GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE September, 1919 



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Safe and Pays 7 per cent 



BEEKEEPERS: w« ^f^<i «»id »<> 



^^^__^^__-_ you before that 

 we wish that every dollar of our new is- 

 sue of 7 per cent preferred stock could 

 be owned by our beekeeping friends. 



Already a very considerable number of 

 beekeepers have purchased it in large and 

 small amounts. 



This stock is guarded by every possible 

 safety for the investor. We stand ready 

 to tell you all about it, and our financial 

 position. Write us for information. 



The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio 



J. T. Calvert, Treas. 



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BARKER^ Weeds and Mulches 



WEEDER,MULCHER 

 CULTIVATOR 



In One Operation 



DOES BETTER WORK THAN A HOE — TEN | 



TIMES AS FAST— SAVES TIME AND LABOR, | 



THE TWO BIG EXPENSE ITEMS — EASY TO | 



OPERATE. I 



FREE — Illustrated Book and Factory-to-User Offer | 



We want every garden grower to know just how this marvelous machine will make . 



his work easier and increase his profits. So we have prepared a book showing 



photographs of it at work and fully describing its principle. Explains how / 



steel blades, revolving against a stationary knife (like a lawn mower) / 



destroy the weeds and at the same time break up the crust and clods / 



and pulverize the surface into a level, moisture-retaining mulch. / BARKER 



/ M F G . C O . 

 "Best Weed Killer Ever Used" / -p ^ ^o 



LEAF GUAEDS — The Barker gets close to the plants. Cuts ^ DAVID CITY, NEB. 

 runners. Has leaf guards; also easily attached shovels / 



for deeper cultivation— H(«A-i»r/ three (jarden tools in one. y Gentlemen. --Send me 



. . ^ .. „. : <A n ^ T ,. ^ postpaid your fre« book and 



A boy can use it. Five sizes. Send today for /^ FactorytoUser Oflfer. 

 book, free and postpaid. / ' 



BARKER MANUFACTURING CO. 



Dept. 10 David City, Nebraska 



State 



Town 



R. R. No. Box 



