1911 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



13 



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 different varieties, we will say 

 that the white, or MelUotus 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 MelUotus Indica, 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 



{MelUotus Indica) , per \b 17c 15c 14c 

 Hulled Yellow Biennial 



{MelUotus Officinalis) , 



Hulled White 2oc 



Unhulled White {MelUotus 



alba) per lb 14c 



The prices are all subject to market changes. 



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



ITAI lAU nilCCMC Nuclei, Bees by Pound. Ten- page de- 

 ll ALIHII yUCCHO, Bcrlptive list free. Send for it — you 

 have my address, and I have not yours — before placing your 

 order. Leaflets, "How to Introduce Queens." 15c ; also " In- 

 crease," 16c; both for 26c. E. E. MOTT, Clenwood, Mich. 



lib. lOlba. 25 lbs. 100 lbs. 



20c 



18c 

 22c 



17c 

 21c 



12c lie 



13c 



16c 

 20c 



10c 



Quart 



The Berlin Quart 



A WHITE PACKAGE 



which Insures highest 



prices for your .fruit. 

 Write for our 1911 catalog 

 showing our complete line, 

 and secure your baskets and 

 crates at winter discounts. 



The Berlin Fruit-Box Company, Berlin Heights, 0. 



EARLY QUEENS and LATE QUEENS 



Bred from pure Five-band and Golden Italians. 

 All queens are raised in strong colonies and mated 

 in four-frame nuclei. All orders filled promptly. 

 Untested, $1.00; six, R50; twelve. 88.00 

 Tested, . 1.50; '• 7.50; " ia.50 



Breeders, 53.00. Three-frame nuclei, $3.00, wii h price 

 of queen wanted added. . Discounts for quantity. 



A. B. Marchant, Sumatra, Fla. 



GNIGKS of QUALITY 



Safe Arrival Guaranteed 



From 18 varieties. All prize- 

 winning strains. Prices rea- 

 sonable; also all kinds of sup- 

 plies. Brooders, and feeds. 

 Catalog free. 



JOS. A. BLUM & CO. 



Dept 0. Chatfield, Ohio 



The A B C of Bee Culture 



A complete treatise on the subject; fully illustrated. 

 A text-book for the beginner and advanced bee-keeper. 

 Cloth-bound, $1.50 postpaid; leather edition, $2.50. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio. 



PROTECTION HIVE 



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All arguments lead to a 

 matter of protection, look 

 where you may. Dead- 

 air-spaces or packing, as 

 you prefer. 



The hive that is sold at 

 less than the material in 

 it will cost you at your 

 local lumber-dealers, 

 equally good stock being 

 used. 



Send us a list of goods 

 wanted, and let us figure 

 on Dovetail hives, sec- 

 tions, foundation, and all 

 bee - keepers' supplies. 

 We will save you money. 



Send for circular show- 

 ing 12 large illustrations; 

 40-page catalog now ready 



A. G. WOODMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 



