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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



April 1. 



Advertisers' Department of Short Write-ups. 



A QOOD POTATO-PLANTER. 



The lmproved=Robbi> s Plants loo Per Cent of 

 the Seed. 



The Improved-Robbins potato-planter will open a 

 loose furrow, mix the fertilizer (when used) thorough- 

 ly with the soil, drop the seed any desired distance — 

 12, 14, lo l A, 17, 18*4. or 20 inches "apart — cover with 

 discs as much or as little soil as desired. Drops 100 

 per cent of the seed correctly — making no misses or 

 doubles. The makers of this planter guaiantee it to 

 do satisfactory work upon a fair and impartial trial. 



Kvery farmer who is thinking of purchasing a pota- 

 to-planter should look thoroughly into the merits of 

 this machine. A copy of the handsome "Iron Age" 

 catalog, describing forty great labor-saving farm and 

 garden implements, will be sent free: also a copy of 

 a special catalog describing the planter mentioned 

 above. Bateman Mfg. Co., Box 120, Grenloch, N. J. 



The Prairie State Incubator Company. 



The Prairie State incubator that is so well known 

 throughout the U. S., is a machine used exclusively on 

 the largest poultry and duck farms in the world. On 

 these faims from 40 to 60 300-egg machines are used to 

 hatch out thousands of chickeus and ducks through- 

 out the season. After a careful test on the U. S. Ag- 

 ricultural Experimental Farm, at Washington, the 

 Prairie State incubators and brooders were adopted, 

 and now used exclusively there. In addition to ihe^e 

 two recommendations, the machines have been award- 

 ed 3 '7 first premiums all over the United States and 

 Canada. Our machines have a'so been put on exhi- 

 bition in fo eign countries, and have been awarded 

 the highest honors in the way of gold medals, diplo- 

 mas, etc. Prairie State Incubator Co., Homer City, Pa. 



Kerosene Emulsion in Spraying. 



The value of kerosene as a material for sp-aying 

 has been generally appreciated by horticulturists and 

 others for some time, but the difficu ty and uncertain- 

 ty of preparing and using the various emulsions of 

 kerosene has prevented its general use. With an eye 

 singly fixed on its value we set to work experimenting 

 for a machine that would make its own emulsion while 

 in the act of spraying. The result is the "Weed" Knap- 

 sack Kerosene-sprayer, the " Success " Bucket Kero- 

 sene-sprayer, and the "Peerless" Barrel Kerosene- 

 sprayer. The great success of these machines is due to 

 the fact that the force applied in pumping injects just 

 the amount of kerosene desired into the spray in such 

 a manner as to make a perfect emul.-ion. The amount 

 of kerosene is easily regulated by an indicator on the 

 top of the kerosene-tank which controls the percent- 

 age of oil. Our illustrated catalog and price list con- 

 taining complete formulas for spraving. in additi n 

 to description of their very complete line of pumps 

 and nozzles, sent on application. The Deming Co., 

 Salem, Ohio. 



The Inter-State Manufacturing Co., of Hudson, St. 

 Croix Co., Wis., is steadily growing into one of the 

 permanent institutions of Hudson, and promises, 

 with ordinary good fortune, to be a plant of no mean 

 proportions 



As is well known, the company bought the old chair 

 factory outfit a year or two ago, and thoroughly over- 

 hauled it for adaptation to the new line of work. This 

 is primarily the manufacture of bee-hives and sup- 

 plies, and incidentally the making of boxes and 

 crates, and doing general job work in wood-working 

 lines. — The Hudson Star-Times, Hudson, Wis. 



We often wonder if the general public properly ap- 

 preciate the privilege of doing business with the pio- 

 neers and origirators of an industry. Undoubtedly 

 nobody else has so many advantages in the way of 

 knowledge of the business, requirements of the trade, 

 actual needs of the people, best and most economic 

 methods of manufacture, etc., as the active and ob- 

 serving pioneer in any line of manufacture. 



We know that this is true at least in the manufac- 

 ture of green-bone cutters. The Mann green-bone 

 cutter was the original perfected machine of its kind, 

 and remains to-day the leader among such machines. 

 We have the largest factory in the world devoted ex- 

 clusively to the manufacture of green bone cutters, 

 and are selling more machines than all other manu- 

 facturers combined. F. W. Mann Co., Box 37, Milford, 

 Mass. 



A POSTAL 

 CARD WILL 



Bring to you a copv of our richly illustrat- 

 ed catalog, "HEM "TALK." which tells all 

 about Housing and Feeding Poultry, the 

 Best Breeds, Capons and Caponizing. Urood 

 Coops, Exhibiting, Diseases, Best Methods. 

 etc., and will 



Tell You Where to Buy 



America's best Buff, Barred, and White 

 Plymouth Rocks, Eight Brahmas, and Buff 

 Cochins. We pay the express charges on 

 stock and eggs. We also carry an up-to- 

 date line of 



Poultry Supplies 

 at Cut Prices. 



48-inch "Climax " No 2 mesh poultry-net- 

 ting for 82.4.3 per bale of 150 running feet, 

 or o-bale lots at $2.2.5; other widths in pro- 

 portion. Drinking-fountains at 15c each. 

 Egg-te'teisat Hoc. with lamp complete. Cut 

 clover hav, S2.15 per 1(H) lbs. P. D. Q.. 5 lbs. 

 for $1.00. Ovster-shells. §1.2.5 per 100 lbs. 

 Sea shells, $2.25 per bhl. Broken crackers, 

 SI 40 per bbl.. and a hundred and one other 

 articles on which we, with one or two ex- 

 ceptions, pay the freight charges. 



Highland Poultry Farm, 



P. 0. Box 44, - Blue Ash, Ohio. 



In writing, mention Gleanings. 



FOR SALE. 



In Cincinnati, Ohio, the honey and bee- 

 keepers' supply business established and 

 formerly owned by the late Chas. F. Muth 

 & Son. Will sell cheap. Call on or address 



Mrs. Anna fluth, 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



CINE ITALIAN QUEENS at 50 cts. as they come, or 

 ■ 75 cts. selected, or ?1 00 the very best. All reared 

 in 1898 from imported mothers. Or 200 nuclei, one- 

 frame, queen included, at $1.25. We shall dequeen 

 400 colonies in April, hence these low prices. Nuclei 

 are strong and full of brood. Satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Q. F. Davidson & Son, Fairview, Texas. . 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



GLEANINGS AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIVJI, 



I must say your journal is the thing to advertise in. 

 I had answers without end. consequently I sold the 

 dogs. I shall come again when I have any thing for 

 sale or exchange. Robt. Golling. 



Eenoir City, Tenn., Feb. 10. 



I still desire to assure you that no periodical is so 

 welcome and appreciated in my house as Gleanings. 

 Please continue to send it to me as usual. 



J. F. Munday. 



Woodville, N. S. Wales, Australia. Nov. 4. 



THE INNER LIFE OF PROMINENT BEE-KEEPERS. 



I should like to have you give us little insights into 

 the private life of such men as Mr. Doolittle and Dr. 

 Miller. I think most of your readers would not ob- 

 ject to knowing something c f the home life of our 

 great teachers, and hope you will continue to favor us 

 with such pictures and sketches. When we learn to 

 love a man because he is good and useful, we can not 

 find out too much of the good side of his life. 



Roxobel, N. C. Dec. 24. Geo. H. Karnes. 



