GLEANINGS IN HHE CULTURE. 



Root's Goods at his prices in Northern Michigan, 



i-s supplicti :it do: 



L>rs niits. (iuoils sliipped from Mt. Pleasant, 



B. WALKER, Evart, Mich.' 



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Wants and Exchange Department. 



Notices will boinsi'ited under this head at one-half our usual 

 rat«. Advertisements intended for this department must not 

 exceed five lines, and you must say you want youradv't in this 

 department, or we will not be responsible for errors. You can 

 have the notice as many lines as you please; but all over five 

 lines will cost you accoi-ding to our regular rates. This depart- 

 ment Is intended only for bona-tlde exchanjres. Exchanges for 

 cash or for price lists, or notices offering articles for sale, can 

 not be inserted under this head. Kor such our regular rates of 

 80 c- a line will be charged and they will be put with the regu- 

 lar advertisements. We can not be responsible for dissatisfac- 

 tion arising from tliese " swaps." 



WANTED.— To exchange Italian queens, bred from 

 imported motiiei-.s. for plants, seeds, pet stock, 

 or Cowan extractor. What have you to offer ? 

 J. H. Gahiuson, 1011 N. 23d St., St. Louis, Mo. 



WANTED.— To exchange Belgian hares, homing 

 pigeons. White Leghorn eggs or breeding-stock 

 for Italian queens from imported mother, pure-bred 

 geese, ducks, or ducks' eggs, or offers. 



EcGEXE Manning, Jacksonville, N. Y. 



WANTED— To exchange eggs from B. Rocks, W. 

 and Buff Leghorns, S. S. and Buff P. Bantams, 

 for wax or queens. J. Hallenbeck, Altamont,N.y. 



WANTED— To exchange young laying queens for 

 bee-hive machinery or full colonies of bees; will 

 pay cash for bees if preferred. 



H. G. QuiRiN, Bellevue, O. 



WANTED— To exchange incuba'or, hives, sup- 

 plies, rubber printing-outfits, or cash. Want 

 honey, wax, or fdn. 



O. H. Hyatt, Shenandoah, Page Co , Iowa. 



WANTED— To exchange standard varieties straw- 

 berry-plants and Turner raspberry-sets for any 

 thing useful. H. R. Gebhaht, Miamisburg, O 



WANTED.— To exchange single-ca.se World type- 

 writer (good as new) ; also hybrid bees in full 

 colony, for extracted honey or offers. 



A. W. Gardner, Centreville, Mich. 



WANTED.— To exchange strawberry-plants, Bu- 

 bacli, Jessie, Warfield, Crescent, Haverland, 

 Gandy, valued at $2 00 per ICOO; Cuthbert raspberry; 

 Snyder, Taylor, Western Triumph blackberry, cheap 

 for bees%vax. A. P. Lawrence, Hickory Cor., Mich. 



WANTED.— To exchange bicycle for foot-power 

 screw-cutting lathe, Barnes saw, or mechan- 

 ic's tools. Robert B. Gedye, La Salle, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange Barnes foot-power saw, 

 Wilson bone-mill, double-barrel shotgun, for 

 bees or nuclei. J. T. Elliott, Colliers, W. Va. 



ANTED.— To exchange a fine new Story & Clark 

 upright piano, for honey or offers. 



E. T. Abbott. St. Joseph, Mo. 



ANTED.— To exchange all kinds of bee-supplies 

 for 2 H. P. gasoline-engine or offer. 



DEAJtES & Miner, Ronda, N. C. 



WANTED.— L. drawn combs and Langstroth or 

 Simplicity hives. Second hand. Describe, and 

 give price. N. E. Boomhower, 



West Groton, N. Y. 



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ANTED.— To buy an apiary of .50 to 100 swarms, 

 or to exchange pure-blooded McKarp chickens. 

 B. F. Howard, Havt Corners, X. Y. 



WANTED.— To exchange Prairie S. incubator 

 and brooder. No. 1 Zimmerman fruit-dryer. 

 White Leghorn eggs, small-fruit plants, for Italian 

 bees, team harness. Eureka and Louaon raspberries, 

 or offers. G. M. Ames, Tamaroa, 111. 



W.\NTEI). A young American man would like a 

 position in some western apiary. Had 2 years' 

 experience. Would prefer a good chance to learn 

 rather than flrst-class wages. Can give good rec- 

 ommend, eoi A. E. Ford, Fitchburg, Mass. 



ANTED.— Bees by pound or colony. Answer 

 quick. M. Alexander, Hartford City, Ind. 



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WANTED. —To exchange one microscope in ma- 

 hogany case, for photographic outfit, kodak 

 preferred. L. L. Esenhower, Reading, Pa. 



WANTED.— To exchange 60- lb. cans in good order, 

 boxed, valued at 2.5 cts. each, delivered, for 

 comb or extracted honey, of this or next season's 

 crop, at the market price. Quantity lots at reduced 

 rates. B. Walker, Evart, Mich. 



Root's Goods. 



Before placing your order for 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. 



Comb Foundation. 



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. 



The A. 1. Root Co., 



Main Office and Factory, Medina, OhlO. 



Branch offices at 118 Michigan St., 

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

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

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



