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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 1 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



PECAN CULTURE FOR WESTERN TEXAS. 



I have looked through with much pleasure a little 

 book with the above title, by E. E. Risien, of San Saba, 

 Texas. The part of the book that appeals to me par- 

 ticularly is in regard to budding the wild trees that 

 grow in" the woods so far as to cause them to produce 

 the finest paper-shell pecans. Some beautiful half- 

 tones are given of big trees 50 j'ears old or less that 

 have been budded in this way. The whole operation 

 is described so minutely, with beautiful cuts, that al- 

 most anybody will be able to succeed. During the 

 long seasons in Western Texas the buds will make a 

 growth of several feet the first season, and will often 

 bear a few nuts the season following. The book con- 

 tains 5.5 pages, and is beautifully illustrated all 

 through. The price, $1.00, seems to be pretty high 

 for a book of this size; but the instructions for bud- 

 ding are worth several dollars to anybody who is in- 

 terested in the matter. From what experience I have 

 had I am sure that the careful details given for bud- 

 ding the pecan would insure success with almost any 

 tree. Address the author as above. 



BEESWAX PLENTIFUL. 



We have a larger stock of beeswax than ever before 

 at this season of the year, and more is being offered. 

 Price, till further notice, 25 cents cash, 28 trade, de- 

 livered here or at our branches. 



PRICES FOR NEXT SEASON. 



As the sale of supplies is about over for this season, 

 and we are beginning already to make up stock for 

 next season, as well as to get inquiries for prices, we 

 will say that there is no prospect of any change in 

 prices and terms from those in effect the past year. 

 The early-order discount for cash orders before Oct. 1 

 will be 7 per cent. This is on goods for next season, 

 and does not apply to shipping cases and honey- 

 packages for current use. 



CAN-SCREW WRENCH. 



In our issue for Apr. 15 we illustrated this wrench 

 for opening screws on honey-cans. At the time we 

 had 1000 ordered, whtch we expected delivered within 

 a. week or two Their manufacture was delayed so 

 that we received them only about a week ago. Since 

 they arrived we have filled accumulated mail orders 

 so far as we had a record of them. If any have or- 

 dered and not yet received them we shall be pleased 

 to attend to the matter if you call our attention to it, 

 telling when you ordered The wrenches are made 

 specially for screw caps li^ in. diameter, and will 

 work all right on Ifs screws ; but on IM it will be nec- 

 essary to put a bushing of some kind around the cap 

 in order to make the wrench grip. No one who uses 

 cans with screws that come within the compass of 

 these wrenches can afford to be without one or more. 

 After you have tried them you will wonder how you 

 ever got along without them. Price 10 cts. each ; 

 75 cts. per doz. By mail, 4 cts. each extra. Acme 

 wrenches for Mason jars, 15 cts. each ; 25 cts. postpaid. 



GERMAN WAX-PRESS. 



During the past year we have incorporated a number 

 of improvements in this press, which while they have 

 still further eliminated the defects which have de- 

 veloped from time to time, have also simplified and 

 somewhat reduced the cost. The tools for these vari- 



ous changes have been expensive, and the making 

 good of defective parts has also been expensive ; yet, 

 all things considered, we propose to put the price back 

 to 812 00. The press can also be used as an uncapping 

 can, as we include an attachment for that purpose. 

 After the basket is full of cappings, put in the screw 

 and press out the honey before the quality is injured 

 by heating. 



BUSHEL BOXES. 



The season is at hand when bushel 

 boxes are needed for handling pota- 

 toes and other farm crops. The ac- 

 companying cut shows our all slatted 

 box which has been used for years, 

 and is a most popular box. It is 16 

 inches long by 13 J^ wide and 12 J^ 

 deep, inside measure, holding a heap- 

 ed bushel when level full. One box 

 may be nested inside of two when 

 empty, so they can be handled in bunches of three. 

 As packed, there are 14 in a bunch — 2 nailed up and 

 the other 12 in flat, with nails included. We usually 

 make them with oak corner-posts ; and, so made, the 

 price is 81.90 per crate of 14. We have quite a stock on 

 hand, packed ready for shipment, of all-basswood 

 slats, no oak corners. We offer these, to close them 

 out, at SI. 75 per crate; ten-crate lots, 5 per cent dis- 

 count. 



AIKEN HONEY-BAGS. 



We did not include these bags in our catalog this 

 year because we wanted to see 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 sold 

 heretofore. We are now supplied with all sizes. 



100.. 

 500., 



1-LB. SIZE, 3^X5}^. 



$ .65 I 1000 



3.00 



2-LB. SIZE, 5x7%. 



100 « .80 



.500 3.75 



1000 7.00 



.5C00@ 6.60 



SJ^-lb. SIZE, 6x9H. 



100 $1.00 



.500 4.75 



1000 8 75 



5000® 8.25 



$5.50 



5000® 5.25 



5-LB. SIZE, 7x10. 



100 $ 1.20 



500 5.50 



1000 10.50 



5000® 10 00 



10- lb. SIZE, lOxlOJ^. 



100 $ 1.50 



500 7.00 



1000 13 50 



5000® 13 00 



We will print in name and address of producer or 

 dealer, in different quantities, at the following sched- 

 ule of prices for any size: 



I^ots'of 100 30 cts. 



I^otsof 2.50 50 cts. 



Lots of 500 75 cts. 



Lots of 1000 $1.00. 



