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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 1 



SEVEN-TOP TURNIP FOR HONEY OR TO PLOW UNDER. 



I omitted mentioning in the proper place that the 

 seven-top turnip is perhaps the best one to plow un- 

 der for fertilizing the soil. It will al.so give a good 

 crop of honey before it is turned under in the spring. 

 If sown any time in August or the fore part of Sep- 

 tember it will get rooted so as to stand any winter. 

 In fact, I never knew it to be thrown out by the frost 

 here in Ohio when it gets a good start. It comes into 

 bloom between apple-blossom and white clover. It 

 may be plowed under for potatoes or any other crop. 

 Price, ounce, 5 cts.; 1 lb., 20 cts.; 10 lbs. or more at 15 

 cts. If wanted by mail, add 10 cts. per lb. extra. 



CRIMSON OR SCARLET CLOVER, ETC. 



With a fair amount of rain this will do all right on 

 almost any good ground, sown during the fore part of 

 August ; but the earlier the better. For prices, etc., 

 see our last issue. 



In the Traverse region in Michigan, medium and 

 mammoth clovers catch all right and stand the winter 

 when put in during August. Some experiments have 

 been made here in Ohio, but I can not find any thing 

 very definite about it. But I have tried it on small 

 patches whei^e strawberries were turned under. I 

 think that, with good ground and favorable circum- 

 stances, all the clovers will make a stand when sown 

 in August. 



WINTER OR EGYPTIAN ONION-SETS. 



We are just now gathering a fine crop of these. 

 Quart, 10 cts.; peck, 50 ; bushel, 81.50. If wanted by 

 mail, add 10 cts. per quart for postage and packing. 

 As we are getting a good many orders, if you want 

 them at the above price you had better get in your or- 

 der at once. Now is the time to plant them, and the 

 sooner the better. They never fail to grow, and they 

 will stay in the ground for years unless you dig them 

 out. It takes a very smart weed to crowd the winter 

 Egyptian at any season of the year ; but, of course, 

 they do very much better where the weeds are kept 

 out, and clean cultivation given. Perhaps I might 

 add, in conclusion, that, if the weather is not too hot 

 and drv, almost all kinds of peas will give a nice crop 

 for table use if put in during the fore part of August. 



SEED POTATOES FOR 1902. 



The prospects are just now that potatoes for any 

 purpose will be scarce and high. The Cleveland 

 market quotes potatoes for table use at 84.50 per bar- 

 rel ; seconds, from |1 00 to SI. 25 per bushel. In our 

 own market new potatoes are retailing at 40 cts. a 

 peck, and they are small and poor at that The only 

 kind we have that are harvested and readv to ship is 

 the White Bliss Triumph. Prices at present will be, 

 M peck. 35 cts.; peck, 60 ; H bushel, 85 ; bushel, 81 50 ; 

 barrel, 81 00. Small seconds, half above prices. This 

 is probably the earliest potato in the world. If it 

 were not for its susceptibility to blight, it would easily 

 take the place of every thing else. The above prices 

 are just about what they are worth for table use. 

 They may be cheaper later on. No one can tell just 

 now. Red Triumph, same price as above. 



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KENDALL, MICHIGAN. 



Root's Goods at Root's Prices. : : Catalog free. 



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ener they are used the better they work. We com- 

 press cells in removable wooden shells at 2c each ; or 

 you can own a Grace cell-compresser for 82.00, post- 

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 each. Get a queen-rearing outfit and rear your own 

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A Superior 

 Red=clover 



Queen 

 for 25 cts. 



An Offer for New Subscribers : 



We want to add a lot of new readers to our WEEK- 

 LY AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL Hst during August 

 and September. For that reason we are making those 

 who are not now reading our journal regularly, this 

 liberal offer: Send us 81.25, and we will mail you the 

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 SUPERIOR LONG - TONGUED RED - CLOVER 

 QUEENS— untested Italian. 



We arranged with one of the oldest and best queen- 

 breeders (having many years' experience) to rear 

 queens for us this season. His bees average quite a 

 good deal the longest tongues of any yet measured. 

 The breeder he will use is direct from Italy, having 

 imported her himself. Her worker-bees are large, 

 somewhat leather-colored, very gentle, and scarcely 

 requiring veil or smoke. They stored red-clover 

 honey last season. All queens guaranteed to arrive in 

 good condition, and all will be clipped unless other- 

 wise ordered. All queens mailed promptly. 



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Long-tongued 3=banded Italians. 



Bred from stock whose tongues measured 25- 

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