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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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"If goods are ^vai\ted cftxicK, send to Potider." 



EstablisHed 1S8Q. 



Getting at the Root of the Matter. 



By the Bee Crank. 



The bee goes after the 

 ''inside facts" when gather- 

 ing honey. It knows a 

 good blossom from a poor 

 one. The bee-man who 

 expects to gather in the 

 sweet honey of golden 

 profits must not only go 

 after it, but must learn how 

 to get at its source — to 

 distinguish between the 

 fruitful and the barren 

 method. There is one fun- 

 damental idea at the base of a suc- 

 cessful bee business — the best equip- 

 ment is none too good. The root 

 of the whole matter is — use Root's 

 goods. I handle their full line and 

 sell at their prices — no delay, and 

 less freight to pay. Danzenbaker 

 and other standard hives, sections, 

 Hoffman frames, and other require- 

 ments, ready to go on next train. 

 Ever try one of those Danzenbaker 

 smokers? Some of my patrons think 

 it excels any other smoker on the 

 market. The foundation that I am 



sending out is fresh from 

 the mill, and has that de- 

 licious odor, is soft and 

 pliable, and easy for the 

 bees to work. Ever see 

 foundation that looks blue 

 and seems hard and brittle.'' 

 It is old; and, while the 

 bees accept it and build to 

 it, if you cut a comb of 

 honey built on it you will 

 think it has an oyster-shell 

 in its center. Bees work 

 over fresh foundation so thin that 

 one does not recognize it in a comb 

 of honey. One good patron in Cal- 

 ifornia says in a footnote with his 

 order, '' I can get goods nearer home, 

 but I prefer to send to you." 

 Many of you will understand just 

 exactly why. 



Save up your beeswax for me. I 

 am now paying 28 cents, spot cash, 

 or 30 cents in exchange for sup- 

 plies, delivered here. I have a con- 

 stant demand for it. 

 My catalog is free. 



Walter S. Pouder, 



513-515 MassacKusetts A.vei\tie, Indianapolis, Ind. 



