MAY 15, 1913 



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BEESWAX 

 WANTED! 



Recent demand for comb foundation 

 has been good, and our stock of bees- 

 wax is running- low. We offer for good 

 average quality and prompt shipment 

 30 cts. per Ib.'cash, or 32 in trade, de- 

 livered at Medina. Shipments from 

 the Pacific coast should be in barrels 

 or boxes. From other Western points, 

 pack in double bags to get the most 

 favorable rate. Be sure to mark the 

 shipment so it can be identified when 

 it arrives, and send us a shipping re- 

 ceipt with a statement of gross, tare, 

 and net weight shipped. This is im- 

 portant as it gives us something to 

 check so as to determine whether anj" 

 has been lost in transit. 



The A. I. Root Company 



Medina, Ohio 



IMPORTED German-Swiss Mowing Blades 



The only practioal blade for shaving- the ground in the apiary 



or mowing anioner growing crops. 

 THE MARUCC CO., DEPT. C, TRACY CITY, TENN 



Am Now Shipping Untested Queens from My 



Celebrated Pedigreed Strain! 



My bet'S are the i>ro(1uct of nianv years of breeding: liy 

 both SWAKTHMOKE and HENRY ALLEY. Both names 

 stand out like beacon litfhts among our past and pres- 

 ent breeders, for the best queens ever produced in the 

 United States. Never had foul brood. 



Swarthmore Apiaries, Swarthmore. Pa. 



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BARGAINS 



Fence. 150 slyles 

 13 cents per rod up. Wc pay 

 ijht. Send for bargain fence 

 »k and sample to tesl-ALL FREE 

 BROWN FENCE « WIRE COMPANY 

 DEPT. 91 CLEVELAND, OHIO 



Enclosed please find $1.00, for which send me 

 Gleanings for another year. I wouldn't miss a 

 copy for any thing. In one of your recent numbers 

 I read where a man in this State did not want a 

 "journal devoted to how one man thought the world 

 ought to be run;" but I think it is devoted to the 

 way the " majority of people want it to be run." 

 I welcome your paper every two weeks, and am in- 

 terested in the Home department. 



Worcester, Mass. George H. Hosmee. 



PUBLICATIONS ON 



BEE CULTURE 



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 low 



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/Please use coupon below, check-\ 

 Ving the numbers of items wanted./ 



pamphlets and booklets listed be- 

 are of more than ordinary interest. 



MY FIRST SEASON'S EXPERIENCE 

 WITH THE HONEYBEE. By the 

 " Spectator," of the Outlook, of New 

 York. A ten-page leaflet detailing the 

 experiences of this well-known \\Titer. 

 You will read the leaflet through before 

 vou lav it down. Free. 



THE BEEKEEPER AND FRUIT- 

 GROWER. A 15-page booklet giving ac- 

 tual facts regarding the value of bees to 

 fruit, and showing how beekeeping may 

 be doubly profitable to the fruit-grower. 

 Fruit-growers are realizing as never be- 

 fore the necessity of having honeybees in 

 close pro.ximity to their blossoming fruit. 

 Free, 



CATALOG OF BEEKEEPERS' SUP- 

 PLIES, Our complete catalog will be 

 mailed free to any ;id<lies.s on requeRt, 



SPRING MANAGEMENT OP BEES, 

 A 14-page booklet detailing the e-xperi- 

 ences of some successful beekeepers, and 

 giving instructions on this ofttimes per- 

 plexing matter. Price 10 cts, 



HABITS OF THE HONEYBEE. By 

 Dr. E. F. Phillips. A somewhat scientific 

 handling of the habits and anatomy of 

 the bee. Price 10 cts. 



HOW TO KEEP BEES. A book of 

 228 pages detailing in a most interesting 

 manner the experience of a beginner in 

 such a wav as to help other beginners. 

 Price $1.00 postpaid. 



THE A B C OF BEE CULTURE. A 

 complete encyclopedia of bees, of 576 

 pages, fuUv illustrated, $2.00 postpaid; 

 half leather, $2.75. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. A 

 64-page illustrated semi-monthly magazine 

 — the leading exponent of bee culture in 

 this country. Ten cents per issue, but to 

 new subscribers we will furnish it six 

 months for 25 cent.s. 



BACK-YARD BEEKEEPING, Six 

 interesting lessons written in readable 

 newspaper style. Many facts to encour- 

 age the " City Bound " man or woman 

 with the back-to-the-land longing. Free. 



THE BUCKEYE BEEHIVE, or the 

 management of bees in double-walled 

 hives. Of special interest to the amateur 

 beekeeper. The most complete booklet 

 we publish for free distribution. Illus- 

 trated throughout; 84 pages. 



ADVANCED BEE CULTURE. A beau- 

 tifully printed book. Best plate paper has 

 been used throughout its 200 pages, with 

 the result that its many fine illuKtrations 

 are unusually clear in every detail. Bound 

 in attractive and substantial cloth; $1.00 

 per copy, postpaid. 



The coupon below may be used as an order 

 sheet by properly checking the numbers of 

 items wanted and adding your signature, and 

 remittance, if required. 



CUT COUPON HERE 



The A. 1. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



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