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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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recommend it in place of any g-ymnastics to 

 be taken indoors where it can be managed. 



The objection has been made that certain 

 kinds of exercise do not develop all the mus- 

 -cles of the body; and it has been said that, 

 when one gets an education, he wants it, at 

 least to a certain extent, to be a general 

 education, that he may become a scholar, 

 rounded out and symmetrically developed. 

 In the same way the teacher of physical 

 culture aims to bring, sooner or later, all 

 the muscles of the body into play. Well, I 

 may be wrong; but my impression is that 

 the varied occupations of farmwork each 

 day, being more or less different from that 

 of the day before, will eventually round out 

 and develop the whole physical man; and if 

 this same farmer takes and reads a. reason- 

 able number of the various periodicals of the 

 day he may become "rounded out" men- 

 tally as well as physically. 



I forgot to mention that I had shipping- 

 tags in my pocket, with the name of each 

 variety plainly printed on it. One of these 

 tags was placed inside of the bag, and the 

 other sewed to the outside at the time they 

 were sewed up. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



" EARLIEST IN THE WORLD TOMATOES," ETC. 



The earliest tomato we know of is the Earliest in 

 the World. Funny, isn't it? That is, it is the earliest 

 smonlh tomato. It is not a very large-sized one ; but 

 what we do not get in size we get in quantity. Now I 

 wish that the friends who have been testing all the 

 extra-earlj- tomatoes would tell me whether they have 

 found any other tomato as early and as smooth and of 

 a little larger size than the Earliest in the World. 

 There is one other objection beside.s itssmall size. We 

 ■can not buy any seed of the originator for less t>-an50 

 cts per oz Our own crop of seeds last year was a fail- 

 ure owing to the cold weather, and — I am almost 

 ashamed to say it, b\U we let the neighors' chickens 

 get them insttad of gathering them at the proper time 

 and saving them for seed. Of course we did not know 

 the seed was going to be so " awful " scarce and high. 



GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1903. 



We shall have prices out, probably, in January. 

 Beans will still be very high— probably higher than 

 last year. We have quite a stock on hand, however, 

 that we shall furnish at old prices as long as they last. 

 This refers particularly to Prizewinner, White Kid- 

 ney, York State MarrJw, and Banner Field beans. 

 Beet seeds of all kinds will be higher; also carrots. 

 Cucumber and all the melon family are away up. 

 This isMn consequence of the unusual cold and unfa- 

 vorable season for growing melons. At the present 

 writing melons will be about twice what they were 

 last year; and there is talk that cucumbers will be 

 three or four times as much. At present writing, Dec. 

 15, we could not offer cucumber seed for less than $2.00 

 per lb.; oz., 15. There is nothing else that we know 

 of that is going to be so scarce and high priced as 

 cucumber seed. Our onion seed was grown especially 

 for us; and while our stock lasts it will be the same 

 as last vear. Squashes will be considerably higher; 

 turnips about the same; field peas considerably high- 

 er; sweet corn of all kinds will be higher. Every 

 thing else in our price list will be at last season's cata- 

 log prices. We have quite a few seeds of many kinds 

 left over from last year that will grow about as well as 

 new seeds — such as celery, melons, etc., that we offer 

 at old prices as long as they last. 



Our Advertisers. 



The Cvphers Incubator Co.. of Buffalo, N. Y., desire 

 us to announce that the loss they suffered by fire on 



the night of Dec. 6 will not prevent them from filling 



gromptly and satisfactorily all orders as usual. The 

 re was confined to one of their waiehou.ses, a frame 

 structure. Their main works were entirely uninjured. 



Our readers will please notice that the special club- 

 bing prices named by C. M. Goodspeed, in his various 

 ads this issue, supersede all former lists. Do not fail 

 to order early. These offers may be withdrawn. An- 

 other reason is that publishers are very bu.sy about 

 Jan. 1st, and you will get quicker service by ordering 

 at once. 



" DON'T KEEP HENS — MAKE THEM KEEP YOU." 



Read what our advertisers of bone-mills say in their 

 booklets which they send free. See page lOOH. Write 

 them at once, for now is the time to get a bone-mill. 

 Metition Gleanings when you write, and you will get 

 special consideration. 



V«— » Ourline of sprayers ana appli- 

 ances tits every man s needs. 

 Hand.Krvapsack.Bucket, 

 Field, Barrel, and Po^ver 



spnve's twontvstvle^. Hestnozz'eB 

 nini'^e pt r,T-''n^f">tti (nrniilos ?Tc. 

 Select the useful .ind reliabl". Catalog free 

 THE DEffiING CO., Salem, Ohio. 



'Western agentiy Hcnion^ Hubbell .Chicago ^liU 



Comb 



FOR SALE: 



Extracted 



HONEY^^= 





in carlots or less. If ill the market, state 

 quantity wanted, and we will name vou 

 '•lowest price." Samples of Extracted fur- 

 nished on request. It you have any Comb 

 or Extracted to ship, correspond with us. 



Established 26 Years. 



S. T. Fish & Co., Chicago, Illinois. 



189 South Water Street. 



Bee-keepers! 



We need vour orders, and you need our 

 goods, so let's trade. We have the very best 

 goods, the largest stock in the State, the best 

 place in the U S. to ship from, and the very 

 lowest prices consistent with first-class goods. 

 Write to us and tell us your wants. 



C. M. SCOTT & CO.. INDI4NAP0LIS. INDIANA. 

 1004 East Washington Street. 



CRUSHED OYSTER SHELLS. UX) lbs., 4!lc: 'JOO lbs., 

 !t5c; Mica Crystal Grit, 100 lbs.. 57c; 200 lbs., $1.07, 

 or 100 lbs. each, $L Poultry need both. Order now. 

 Catalog free. WISE & CO., Butler, Ohio. 



TTRY Phacelia Tanacetifolia. One ounce, 25 cents, in 

 * Januarj', if ordered now; any quantity. 



O. l,UHDORFF,'visalia. California. 



For Sale. —Extracted honey. Finest grades for ta- 

 ble use. Prices quoted on application. Sample by 

 mail, 10 cts. to pay for package and postage. 



Orel !„. Hek.shiber, 

 :301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



For Sale. — Several thousand pounds comb honey 

 in Danzenbaker 4X5 .sections. Shall commence filling 

 orders in August. Wm. Morris, Las Animas, Col. 



