1898 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



529 



Edgar Queen, and Haverland, layer plants at 15 cents 

 for 10, or 75 cents per 100, during the month of July. 

 We shall not be able to furnish plants by the thousand 

 till later on. In the list above tiatned, the la.st four are 

 pistillate. We have been so much pleased with the 

 Rio for hill culture that we .shall again offer it for .sale. 

 It had the first large nice berries, and it gave a good 

 yield, and .some very fine ones among the very last ; 

 and for a plant that commences back so early it was 

 remarkably prolific. The Rio will be the same price as 

 those offered above. 



Now, there are three plants — Marshall, Brandywine, 

 and Wm. Belt, that are getting to be great favorites. 

 These are all perfect varieties, and we can furnish 

 them at SO cents for 10, or S2.50 per hundred. But 

 please notice that none of these prices include post- 

 age. If wanted by mail, add 5 cents for ten, or twen- 

 ty-five per 100, for postage. The Marshall, like the 

 Rio, is remarkable for being extra early, and at the 

 same time it furnishes at lea.st a few large fine berries 

 after every thing else is gone. Shape, color, size, and 

 flavor are all good. 



Pleast' notice, the number of plants that will be 

 ready in Julv will depend greatly upon the amount of 

 rain we receive. Of course, we are going to use water, 

 but we can get along a good deal better if we have Ju- 

 ly showers to help. Another thing, your orders, es- 

 pecially for one hundred plants or more, are liable to 

 be delayed. Orders for ten plants will, as a rule, be 

 filled before the orders for UX) ; otherwise our rule 

 will be, fir.st come, first served. I hardly need tell 

 you that a strawberry-plant in July is worth a good 

 deal more than one later on. It is something like the 

 old adage about the swarm of bees. 



IF WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR LAND, WHAT SHALL 



WE PUT ON OUR GROUND AS FAST AS A CROP 



IS REMOVED? 



From now on till frost we shall be almost daily 

 taking various crops from the '^oil. A hisjh-pressure 

 gardener does not want his land to remain idle: and 

 sometimes he is more anxious to put on something 

 that will benefit the soil rather than to get a crop to 

 sell. Crimson clover is excellent where you can get it 

 to winter. My impression is, that during the month 

 of July a heavy growth of cow peas, or, better still, 

 soja beans, would be worth more than the crimson 

 clover. Some of the earlv varieties of the.se two le- 

 gumes would make a lot of feed for stock, and possi- 

 bly mature seed, especial!}' in more southern locali- 

 ties. Buckwheat is a great" renovator, and this would 

 give the bee-keeper a crop of honey, and. if put in 

 during this month, a crop of grain also; and crimson 

 clover may be put in at the same time, and will come 

 on all ri^ht after the buckwheat is off, or after the 

 frost kills it. Now, I should like suggestions from 

 our experiment stations and other parties who have 

 had experience in this line. What shall we sow, and 

 how shall we manage it in order to get our vacant 

 ground up to a high degree of fertility? 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



I must say, like the Dutchman, " De more I deals 

 mit A. I. Root, de better I fint him oud." 

 Cooperstown, Pa., June 4. R. D. Reynolds. 



OUR POTTED strawberry-plants BY MAIL ; THE 

 NEW TRANSPLANTER. 



I received the strawberry-plant, potted in jadoo 

 fiber, to-day, and it came out of the mail as fresh and 

 bright as when it went in. Its perfect condition 

 causes me to want to try some others. Can you fur- 

 nish me 100 Brandywine plants, potted in jadoo, at 

 once? If not now, how soon? 



The transplanting-tools ordered of you .some time 

 ago do their vrork perfectly. The only objection is 

 they are rather small. Can't you have them made '- 

 inch larger in diameter? They won't go over our 

 strawberry-plants without being very careful. I have 

 used them for resetting canteloupes largely, and nine- 

 tenths of them lived and grew right along. I have 

 set large cabbage-plants and .strawberry-plants with 

 them on our hottest days, and they never wilted. 



