1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



813 



mind you). But this doctor told him (sadly) 

 that no such apparatus had then been invent- 

 ed, but he expected it would be before very 

 long. Then Tindall went to work experi- 

 menting, and after much pains and great labor 

 he invented the electrical apparatus that does 

 the business. Our Mississippi reader wants 

 my opinion of it. 



First, I do not believe that any kind of cur- 

 rent of electricity, or electricity in any form, 

 will ever build up diseased tissues as he tells 

 about ; secondly, I am quite sure that this 

 apparatus of Tindall's has not any thing to do 

 with electricity at all. It is like Electropoise 

 and the glass castors (that are advertised to 

 put under the legs of the bed) and all these 

 traps. They have nothing to do with genuine 

 electricity at all. The price of the electricon 

 is a good deal ; but friend Tindall, out of the 

 kindness of his heart (?) toward deaf people, 

 will sell a pair for $7.00. These are wholesale 

 prices, and cover only the cost of making the 

 apparatus. Furthermore, he explains to all 

 why he must positively have cash in advance, 

 no matter how much money a man may have, 

 or what his commercial rating may be. He 

 must have cash in advance, or no sale. This 

 last opens the way for a little story from my 

 own experience, in our next issue. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



See our clubbing offers on page S14 for those who 

 renew before their present subscription expires. 



CHOICE POTATOES FOR SEED. 



Namk. 



Varieties are in order a? 

 regards time of matur 

 ing; earliest first, next 

 earliest second,and so on 



Tied Bliss Triumph 



Bovee 



E. Thoro'bred, Maule's. 



Early Ohio 



Burpee's Extra Early... 



Freeman 



New Queen 



Monroe Seedling 



Rural New-Yorker No. 2. 



Mill's Prize 



Carman No. 1 



Carman No. 3 



Sir Walter Raleigh 



State of Maine 



Manum's Enormous . 



New Craig 



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$ 3 00 

 3 00 



2 50 



3 50 

 3 00 

 2 50 

 2 50 

 2 00 

 2 00 

 2 00 

 2 50 

 2 50 

 2 50 



2 00 



3 00 

 3 00 



Seconds of any of the above will be half the price of 

 firsts, with the understanding that the seconds con- 

 tain not only the small potatoes but those that are 

 scabby, prongy, or cut in digging. The scabby ones 

 are good for seed if treated in the usual way with cor- 

 rosive sublimate, but they are a little more trouble. 



Please notice there are no seconds at half price in 

 potatoes postpaid by mail. The principal part of the 

 price of potatoes by mail is for postage stamps ; and 

 Uncle Samuel does not have any second quality of 

 postage stamps that he sells at half price. Another 

 thing, when you go to the expense of paying postage 

 on potatoes, you will naturally be supposed to want 

 the very best and nicest that can be picked out. 



ADDITIONAL LIST OF SEED POTATOES. 



Since giving our list on page 733, Oct. 1, we have dug 

 our miscellane us varieties, and I have concluded to 

 offer for sale the following kinds briefly described : 



Poor Man's Friend. — A large blue potato; good yield- 

 er ; good quality Several of our hands said, while 

 we were picking these potatoes, they looked exactly 

 like the old Blue Victor— a potato that at one time had 

 a big run. 



Adirondack. — A large handsome potato much like 

 Carman No. 3; good yielder, good quality. 



Queen of the Valley. — A good deal like the New 

 Queen, but has grown larger for us this year; perhaps 

 not quite as early as New Queen, however. 



Hundredfold. — A potato advertised with large claims, 

 by Salser. 



Bugless. — This is a very strong grower, good yielder, 

 and is about as near being "bug-proof" as the New 

 Craig 



Lee's Favorite. — A well-known medium-early sort. 



The above are all late and medium-late varieties. 

 The prices will be the same as Carman No. 3 in table. 



Of early and extra early we have Earlv Vaughn, 

 Early Andes, Early Vermont, and Twentieth Century, 

 The prices are the same as for the Early Ohio in the 

 table. 



Last, but not least, I have purchased of Wilbur 

 Fenn 100 bushels of the new Russet potato, said to be 

 scab-proof. Yesterday, Oct. 25, I hunted over a large 

 field of his that had been heavily manured with green 

 stable manure, on purpose to make them scabby if 

 they ever do become scabby; but I was not able to 

 find a really scabby potato anywhere, even where the 

 most manure had "been put on the poorest spots ; but 

 the same treatment made Carman No. 3, right along- 

 side, show quite a few scabby potatoes. Another test 

 was made by planting them in an old garden that 

 had been for years badly infested with scab ; but 

 where other some varieties were so scabby as to 

 be fit for nothing, the Russet showed scab on only a 

 few potatoes, and but very little of it. In our Oct. "1st 

 issue I reported that the Russets on our own place 

 showed some scab ; but after washing the potatoes 

 and giving them a more careful examination I found 

 that what I had taken for scab was the work of wire- 

 worms. Taking it all in all, the new Russet comes 

 the nearest of being scab-proof of any potato I have 

 ever got hold of. Prices will be the same as for Early 

 Ohio in the table. All the above, with the exception 

 of the Russet, will be sold in seconds at half price — 

 that is, as long as the seconds last. If you are going 

 to order this fall, better send soon, so as to be sure to 

 avoid frost. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



That "irrepressible" Colorado State Bee-keepers' 

 Association will hold their annual convention Nov. 

 27, 28, and 20, in the State House, Denver, beginning 

 at 10 a m. As u«ual, the State Agricultural College 

 will assist us Every one should com' 1 loaded with 

 ideas and subjects for discussion, and those who can 

 not come should write soi n to the secretary or presi- 

 dent and tell the needs of \ our locality or what you 

 want the association to do. The members will be the 

 program. We know from experience that you will 

 make- a lively convention. Conie, everybody. There 

 is sure to be " a hot time in the old town." 



R C. Atkin. Pres. I„oveland, Col. 



F. Rauchfuss, Sec'y, Box 378, Denver, Col. 



I am well pleased with the Danzy hive. We had 

 some of the finest honey this year that 1 ever saw. 

 Alpena, Mich , Oct. 2." Allen King. 



Dear Brother Root'—l am glad you have quit sending 

 for patent medicine, and taking it to see whether it is 

 good for any thing, as I do not think it your duty to 

 become a martyr for the benefit of your readers. 



Mrs.F. I. Schuyler. 



I have sent my order for supplies to W. A. Selser, 

 Philadelphia I have so far used no goods but yours, 

 and will continue to do so as long as you Uea f . me 

 right. Joseph Schatzle. 



Carbon, Pa. 



THE PICTURE OF THE CAULIFLOWER-FIELD IN OUR 



LAST ISSUfc. 



Mr. Root:— The photo was taken the 12th of August, 

 1899, just as we were tying the plants to stakes. The 

 picture also represents our style of irrigation with 

 cotton hose. The man is using 300 feet of hose, with 

 only half a head of water, as the plants at this stage 

 of growth are very brittle, and a full head would 

 crush the stalks. The plants commence blooming by 

 the middle of July, and continue until about the last 

 of August. At this time there is no other bloom on 

 the island, and the bees just tumble over one another 

 for the nectar the blossom secretes. 



Fidalgo, Wash., Oct. 19. H. A. March. 



