1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



17 



Made of wire that is 

 life and strength — wire 

 that stretches true and tight 

 and yields just enough under impact 

 to give back every jolt and jam it 

 receives. 



Made of materials selected and tested 

 I in all the stages from our own mines, 

 through our own blast furnaces and rolh'n o- 

 and wire mills, to the finished product. Oin 

 employment of specially adapted metals is 

 of great importance in fence wire; a wire / 

 that must be hard yet not brittle; stiff and springy yet 

 flexible enough for splicing — best and most durable 

 fence material on earth. 



To obtain these and in addition apply a quality of p-al- 

 vanizing that will effectually protect against weather W 



conditions, is a triumph of the wiremaker's art. 



Thesearecombined in the American and Ellwoocl 

 fences — the product of the greatest mines, steel 

 producing plants and wnre mills in the world . 

 And with these good facilities and the old 

 and skilled employes back of them, we 

 maintain the highest standard of 'ex- 

 cellence possible for human skill 

 and ingenuity to produce. 



Dealers everywhere, carry 

 iiig styles adapted to every 

 purpose. See them. 



American Steel 



& Wire Co. 



C>hicaiio 



Nov York 



Denver 



San 



Francisco 



