1911 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Buyer's Bureau 



More than twenty-flve bee-keepers have returned 

 the coupon printed under the head of " Automo- 

 biles " in this department a month ago. We knew 

 there was considerable interest In motor cars for 

 business use among our friends, and It has been a 

 pleasure indeed to supply our several inquirers 

 with the information asked for. In addition to re- 

 turned coupons there have been dozens of letters 

 and postal cards asking about automobiles — small 

 and large— trucks and pleasure-cars. 



Another popular request is for gasoline-engines. 

 We have had considerable experience with small 

 engines suitable for bee-keepers' use, and have not 

 found it difficult to answer any questions which 

 have been asked so far. 



Next to automobiles and gasoline-engines In 

 point of number have been requests for incubators, 

 brooders, and poultry. Very great interest is being 

 shown everywhere in the poultry business, and bee- 

 keepers are not slow to take up this work, which so 

 admirably combines with the keeping of bees. Nev- 

 er before have we carried so many announcements 

 from reliable incubator, brooder, and poultry-sup- 

 ply manufacturers, and we are always glad when 

 we are called upon to give our opinion on just 

 wliere a machine of a certain size or style can be 

 procured at the price which our correspondent 

 wants to pay. Not a few bee-keepers seem to be en- 

 gaged in raising chickens on a very extensive scale. 

 Several have asked about Incubators up to the 

 400-egg si/.e, and one friend said he already had 

 three such incubators in use and now sought a 

 fourth. 



The confidence our readers hold in advertisers 

 whom we permit to use our columns is one of the 

 greatest assets of Gleanings. Every now and then 

 we are permitted to get an inner glimpse, as it 

 were, of the good opinion bee-keepers have of this, 

 their journal. Just a few days ago we handed an 

 inquiry for a certain breed of chickens over to a lo- 

 cal fancier who has made marked progress with 

 this variety. He immediately wrote our subscriber 

 and quoted prices on the stock desired. It seems 

 that, in the meantime, .some home friend had ar- 

 ranged to supply our Inquirer's wants so that, by 

 the time the quotation we had arranged for ar- 

 rived, no further stock was desired. Bee-keepers 

 are an appreciative folk, however, and the courtesy 

 of the man who had written at our suggestion was 

 not overlooked. lie has shown us a letter which 

 contains the following paragraph — true evidence of 

 the loyalty of our readers to this journal: 



"However. I shall keep your address for future 

 use. We will undoubtedly need some cockerels 

 this fall, and I shall try to deal with you, as I have 

 all confidence in any one recommended through the 

 Instrumentality of Gleanings." 



A very encouraging letter, both to our friend the 

 poultry fancier and ourselves. 



Inquiries for queens are beginning to come in. 

 We have suggested to a number of breeders who 

 carry advertisements in our coloumns year after 

 year that it would be well to encourage early or- 

 ders, and we hope soon to announce offers on 

 queens for the coining season. Those who have ex- 

 perienced unfortunate delays in past seasons will 

 not need to be reminded that, in furnishing queens, 

 it is always " first come first served," andfthat it is 

 none too early to anticipate your queen require- 

 ments. 



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