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GLEANINGS "IN BEE CULTURE. 



April 1. 



thing until we have tried it on our own 

 ground. The above was suggested by receiv- 

 ing Bulletin 98, on small fruits, from the Ohio 

 Experiment Station. Here is what this bulle- 

 tin says about the Darling : 



An early variety that gives fairly good results the 

 first part of the season, yielding one or two good pick- 

 ings. After that the berries run verv small. It can 

 not be recommended as worthy of further trial. 



I am a little surprised that they did not 

 say something about its being extra earl)-. 

 Their report on strawberries is mostly on the 

 new kinds ; and I confess it was a real plea 

 sure to me to get an unbiased report from 

 disinterested sources and from honest students 

 in regard to the new strawberries that have 

 been lauded so much through our catalogs. 

 I think it will pay to send for this bulletin. 

 Simply write to the Experiment Station, 

 Wooster, Ohio. I will briefly go over what 

 they say, mentioning some that are now much 

 talked about : 



The Clyde still ranks high, but they call it 

 rather soft for shipping, and not of the high- 

 est quality. 



Glen Mary they also recommend, but it is 

 not quite as prolific as the Clyde, and is also 

 too soft for shipment. 



The Margaret is a superior berry, but must 

 have high cultivation, and perhaps pounded 

 beds such as I have described. It does not 

 succeed under all conditions. 



I am very glad to see they agree with me in 

 recommending the Rio as one of the very best 

 extra earlies. It is not only very early, but a 

 nice large berry, very much superior to 

 Michel's Early, Earliest, and all of that class. 



Sample, after one season's trial, seems to 

 warrant nearly all that has been said in its 

 praise. 



The Seaford they find rather soft, and not 

 as productive as one might expect from the 

 high recommends it has received. 



Here is what they have to say in regard to 

 strawberries in their summary on the last page: 



Strawberries require a large quantity of water, and 

 this is usually more easily secured by thorough culti- 

 vation than by irrigation. 



In an experiment in soil culture in 1 8! »7 there were 

 found to be nearh five hundred barrels of water more 

 per acre in the cultivated than in the hoed plot. This 

 influenced the growth greatly, and in the succeeding 

 season increased the crop from 10 to 68 per cent. 



In cultivation it is better to use a plank clod-crusher, 

 at least half of the time, rather than a cultivator all of 

 the time. 



The newer varieties of strawberries most highly 

 commended are : Beauty, Berry's No. 2, Brownie, 

 Clyde, Enormous, Glen Mary, Jerry Rusk, Noland, 

 Orewiler, Sample, Superb. 



This bulletin also includes reports on new 

 raspberries, blackberries, currants, and goose- 

 berries. 



Matthew Crawford writes in a recent num- 

 ber of the Strawberry Culturist : 



The man who believes that a horse-chestnut carried 

 in his pocket keeps off the rheumatism, or that a 

 horseshoe over the door keeps off spooks, can not be 

 convinced to the contrary; so the man who knows 

 that selection is the great thing in strawberry culture, 

 i spet tally if he has plants foi sale, can never be moved. 

 These positive people have lots of followers, because 

 the majority of people like to have some one to do 

 their thinking. 



It seems to me there is too grand a truth in 

 the above to have it dropped and lost sight of. 



40 per cent Discount 



on 1898 Fences, and 



10 per cen t Discount 



on Supers packed with 1898 Fences. 



In order to clean out from our 

 branches all that remain of last year's 

 stock of fences, and supers packed with 

 them, we offer them while they last at 

 a sufficient reduction to make them 



move. l,ast year's fences, though not perfect, 



can be used by those who prefer cheapness to 



perfection. The cleats are '4 in. wide, where 



we now make them {;,, and 12 to 2 inches thick, 



while we now make them 13 to 2 inches. Slats 



are a little closer together in some cases than 



this year. These changes are so slight as to be 



scarcely appreciable in results. There is some 



stock at all of the addresses given below, 



which we offer while it lasts, as follows: 



'98 P fences, 60c per 100, $5.40 per 1000. 



".is I " Toe " 6.50 " 1000. 



'98 S •• 70c " 6.00 " 1000. 



'98 2P or 21-8 supers $1.10 for 5; $ 2.20 for 10. 



'98 4P or 41-8 " 1. SO for 5; 3.60 for 10. 



'98 AD52P or r-8 hive 5.00 or 5; 9 00 for 10. 



'98 AD64P or 1-8 hive 6.00 for 5: 11.00 for 10. 

 Usual extras for 10-frame supers and hives 

 A full supply of latest goods can also be had of 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



lis Mich. St., Chicago, 111. 



1024 Mississippi St., St. Paul, Minn. 



1635 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, N. Y. 



10 Vine St., Phila elphia. Pa. 



Mechanic Falls, Maine. 



for one year's subscription for the brightest, 



newest, and best Musical Journal in the U. 



S. Five pages new and original songs CREE 



and music in each number. Sample copy I liLLi 



The Smith & White Co., Cleveland, 0. 



P^vj. Coir. Seventy-five colonies of bees on eight- 

 rUI oalLi frame Lanpstroth and Heddon hives 

 at S3. 00 each. Also a quantity of hives, combs, supers, 

 and section-cases. 



F. R. Davenport, Box 383, Kalamazoo, Mich. 



PADI V QUEENS now ready, $1 00; six for $4.50. 

 C/\K.LI After A p r ii id, 75c; six for $4 25; 12 for 

 $8.00. May, six for $3.75; dozen for $7.25. Warranted; 

 safe arrival guaranteed. Two yards. Big stock of 

 fine queens carefully reared by Doolittle's method. 

 Free circular. J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Fla. 



I will be ready as usual to furnish 

 IIA^rlC queens the coming season. Many 

 *•* ^ ^ * * ^ * unsolicited testimonials tell of the 

 superiority of the Laws strain of 



FAULTLESS 5-BANDED workers. BREEDING QUEENS 



always on hand. Price $2.50 each. I am al<-o breeding 

 the leather-colored stock from imported mothers. 

 Tested queens of either strain, $1.00 each; 6 for $5.00. 

 Untested, 75c each; 6 for $4. Queens readv in season. 



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



In writing, mention Gleanings. 



CASH FOR BEESWAX. 



Will pav 26 cents per pound cash, or 28 -cents in 

 trade, for any quantity of good, fair, average beeswax, 

 delivered at" our railroad station. The same will be 

 sold to those who wish to purchase, at 33 cents for best 

 selected wax. Old combs will not be accepted under any 

 consideration. 



Unless you put your name on the box, and notify us 

 by mail of amount sent, we can not hold ourselves 

 responsible for mistakes. It will not pay as a general 

 thing to send wax by express. 



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



25c 



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