1911 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Buyer's Bureau 



Judging from the quick response which came to 

 our announcement that this department would 

 hereafter be at the service of readers of Gleanings 

 IN Bee Culture, we have struck upon an innova- 

 tion which fills the proverbial " long-felt want." 



One of our good friends did not quite understand 

 what we meant when we said it was a convenience 

 we had devised for his benefit — for the benefit of 

 bee-keepers everywhere— so he wrote and asked for 

 further particulars. This information we gave as 

 completely as possible: and we were reminded that 

 perhaps there were others who either did not see 

 our notice of the inauguration of The Buyer's Bu- 

 reau or else did not quite comprehend its relation 

 to their needs. 



The purpose of The Buyer's Bureau is to fur- 

 nish detailed information on whatever article or 

 articles pertaining to bee-keeping, farming, poul- 

 try raising, home-keeping, or, in fact, any subject 

 whatever that may for the time hold the interest of 

 our inquirer. If you are thinking of buying any 

 thing, from a queen-bee to a kitchen-stove, an au- 

 tomobile or a lawn-mower, a washing-machine or 

 a piano, then, if you desire our services, you are 

 right in line to ask and receive our cooperation. 



We do not know all about every thing; but so 

 many inquiries concerning so many difl'erent kinds 

 of goods pass through this department that we 

 have a good opportunity to gather such facts as 

 you would be most likely to want of all If you 

 thought of buying. Then, too, we have a fairly ac- 

 curate knowledge of what kind of goods — what 

 grade, what price — many manufacturers offer for 

 sale, and we can save you considerable time, very 

 often, by referring your request to just the man or 

 manufacturer who can best supply your wants. 



Of course the service of The Buyer's Bureau is 

 given entirely free of charge. The only expense 

 whatever on your part Is the time of writing a let- 

 ter or po.st card, and the postage. We ask you to 

 help us make our Bureau efficient by using it 

 whenever you can. 



Bee-keepers and Automobiles Is the title given 

 to a large circular just issued by the Advertising 

 Department of Oleanings. Its mission is to ac- 

 quaint automobile manufacturers with facts rela- 

 tive to the value of motor cars to the bee-keeper. 

 The material for this circular was taken from back 

 numbers of this journal. It is well illustrated and 

 nicely printed. Perhaps some of our readers would 

 like to see the several photographic reproductions 

 of automobiles in u.se by their bee-keeping breth- 

 ren, and read their experiences as here told. Cop- 

 ies will be sent free of charge upon request to The 

 Buyer's Bureau. 



There is another circular we have ready for dis- 

 tribution which is called Bee-keepers and Gaso- 

 line-engines. It has. as its aim, to show gas en- 

 gine manufacturers what a profitable field is ready 

 for cultivation among bee-keepers who want to 

 equip themselves for running the honey-extractor 

 and other farm and apiarian machinery with pow- 

 er. This paper is supplementary, we may say, to a 

 little book. Power Extractors, Issued some time 

 ago. We should be glad to .send any bee-keeper 

 both the circular and the booklet, and to give, be- 

 sides, much information of interest concerning our 

 experiences and those of others with gasolene-en- 

 gines. Now is the time to study up on this subject. 

 Do not delay until warm weather comes. 



SWEET - CLOVER SEED. 



Sweet clover is one of the chief sources of honey 

 in Utah. Idaho, and other regions of the West, as 

 well as in many localities in the South and other 

 sections of the country. In recent years farmers 

 are also learning of its great value in enriching the 

 soil by the introduction of nitrogen. We recently 

 printed a booklet of about 50 pages entitled "The 

 Truth about Sweet Clover." This contains the ex- 

 perience of a great many who have grown it to a 

 greater or less extent. We shall be pleased to mail 

 this booklet to those interested, free, on request. 

 We have a good stock of choice fresh seed which 

 we offer at the following prices. As to the compar- 

 ative value of the difl'erent varieties, we will say 

 that the white, or Melilotus alba, is most common, 

 and therefore the best known. The yellow is de- 

 sirable because it begins blooming usually from 

 two to four weeks earlier than the white. As to 

 the two varieties of yellow, one of the experiment 

 stations has said there was a distinction without a 

 difference. From the testimony available, the an- 

 nual, or Melitotus Imlica, blooms first; and in Cal- 

 ifornia, where our seed was procured, it is reported 

 as growing from two to six feet high, depending on 

 the character of soil, moisture, and other condi- 

 tions. 



In lots of — 

 Hulled Yellow Annual 



{Melilotus Indica), per lb 

 Hulled Yellow Biennial 



(Melilotus Officinalis) , 



Hulled White 



UnhuUed White {Melilotus 



alba) per lb 14c 



The prices are all subject to market changes. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, MEDINA, O. 



12c lie 



10c 



BEE 

 SUPPLIES 



We carry a full and complete 

 line of Root's Celebrated Bee- 

 keepers' Supplies. By buying 

 in carload lots we are enabled 

 to sell at factory prices f. o. b. 

 Dallas. 



We also carry the largest and 

 best assorted stock of the cele- 

 brated Texseed Brand Garden 

 and Field Seeds in the South ; 

 Incubators and Brooders, and 

 poultry supplies of all kinds. 



Send for illustrated catalog. . 



Texas Seed & Floral Co. 



Dallas, Texas 



When you have honey or 

 beeswax for sale write us. 



LEWIS BEE-WARE SHIPPED PROMPTLY 



ARND HONEY & BEE-SUPPLY COMPANY (Not Inc.) SEND FOR CATALOG 



Successors to YORK HONEY & BEE-SUPPLY COMPANY 148 W. Superior St., Chicago, III. 



