1911 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



\s evidence of the diversified interests of bee-keep- 

 ers and others not yet engaged in this pursuit, but 

 who read Gleanings, it is the pleasure of this de- 

 partment to cite a brief list of articles concerning 

 which inquiries have recently reached the Buyers' 

 Bureau For certain articles, incubators, for in- 

 stance, there have been several inquiries, 

 follows: 



The list 



Automobiles, 



Berry-boxes, 



Bicycles, 



Books on farming. 



Carriages, 



Eggs for hatching. 



Farm seeds. 



Florida land. 



Fountain pens. 



Garden seeds, 



Graphophones. 



Incubators, brooders. 



Pet animals (dogs, fer- 

 rets) , 



Poultry, several varie- 

 ties. 



Food-cutters, to cut up Syrup-evaporators, 

 j-oots, Virginia land, and oth- 



Food-gi-inders, ers. 



In every Instance we have been able to supply in- 

 formation, addresses, prices, etc., which we have 

 every reason to believe entirely answered the in- 

 Quirer's questions. 



From these facts it will be seen that the Buyers' 

 Bureau is very quickly meeting with the favor and 

 confidence of Gleanings' readers. 



Address your inquiries to this department. It 

 will please us if we can serve you and save you 

 trouble and possibly some expense. 



AUTOMOBILES. 



Considerable interest In automobiles has been 

 aroused among bee-keepers. This is due, in a mea- 

 sure, to a liberal discussion of the subject by the 

 editors of Gleanings. Letters we have received, 

 and photographs and personal investigation as 

 well, have led us to believe that no small number 

 of our bee-keeping friends own and operate motor 

 cars. There are very good reasons why the auto- 

 mobile should be accepted as a most valuable as- 

 sistant to the bee-keeper, especially to the apiarist 

 who operates outyards: and we shall be glad to see 

 good, reasonably priced cars come into more gene- 

 Several of our friends have asked our assistance 

 In making a choice of an automobile for their par- 

 ticular purpose. Of course, it is not always easy to 

 do this, nor do we always want to assume the re- 

 sponsibility of such recommendations. It would 

 seem, therefore, that the best plan to pursue would 

 be to ask for your cooperation — the cooperation of 

 every bee-keeper who is interested in studying the 

 relative merits of motor cars with the view of pur- 

 chasing this season or at some future time. If we 

 could have the names of, say. 100 such persons it 

 would be a comparatively matter to induce half a 

 dozen of the leading manufacturers of medium- 

 priced cars to use space in Gleanings to advertise 

 the distinctive features of their cars. 



It ought not to be very hard to get 100 names. We 

 know quite a few persons who will buy cars just as 

 soon as the season opens up; but every name will 

 count. Your name particularly is needed. 



Are you Interested in automobiles? Is there a 

 possibility of your buying a car this season or next? 

 Will you kindly use this coupon? 



Buyer's Bureau, 



Gleanings in Bee Cultube, Medina, Ohio: 



I am thinking of buying an automobile [this or 

 next] year. I would probably pay up to $ 



I should like to know about the 



[Give name of any make you favor.] 



I should be glad to see automobile advertise- 

 ments in Gleanings. 

 Name 



Street (or rural route) 

 City 



State- 



Date- 



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 & Tloral Co. 



Dallas, Texas 



When you have honey or 

 beeswax for sale write us. 



Hilton Strain off Bees and 



Root's Goods to the 



Front again 



A view of Mr. Chase's Apiary. 



Friend Hilton:— 1 started this spring with 16 colonies; 

 bouifht 30 three-frame nuclei of you; have Increased to 

 85 strong: colonies with ample stores tor winter with- 

 out fceiflng. Have taken 4000 lbs flne extracted honey 

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

 all from full sheets of foundation. My bPSt colony 

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

 May 28, gave me 210 lbs. extracted bonev But tor the 

 drouth and flres I should have had much more. 



Very truly yours, G. 0. Chase, Robblns, 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 for special discounts. All 

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



Geo. E. Hilton, Fremont, Michigan 



