1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



113 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



[Established in 1873.] 



Devoted to Bees, Honey, and Home Interests. 



Published Semi-monthly by 



The A. I. Root Co., - - Medina, Ohio. 



A. I. ROOT, Editor of Home and Gardening Dep'ts. 



E. R. ROOT, Editor of Apicultural Dept. 



J. T. CALVERT Bus. Mgr. 



A. L.. BOYDEN, Sec. 



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Mr. A. I. Root's Writings 



of Grand Traverse territory and Leelanau Co. 

 are de.scriptive of Michigan's most beautiful 

 section reached most conveniently via the 



Pere Marquette R. R. 



For pamphlets of Michigan farm lands and the fruit 



belt, address J. E. Merritt. Manistee, Michigan. 



Queens That Please. 



J. W. Dickson, of W'estininstcr, ,S. C . writes: "Send 

 me two more qvieens bj' return mail. I prefer your 

 bees to any that I have seen. " Other beemen .say 

 equally good things of them. See ad. for Feb. 1 t as 

 to my breeders. I can serve you promptly with Doo- 

 little's red-clover or Root's leather-colored stock. If 

 you need early queens it will pay you to write me. 



GEO. J. VANDE vORD, Daytona, Fla. 



I DITTIVIER'S 

 I FOUNDATION 



% Retail — Wholesale — Jobbing. 



Having increased my shop- room, 

 put in power and a new set of ma- 

 chines, I am now producing a better 

 article than ever, with unlimited ca- 

 pacity to meet orders. I use a process 

 that produces every essential neces- 

 sary to make it the best and most de- 

 sirable in all respects. My process 

 and automatic machines are' my own 

 inventions, which enable me to sell 

 foundation, and WORK WAX INTO 

 FOUNDATION FOR CASH, at prices that 

 are the lowtst. I make a srecialty of 

 working up Wholesale and Jobbing 

 Lots of wax into foundation, for cash. 

 If vou have wax by the 10 i lbs. or ton, 

 let me hear from you. Catalog giving 



Full Line of Supplies 



with prices and sample=, free npon 

 applic.ition. BEESWAX WANTED. 



Cus. Dittmer, 



Augusta, 



Wisconsin. 



HONEY QUEENS! 



Laws' Long=tongue Leather Queens. 



Laws' Improved Golden Queens. 



Laws' Holy Land Queens. 



l,aws' queens are the standard-bred queens of Amer- 

 ica. The largest honey-producers use them and praise 

 them. lyaws' queens go everywhere, and can furnish 

 you a queen every month in the year Four apiaries. 

 Queens bred in their puritj'. Prices, October to April: 

 Tested or untested, $1.00 each ; 6 for f.5.00. Breeders, 

 none better, $3 00 each. Address 



W. H. Laws, Beeville, Texas. 



L J* Stringham^ 105 Park Place^ New York City* 



H* i-pouiid square jars $5 per gross ; No. 25 



OnCy~jd.rS* jar, porcelain top, $6 per gross; Nickel- 

 cap jar, fancy, $5.50 per gross. All are 

 clear flint glass. Discount on quantities. We ship from New 

 York City, N. Y. LABELS^ 60 cents per gross. A full line of 

 Apiarian Supplies alwaj'S in stock. Catalog free. Apiaries an 



^ located at Glen Cove, Long Island, New York 



