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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan 1. 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



[Established in 1873.] 



Devoted to Bees, Honey, and Home Interests. 



Published Semi-monthly by 



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



A. I. ROOT, Editor of Home and Gardening Dep'ts. 



E. R. ROOT, Editor of Apicultural Dept. 



J. T. CAIvVERT, Bus. Mgr. 



TERMS. Sl.OO per annum; two years, SI. .50; three 

 years, $2 00; five vear.<;, $S 00, t>i advance: or two copies 

 to one address, '81.50; three copies, $2.00; five copies, 

 83.75. The terms apply to the United States, Canada, 

 and Mexico. To all other countries -18 cents per year 

 extra for postage. 



DISCONTINUANCE'S. The journal is sent until 

 orders are received for its di.scontinuance. We give 

 notice just before the subscription expires, and fur- 

 ther notice if the first is not heeded. Any subscriber 

 whose subscription has expired, wishing his journal 

 discontinued, will please drop us a card at orce; other- 

 wise we shall assume that he wishes his journal con- 

 tinued, and will pay for it soon. Any one who does not 

 like this plan mav have his journal stopped after the 

 time paid for by making this request when ordering. 



RECEIPTS FOR MONEY. We .send no receipt for 

 subscription monev. The change of the date on the 

 little label shows you that the money has been duly 

 received and credited. During December and Janu- 

 ary it sometimes takes us three or four weeks before 

 the date is chanj:ed. 



RATES OF ADVERTISING. These will be fur- 

 nished on application. 



Trial Subscriptions. 



3 Months, 15c ; 6 Months. 25c. 



We offer Gleanings in Bee Culture to new sub- 

 scribers three months for 15c, or 6 months for 25c. 

 Renewals not accepted at these rates. 



Clubbing Rates. 



As an inducement for our subscribers to re- 

 new before the expiration of their present 

 subscription, which .saves us considerable time, 

 we offer the following rates for Gleanings one 

 year and a year's .subscription to any of the 

 following papers at prices mentioned : 



For One Dollar Only. 



Gleanings and your choice of the following : 



American Agriculturist, with Almanac, 



Orange Judd Farmer, with Almanac, 



N. E. Homestead, with Almanac, 



Northwestern Agriculturist, 



American Poultry Journal, 



Reliable Poultry Journal, 



Agricultural Epitomist, 



Farm and Fireside, 



Poultry'Monthly, Farm Journal, 



Poultrj' Keeper. Farm Poultry. 



For One Dollar and Ten Cents. 



Gleanings and your choice of the following : 

 Practical Farmer, Prairie Farmer, 



Michigan Farmer, Ohio Farmer. 



For $1 25. — Gleanings and Rural New-Yorker. 



For $1.30. — Gleanings and National Stockman. 



For $ i .50. — Gleanings and Cosmopolitan or Mc- 



Clure's Magazine or American Garden. 



For $2 00. — Gleanings and Country Gent'eman. 



For $2 50. — Gleanings and Review of Reviews. 



For $2.00. — Gleanings and Pacific Rural Press. 



For $ 1 . 10. — Gleanings and Kansas Farmer. 



These rates good also for new subscribers. 



SEED iiii FREE 



To git new customers to test my l»eeds. I will mail my 1900 

 Catalogue, filled with morebtirgams than ever and a 10c- Due 

 Itill good for lOe worth of Heedw for trial absolutely 

 tree. All the Itext Seedi-, Bulbs. Plants, Koses, Form 

 feeds. Potatoes, etc., at lowest prices. Aliie Oreat 

 Novelties offered without names. Iwillpay$50. FOR A 

 NAME for each. Many other novelties offered, including (iill- 

 seii;;, the great money making plant. Over 'JO varieties shown in 

 colors. |(> 1100 In cash premiums offered. Don 't give your 

 order until you see this new catalogue. You'll be surprised 

 at my bsrgain offers. Send your name on a postal for catalogue to- 

 day. It is FREE to all. Tel 1 your friends to send too. 

 P. B. MILLS, Bonos Kosehill. Onondaga Co., N. V. 

 in itfriting. mention Gleanings. 



Jerrv's 



grow paying crops because they're 

 fresh and always the best. For 

 sale everywhere. Refuse substitutes. 

 Stick to Perry's Seeds and prosper. 

 1900 Seed Annual free. Write for it. 

 D. M. FERRY & CO.. Detroit, Mich. 



tuUbi DUE BILL rri 



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J Send me today, your name and address, on a post- ^ 



♦ al and I will mail you free, my Handsome Illiis- J 



ttrated Seed Catalogue containing Due Bill and ♦ 

 plan good for .">0e. worth ofFloweror Veiretii- ♦ 

 ^ ble Seeds Free. Yonr selection, to introduce the ^ 



t Best Northern Grown Seeds, J 



♦ DIRECT FROM GROWER TO PLANTER, ♦ 



^ from Saginaw Valley Seed (Jardens Seed Pota- ♦ 

 ^ tatoes, Vegetable, Flower, Field Seeds and Plants. A 



X 100,000 Packages Seeds FREE a 



J on above plan. Write quick. Send names of your ^ 

 T neighbors who buy seeds. $l'Hi cash for best list. J 

 ▼ See catal )gup. ▼ 



^ HARRY M. HAMMOND, \ 



4 Seodsman, Bo.v 60. Fifield, Mich. ^ 



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111 writing, mention Gleanings 



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For Ripping, Cros.s- 

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 Gaining, Boring, Scroll- 

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 Beading, Full line FOOT 

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Pierce ^^^^ 



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gines 



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 Jns Knginei* all sizes, 

 rienil for circulars stating 

 aize and for what use. 

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 BOX \7, Racine, Wis. 



