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Feb. 14, 1907 



American Vee Journal 



Trade Notes. The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



Gasoline Engines. — in the article 



found on page 87 of the American Bee 

 Journal for Jan. 31, reference is made 

 to the use of gasoline engines for hive- 

 making. These are very useful in 

 every shop and on every farm. Send 

 for particulars of our $60 engine for 

 this purpose. We have a complete en- 

 gine and 8 frame extractor ready to 

 run, for $100. This may be found on 

 page 25 of our 1907 Catalog. 



Danzenbaker Prize Competitipn.- 



We again reter to the Prizes mentioned 

 in these columns for the last few 

 weeks. Please turn to page 84 and read 

 the same, and read the following from 

 a Cleveland honey-dealer which is rep- 

 resentative of letters we receive from 

 the honey-trade in all parts of the 

 country : 



Mr Calvert— Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 26, 190— 

 i)ear Sir .-—Send me by next Electric Pack- 

 age Car, cases of 30 sections each, Extra 



Fancy Comb Honey. These must be Danzen- 

 baker sections, as I cannot use any other 



In the Fancy Clover at 17 cents, about half 

 of the sections were fine, while the other half 

 had hollow spaces around the edge, and some 

 empty cells. Yours very truly, 



Theodore F. Ensign. 



There is no question but that it pays 

 bee-keepers to produce Extra Fancy 

 Honey, and with Danzenbaker sections 

 you should obtain 



More honey. 



Better Honey, 



Higher Prices. 



Catalogs.— Our 1907 catalog is now 

 ready tor mailing and a large number 

 are already in the hands of our bee- 

 keeping friends. If you haven't re- 

 ceived a copy send us a postal card 

 request for the same. When you do 

 this kindly mention the number of col- 

 onies of bees you keep. 



Dealers' Terms.— We have found 



that It is to the advantage of bee-keep- 

 ers generally if some one of their num- 

 ber will collect orders and send in to 

 us, saving each party a good deal of 

 trouble and making it a convenience 

 by keeping a stock of goods on hand 

 for the swarming time. To parties who 

 do this we make special prices. If you 

 handle bee-keepers' supplies for your 

 neighbors, write us for our special 

 terms, but do not expect to get special 

 terms unless you give us in your letter 

 some information regarding the 

 amount of business done so that we 

 may know you are entitled to special 



terms. 



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Seeds of Honey Plants.-For many 



years Mr. A. 1. Koot has devoted much 



time and attention to this matter. We 

 have fair stocks on hand, and shall be 

 glad to send prices to any one inter- 

 ested. 



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Beeswax. — ^^ ^'^^ paying 30 cents 

 in cash, 32 cents in trade, for pure 

 average wax delivered at Medina or 

 our branch offices. Jobbing agents for 

 the most part are allowing the same 

 prices. Do not make the mistake of 

 holding your wax too long, expecting 

 higher prices, for it usually declines 

 shortly after the arrival of the spring 

 offerings. 



Ohio Maple Sugar and Syrup.-For 



many years we have each spring sup- 

 plied quantities of maple sugar and 

 syrup to our friends all over the coun- 

 try. We do not carry much stock on 

 hand, and in order to get some of this, 

 it is necessary that we have your in- 

 quiries and orders at once. There is 

 a good prospect for a fair season with 

 good quality of syrup and sugar. We 

 can not name definite prices, however, 

 until the season is open. 



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Observation Hives.— We did a large 



business the past season in observa- 

 tion hives. The Bigelow observation 

 hives have also an increasing demand. 

 We recently sent 4 to Argentine and 2 

 to South Africa. The Pearl-Agnes 

 hive is also arousing a good deal of in- 

 terest. Particulars of all of these may 

 be had on application. 



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Bees and Queens.— We have pre- 

 viously mentioned the importance of 

 obtaining good breeding queens. Be 

 sure to send any orders for these early 

 so that you may have a good selection. 

 We recently had the report of safe ar- 

 rival of 5 colonies shipped from Medina 

 to Buenos Aires, Argentine. 



Hotbed Sash.-The sash are of reg- 

 ular size, 3 feet 2'i inches by 6 feet, for 

 4 rows of glass 8 inches wide. If any 

 prefer larger glass we will furnish sash 

 for 3 rows of 11-inch glass at the same 

 price. Made of cypress. These sash 

 are usually shipped from here "knocked 

 down" at a low rate of freight, and can 

 be put together by any body, as they 

 are mortised and tenoned in the regular 

 way. They are l>i inches thick, out- 

 side bars about 2)4 inches wide, and 

 inside bars about 1'4 inches. The bars 

 are grooved to slip the glass in place. 

 Price of one sash in the flat, for sam- 

 ple, without glass, 90 cents ; 5 in flat, 

 85 cents each ; 10 in flat, 80 cents each; 

 put together, 10 cents each extra. 

 Glass, 8x10, just right for the above, 

 $3 per box of 90 lights ; S boxes, $2.90 

 each ; 10 boxes, $2.80 each. 



Catalogs for Supply Dealers.- if 



you intend to issue a catalog ot sup- 

 plies, or bees and queens, or have any 

 other job printing done, we shall be 

 glad to quote you prices. With our im- 

 proved facilities for doing this work 

 and the large number of cuts we have 

 for illustrating, we are probably better 

 prepared to take care of any orders sat- 

 isfactorily than any local printing of- 

 fice could be. We solicit your inqui- 



Gleanings Advertising Columns.— 



If you think of advertising supplies, 

 bees and queens, or any other goods 

 suitable for our columns, or want to 

 run a classified advertisement of any 

 suitable character, we shall be pleased 

 to give you information regarding the 

 cost of any size advertisement for any 

 length of time. We have some very 

 flattering reports from those who have 

 used Gleanings the past year. 



Clubbing Offers. — For those who 



haven't placed tneir orders for the sea- 

 son's reading we can still make some 

 very low prices. We refer you to the 

 offers made on this page for January 

 3rd. If you do not have that issue, 

 write us for our premium and clubbing 



list. 



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Weed Process Foundation. — in- 

 creased interest is shown in the use of 

 full sheets of foundation in brood- 

 frames and sections aswtll, and when 

 these are used it is all the more im- 

 portant that the best be selected ; not 

 only that a light weight may be had to 

 save expense, but the best for the de- 

 sired use should also be considered. 

 There is every reason for using Weed 

 Process Foundation. We shall be glad 

 to send you samples of our make at 

 any time, with prices on any order 

 from one pound to a ton. A single 

 dealer using 3 tons of this, and giving 

 us his renewal order, is the best evi- 

 dence of the value of our make. 



Section Honey-Boxes. - We have 



long been headquarters for section 

 honey-boxes, and yet if you are not ac- 

 quainted with our product we shall be 

 pleased to send you samples showing 

 the same. We do not attempt to com- 

 pete with those who solicit their trade 

 on the basis of price only, but even 

 with cheaper goods ours will be found 

 the least expensive in the end. A cer- 

 tain well-known dealer bought a car- 

 load of cheap sections, and we are reli- 

 ably informed that he was obliged to 

 return nearly the entire lot to the fac- 

 tory. Do not make the mistake of buy- 

 ing cheap goods. 



THE A, L ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio 



