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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1 



TpECIAb^NOTjcEs BY 



^1 |_wi'i n||<;|NF<;«; MANAGE 



BUSINESS MANAGER 



COMB HONEY. 



When in need of comb honey let us supply you, as 

 we have a large slock to select from Our stock of ex- 

 tracted is very low, and we shall be pleased to get 

 samples and prices from those having choice extracted 

 for sale. 



BEESWAX WANTED. 



Our very large reserve stock of beeswax is vanish- 

 ing rapidly in foundation orders being filled at the 

 rate of two or three tons a week. W e are, therefore, 

 in need of more beeswax ; and until further notice we 

 will pay 27 cents cash, 29 in trade, for average wax de- 

 livered here. Send on your wax if you have any ready 

 to ship. 



MAPLE SUGAR AND SYRUP. 



Those in need of maple sugar will do well to simple 

 the lot we have to offer. It is very nice and cheap 

 when you consider the scant slock to be had in the 

 country Price 10c per lb in small lots; tic by the bar- 

 rel. We have also secured a nice lot of syrup, which 

 we can furnish at Jl.OO per gallon, in five-gallon lots 

 or over. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



We have just printed for Flan.sburgh & Peirson, I,es- 

 lie, Mich., their annual catalog of strawberry, ra-p- 

 berry, and blackberry plants, and potatoes. All inter- 

 ested in the very best that is raised in this line should 

 send for this catalog. Their specialty this year is the 

 Uncle Jim strawberry and the King of Michigan pota- 

 to. As we are U' w out of the slravvberrypl.int busi- 

 ness we would refer our friends to the above firm. 



GRAND RAPIDS LETTUCE-PLANTS, ETC. 



For immediate orders we can furnish nice tran.s- 

 planted plants at 30 cts. per 100; tf2 50 per lOOO. If 

 wanted by mail, add 10 cts. extra per 100. Seedling 

 plants, before they have been transplanted, half the 

 above prices, and postage one-half. Any customer for 

 either sbeds or plants may have "a small pincn " of Eu- 

 gene Davis' ■' Gilt Edge " Grand Rapids .stock seed free 

 if he will just mention it. This should be used for 

 growing seed. 



SEED POTATOES SI ILL SMALLER THAN THE SFCONDS. 



Besides the seconds at ¥2.00 a barrel, mentioned in 

 our last issue, we have a limited amount of thirds of 

 Bliss Triumph, Early Ohio, Bovee, .Sir Waller, New 

 Rus-set, and Craig Those who wish to risk these for 

 seed can have them, while the supply lasts, for, '/< 

 peck, 10 cts.; peck, lo; Vj bushel, 2-"). They will grow 

 all right, and with a longer sea'-on on good ground 

 they will make a fair crop of good size. OF course, it 

 takes them longer to get started. These potatoes are 

 about the size of hickorynuts, some of them a little 

 larger. 



THE A B C OF STRAWBERRY CULTURE, NEW EDI- 

 TION, REVISED AND GREATLY ENLARGED. 



This is just now off the press. The first edition was 

 published in 1890 Part 2 is a review of the progress 

 made in the past 12 year-;, from ISOO to Ui02, with 

 sketches of strawberry culture in different localities 

 all over our country. Part 1 is mainly by T. B. Terry ; 

 part 2 by A. I Root. There are 285 pages all together 

 in the new edition, and 81 illustrations. The price has 

 been advanced to -15 cts.; bv mail, 50, in leatherette 

 and gold; bound in cloth, (iS cts.; by mail. 75 We 

 think the book is well worth the money to anybody 

 who grows strawberries even on a small scale There 

 has been one pleasing thing about all of these books 

 by Terry; and that is, the demand for them has been 

 much greater after being before the public for eight 

 or ten years than when first published. 



Chamberlain, of Hudson, O. (as he is an expert in 

 making maple syrup), to see if the book needed revi- 

 sion or an appendix to bring it up to date. After hav- 

 ing given the book a careful examin.ation, and sending 

 for circulars from all those who furnish implements, 

 pans, spiles, etc., for the industry, he replies as follows: 

 Hurlson, Ohio, Jan 25. 

 Mr. a. I. Root:— I had no expense, fxcept a little postage 

 in writ ing for circulars, which (the circulars) are worth more 

 than the postage to me, for the.v show me I am up to date in 

 m.v own methods, and that Prof, ('ook's excellent little book 

 is reall.v and essentially up to date too. 



