1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



631 



with a single bed. the charge will be 82 00 per night. 

 If two men wish to take a .single room in that way 

 they can do it, .sharing the expen.se between them. 

 G. A. R. people will have to pay 75 cts. per night for a 

 single bed. so bee-keepers are specially favored at 50 

 cts. The hotel is almo'^t within a st me's thn w of the 

 couveution hall, and right near the hall are first-class 

 restaurants where meals can be secured at reasonable 

 rates. 



It is a little too early yet to announce what the rail- 

 road rates will be during G. A. R. week ; but it is as- 

 sumed that they will be low, probably a cent a mile 

 each way. 



Chicago is a central point, and there will undoubt- 

 edly be a large attendance ; and, considering the 

 attractions, it is earnestly hoped that bee-keepers will 

 turn out in good strong force. 



E. R. Root, President. 



Dr. a. B. Mason, Secretary. 



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5PECIAb^N0T^icEs 



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BY f, 

 BUSINElSSJVIANAGER 



WANTED, COMB AND EXTRACTED HONEY. 



Send us full particulars of what you have to offer, 

 and name lowest price on board cars at your station. 



PATHFINDER BICYCLES. 



We can still furnish these wheels, L,adies" or Gents' 

 models, as described on page 545, July 1. If you have 

 honey or wax to exchange for one of these wheels we 

 can use either. 



PREMIUM QUEENS. 



The call for these has been so great that we have 

 not been able to get them all mailed as early as we 

 expected. We expect to complete all orders for these 

 by August 4th at the latest. 



second-hand COMB-FOUNDATION MILLS. 



We have a number of these mills. Write for de- 

 scription and prices. If you say what size of mill and 

 grade of foundation is wanted we will send you sam- 

 ple of foundation made on the mills we offer. 



TOBACCO DUST. 



We have just secured a very fine lot of tobacco dust. 

 Although this cost us considerably more than hereto- 

 fore we furnish it at our usual prices. Send in your 

 order and secure some of this for it is a fine lot; 1 lb., 

 postpaid, 20c; 10 lbs. by express, 25c; 25 lbs., .50c; 100 

 lbs., II. .50. 



OUR PREMIUM LIST. 



We are preparing our premium offers for new sub- 

 scriptions, and shall have .something attractive to 

 offer soon. If you want to get an A B C of Bee Cul- 

 ture, fountain pen, watch, camera, or bicycle you 

 should read our offers. Although the li.st will not be 

 ready before September 1st we shall be pleased to 

 have all who want to solicit subscriptions for Glean- 

 ings send request at once for premium list. If you 

 have in mind some other premium you would like to 

 work for, let us know what it is. 



DISPLAY CARDS FOR HONEY. 



We have just got out a new card to be placed in 

 stores where honey is sold, wording as follows: 



HONEY. 



NEW 



CROP. 



Absolutely Pure. 



Printed on cardboard, size 6^x8J^ inches. We can 



furni.sh these in packages of 10 for 10 cts. postpaid. 

 Any number additional 1 cent each. Not less than 10 

 furnished Put one of the.se in each store where your 

 honey is sold and see the result. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



POTTED STRAVl'BERRY-PLANTS IN JADOO FIBER. 



We have had no complaint that these plants did not 

 arrive fresh and bright, and no complaint that they 

 did not stay so, even when put right in the sun, with- 

 out wilting. But we have had two complaints to the 

 effect that the plants in jadoo fiber did not take hold 

 and put out runners as well as plants potted in heavy 

 soil. It really ought to be just the other way ; there- 

 fore we should like to have just as many as possible 

 tell us on a postal whether our potte 1 plants have 

 been a success. Every plant ought to send roots out 

 into the soil at once, produce runners, and be ready to 

 give a good crop next season, especially if planted in 

 the summer months. 



IMPROVED WINTER RYE. 



Inasmuch as turning under rye is a very important 

 part in our rotation for potato growing, I thought a 

 year ago last fall I would try to get hold of the b:'St 

 strains of rye that could be had. I sent to Henderson, 

 Thorburn, and one other seedsman, for a small quan- 

 tity of the latest improvement in winter rye. I think 

 I had half a pint of each of the three kinds. Two of 

 them were the Thousandfold and the Excelsior, and 

 the third I have forg ,lten. I did not get at my experi- 

 ment until so late the ground froze immediately after 

 sowing the rye. However, it came up all right, and 

 the next spring we gave the rows cultivation so as to 

 get the largest amount of seed possible. Ofcour e, 

 we put these little lots a good deal further apart than 

 ordinarily. All three kinds made a tremendous 

 growth. They had the longest heads and the largest 

 kernels I ever saw in my life for rye ; and, strange to 

 tell, nobody could tell one sample from another. 

 They were all superior to any rye we had ever se n, 

 and were all just alike. I do not know whether it 

 was the choice variety or the i ich ground and cultiva- 

 tion. Any way, we got a little ever half a bushel of 

 large plump grains. A year ago it was siw^i after 

 early potatoes on abjut an acre of ground, and gave 

 us about 30 bu'^hels of very nice rye; but the grains 

 are very little if any larger than the average rye iri 

 the market. I do not know whether this strain is 

 superior to ordinary rye or not It seems to stool 

 rather more, but this may be because I gave it more 

 room than usual. The amount of straw was probal ly 

 over two tons to the acre Now, if any of the friends 

 want some of this rye they may Ir^ve it at 81 00 a 

 bushel. I do ni t know what to call it and I am not 

 positive that it is greatly if any superior to the aver- 

 age winter rye. But it is clean seed, and nice plump 

 grains. 



WAR IN CHINA, 



but in our large apiary of 500 colonies pt ace reigns 

 supreme. You should try one of our Witrraiitt-tl 

 Superior ItiilJaii tlniiey Queen .*;, which we 

 will sell for the next fiO days at .50 cts. each. These 

 queens are usually sold at S^l'.OO each; but this special 

 offer is to introduce one queen in each apiary in this 

 country. I^BlJStiyaBU KROJS., 



I^ort t/eriJiintrs, O. 



Italian Queens. 



guaranteed. 



Tested, fl 00 each; 

 untested, 50 cents 

 each. Satisfaction 

 W. HAAO, Canton. O. 



ITALIAN BEES and QUEENS FOR SALE 



Queens, $1.00; bees, bv the pound, $1.00 ; nuclei, two 

 frames, with queen, $2 00 ; one frame, f 150 ; full col- 

 onies, 84.00. 



MRS. A. A. SIMPSON. Swarts. Pa. 



2C Colonies Italian Bees For Sale Cheap. No dis- 

 "" ease, and in good condition; also S. C. Brown I,eg- 

 horn cockerels, 81.00 each. 



H. M. MOVER, Shanesville, Pa. 



Sharpies Cream Separators— Profitable Dairying. 



