May 1, 1912 



The Purity of the 



SWEET-CLOVER SEED 



Sold by The A. I. Root Co. is Attested to by the 

 U. S. Government 



READ THIS LETTER: 



Brooksvllle, Ky., March 13, 1911. 

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



Oentltiiien:— Some time ago 1 sent to you for a 

 sample of your white and yellow sweet-clover seed. 

 After receiving the samples I sent them to Washing- 

 ton, D. C. The yellow hulled tested 99.71 per cent of 

 pure seed; the nnhuUed white tested 99.11 per cent of 

 pure seed. I think that is fine. I inclose you the sam- 

 ple that you sent me. and want you to send me 80 lbs. 

 of the same lot that this sample Is out of, or some 

 equally good. Send the seed by freight. 



Yours truly, H. A. Jktt. 



We have a booklet, published for free distribu- 

 tion, which tells THE TRUTH ABOUT 



SWEET CLOVER. Ask for your copy. 

 We can now supply fresh new seed of 1911 



crop in all but the annual yellow at following 



PRICES 



In lots of— lib. 10 lb 25 1b. 100 1b. 



Hulled Yellow Annual 



(Melilotit.'i IncUoi), lb. 

 Unhulled Yellow Biennial 



Melilotu-t oMcinalis) . 

 Hulled White, Imported seed 

 Hulled White, Domestic seed 

 Unhulled White (Meli- 



(lottis albu) per lb. 

 The prices are all subject to market changes. 



As to the comparative value of the different 

 varieties, we will say that the white, or Meli- 

 lotwt albu. Is most common, and therefore the 

 best known. The yellow is desirable because 

 it beeins blooming usually from two to four 

 weeks earlier than the white. As to the two 

 varieties of yellow, one of the experiment 

 stations has said there was a distinction with- 

 out a difTerence. 



The A. i. Root Company, Medina, O. 



15c 12c lie 10c 



16c 14c 13c 12c 



Honey Markets, continued from page 2. 



Chicago. — The trade In honey this month has 

 been exceedingly light In both comb and extract- 

 ed, with a steady market of 17 to 18 cts. for the fan- 

 cy grades of comb, off colors bringing from 1 to 5 

 cts. per lb. less, even while in good condition and 

 sections well filled. There Is a good deal of this 

 grade of comb honey on this market. It seems 

 difficult for producers to realize that it could not 

 have been sold during the winter, as the neighbor- 

 ing States had very little pure white honey from 

 the yield of 1911. They assume that people would 

 use the other In the absence of white: and inqui- 

 ries are coming frequently, wanting to know why 

 they have not had returns on their copsignments : 

 but it Is simply impossible to force this grade and 

 color of honey in a city market. Extracted white 

 sells at from 8 to 9. and ambers at from 7 to 8. Bees- 

 wax Is steady, and sells from 30 to 32. 



Chicago, April 17. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Liverpool. — Since our last report, our market 

 for honey and beeswax has been very quiet. The 

 demand for honey has been limited, but stocks of 

 Chilian are now quite exhausted. There hav-e been 

 retail sales of Californian at late rates, and for a re- 

 cent arrival of West Indian 86.96 to 17.92 is quoted 

 as to quality. Lately 500 barrels of Chilian aver- 

 age, pile 3. have been sold at 85.88, c. I. f., April-May 

 shipment, and a further 200-barrel offer at S6.24. 

 Stocks of other descriptions have sold at different 

 quotations as follows: Haitien. .?5.76 to 87.30: Peru- 

 vian, g3.84 to 84.80; Chilian, 85.52 to $8.16; Jamaican, 

 86.24 to 87.68; Californian, 89.60 to 810.92. Of bees- 

 wax, 20 bags sold at 834.48 to 839.02; $37.48 to 841.12 Is 

 now quoted. Stocks are very small. Sales of K. A. 

 Q. Chilian for shipment are reported at 836 28, c. i. f., 

 net cash. Quotations for other descriptions are as 

 follows: African, 832.16 to 834.48 : Jamaican, .837.72; 

 West Indian. 832.64 to 836.28.! 



■Liverpool, April 15. Taylor & Co. 



(Organized 1870) 

 National Beekeepers' Association 



Objects 



The objects of this Association shall be to aid Its 

 members in the business of beekeeping; to help in 

 the sale of their honey and beeswax; and to pro- 

 mote the Interests of beekeepers in any other di- 

 rection decided upon by the Board of Directors. 



Officers 

 President— George W. York, Chicago, 111. 

 VIce-Pres.— Morley Pettit, Guelph, Ont., Can. 

 Secretary— E. B. Tyrrell, Detroit, Mich. 

 Treasurer- N. E. France, Plattevllle, Wis. 



Directors 

 E. D. Townsend, Chairman, Remus, Mich. 

 Wesley C. Foster, Boulder, Colo. 

 Franklin Wilcox, Mauston, Wis. 

 J. E. Crane, MIddlebury, Vermont. 

 J. M. Buchanan, Franklin, Tenn. 



Annual Membership dues $1.50, one-third (50 

 cents) of which goes to the local branch where such 

 branch is organized. 



Send dues to the Secretary, E. B. Tyrrel. 



CONTAINERS 



FOR 



Comb and . . . . 

 Extracted Honey 



We offer this year a very com- 

 plete line of cartons for comb 

 honey — any size or color, with 

 any desired printing. Bottles, 

 jars, and cans for extracted 

 honey with capacity ranging 

 from that of a tumbler to a 

 barrel. . Special attention is 

 directed to our assortment of 

 Friction-top Pails and to tin 

 cans of I, 1, 5 gallon capacity. 



Get full Information, 

 prices, and samples. 



The A. I. Root Company 



Medina, Ohio 



St. Louls.— Since our previous report, April 5, the 

 honey market has remained practically unchang- 

 ed. The stock of comb honey Is very small, and 

 there Is hardly any demand for It. The quotations 

 are more or less nominal. The stock of extracted 

 honey is also small, with a limited demand. We 

 quote fancy white comb honey at 16 to 17; No. 1 

 white. 15 to 16 ; light amber, 13 to 14 ; dark. 8 to 11. 

 Broken and leaking honey sells at much less. Ex- 

 tracted light-amber California brings ^Vt. to 9: light 

 amber. Southern, 8 to 8/4 In flve-gallon cans: South- 

 ern in barrels and half-barrels, light amber. 7 to 

 IY2. Dark sells at less. Beeswax, prime, brings 30 

 cts.; impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Company. 



St. Lou Is,' April 22. 



