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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 1 



INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Agricultural Imple'ts. 

 Electric Wheel Co 592 



Banking by Mall. 

 Savings Deposit Bank 536 



Bee-smokers. 



Danzenbaker, F 542 



Bee-supplies. 



Blanke & Hauk 543 



Bondonneau, E 540 



Buell, S. D 592 



Colorado Honey-pro's' 



Association 541 



Daniels. F. R 592 



Falconer, W. T 602 



Grainger, E. , & Co 540 



Graffam & Bro 595 



Griggs' Brothers 541 



Hilton, Geo. E 542 



Howkins & Rush 592 



Hunt & Son, M. H 537 



Jenkins, J. M 542 



Jepson, H. H 592 



Minnesota Bee Supply 



Co 539 



Muth, F. W. Co 533 



Nebel, J. & Son 539 



N'ysewander. Jos 541 



Peirce, E. W 592 



Pouder. Walter S 544 



Prothero. John N 543 



Rawlins Imp. Co 542 



Root Co., Syracuse 540 



Root Co. , St. Paul 543 



Stringham, I. J 542 



Texas Seed and Floral 



Co 543 



Toe pperwein , U 593 



Weber, C. H. W 531 



Woodman, A. G 592 



Bees and Queens. 



Barnes, G. W 595 



Blocher, D. J 595 



Case. J. B 594 



Hand, J. E 541 



Fajen, J L 594 



Hutchinson, W. Z 539 



Laws. W. H 594 



Littletield, W. J 594 



New Century Queen 



Rearing Co 595 



Quirin 594 



Ross. H. A 595 



Routzahn. G 519 



Shaffer, H 595 



Shaw&Co 595 



Shuff, Wm. A 594 



Shumard. I. T 594 



Simmons, E. A 594 



Soper. W. D 601 



Taylor, J. W. & Son.. . .594 



Victor, W. O 595 



Warden, F. J 595 



Wurth. D 594 



Berpy-boxes. 

 New Albany Box and 



Basket Co .590 



Bicycles. 



Meade Cycle Co 590 



Brooders. 

 Root Incubator Co 591 



Buggies, Carriages. 

 Elkhart Carriage and 



Harness Mfg. Co 590 



Fonts & Hunter, back 



cover. 

 Ohio Carriage Co 591 



Classified Advertise's. 



Bees and Queens 598 



Bee - keepers' Direc- 

 tory 599 



For Sale 597 



Help Wanted 597 



Honey and Wax Want- 

 ed 597 



Honey and Wax for 



Sale 598 



Plants 597 



Postcards 597 



Poultry 597 



Real Estate for Bee- 

 keepers 597 



Rugs 597 



Wanted, Situations 597 



Poultry Offers 597 



Wants and Exchange. .598 



Comb Foundation. 



Dadant & Sons 602 



Dittmer. Gus 542 



Educational. 



Univ. of Michigan 592 



Fencing. 



Mason Fence Co 591 



Honey-dealers. 



National Biscuit Co. . 537 

 Hildreth & Segelken. . .537 

 Honey Buyer 535 



Hotels. 



Hotel TuUer 589 



Household Specialties- 

 Best Light Co 591 



Land for Sale. 



Chicago, Milwaukee & 



St. Paul R'y, cover. 

 Seaboard Air Line 589 



Mail-order Houses. 



Gordon, Van Tine Co.. .590 



Miscellaneous. 



Babson, F. K., cover. 

 Michigan Honey Co. ... 595 

 Mugler Engraving Co . ■ 592 



Paints. 

 Lowe Bros. Co 589 



Patents. 

 Williamson. C. J 592 



Poultry-supplies. 



Chamberlain, W. F....590 



Publications. 



Am. Bee Journal 539 



American Bee-keeper. 602 

 Inland Poultry Jour'1..592 



Nat. Fruit Grower 592 



Poultry Review, back 



cover. 

