GLEANINGS IN BEEoCULTURE. 



Feb. 15. 



WIHE-CLOTH STAPLES. 



c We have a liitle staple fs wioc, % Ioiir, that i 

 superior to a tack for attaching wire cloth to qi 

 cages, hives, door, and wludo" -screen frames, etc. 

 They are very flue, and a great many to a pound. 



We can supply if-lb. package at .5-; by mail, 10c; 

 lib., 15c; 5 lbs., 60c. "' 



PO'^tJ 



»xtra, 18c per lb. 



END- SPACE STAPLES. 



Those who wish to try tlie end space staple and 

 shortened top-bar, as mentioned in last issue, 

 will find the special staples we have had made for 

 the purpose, superior to any regular staple you will 

 find in the market. We will furnish k lb., sufficient 

 for 100 frames, with gauge for driving, for oc, or by 

 mail for 10c. Price of 1 lb. will be 1.5c; ."> lbs., 60c. 

 By mail, 18c per lb. extra for postage and packing. 



Comb Foundation. 



lEI 



Cheaper and better than ever; clear 

 as crystal, for you can read your 

 name through it. Process and ma- 

 chinery patented Dec. 8, 1896, and 

 other patents pending. Samples of 

 the new foundation free. 



Root's Goods. 



Before placing your order lov this 

 season, be sure to send for Root's 



1897 Catalog, ready now. 



Our 1897 hives, with improved 

 Danzy cover and improved Hoffman 

 frames, are simply "out of sight." 

 Acknowledged by all who have seen 

 them to be a great improvement over 

 any hive on the market, of last year. 



The A. 1. Root Co., 



Main Office and Factory, Medina, OHiO. 



Branch offices at 118 Michigan St., 

 Chicago; Syracuse, N. Y.; St. Paul, Minn.; 

 Mechanic Falls, Me.; No. 10 Vine St., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



The Cultivator, 



Publi^shed semi-monthly at Omaha, Ne- 

 braska, is the leading authority on fruit 

 grown in Nebraska, and on general ag- 

 riculture in the West. Send for sample 

 copy and free strawberry-plant offer. 

 Address 



The Cultivator, Omaha, Neb. 



1897. 



Cleveland 

 Bicycles. 't^'t^ 



Every piece and part of the Cleveland 

 Bicycle is made in our own factories by 

 the best of skilled workmen, under most 

 rigid inspection. The result is a Bicycle 

 embodying, in a marked degree, features 

 of safety, speed, and durability. 



THERE'S HONEST VALUE IN IT. 



We want the patronage of intelligent and dis- 

 criminating buyers. 1897 catalog mailed free 

 for the asking. 



H. A. LOZIER & CO., 

 Cleveland, Ohio, 



Send 4 cents postage tor our booklet, "Shake- 

 speare and the Bicycle." Twe've illustrations 

 in colors by P. Opper, of " Puck." 



PAUOE CAR OR HAND CAR. 



If vou wre KOina on a .ioiirnev and the P. W. W. 

 F. (o. otfeied vou a reasonable rate over their 

 "Coifed Spring Koiite," splendid service.safety 

 (guaranteed— would you take it? Or, to save ex- 

 pense, would you ■pump" yourself over the road on 

 a hand car? If you choose the latter, be sure the 

 hand car has the right of way. 



PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian Mich. 



1500 Bbls. Sweet=potato Seed. 



Yellow Jers' y, Carolina, and Nanseraond, select- 

 ed size, $;i.5U per barrel; 3d size, $1.7,5 per Bbl. 

 Red Jersey and R. Nansemond, 3.,50 

 Red Bermuda and Red Spanish, 3.75 " 

 South. Qneen and Bahama White, 3.75 " 

 Vineless or Gold Coin Prolific, 4.00 



Discount of 35c per bbl. on 5 bbl. lots. 

 Send for free circulars. Adddress 



L. H. MAHAN, Box 143, 



Terra Haute, Ind. 



A BARGAIN IN BEE-KEEPERS' 

 SUPPLIES, 

 Is i The best quality of goods, 



when J At the lowest prices, 

 you J And get them prompt, 

 get ' And with small freight charges. 



This is just what we can do by our 1897 custom- 

 ers. Estimates cheerfully given on any bill of 

 goods wanted. Special inducements for early or- 

 ders. Address 



JOSEPH NYSEWANDER, Des Moines, Iowa. 

 Please mention tme paper. 



