1904 



GLEAxNlXGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1041 



EARLY-ORDER DISCOUNT. 

 The discount for cash orders during' November for 

 next season's use is 5 per cent. Quite a good many 

 forehanded people are availing- themselves of the dis- 

 count, and ordering their supplies for the coming sea- 

 son. It is a wise policy, as you not only save the dis- 

 count but you have the goods on hand to work with 

 through the leisure winter months, and get ready for 

 use when the season arrives in the spring. 



WEED FOUNDATION MACHINERY FOR TEXAS. 



We are installing an outfit of Weed machinery in San 

 Antonio, Texas, in charge of Udo Toepperwein, the 

 manager of our branch office at that point. This will 

 make it possible for bee-keepers of the Southwest to 

 exchange their wax for Weed-process foundation in 

 large or small lots to the best advantage. It will be 

 several weeks yet before the outfit is set up and run- 

 ning, but we trust that it will be in operation some time 

 in December in good time for next season's require- 

 ments. 



GLEANINGS BINDERS. 

 Our subscribers have repeatedly asked us for a good 

 substantial binder for Gleanings. We are now pre- 

 pared to supply the Emerson Binder, the best on the 

 market, we believe, made to hold one year's Gleanings. 



rCOPYRIGHTED.) 



We have two styles, each lettered "Gleanings in Bee 

 Culture." Style C is an art canvas cover of red. Style 

 D is an elegant half-leather. Prices as follows: 



Style C binder, each ZO cts. Postage extra. 10 cts. 



Style D '" ■■ 7.5 cts. " " l.S cts. 



air-cushion rubber STAMPS. 



We are prepared to furnish our molding and block 

 stamps with air-cushions at a .--light additional cost. 

 This 'air-cushion " is a specially made strip of rubber 

 fastened between the handle of s^tamp and rubber plate. 

 It makes a stamp practically perfect. If struck care- 

 lessly or quickly the impression is not spoiled or blurred, 

 as the pressure is equalized, and there is no rebound. 

 The wear and noise of stamping is greatly reduced. It 

 insures a good print on any surface, either uneven or 

 yielding. Price of molding stamps: 



1 line not over 3 inches long 15c 



2 line not over 3 inches long 2.5c 



Each additional line. .5c extra. 



For a block stamp, add 10c extra to above prices; if 

 border is wanted, add 10c more. 



For air-cushion, add 10c extra to price of molding 

 stamp, or 1.5c extra to block. 



Write for our rubber-stamp catalog giving prices of 

 different styles and samples. 



A lot of people read the advertising of Paroid roofing 

 in our columns, and are much impressed, but they are 

 apt to conclude that any roofing that comes in a roll is 

 much the same as Paroid. This is entirely unfair. If 

 you like what the Paroid people have to say, be sure 

 you find out all about Paroid before you buy. 



DOING FARM WORK BY EILECTRICITY. 



Electricity has at last been applied successfully to 

 agriculture, says the November World's Work. Al- 



ready, on farms in Southern France, horses are replaced 

 by motors. The farmers of the old province of Aisne 

 have discarded their horses, and are thrashing their 

 grain, grinding their flour, cutting roots, and pump- 

 ing water by electricity. The owners of large farms 

 have their own motors. The smaller proprietors club 

 together to buy a motor, which is moved from farm to 

 farm as each farmer needs it. 



The power to run the motors is supplied from a cen- 

 tral station, over high-tension lines, to sixteen sub-sta- 

 tions, which distribute it at the proper pressure to the 

 adjacent farms. 



Other experiments have been made in Germany. The 

 results show that it is cheaper for a small farmer to pay 

 his share of the cost of a motor, which he may use when 

 he wishes, than to keep a horse for farm work. And 

 it has been found cheaper for the larger farmer to own 

 motors, which do his work quickly and with little care, 

 than to maintain a large stable continuously. 



An even more remarkable application of electricity is 

 the use of an electric current to make plants grow. Ex- 

 periments have been carried on at the Hatch Experi- 

 ment Station, Amherst, Mass. .which show that electric- 

 ity has very marked effects on the growth of both 

 seeds and plants. Seeds of several kinds of vegetables 

 were planted in insulated boxes, and were subjected to 

 electrical currents of various kinds and intensities. 

 The results showed that an alternating current of rather 

 low intensity was the most effective stimulant, increas- 

 ing the growth in some cases as much as .37 per cent. 



Convention Notice. 



The Illinois State Bee-keepers' Association will hold 

 its 14th annual session in Springfield, Nov. 1.5. 16. Ex- 

 cursion rates will be given on all roads in the State. We 

 shall have a good program. J. A. Stone, 



Springfield, 111. Secretary. 



The Connecticut Bee-keepers' Association will hold its 

 fall meeting in the capitol at Hartford. I'oom 50, Novem- 

 ber 10, at 10: -30 a.m. The question-box will be open to 

 all. All bee-keepers are invited to attend with their 

 friends, bringing questions they would like discussed. 

 Bring a sample of this year's honey crop or some apiari- 

 an fixture you would like to show. E. E. SMITH, 



Water^own, Ct. Secretary. 



The Pennsylvania State Bee-keepers' Association will 

 hold its fall convention in Harrisburg on Tuesday and 

 Wednesday, Dec. 6 and 7, 1904. An excellent program 

 has been arranged. Many subjects of vital interest will 

 be abl.v presented. General Manager N. E. France, of 

 N. B. K. A., will be present as well as other prominent 

 bee-keepers. Every bee-keeper in Pennsylvania should 

 interest himself in this meeting. 



D. L. Woods, Sec'y. Muncy, Pa. 



HONEY QUEENS 



IvAWS' ITALIAN AND HOL,Y LAND QUEENS. 

 Plenty of fine queens of the best strains on earth, and 

 with these I am catering to a satisfied trade. Are 

 you in it? Or are you interested? Laws' Leather 

 and Golden Italians, Laws' Holy Lands. These three, 

 no more. The following prices are as low as consist- 

 ent with good queens : Untested, 90c; per dozen, $8.00; 

 tested, $1; per dozen, $10. Breeders, the very best of 

 either race, $-3 each. 



W. H. LAWS, Beeville, Texas. 



I TUp p COT can always be had at 75c 



nilrFNA ' int DCOI each for'untested; $4 26 

 I^UbkllU ■ for six; 88 00 per dozen. Tested. 81 .50 

 each. Best breeders 85 each. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. The JENNIE ATCHLEY CO.. 



Box 18, Beeville, Bee Co., Tex. 



SHIPPING GASES AND GRATES. 



24-lb. no-drip cases, 2-inch glass, $13.00 per 100 ; 12-lb., 

 $8.00. Crates to hold 8 24-lb. cases, 30c. No. 1 sections. 

 $4.00; No. 2, $3.50. Foundation, smokers, bee-hives, 

 wholesale and retail. Send for list. 



W. D. Soper, Route 3, Jackson, IVlich> 