W. I. Chamberlain. 



I preferred to get the opinion of some one well post- 

 ed in regard to the book, as we did not wish to furnish 

 our patrons with a book or any thing else out of date ; 

 and just now is the se;ison of the year for you to get 

 the book to study it up, even if you have but little to 

 do with making maple syrup or maple sugar. Price 

 of the book, 25 cts.; by mail, 30 cts. 



ANEROID BAROMETERS. 



.Some of our friends will remember I have had trou- 

 ble in getting aneroid barometers that could be sent 

 by mail without injury. One trouble was that I could 

 not find where these barometers were made. I have 

 now succeeded, however, in getting most beautiful and 

 accurate instruments direct from the manufacturers. 

 One is made in the old country, and the other one 

 here in America. I am testing them careful y to see 

 which is the better. Both instruments are so substan- 

 tially made that I think they can be safely sent by 

 mail -at least our experiments in the matter so far are 

 a .success. Best of all. by buying at headquarters I can 

 keep the old price, $2.60 each, jf sent by mail. 20 cts. 

 more for postage and packing. Where you can have 

 them sent by express, however, with other goods, I 

 believe I would advise so doing. I have for some lime 

 had two of these instruments hanging up beside my 

 mercuiial barometer, and tliey agree most beautifully. 

 The aneroid, however, is rather more .sensitive to 

 changes than the old mercurial. For myself, while I 

 am engaged in any kind of outdoor work I woiild al- 

 most as soon be without a clock as a barometer. Print- 

 ed directions accompany each instrument 



OUR BOOK ON M.\PLE-SUGAR MAKING. 



As it has been some years since this book was writ- 

 ten by Prof. Cook, I "recently submitted it to Prof. 



OUR GARDEN SEEDS. 



When we first started in the seed business I under- 

 took to grow a large part of the seeds we offered 

 for sale. This I found to be impracticable Our trade 

 did not re<|uire enough to make a great business of 

 seed-growing. I found I could get seeds not only 

 cheaper, but oftentimes better, by buying them of 

 .somebodv who made a specialt\-, as H A. March does 

 with cabbage and caulirtower. or Clark with corn. 

 Therefore we have been getting more and more into a 

 way of having our seeds grown for us by experts, each 

 in his separate line of seeds. This year more of our 

 seeds are grown especially lor us than ever before. 

 Our onion seed and many other seeds are grown in 

 California. We agreed to take a certain amount at a 

 specified price before the se d was planted to grow 

 the crop We thus know we have abso utely fiesh seed 

 and nothing else — that is, knowing the man or firm 

 that does the growing. Our tests in the greenhouse 

 have .'-hown better germination than ever before. 

 Even the onion se d that I offered at luilf price on 

 page 3U— seed th it is a year old— germinates almo.st as 

 well as fresh seed. Another thing, where the seed is 

 grown especially for the seedsman it is next to impos- 

 sible that the seed sho Id not be true to name. We 

 shall be glad to mail our .-eed catalog for 1902 on ap- 

 plication. 



THE NEW HAND POTATO-PLANTER. 



I have used the hand potato-planter long enough to give it 

 a fair trial, but I can'f -ay that I like it. It goes too slowly. 

 In fact, T prefer to plant almost any other way. I have used 

 a horse idanter, but prefer to mark out the ground, drop by 

 hand, and cover with horse. H. A. SiMON. 



Warren, C, Jan. 8. 



The Acme potato-planter wa.s a grand success with me. I 

 planted on ground that was not furrowed, and it planted too 

 deep ; so I tied a one-inch block under the lever, and it was 

 all right. I planted some on tough sod, and it did the work 

 all right. I let one of my neighbors fake it to use, and he 

 said he would like to get one like it. I would not do without 

 it for foir times its cost. M. Wtbick. 



Cascade, la., Jan. 7. 



The new potato-planter is a success with me. I have only a 

 large garden, and have the soil worked deep, and tinely pul- 

 verized, rolled level, and planted under a line. My plat is 

 high and dry, and in so doing the moisture is retained by 

 level working, not being ridged at all. I think some soils 

 may not have enough sand, and the planter may not clean 

 itself ; but I find that, if we use reason, we can soon work 



