GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 1. 



BUCKWHEAT .iND CRIMSON CLOVER. 



The question is often a.sked, " How late can we sow 

 buckwheat, with a reasonable chance of getting a 

 crop of .seed?"' The best crop I ever raised was .sown 

 as late as the ].5th of Augn.st ; bvit, of course, much de- 

 pends upon how early we have a killing fro.st. You 

 can get blossoms for honey, probably, if sown any 

 time during this month. The best yields of seed are 

 from seed .sown in the fore part of Augn.st, if the frost 

 holds off. We have -still a good supply of seed in 

 stock. 



Now is the time to sow crimson clover a'.I through 

 the North. It may winter all light if .sown a month 

 later; but the .sooner you get it in, the better. From 

 the amount of home-grown .seed that is offered us for 

 sale, I think it has been quite a success all through 

 Ohio during all this past season. Remember, a two- 

 bushel bag of buckwheat is now only $1.10; and a 

 two-bushel sack of crimson clover is only $5.50. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



STRAWBERRV-PL.VNTS BY M.A^IL, POTTED IN JADOO 

 FIBER. 



Friend Root: — The Nick Ohmer strawberry-plants, 

 potted in jadoo fiber, came to hand by mail in splen- 

 did condition. I do not see why it .should not prove 

 to be an entire success. I .shall be glad to learn more 

 about it. I have an idea that plants potted in the 

 jadoo fiber will thrive much better. The weight is 

 certainlv many times less. C. N. Flansburgh. 



Leslie; Mich., July 26. 



Having lately purcha.sed your A B C of Bee Culture 

 I can not help writing to state my appreciation of the 

 work. It reads like a romance. ' You have a way of 

 simplifying facts whice attracts the eye and com- 

 mands the reader's attention. Perhaps I can pay you 

 no higher tribute than to say the reading of yourbook 

 is alone sufficient to give a novice the bee-fever. 



Mrs. I^. E. R. lyAMBRIGGER. 



Niobrara, Neb., June 23. 



Mr. Root: — The .strawberry-plants came to-day in 

 perfect order, and are set out, and it is now pouring 

 down rain. I couldn't have received them at a better 

 time. They are splendid plants. With such high- 

 priced ^plants I did not expect extra ones; but the3' 

 were there. Many thanks for the same. 



Nashville, Tenn., July 15. Joe \,. Cooper. 



[My good friend, I did not know that our boys gave 

 extra's with the high-priced plants. Perhaps "it was a 

 mistake in your ca.se, or may be one of the plants was 

 small. I have thought best to mention it, so that 

 others might not expect us to send more strong plants 

 than w^e really advertise. — A. I. R.] 



[The following comes to us on a postal card. What 

 do you think of it ?] 



Millions of our farmers have been destroyed, soul 

 and body, by our legalized saloons and open harlot- 

 houses, and millions more are paralyzed by them so 

 they are worthless. And millions of homes are deso- 

 lated, and millions of acres are turned out or are not 

 half farmed. And .still our authorities force it on us 

 to rob and to murder our nation. H. H.\nsen. 



Pa.sadena, Cal. 



The New Weed Drawn Foundation. 



This is a success. Don't take the statement of 

 any one el.se, but .send for samples and tr\- it 

 yourself. Pieces -! inches square, and running 

 about 11 feet per pound, are now being sent 

 out. PRICES:— ;5 pieces, 4xJ, 10c; by mail, 12c. 

 10 pieces, 2.5c; mail, :Wc. 24 pieces, 50c; mail, 

 fiOc. Half-pound packages at 75c with other 

 goods, or ilOc postpaid. 

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



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 



486. 488 & 490 Canal St., Corner Watts St., N. Y. 

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OTJ MEECHANTS 



BEESWAX, sr"" 



MENTS. 



1875. 



IF YOU WANT BEES 



that will ju.st "roll" in the honey, and that are won- 

 derful red-clover workers, also gentle to handle, and 

 exceedingly hardy, then tr>- MOORE'S STRAIN 

 OF ITALIANS, the result of IS years of careful 

 breeding. 



Warranted queens, 75 cts. each; ^^ for S2.00; per doz., 

 $7.00; tested, $1.00; select tested, $1..50; select warrant- 

 ed, $1.00. Strong o-fiame nucleus, with warranted 

 queen, $2.50. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Circular free. Those who have never dealt with me I 

 refer to A. I. Root, who has purchased of nie over 850 

 queens. 



J. P. Moore, Morgan, Pendleton Co., Ky. 



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BEE SUPPLIES. 



Root's Goods at Root's Prices. 



Pouder's Honey-Jars and every 

 thing u.sed by bee-keepers. L,ow 

 freight rates ;' prompt service. 



Catalog free. 



WALTER S. POUDER, 

 62 Mass. .\ve., Indianapolis, Ind. 



MUTH'S HONEY-EXTRACTOR. 

 SQUARE GJ-ASS HONEY-JARS, 

 ROOT'S GOODS AT ROOT'S PRICES. 



Bee-keepers' Supplies in general, etc., 

 etc. Send for our new catalog. "Prac- 

 tical Hints" will be mailed for 10 cts. 

 in stamps. Apply to 



CHAS. F. MUTH & SON, Cincinnati, 0. 



Fruit Packages of all Kinds, 



Bee=keepers' Supplies. 



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Order your supplies now 

 before the busy sea.son 

 catches you. Price li.st 

 free. Address 



BERLIN FRUIT-BOX CO., 



B rl n Heights, Erie Co., Ohio. 



untested Italian queens at 60c each. 

 Can furni.'-h one. two, and three frame nuclei. 

 A. I. Root Company's supplies. Send for 3()- 

 page catalog. 



JOHN NEBEL & SON, High Hill. Mo. 



Ital 



• Ciiitynrtc: either golden beauties 



tun V"^»'"3i or 3-banded imported 

 '^*' stock. Tested, 90c each; untested, .S5c 

 each; (i for S^IOO. One .sample queen to new customer, 

 .50c; breeder.s, $2.00 to y?..50 each. P. O. M. O. office, 

 I<avaca. E. A. SEELEY, Bloomer, Ark. 



THE A. I. ROOT COS 



Shipping-cases for Honey, 



AT THEIR PRICES— THE FINEST MADE. 



CASH FOR BEESWAX. 



M. H. HUNT. Bell Branch, Hich. 



W/ARRANTED Three and Five Banded Italian 

 '' Queens at 50 Cents each. 



GEO. W. COOK. Spring Hill. Kan. 



AGENTS' 



Weekly eales pay 

 big money. 



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iis l(i\v as $124.00. 



Fully euaraiitei-d. 



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