1911 



GLEANINGS INrBEE CULTURE 



11 



Hilton Strain of Bees and 



Root's Goods to the 



Front again 



A View of Mr. Chase's Apiary. 



F ietid Hiltiiti: -1 started this spring with 16 colonies; 

 bought 30 thrt-e-frame nuclei of you; have Incrrased to 

 85 strong colonies with ample stores for winter with- 

 out feeulng. Have talien 4'JOO lbs fine extracted honey 

 and a little comb (and no drawn combs to begin with) 

 all from full sheets of foundation. My b-^st colony 

 gave 329 lbs.; a three-frame nucleus, received from you 

 May 28, gave me 210 lbs extracted honev But for the 

 drouth and fires I should have had much more. 



Very truly yours, G. C. Chase, Bobbins, Wis. 



I am now booking orders for next sea- 

 son's delivery of Nuclei and Queens, 

 and next season's supplies, and mak- 

 ing a very liberal discount 



Write for 50-page price list, and send list of 

 goods wanted lor special discounts. All 

 Root's Goods. Beeswax wanted, cash or trade. 



Ceo. E. Hilton, Fremont, Michigan 



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ATE NTS 



25 

 YEARS' 

 — ^— ^^ PRACTICE 



CHAS. J. WILLIAMSON, Rooms 304 to 307, Savings 

 Bank Bldg., 7th and E. Sts., Washington, D. C. 



Patent Practice in Patent Patent Counsel of 



Office and Courts. The A. I. Root Co. 



Boston 



Is the Shipping Center of 



New England 



Bee-keepers should bear this in mind when order- 

 ine their supplies. ... A full line of supplies 

 always in stock Send for catalogr. 



H. H. JEPSON 



1 82 Friend St. 



Boston, Mass. 



ROOT'S GOODS 



For WESTERN PENNNSYLVANIA 



Liberal early-order discounts. Gleanings 

 and choice queens GIVEN AWAY. Write 

 at once for circular. . . Time is limited. 



GEO. H. REA, - Reynoldsvilie, Penn. 



Successor to Rea Bee & Honey Co. 



COLD MEDALS 



St. Louis Exposition. 1904 

 Jamestown Centennial. 1907 



Danzenbaker Smoker 



Shown above in a standing and reclining position. 

 In the latter the grate is under, that it may have a full 

 head of smoke ready on the job at a touch of bellows. 



The perpendicular FIRE-DRAFT CRATE, forcing 

 air BOTH WAYS, makes and COOLS the smoke, 

 forming a DOUBLE FIRE-WALL for SECURELY 

 riveting the double-braced brackets to the cup, 

 that is FIRMLY BOLTED to the valveless bellows 

 by LOCKED NUTS. 



The ONE-PIECE cap CAN NOT clog. It is the 

 COOLEST, CLEANEST, STRONCEST, BEST, and 

 LARGEST NET CAPACITY of all smoker.s. selling 

 at one dollar (Sl.OO). We GUARANTEE SATISFAC- 

 TION or return the price; only three complaints in 

 six years. 



Send your address and Ave other bee-keepers', for 

 FREE CIRCULARS and fifty-page catalog of B-sup- 

 plies, and we will send you one smoker for even 

 dollar. We WANT YOUR HELP in selling Bee-ware 

 at factory prices. 



Smoker by mail. Si. 25: with Gleanings a year, 81.75 

 if ordered before Feb. 1. 



F. DANZENBAKER, 



NORFOLK, VA. 



BANKNG BYMAHi 



Deposit your savings here, pending 

 permanent investment. 



The advantages offered are: Un- 

 questioned safety and four per cent 

 interest, compounded semi-annually. 



This bank is under the supf^rvision 

 of the State, and its strict laws. 



Its officers and directors are suc- 

 cessful men. 



Write to-day for booklet explain- 

 ing our convenient banking-by-mail 

 system. 



Resources, $900,000 



Under ordinary circumstances all or any part 

 of your deposits may be withdrawn at will. 



A NK COMffA h# Y 



MEDINA, OHIO 



A. T. Spitzer, Pres. E. R. Root, Vice-pres. 

 E. B. Spitzek, Cashier. 



