GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



June, 1917 



NEW [ ^INGHAM 

 BEE SMOKER 



In 1878 the original 

 direct draft bee smoker 

 was invented and patent- 

 ed by Mr. T. F. Bingham 

 of Michigan. Mr. Bing- 

 ham manufactured the 

 Bingham Smoker a n d 

 Bingham Honey-knife for 

 nearly thirty - five years; 

 and in 1912, becoming a 

 very old man, we purchas- 

 ed this business and join- 

 ed it to our established 

 business o f beekeepers ' 

 supplies and general bee- 

 ware. Those who knew Mr. Bingham will join us 

 in saying that he was one of the finest of men and it 

 gives us much pleasure to help perpetuate his name 

 in the beekeeping industry. Bingham smoker.s have 

 been improved from time to time, are now the finest 

 on the market, and for nearly forty years have been 

 the standard in this and many foreign countries. 

 For sale liy all dealers in bee supplies or direct from 

 the manufacturers. 



Smoke Engine, 4-inch stove $1.25 



Doctor, 3% -inch stove 85 



Two above sizes in copper, 50 cts. extra 



Conqnerer, 3-inch stove 75 



Little Wonder, 2 ^A -inch stove 50 



Hinged cover on two larger sizes. 

 Postage extra. 



Woodman's Section-fixer 



A combined section press and foundation- 

 fastener of pressed-steel construction. ONE 

 OF THE GEEAT ADVANTAGES this ma- 

 chine has over all others on the market, in 

 the putting in of top and bottom starters is, 

 YOU ALWAYS HANDLE LAEGE PIECES 

 OF FOUNDATION. You know how hard it 

 is to set small narrow pieces for bottom 

 starters. With this machine a large piece 

 of foundation is set and the hot plate is 

 again used to cut it off, leaving the narrow 

 bottom starter. What is left of the large 

 piece is then set for the top starter. An- 

 other advantage is the section always comes 

 away from the machine right side up with the top starter, large piece, hanging down, 



machines, 

 lbs., postage extra. 



"■•"'.7 ^i'^'" i;iivj iiit4,v^ix±ii\j ligiiu aii^ic up Willi UlC tup BUirllll 



and does not become loosened in reversing as with other 

 Price of machine $2.50; with lamp, $2,75. Weight 5 ] 



Tin Honey-packages 



A local wholesale house secured a carload of tin plate in September that was 

 promised for April. Conditions are now even worse. When it is necessary to order 

 tin plate a year or more in advance of the time it is wanted for use, advances in prices 

 must be expected. The highest bidder will get the stock. Freight at this time is very 

 slow and uncertain. Prices are liable to advance. It would be a wise thing to secure 

 your packages for the 1917 crop. Our three-year contract is giving us some advantage 

 over general market quotations. Send us a list of your requirements at once. 



FRICTION-TOP TINS. 



Cases holding . 

 Crates holding 

 Crates holding- 

 Crates holdinc: 



2 lb. cans 2i^ lb. cans 3 lb. cans 5 lb. pails 10 lb. pails 



24 24 ... 12 6 



50 50 



100 ... ]Ori 100 100 



603 450 ... 203 113 



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



