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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 15 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



[Established in 1873.] 



D^ivoted 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 Dep't. 



J. T. CAIvVERT, Bus. Mgr. 



A. Iv. BOYDEN, Sec. 



F. J. ROOT, Eastern Advertising Representative, 



90 West Broadway, New York City. 



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 all other countries, 48 cents per year for postage. 



Discozitinuances: 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. Any subscriber whose 

 subscription has expired, wishing his journal discon- 

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

 we shall assume that he wishes his journal continued, 

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

 tnis plan may have his journal stopped aft<=r the time 

 paid for by making his request when ordering. 



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 Cash discount, 10 days, 2 per cent. 

 Clrctilatloii Ai^erag-e for 1903, 18.666. 



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: 



J. U. Harris, Grand Junction, Col., President. 



C. P. Dadant, HaraiLon, 111 , Vice-president. 



Geo. W. Brodbeck, Los Angeles. Cal., Secretary. 



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



Board of Directors : 



E. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebraska. 

 W. Z. HUTCHINSOX, Flint, Michigan. 

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

 R. C. AiKiN, lyoveland, Colorado. 

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

 Udo Toepperwein, San Antonio, Texas. 

 G. M. DOOLITTLE, Borodino, N Y. 

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

 J. M. Hambaugh, Escondido, Cal. 

 C. A. Hatch, Richland Center, Wis. 

 C. C. Miller, Marengo, Illinois. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Northern Michigan bee-keepers will hold their 

 annual convention March 30, 31, in Montague Hall. No. 

 127 Front St., Traverj^e City, Mich. We expect a large 

 number of bet-keepers to attend. See editorial in the 

 Bee-keepers'' Review for December. Read that, and 

 then come to the convention, and bring your neighbor 

 bee-keepers. A. I. Root will be present, nothing pre- 

 venting. G. H. Kirkpatrick, Pres. 



Rapid City, Michigan. 



The Executive Committee of the Bingham and Fre- 

 mont Counties Bee-keepers' Association met in special 

 session, and the following resolution was passed : — ! 



" Be it resolved that, in the death of Dr. B. F. Jones, 

 our honored secretary, we lose an efficient officer, pro- 

 gressive bee keeper and devoted friend — one who for 

 several years has made the study of the honey-bee, the 

 raising of queens, and the production of fancy comb 

 and extracted honey a specialty ; that we offer our 

 condolence to the bereaved wife and farailj', and that 

 this resolution be spread upon the minutes of the As- 

 {■ociation, and that a copy of the same be sent to the 

 family." Alma Olson, Sec. 



Lorenzo, Idaho, Feb. 20. 



Our Advertisers and Advertising. 



The attention of our subscribers is called to the 

 change of address of the Plymouth Rock Squab Co. 

 Please notice that they are now located at 2819 Atlantic 

 Ave., Boston. They will occupy much larger and bet- 

 ter quarters than before, the change being made nee 

 essary by the large increase of their business. See 

 their ad. on page 2(59 The growing of squabs is ex- 

 citing much attention all over the country during the 

 past few months. 



Years before Mr. Duane H. Nash, of Milli"gton, N. 

 J., whose advertisement appeal son page 297, this is- 

 sue, began to advertise in Gleanings, A. I Root wrote 

 the following in " What to Do, and How to be Happy 

 While Doing It." " I prefer the Acme pulverizing 

 harrow to any other I have ever used, because of the 

 cutting motion of the knives, which chop every thing 

 up, but never catch and break the machine, or jerk 

 the horses unmercifully. You can run it over roots 

 or stones or brush, long manure or corn-stalks and 

 it cuts them to pieces like taking a long butcher- 

 knife and slashing it repeatedly across the article to be 

 worked up fine." Better send to Nash for his booklet. 



W^HEEL SENSE. 



The Electric Wheel Co., of Quincy, 111., has issued 

 an attractive booklet, setting forth some good practi- 

 cal sense on the subject of wagon wheels. It presents 

 in a forciable manner the advantages of the Electric 

 wheels; shows their strong, substantial construction, 

 and presents the case in such a way that one can hard- 

 ly fail to be convinced of their value. The proposition 

 is really simple. A low wagon is certainly more easi- 

 Iv loaded than a high wagon. A wide lire will not 

 cut into fields and roads, rutting them up as does the 

 narrow tire. A metal wheel marie after the manner 

 of the Electric certainly will outwear two or three 

 wooden wheels and save you repair bills as long as 

 they last. We hope our readers will send for the 

 book and read the story for themselves. 



NOT IN THE TRUST. 



The oldest bee-suppl}' house in the East. 



Sells the BEST GOODS at former prices. 



.Send for Catalog*. 



J. H. M. COOK, 



70 Cortlandt St., New YorK City. 



Succeeded to t)ie busintss of A. J. King, Dec. 14, 18y . 



Slate Hive-Covers. — I will furni.sh most durable 

 and perfect slate hive-covers, 17x21 inches, at §15 00 per 

 100. 13x21 inches, 813 00 per 100 In lots of 20, 16 and 

 14 cts. each. Large lots at special prices. 



B. F. AvERiLL, Howardsville, Va. 



