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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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. 81.00 per annum; two years, S1.50; three 

 years, 82 00; five years, 83 00, in advance; or two copies 

 to one address, 81 50; three copies, 82.00; five copies, 

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

 and Mexico. To all other countries 48 cents per year 

 extra for postage. 



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 ther notice if the first is not heeded. Any subscriber 

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 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 may have his journal stopped after the 

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As an inducement for our subscribers to renew 

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 the following rates for Gleanings one year and a 

 year's subscription to any of the following papers at 

 prices named: 



For One Dollar Only. 



Gleanings and your choice of the following: 



American Agriculturist, with Almanac, 



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N. E. Homestead with Almanac, 



Farm, Furnace, and Factory, 



Northwestern Agriculturist, 



American Poultry Journal, Poultry Monthly, 



Reliable Poultry Journal, Poultry Keeper, 



Agricultural Epitomist, Farm and Home, 



Am. Poultry Advocate, Farm Journal, 



Farm and Fireside, Farm Poultry. 



For One Dollar and Ten Cents. 



Gleanings and your choice of the following: 

 Woman's Home Companion, 

 Practical Farmer, Kansas Farmer, 



Michigan Farmer, Ohio Farmer, 



Indiana Farmer. 

 Por $1.25.— Gleanings and Rural New-Yorker. 

 For $1.30.— Gleanings and National Stockman and 

 Farmer. 



For $1.50.— Gleanings and Cosmopolitan or McClure's 



Magazine or American Gardening or N. Y. 



Christian Herald. 

 For $2.00.— Gleanings and Country Gentleman or 



Pacific Rural Press. 

 For $2.50.— Gleanings and Review of Reviews. 

 For $3.00.— Gleanings and Scribner's Magazine or 



Scientific American. 



Sept. 15. 



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iPECIAb^NOT^lcES 



J r UV. IZ-iu. BUSJNESSJVIANAGERJ^ 



The low excursion rate alluded to in this issue was 

 given by the Wheeling & I,ake Erie and Grand Rapids 

 & Pere Marquette Railways, the two companies unit- 

 ing in making a low rate to Northern Michigan. 



JUST AT hand, a WHOr.E CAR LOAD OF BEAUTIFUL 

 COMB HONEY. 



The freieht alone was nearly 8^00.00 ; and total val- 

 ue nearly 84000.00. See prices below. 



TIN PACKAGES FOR HONEY. 



If you are one of the people who market extracted 

 honey in small lots you will find our pails just what 

 you want A dozen sizes and kinds to select from. 

 We also furnish square cans— 1 and 2 quart ; 1 and 5 

 gallons. A single can or carload, as you wish. Write 

 for prices. 



HONEY-LABELS. 



Do you use labels for > our honey? Are they really 

 attractive labels? If you do not you nny be losing 

 many sales because your ho'>ey lacks attractiveness. 

 You can't expect to market your honey at the best 

 price unless you use every care in putting it up. Send 

 for our label catalog and see our 1, 2, and 3 color labels. 



BUSHEL BOXES. 



We have on hand at Key West, Fla., 13 crates of all- 

 slatted bushel-boxes, 195 boxes in all, with nails for 

 puttirig them together. To make prompt disposition 

 we offer them f. o. b. Key West for 819.50, which is 

 only 10c each. The present price is 14c f. o. b Medina. 

 This IS a bargain for some one in the vicinity of Key 

 West, or anywhere in the South. 



GLASS HONEY-PACKAGES. 



We have all sizes of Mason jars with aluminum or 

 porcelain-lined cups. Also j lly-tumblers, two sizes ; 

 glass pails, four sizes ; and self-sealing jam-jars. 

 Besides these we still have the four sizes of square 

 jars, whi h have long been on the market. Don't for- 

 get us when you need glass packages for honey. 



WINTER-CASES. 



Our winter-cases are made of thin lumber dovetailed 

 at the corners, with telescope cover. The cost is only 

 75 cts. each singly, yet for convenience they are unsur- 

 pa.-sed, and only excelled by the chaff hive in ihe pro- 

 tection afforded. Don't let your bees winter-kill or 

 spring-dwindle when you can avoid it by using our 

 winter-cases. 



RUBBER STAMPS. 



Have you ever thought how handy it would be to 

 use a rubber stamp to mark your honey-cases, show- 

 ing the grade? Then, too, if you sell in the home 

 market you ought to have your name on the case so it 

 would be returned. We make stamps of all kinds for 

 all sorts of purposes. l,et us send you our rubber- 

 stamp circular. 



We buy a number of carloads of comb and extract- 

 ed honey each year. If you have secured a good crop 

 send us your offer. You don't have to worry about 

 the returns if you sell to us. If you have extracted 

 honey, send sample. If you have failed to secure 

 enough for your home market, let us supply you. We 

 have honey engaged all over the country, and can 

 ship direct from the producer, many times. 



COMB HONEY. 



We have just secured a carload of the finest Colora- 

 do alfalfa honey put up in 241b. shipping-cases, glass 

 one side ; honey guaranteed to average 22 lbs. to the 

 case, which we offer in crates of 150 to 200 lbs. at 15c 

 per pound. Will make special price on ItXK) to 5000 lb. 

 lots. We have already sold about 15,000 lbs. out of the 

 car, and if you want any of this honey we ought to 

 have your order bj' return mail. We consider it the 

 finest comb honey we ever .sampled, and at the prices 

 we offer it, it will move quickly in this year of scarcity 

 of good honey. 



