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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 15 



SIMPLEX HONEY-JAR. 



We have found a new glass jar 

 for one pound of honey, which we 

 think surpasses any other style we 

 ever offered. It has a glass top 

 which screws on to the glass jar 

 with a rubber gasket between. 

 The joint is on a taper so that, the 

 further you screw the cover on, 

 the tighter it makes the joint. It 

 can be sealed absolutely air-tight; 

 has no metal to rust or corrode. 

 It is about J^ inch higher than the 

 No. 25, which improves its appear- 

 ance. We sell them at the same 

 price as the No. 25, and have a 

 carload in stock ready to fill 

 orders. We first learned of this 

 jar nearly a year ago, but have 

 said nothing about it until we had 

 the stock in hand ready to supply. We still have 

 some No. 25 in stock for those who may prefer to con- 

 tinue with it We believe, however, the Si:nplex jar 

 will take the place of the No 25. 



EXTRACTED HONEY. 



We keep on hand a large stock of extracted honey 

 from different sources, and are prepared to supply at 

 the prices shown below. The following flavors are 

 usually in stock. 



PRICES.— F. O. B MEDINA, CHICAGO, OR PHILADELPHIA 



PACKAGES. 



By far the largest part of our honey comes put up in 

 the 60-lb. square tin cans, two cans in a case. We 

 also get some in kegs and barrels We agree to 

 furnish it only in such packages as we happen to have. 

 Unless you find price quoted for different packages, it 

 is understood that we hirnish only in 5-gallon and 1- 

 gallon cans. 



AIKEN HONEY-BAGS. 



We did not include these bags in our catalog this 

 year because we wanted to .'ee them more generally 

 tested in different sections of the country, and proven 

 a satisfactory package everywhere before doing so. 

 We are prepared to supply them, and have arranged 

 for a 1-lb. size in addition to the four other sizes told 

 heretofore. We are now supplied with all sizes. 

 1-LB. SIZE, ^^5^x5'/^. 



lOno §,5 50 



5000(8) 5.25 



5 LB. SIZE, 7x10. 



100 $ 1 20 



500 5..50 



1000 10,50 



100 $ .«5 



500 3.00 I 



2 LB. SIZE, 5x7!^. 



100 8 .80 I 



500 3 75 I 



1000 7.00 



5(00® 6.60 I 5000(a) 10 00 



3J4-lb. SIZE, 6x9j^ m lb. SIZE, lOxlOJ^. 



100 $1.00 I 100 $ 1 50 



500 4.75 I 5(10 7.00 



1000 8 75 I 1000 13 50 



5000® 8.25 I 5000® 13 00 



We will print in name and address of producer or 

 dealer, in aifferent quantities, at the following sched- 

 ule of prices for any size: 



I.ots of 100 30 cts. 



I^otsof 250 50 cts. 



Lotsof .500 75 cts. 



Lots of 1000 $1.00. 



For each additional 1000, add 50 cents. Each change 

 of name and address counts as a separate order. For 

 instance. 1000 bags printed with four different names 

 and addresses, 2.50 of each, would be $2.00; with ten 

 different names $3.00, etc. As the bags must be print- 

 ed before they are made up and coated, we can not 

 change the label except in lots of 19,000 or over. We 

 have some plain 2-lb. size of dark-drab paper which 

 we can furnish plain at $2 (X) per 1000 less than prices 

 quoted above, or we can print a smaller special label 

 in one color at above ratt^s extra for printing. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



HARDY CAT.\LPA AS A FARM CROP. 



This bulletin is put out by the Ohio Experiment 

 Station, Wooster. It is full of pictures; and this hardy 

 catalpa, without question, promises to be one of our 

 best fc rest trees for growing valuable timber, not only 

 for lumber for hives, but for fence-posts, railroad ties, 

 and durable timber for any purpose. The bulletin 

 gives a picture of a catalpa gate-post that has been in 

 use for 70 years, and is good even yet. If you are in- 

 terested in the ma ter, by all means send for Bulletin 

 149, as above. 



USEFULNESS OF THE AMERICAN TOAD. 



The above is the title of a very interesting farmers' 

 bulletin. No. 196, put out by the Department of Agri- 

 culture. I have a pet toad in my greenhouse that I 

 consider worth several dollars. He keeps down the 

 ants that are trying to pasture aphides, and mealy 

 bugs on the leaves of my exotic plants The toad 

 consumes more ants by bulk than of any other insect. 

 A toad is not very particular. He can take potato- 

 beetles, gipsy moth, or anv of these pests, without 

 making a wry face Dr. Hodge has seen a toad snap 

 up 86 common flies in less than ten minutes; and the 

 best part of it is, the toad has a digestion that will take 

 care of all the bugs and insects he can swallow from 

 sundown till morning. This bulletin says if the toad 

 gets after your bees, lift your hives a little higher, but 

 do not kill the toad. It is too valuable. 



ALFALFA IN THE NORTH. 



A government bulletin has just been issued in regard 

 to alfalfa seed, strongly emphasizing the importance 

 of using nothing but the best. The price has recently 

 advanced, and the temptation is quite great to use 

 something that does not cost so much ; but it is poor 

 policy in many ways. You stand a greater chance of 

 getting foul weeds started in your ground, and you 

 get more good strong plants for your money — at least 

 as a rule — when you buy the very best seed to be ob- 

 tained. The matter is constantly assuming greater 

 importance because farmers are beginning to find out 

 that alfalfa can now be grown almost all over the 

 North, but it requires more care to get a stand ; but 

 when a good stand is once secured, it will take care of 

 itself for almost a lifetime In nearly every neigh- 

 borhood and locality you will find somebody who is 

 succeeding with p.lfalfa. A very valuable bulletin was 

 put out about a year ago by our Ohio Experiment Sta- 

 tion. The one I have just referred to. published bv 

 the Department of Agriculture, Washington, is enti- 

 tled ■' Farmers' Bulletin No 194." Address Secretary 

 of Agriculture. Washington, D. C. 



"Increase" 



is a little booklet by Swarthmore, 

 tells how to make up winter losses 

 with less labor, without breaking full stocks. Entire- 

 ly new plan, 25c. Prospectus free. Address 



B. Lr. Pratt, 

 SWARTHMORE, PA., U.S.A. 



DEE-KEEPERS, let me sell you the best goods made. 

 '-' You will be pleased on receipt of them, and save 

 money by ordering from me. My stock is all new 

 and complete. I handle the G B.Lewis Co and The 

 A. I. Root Co eoods. Send for catalog. It is free. 

 W. J. Mccarty, Emmetsburs, Iowa. 