I loaned them to a neighbor, Mr. J. A. Westbrook, 

 one of the largest and the most successful strawberry- 

 grower in North Carolina, and he was perfectly de- 

 lighted with them, and intended to order more at 

 once. 



We have marketed 50.000 32 qt. crates of berries 

 from our little town this season. Our markets are the 

 Northern and Northwestern cities, principally the 

 seaboard cities 



The potatoes purchased of you will be ready for 

 market next week. I can't see any difference between 

 them and .seed I piid three limes the amount for. 



I have been dealing with A. I. Root for over 20 years, 

 and in all that time I have never had a bill of goods 

 that any thing was wrong in; never had a complaint 

 to make, and alwavs found everything as represented. 



Mt. Olive, N. C ,'May 2S. J. B. Oliver. 



[Friend O., when we get over our terrible crowd of 

 business we intend to make a larger size of transplant- 

 er. When we do we will let you know. Many thanks for 

 your very kind words in your concluding paragraph; 

 but I fear a good many others have not been as for- 

 tunate as you have in their deal with The A. I. Root 

 Co., especially during this present season with its 

 great crowd of business. We try not to misrepresent ; 

 and where a cu.stomer has been unintentionally 

 wronged we try to do what is right; but, notwith- 

 standing, we have quite a few differences to settle, 

 and they are not always settled just as I should like 

 to have them.— A. I. R ] 





<|\ " send for sample box of Frisbee's Pure ^ 



ANTED.— All the readers of Gleanings to ^ 



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«♦< Alfalfa-clover-honey Cough drops, and their {fy 



'j> 48-page illustrated honey-recipe hook. " Food >jt 



<|» Value of Honey," with handsome lithograph ^ 



fly cover. All mailed for 10 cents in stamps or \i/ 



fi> silver. Representative wanted in every State \i^ 



f|\ and country to sell these drops. Write for \4« 



/jV wholesale price. Sample box sent for 6 cents. ^ 



fjV R. K. & J. C. Frisbee, Box 1014, Denver, Colo, ify 



«t\ Reference, A. I. Root.. ^ji^ 



«V In writing;, phase mention Gleanings. tl^ 



^■^'s-S- S-S-.Sr frS^a-. e-e-a^ e^s^*-. e^s--«- e-.s-.*: t^s-.a- fe-" 

 In writing advertisers, mention Gleanings. 



QUEENS. 



Untested, after May 1st, 75c; 6 



for 14.00. Tested, 81.00; 6 for 



S5.00. Breeders, 82.00. The 



"X. best of .stock, either Golden or I^eather colored. 



W. H. LAWS, Lavaca Seb. Co., Ark. 



In writing, mention Gleanings. 



50c. QUEENS. 



50c. 



six for S2.75, or S5.00 per dozen. Warranted pure. 

 GEO. W. COOK, = Spring Hill, Kan. 



Sf BROWN LEGHORNS. 13 eggs, 75c; 26, 81.00; 

 • *^« good stock. Also pure Italian bees. Circu- 

 lar free. H. M. Mover, Shancsville, Berks Co., Pa. 



Second = hand Wheels Cheap. 



ONE LADIES' COLUMBIA. 



Nearly new; been in use comparativelj' little, 

 and practicallv the same as the '98 models; 28- 

 iuch wheels; single-tuhe Columbia tires, reversi- 

 ble steel handle-bars; weight '24 lbs.; 830. 



ONE WHEEL. 



Name-plate lo.st; gents'; maroon finish; Mor 

 gan & Wright quick-repair tires, in good order 

 weight '25 lbs.; price 820. 



ONE S150 REMINGTON TANDEM. 



Gear 68 or 72; a fine machine, used but little; 

 1897 pattern: wood reversible handle-bars; Hart- 

 ford single-tube tandem tires, practically as good 

 as new. We offer this for an even 845. 



JUVENILE WHEEL AT A BARGAIN. 



High Grade, Cres?ent make, 14-inch frame ; 18- 

 incb wheels ; good tires ; an all-around good 

 wheel, in excellent condition ; can be used for 

 either boys or girls. Cost new $40.00. We offer, 

 to close, at the low price of 810.00. 



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



