GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Root's Goods. 



Before placing your order for this 

 season, be sure to send for Root's 



1897 Catalog, ready now. 



Oar 1897 liives, 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. I. Root Co., 



Main Office and Factory, Mcdlna, OHiO. 



Branch offices at 118 Michigan St., 

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

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

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



Untested Italian Queens. 



Queens ready t(i mail, either goldi n or dark 

 queens from selcr-t sto-'k, at 65 cents each; k dozen, 

 $3..50; dozen. S6 50; two or more dozen at $6.00 per 

 dozen. Tested (jiieens. 75 cfMits each. 



W. A. COnPTON, Lynnville, Tenn. 



f\rders filled by return mail or freight for A.I. 

 ^-' Root Cos supplii s. our ciioice strain Italian 

 queens; one, two, and thrte frame nuclei. If you 

 want good goods at low prices and in a liurry. send 

 us your orders. 3(i v.tgp eatalotr free. 



JOHN NEBEL & SON, High Hill, Mo. 



QUEEMS 



Smokers, Sections , 



Comb Foundation, 

 And aU A|>hiir:in Siippliet 

 cheap. .Sonil for 

 T. FLAKAIiAN. Belleville. !!!. 



QUEENS 



Roclii 

 free. 



Either .3 or5 lianded, 75c each; 6, $4.25 

 Nuclei. Mud all kinds of supplies 



' cheap. Eggs for hatching B. P. 



S. C. B. Leghorns, 50c per 13. Catalog 



CHAS. H. THIES, Steeleville. III. 



May 15 



f-^nl!^*.* OllPPn<5 either golden beauties 

 ItShfln V"^*^"»» or 3 banded imported 

 ■ *^""**" stock. Tested, $1.00 each; untested. 

 70c each; half dozen, H.OO. One queen to new cus- 

 tomer, 65c. P. O. M. O. ' ftice. Lavaca, Ark. 



E. A. SEELEY, Bloomer, Ark. 



Pure Italian Queens. 



No black 

 rrival guaran- 



40 



SWARMS OF FINE BEES, 



Fifty cents eacli. Warranted fi 

 bees here, and no disease. Safe 

 teed. 

 W. C. OATHRIGHT, Dona Ana, New Hex 



FOR 



SALE 



ATA ^"^ in healthiest localitv in the South. 



BARGAIN. Address F. J. ROHHER, 



Forest Home Apiary, Grand Bay, Ala. 



pOR SALE.— 75 Colonies of Italian Bees, 



■ in eight-frame Laugstroth hives. 

 Price U to H.oO per colony. 



Discount on five or more colonies. 

 L. Vandereike, Lake Hills, Jefferson Co., Wis. 



Second=hand Bicycles 



oflfered recently have all been sold, but we have 

 two more. One Remington Racer (made by the 

 Remington Arms Co.>, weight ::.'0 lbs., ivi-in. tubing; 

 nearly as good as new, and listing $110.00. We offer 

 for $45. Reason for selling, A. I. R. expects to ride 

 1897 model. 



One second-hand Victor, '95 pattern; wood rims; 

 W( od handle-bars; Morgan & Wright tires. Sold 

 originally for $100 00. We i ffer for $25.00. It is in 

 good riding condition, having been overhauled in 

 our bicycle-repair shop. 



Wax at marliet price will be accepted in place of 

 cash. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., Medina. O. 



pOR SALE. -200 Cases, two60-lb. cans to case, at 



■ 35cts. acase. 1 have a large quantity of them; 

 they are new cans, clean and nice inside, but my 

 using .steam in storage warehouse caused them to 

 be a little rusty outside. Order in cans as sample; 

 speak quick. WH. A. SELSER, 



10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 The A. 1. Root Co's Philadelphia ollice. 



Wants and Exchange Department. 



WANTED.— To exchange Italian queens, bred from 

 imported mothers, for plants, seeds, pet stock, 

 or Cowan exi ractor. What have you to offer ? 

 J. H Garhison. Cor. Louisville and 

 Cheltingham Aves.,St. Louis, Mo. 



\\/ ANTED.— To exchange single-case World type- 

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

 colony, for extracted honey or offers. 



A. W. Gardner, Centreville, Mich. 



\l ANTED —To exchange Pekin ducks or eggs for 

 }} Italian bees, African gte^e, or offers. 



John Bcrr, Braceville, 111. 



U' ANTED.— To exchai.ge a Given press, as good as 

 W new, lor offers, or any thing useful on a farm. 

 J. W. H., Bronson, Mich. 



\r ANTED.— To e.xcliange empty L. combs, free 

 Vl friim dise.ase. in Hi ffman frames wired, drawn 

 from full sheets foundation for sections, shot-gun, 

 foundation, talking-machine, team harness or of- 

 fers. C. S. YoiNKiN, Confluence, Pa. 



vi, ANTED To exchange » 2-horse-power gasoline 

 Vl engine. Wanted— lathe and mechanical tools. 

 Robert B. Gedve, La Salle, III. 



U, ANTED.-^ To exchange fcr any thing useful, St. 

 Bernard puppies at greatly i educed prices; 

 also pure-bred Poland China hogs and Pekin ducks. 

 W. W. Prevey, Elroy, Wis. 



\\ ANTED.-25 second-hand bee-hives. Describe, 

 >» stating price. E. T. Brock. Danby. N. Y. 



UTANTED.— To e-xchante Belgian hares, homing 

 YV pigeons. White Legliorn eggs or breeding-stock. 



for Italian nueens from imported mother, pure-bred 



geese, ducks, or ducks' eggs, or oflers. 



Eugene Manning, Jacksonville, N. Y. 



