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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 15 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



[Established in 1S73.] 



Devoted to Bees, Honey, and Home Interests. 



Published Semi-monthly by 



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



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



E. R. ROOT. Editor of Apicultural Dep't. 



J. T. CALVERT, Biis. Mgr. 



A. L. BOYDEN, Sec. 



F. J. ROOT, Eastern .advertising Representative, 



90 West Broadway, New York City. 



Term.sf |1. 00 per annum ; two year.s, $I..50 ; three 

 years, $2.00; five years, $3.00. in advatice. The terms 

 apply to the United .States, Canada, and Mexico. To 

 all other countries, AS ctnts per year for postage. 



DlHcontinufiucefi: The journal is sent until 

 orders are received for its discontinuance. We give 

 notice just before the subscription expires, and further 

 notice if the first is not heeded. .\ny subscriber whose 

 subscription has expired, wishing his journal discon- 

 tinued, will please drop us a card at once ; otherwise 

 we shall assume that he wishes his journal continued, 

 aud will pay for it soon. Any one who does not like 

 this plan may have his journal stopped after the time 

 paid for by making his request when ordering 



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Columns to page, 2. Forms close 12th and 27th. 



Advertising rate 20 cents per agate line, subject to 

 either time discounts or space rate, at choice, BU T 

 NOT BOTH. 



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 Reading Notice*, 50 per cent additional. 

 Cash in advance discount. 5 per cent. 

 Cash discount, 10 daj-s, 2 per cent. 

 Circulation .A\'er«g-e for 1003, 18,fi<Ui, 



The National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. 



Objects of The Association : 



To promote and protect the interests of its members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 



Annual Membership, $1.00. 



Send dues to the Treasurer. 



Officers : 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich., President. 



J. U. Harris, Grand Junction. Col., Vice president. 



George W. York, Chicago, 111., Secretary. 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis., Gen. Mgr. and Treas. 



Board of Directors: 



E. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebraska. 

 W. Z. HtJTCHiNSON, Flint, Michigan. 

 W. A. Selser. 10 Vine St.. Phiidadelphia, Pa. 

 R. C. AiKiN, I,oveland, Colorado. 

 P. H. Elwood, Starkville, N. Y. 

 E. R. Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 Udo ToEPPERWEiN, San Antonio, Texas. 

 G. M. DOOLITTLE. Borodino, N. Y. 

 W. F. Marks, Chapinville, N. Y. 

 J. M. Hambauoh, Escondido, Cal. 

 C. .\. Hatch, Richland Center, V/is. 

 C. C. Miller, Marengo, Illinois. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Michigan State Bee keepers' Association will 

 hold its annual convention, Thuisday and Friday. Feb. 

 2.5 and 2H. at the Agricultural CoUeg'e. The Michigan 

 State Dairymen's convention will meet at the same 

 place, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and the 

 round-up institute of the farmers' institutes will be 

 held at the same place from Feb "23 to 2t>. _ One session 

 of the dairymen's convention will be a joint session 

 with the inst tu'e, and one sess on of the bee-keepers' 

 convention will be a joint session with the institute. 

 There will be half fare on all Michigan railroads. 

 Dinner and ■•upper can be secured at the College; but 

 visitors will have to go to L,ansing for breakfast and 

 lodging. There is an electric line that takes passen- 

 gers from the College to l,ansing for five cents. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Our Advertisers and Advertising. 



If you are in need of help for your apiar3', or want a 

 situation, or to dispose of a lot of second-hand fixtures, 

 or want to buy same, try an ad. in our want column. 

 Sec page 98 for rates. This is what one who has used 

 it .'■ays: 



Gentlemen .-—"Liasl season I advertised for help in . . . 



.... and Gleanings. Results were one reply; 



. . ,3; Glfanings, 17. ,So here we are again. I en- 

 close $1.00 for the want below in vour Want Column, 

 as many times as this pays the bill. 



Yours resp'y, 

 Berthoud, Colo., Jan. 11, 1904. W. Hickox. 



Have you a farm, apiar- , or other property for sale? 

 Try our For Sale column. See page 98 20,000 copies 

 of Gleanings each issue will carry your adv. all over 

 the United States. 



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Wholesale Dealers and Commission Merchants in 

 Honey, Beeswax, Maple Sugar and Syrup, etc. 



Consignments Solicited. Established 1875. 



EDUCATED TREES 



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TRUE TO NAME because all our Buds 

 are cut from our own 'Fruit Belt" 

 Bearing Trees. Illustrated Catalog free. 



WEST MICHIGAN Nurseries, 



Box 63, BENTON HARBOR, MICH. 



The Fruit Grower, 



published at St. Joseph, .Mo., 

 will be sent! year i£ jou send 

 25c and names ot 10 farmers 

 who grow fruit. "The Fruit- 

 Grower is the best fruit paper 

 we havf , East or VVesff"— Prof. 

 Price, Dean Ohio Agl. College. 

 Illustrated. Renilir price 60o a year. 

 For sample address 



FRUIT-GROWER CO., 

 3 1 4S. 7th St.. St. Joseph, Mo. 



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HAVANA POST, 



the only English paper on the Island. Published at 

 Havana' Cuba. |1 .00 per month, $10.00 per year. Dal- 

 ly (ejccepr Monday). 



