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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 1 



Owing: to the fact that winter losses have been very 

 heavy, there will be an unusual demand for bees; and 

 it might be a matter of great accommoda ion to some 

 of our subscribers to know where they can get more. 

 We will give in our next issue, and possibly the one 

 foil wing, free mention of the names and addresses of 

 all those who can spare bees at a reasonable price, 

 either in nucleus or colony form. All we will give is 

 just the address so that prospective buyers can write 

 for further particulars. 



COMB-FOUNDATION MACHINES. 



Since the list of second-hand mills listed in our last 

 we have sold one of the 14 inch and have added two 10- 

 inch, which we offer as follows-: 



No. 063. 2x10. round-cell medium-brood mill of late 

 style, nearly as good as new. Piice $\5. 



No. 064, 2x 0, round cell medium-brood mill, old 

 style; has not been used much. Price $10. 



BEESWAX MARKET. 



One effect of the heavy winter losses in bees will be 

 a larger supply of beeswax available for the market. 

 We will jay, till further notice, 30 cts. cash, 32 trade, 

 for average wax delivered here. When making ship- 

 ment be sure to put your name on the package, and 

 write, ttlling the kind and number of packages 

 shipp; d and the gross and net weight. Include, also, 

 a shipping receipt, and we can send along what you 

 may want iir exchange without waiting for the wax 

 to arrive. 



WHAT AUTOMOBILE TO PURCHASE. 



We have been asked a good many times what auto- 

 mobile we would recommend. Many of the machines 

 advertised are an experiment. E R. Root bought one 

 such machine because it was cheaper. He now knows 

 that he would have saved much if he had bought an 

 Olds, which is not an experiment, but a machine that 

 runs. We therefore refer the inquirer to the Olds ad- 

 vertisement in another column If you can't afford a 

 new machirre, get a sfcond hand Olds, which you can 

 get for half price The chaii'^es are that you can get 

 a better machine than some other make new for more 

 money. 



BUSINESS OUTLOOK. 



Our record for April is twenty-three carloads; and 

 since Jan. 1, eighty-one. Oiving to heavy winter loss- 

 es, our dealers in Michigan and New York, whom we 

 stocked up early, do not need later shipments, as their 

 trade has been very light. The demand west and 

 southwest has more than made up for this falling off, 

 so that we are still crowded with orders. If the weath- 

 er warms up soon the prospect is we shall have all we 

 can do throughout the season. 



Southwest Texas is having a veritable boom this year. 



We have shipped 14 cars, and have another to go 

 within a few days where we sent only five a year ago. 

 In spite of this great increase, a numberof our custom- 

 ers have been greatly disappointed by delays in get- 

 ting goods promptly from our San Antonio office. We 

 shipped two cars in February and three in March. 

 Some of these cars were delayed in transit, thus pre- 

 venting our manager from shipping when he had ex- 

 pected and promised. 



We have shipped two cars to M. R. Madary, at San 

 Jose, Cal., whose home address is Fresno: aKo a large 

 car to G. G. Wickson & Co., of San Francisco, Cal., who 

 has been selling our goods there for a good many 

 years 



Shipments into Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas, have 

 been just three times as many as a year ago at the 

 same date, and to Chicago six times; and still our deal- 

 ers haven't goods enough to keep their orders filled 

 promptlj^. This indicates a marvelous increase in bee- 

 keeping in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys. 



DANZENBAKER 



20th Century 



SMOKER. 



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A SMOKER SURE FOR $I.OO. 



GUARANTEED TO SUIT, OR DOLLAR BACK. 



The last in the field, combines the best 

 feature of others, with special ones all its 

 own. 



It has a perforated draft-grate at the 

 side that strengthens the firecupand holds 

 a removable lining and packing in place, 

 that keeps the fire-cup cool, adding to its 

 durability. This lining can be replaced 

 at a small cost. 



The draft-hole is midway cf the fire-cup, 

 directly opposite the only opening in the 

 bellows, from which the air is forced and 

 deflected upward or downward, or both 

 ways, as desired, to secure a dense or hot 

 or cool volume of smoke, which is determin- 

 ed by the filling and lighting of the fuel. 



It is superior in makeup and material. 



It has no parts that can clog with soot. 



It will continue to smoke from three to ten 

 hours, in light work, until all the fuel is 

 consumed. 



It wins friends that willingly recommend 

 it to others. 



Full directions for use, and preparing 

 special fuel for subduing bees and destroy- 

 ing the eggs and larvse of the wax-moth, 

 with each smoker. 



PRICES : 



$1.00 each ; three for $2 70 when sent with 

 other goods. By mail, each 25 cents extra. 



ADDRESS 



F. DANZENBAKER 



Care The A. I Root Co., Sec. 1, Horticulture Building, 



St. Louis, 



Missouri. 



