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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



May, 1917 



Protection Hives 



Price for 5 hives with outside rims $13.75; 

 without rims, $12.00, F. O. B. Grand Eapids, 

 Mich. Delivered to any station in the IJ. S. 

 A. east of the Mississippi and north of the 

 Ohio Eivers, with outside rims, $15.00. 



They are double wall, with air spaces or 

 jiacking as you may prefer. A large per- 

 centage of our customers use them with air 

 spaces and no packing. Packed hives will 

 not last as long as those that are not, as 

 packing has a tendency to absorb moisture. 

 They have % material in the outer wall, 

 which makes them substantial. The inner 

 walls are of % material. 



If you have ever had occasion to spend 

 any time in a building single boarded during 

 cold weather you can appreciate the impor- 

 tance of double walls. Great quantities of 

 fuel are required to keep the stove red hot, 

 while you roast on one side and freeze on 

 the other. Double walls in hives are equally 

 important. Send for catalog and special 

 circulars, showing large illustrations. 



Section-fixer 



A combined section press and foundation- 

 fastener of pressed-steel construction. It 

 folds the section and puts in top and bottom 

 starters all at one handling, thus saving a 

 great amount of labor. With top and bot- 

 tom starters the comb is firmly attached to 

 all four sides — a requirement to grade 

 fancy. Increase the value of your crop by 

 this method. The sale of Section Fixers has 

 had a great increase this year. This is con- 

 clusive proof that they are giving universal 

 satisfaction. They are the finest thing on 

 the market for the purpose and have given 

 the greatest of satisfaction in every case, 

 when properly operated. We have hundreds 

 of testimonials on file. 



Price with lamp, $2.75. Shipping' weight 5 lbs. 

 Postage extra. Send for special circular fully 

 describing this machine. 



Tin Honey-packages 



Do not wait longer but secure your honey-packages at once. The tin-plate situa- 

 tion is becoming more serious from day to day. Freight traffic is slow and uncertain. 

 We placed our order for tin plate for our 1918 Bee Smoker Trade some time before a 

 state of war was declared. We dared not wait longer for fear we could not secure it 

 at all. Our three-year contract on tin honey-packages is still being honored and runs 

 until Jan. 1st, 1919. We are saving money for car load buyers and others of smaller 

 lots. Send us a list of your requirements. Do not delay. Act at once. 

 60-pound cans, one and two in a case. 

 FEICTION-TOP TINS. 



2 lb. cans 2 V^ lb. cans 3 lb. cans 



Cases holding 24 24 



Crates holding ... ... ... 



Crates holding 100 ... 100 



Crates holding 603 450 



A. G. Woodman Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan 



