

 Dovetailed Hives and Supers. Send for a 

 price-list. I can save you money. 



Will Take Btiswax in Trade at 

 Highest Market Price. 



Charles Mondeng 



146 Newton Ave., N. Minneapolis, Minn. 



SPECIAL PRICES ON 



DOVETAILED HIVES 



\T7E have recently made unusually favorable contracts for a complete line 

 of bee supplies. These contracts make it possible for us to continue 

 to sell our goods without a raise in price until after January 1st. 



Our dovetailed hives are made of the very best grade of northern white 

 pine, planed smooth on both sides and 13-16 of an inch thick. We carry 

 all sizes of hives, as well as a complete supply of extra parts, which we will 

 furnish separately. 



We have also on hand a supply of good five-gallon cans, which come 

 in cases holding two cans each. We are selling these at a special price. 

 They have only been used once, and are as good as new. 



We can furnish you with anything in the bee supply line at prices lower 

 than can be obtained elsewhere. Buy now while we are able to supply you 

 at the present rates. 



P. J. DOLL, 



For 17 Years Manager of the Minnesota Bee Supply Company 

 (No change of address) 



22 Power BIdg., Nicollet Island, Minneapolis, Minn. 