 Seaboard Magazine .... 589 



Roofing. 

 Anderson Mfg. Co 591 



Seeds and Bulbs. 



Park, G. W 591 



Sprayers and Pumps. 



Myers, F. E 591 



Rochester Spray Pump 

 Co 591 



Swine. 

 Wheeler, J. M 592 



Tools. 

 Bateman Mfg. Co 591 



Trees and Plants. 



Schuh Brothers 601 



LEAVING THE BUNCH BEHIND. 



Along with marbles and baseball, renewed inter- 

 est in wheeling manifests itself as a sure indication 

 of spring and the joys of outdoor exercise. 



Nothing ever invented serves so admirably the 

 triple purposes of utility, exercise, and pleasure as 

 does the bicycle. The best grade of wheels are now 

 selling for less than one-tbird the prices of ten 

 years ago, and at that the rider gets a better mount 

 than was possible then. The coaster brake and 

 two-speed-gear features alone mark a big step for- 

 ward in bicycle construction since the boom days. 



Inquiry among jobbers and dealers discloses a de- 

 mand for bicycles, not only from the small boy (who 

 has always ridden) but also from his older brother 

 and his father also. The lady cyclist is also ventur- 

 ing timidly forth from the mysterious retreat where- 

 in she has hibernated for a decade, and she's not in 

 bloomers either— thank the Lord for that. 



"Leaving the Bunch Behind" is the attractive 

 picture adorning the gold-embossed 1908 catalog 

 cover of the " oldest exclusive bicycle house in 

 America," a copy of which has iust reached us. The 

 catalog is a work of art, and is brimful of valuable 

 and interesting matter for riders or those thinking 

 of buying wheels. It is well worth getting, and 

 may be had by writing the Mead Cycle Co., Depart- 

 ment SX— 113, Chicago, 111. They also seud a wheel 

 for ten days' free trial, and will engage live agents. 



they die from from huddling too close together. In 

 a word, they are " huddled " to death. A Mr. Root, 

 of Cleveland, O., saw the need of a radical departure 

 from the present-day brooder, and after considerable 

 study of the problem he seems to have solved it. In 

 his brooder are small hot-water pipes arranged in 

 rows close enough together so that the chicks just 

 manage to get their heads and necks comfortably 

 through between them. This places a hot-water 

 pipe on each side of the chick. The head of the 

 chick is out in the fresh air very much the same as 

 when underneath an old hen and the little heads pop 

 out between the feathers of her wings. This gives 

 conditions more in accordance with nature. The 

 pipes are all hot alike, hence there is no huddling, 

 and every wee thing has an equal chance. 



Though on the market only a short time, the new 

 brooder has met with flattering success, large or- 

 ders having been obtained from Buenos Aires, Ar- 

 gentina, and even from places beyond the sea. The 

 brooders are constructed by The A. I. Root Co., of 

 Medina, Ohio, which is an excellent guarantee that 

 they will be well made, because their bee-supplies 

 are famous all over the world. Mr. Root, the in- 

 ventor of the brooder, is no relative of the members 

 of The A. I. Root Co. He is the organizer of The 

 Root Incubator Co., Cleveland, O., where communi- 

 cations may be addressed. 



A NEW SPECIES OF CHICK-BBOODER. 



Almost anybody can use any of the standard makes 

 of egg-incubators, and get fairly satisfactory results. 

 It is when we come to take care of the young chicks 

 that failure in many places takes place. The little 

 things die from want of heat or too much of it. or they 

 die from lack of fresh air; but, more than all else, 



SPLINTS vs. WIBBS. 



Perhaps you may have overlooked the article on 

 splints in the April 1st issue of Gleanings by Dr. 

 C. C. Miller who is the inventor. In that coummuni- 

 cation he reviews the whole question and a careful 

 reading of it will be found useful by all bee-keepers 

 who intend to use full sheets of brood foundation. 



