12 &LteANlN(JS IN BEfi CULTURE 



SPRING IS HERE 



and soon the bees will be flying, breeding, 

 and increasing in strength. . Swarming 

 will then take place. . Are you prepared 

 for the increase? . Be forehanded, and 

 have your hives all ready. . We carry a 

 large line of hives and other goods. Our 

 catalog for 1913 is now ready for mailing. 

 A copy will be sent you on request. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. 



. . ROOTS . . 



POWER HONEY -EXTRACTORS 



Our new catalog is full of information about these labor-saving 

 machines. With the difficulty of getting competent help, the 

 power extractors are being sold largely in this and foreign 

 countries, and the present demand is far greater than ever be- 

 fore. Head what a California producer says in a letter to a 

 disinterested party, which we are permitted to see and publish : 



Gentlemen: — I should like to say a few words in favor of the ball-bearing- Root 

 Automatic extractor, as I believe it is as near perfection as can be. This machine runs 

 so easy that a few turns to get it up to speed is all that is necessary; and the men, 

 while using the No. 17, which I formerly had, could average only 1000 lbs. per day, 

 while with this machine they can average 2000 lbs. with but one additional man. No 

 apiary can afford to be without one of these machines. 



I feel like congratulating The A. I. Root Co. for making an invention that is such 

 a satisfaction, and financially to the honey-producers' interests. 



Elk Grove, Cal. B. B. Hogaboom. 



For full particulars see our new catalog 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, MEDINA, OHIO 



NewTork, l;59-141 Franklin St. Chicago, 21;?-231 Institute Place Philadelphia, 8-10 Vine St. 



Des Moines, 565 W. 7th St. St. Paul, 102-1 Mississippi St. Syracuse, 1631 Genesee St. 



Washington, 1100 Maryland Ave., S. W. Mechanic Falls, Maine 



Distributing Depots in many large centers 



