GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Maple=sugar Supplies. 



The time Is at hand when those who produce the 

 delicious sweets from the sugar maple must be get- 

 ting- ready. For tlie best results you must have 

 good clean apparatus of the most approved type, 

 and you really can not afford not to read Prof. 

 Cook's book, " Maple Sugar and the Sugar-bush," 

 which we furnish at 35c, or we will give a copy free 

 to all those who buy sugar-makers' supplies of us to 

 the amount of $10 or more. We do not sell evapora- 

 tors, but think we can do you some good on spouts, 

 pails, covers and, cans. Our tin pails and cans are 

 made of American tin-plate. The plates are tinned 

 and made up into cans by the same firm; and by 

 buying carload quantities we get them at bottom 

 prices. See table below. The pails and cans are 

 machine-made, far superior to hand-made, and 

 guaranteed not to leak. 



BUCKET WITH HINGED TIN COVER. 



i {This cut shows the manner of hanging the bucket 

 oh the spout, and also the manner of emptying with 

 the hinged tin cover. Most progressive sugar 

 makers nowadays use covers of some kind. 



Record hinged tin covers $5 00 per 100. 



Reversible woodcovers ^ 50 per 100. 



RECORD SAP-SPOUT. 



This spout is cheaper than any other made.and 

 we believe it is as good as any, if not better. It is 

 used almost exclusively in this section. Price $1.00 

 per 100. 



TIN SAP-BUCKETS. 



Grade of tin. Price per 100. 10-qt. 13-qt. 15-qt. 



IC charcoal sap-buckets $13 50 $14 50 $17 60 



IX charcoal sap-buckets 15 50 16 .50 18 00 



IC coke-tin sap-pails 12 00 13 00 15 00 



IX " " " 14 00 15 00 17 00 



The sap-pails in above table, of coke-tin, are offer- 

 ed to compete with other cheap buckets you will 

 find in the market. The tin In these cheap pails is 

 just the same as in the better ones, except the coat- 

 ing, which is much thinner. We guarantee these 

 equal or superior to the other cheap buckets In the 

 market, but recommend, instead, the higher-priced 

 ones with better coating; or, better yet, the galva- 

 nized. All the galvanized buckets, as well as the 

 lOqt. tin ones, have holes punched like cut below, 

 while other tin buckets have wire loops. 



than tht. 1 C 

 one to selpct. 



We are offering a 

 special bargain this 

 >eir in galvanized- 

 iron buckets. These 

 irt by far the 

 strongest and most 

 durable bucket 

 made. The blank 

 stttl is cut out and 

 ni ide up into pails, 

 I nd then the whole is 

 dipped into molten 

 mital, and coated 

 ill over, inside and 

 out All seams are 

 filled up so they can 

 not leak, and rust 

 has no chance to 

 woik on them any- 

 where. If you want 

 any thing better 

 tin, tht gahanized bucket is the 

 There is only one objection to them, 

 as compared with tin. The surface is somewhat 

 rougher than tin, and therefore they are not quite 

 as easily cleaned. This is a slight objection as com- 

 pared with the greater strength and durability of 

 the pails. 



Price, lO-qt. galv., $14.50 per 100; 12-qt., $16.00 per 

 100; 14-qt., $17..50 per 100. 



ONE-GAI/LON SQUARE CANS. 



This is the favorite 

 package for syrup; be- 

 ing square, it will pack 

 in the smallest space. 

 Our cans this year all 

 'i:i,ve the 2 inch, lever- 

 -eal cap as recently 

 "escribed, and shown 

 n cut opposite. They 

 ire warranted not to 

 leak, which is more 

 than you can say of 

 liome-made cans'. 



Price, 1-gal. square 

 f^ans, with lever seal, 

 .■?9.00 per 100; 6 in a 

 hox, 80c per box; $7.50 

 ;()!■ 10; 10 in a box, 

 S1.25 per box; $11.50 

 for 10. 



>^-gal. cans, 2-inch, 

 lever-seal cap, $7.50 per 

 100. 



J4-gal. cans, 2-inch, 

 lever-seal cap, $6.50 per 

 100. 



FIVE-GALI.ON SQUARE CANS. 



These are largely used for storing and shipping 

 honey, and for that purpose there is nothing better. 

 Many also use them for syrup, as they cost less per 

 gallon. They are also furnished from Medina with 

 2-in., lever-seal cap, or lu-in. screw cap as preferred. 



PRICE LIST. 



5-gal. cans, 20 in a box, @ 26, $5.20. 



5-gal. cans, 2 in a box, 70 c; 10 boxes, $6.50. 



5 gal. cans, 1 in a box, 45c; 10 boxes, $4.00. 



The A. I. Root Company, 



Hedina, Ohio. 



