1906 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Regarding Our Advertisers. 



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That the v<».'ue of farm fences lies in the quality of 

 wire and in the thickness of the coat of galvanizing 

 with which it is covered, is a point brought out in the 

 catalog of the Brown Fence and Wire Co., Cleveland, 

 Ohio. Note their adv't on another page. 



In the J. H. Shumway catalog for 1906 almost every 

 variety of vegetable and flower seed for the garden and 

 field is shown. There must be a very large demand 

 for such an interesting catalog, and any one who would 

 like to secure a copy should send early. The offer to 

 send this book free is made on another page. 



The Anderton Manufacturing Co.. Cincinnati, whose 

 ad. appears on another page, makes a very fair prop- 

 osition to any one who is interested in vehicles. Their 

 guarantee in which they offer to return the amount of 

 the purchase, should an article prove unsatisfactory at 

 any time within two years is a very liberal offer. You 

 will act wisely in sending for a copy of their free cat- 

 alog. 



A low-down wagon is certainly just what every farmer 

 should have — bee-keepers too. A low wagon on which 

 a flat platform can be placed would be a pretty useful 

 thing when moving hives. The fact is. the low wagon 

 is better adapted than the high to almost all the occu- 

 pations of the farm. If you are interested, see the 

 ' Electric Wheel Co.'s ad. on another page, and take ad- 

 vantage of their free-cafalog offer. 



The Bateman Mfg. Co., Box 120, Greenloch, N. J., 

 manufacture farm implements which help. They also 

 send out free on request, a book on crop raising which 

 is very instructive and useful to the farmer. By read- 

 ing such books and keeping in touch with the leading 

 farm methods, farmers become more successful— glean 

 new ideas. Such information can not help to do good. 

 Write for the "Iron Age " book. 



To conduct a strawberry-farm, a correspondence 

 school of strawberry culture, and publish The Straiv- 

 berrii, a strawberry magazine, is the great task which 

 the R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich., is accom- 

 plishing. In each branch of the work the Kellogg Co. 

 excels, and to this may be attributed their success. 

 Summing up the whole would be to say that they know 

 strawberries. If any of our readers are interested in 

 the culture of this luscious fruit, we advise them to 

 send for a copy of TJie Strawberry Magazine. 



We have received three very fine catalogs from the 

 Manson Campbell Co., Detroit, Mich. The titles of 

 these catalogs are Chatham Incubators and Brooders, 

 Chatham Fanning Mills, and Chatham Corn Graders. 

 All are neatly printed, profusely illustrated, and ex- 

 tremely interesting. Any one who is interested in 

 poultry-raising or farming should send for one or all 

 three. These books are for free distribution, as you 

 will see by reading the Manson Campbell advertisement 

 on page 309. 



So great has grown the demand for the numerous 

 varieties of evergreen trees that Mr. D. Hill, proprietor 

 of the Dundee Nurseries, Dundee, 111., makes a special- 

 ty of them. He imports evergreens from Russia, Swit- 

 zerland, Japan, Australia, and from every country 

 where any kind of evergreens is found. Any one con- 

 templating the planting of evergreens, or buying nur- 

 sery stock of any variety, should write for Mr. Hill's 

 new catalog. It will be sent on request. 



The J. W. Miller Co , of Freeport. 111., manufacturers 

 of Ideal incubators and brooders, send out a very inter- 

 esting book entitled "Poultry for Profit," One of the 

 unique and interesting features of this book is that a 

 number of questions, which a person contemplating go- 

 ing into poultry-iaising would be likely to ask, are 

 clearly answered. It also contains many fine illustra- 

 tions of standard-bred fowls and a review of the prin- 

 cipal points of each of the breeds shown. This book is 

 for free distribution, and will be sent at your request. 



The Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing 

 Co., Elkhart. Ind., offer to send a 256 page carriage, 

 harness, and light- wagon catalog free upon request. 

 We have received one of these catalogs, and wish to 

 compliment this company upon its attractiveness and 

 simplicity. Every possible way of showing up a car- 



riage or set of harness that could be used is shown in 

 this catalog. The Elkhart Co. make a very fine grade 

 of vehicles, and their catalog will be found a very use- 

 ful book for every one of our readers. See their offer in 

 ad. on page 311. 



The Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Company, Roches- 

 ter, N. Y., has prepared for free distribution a farm 

 telephone encyclopedia containing 47 pages. Every 

 point from how to go about to organize a telephone 

 company to selecting the telephone supplies and how 

 to build the line, is covered. Many of the pages are 

 finely illustrated— some in colors. There is a four-page 

 telephone story in the book, which is quite a novel. It 

 is quite impossible to give you an idea of how complete 

 this book is; but, luckily, you can get one free by writ- 

 ing the Stromberg Carlson Company. Whether you 

 have a telephone or not, send for this book. No. 36. 



Our readers will find in this number a new advertise- 

 ment of the Joseph Home Co., Pittsburg, Pa. This 

 company operates one of the large eastern drygoods 

 houses, and has a very high reputation for first-class 

 goods. We are continually striving to secure adver- 

 tisements such as this for Gleanings, as we believe 

 that our readers desire it. You can greatly assist us in 

 getting new advertisements like this one by ordering 

 whatever you may need in the line of the goods offered, 

 from the advertiser. Of course, when you write do not 

 forget to mention Gleanings. See the advertisement 

 referred to on this page. 



Joseph Home Co. 



Pittsburgh, Penn. 



New Imported Organdy, 30c a Yard 



(40c and 45c Grades) 



A short time ago we made two of the 

 largest importers of French Organdies in 

 the United States an offer for their entire 

 importation of Organdies. 



They have just accepted our offer. 



The organdies are here— a bewilderingly 

 beautiful collection of filmy fabrics for 

 summer season of 1906. White grounds 

 and black grounds with exquisite print- 

 ings in large and small designs of various 

 colors. In all large dry-goods stores 

 throughout the country to-day these 

 goods are selling at 40''and 45 cts. a'yard. 



News of Art Needle Work ^ 



Some examples of popular things at popular prices. 



Stamped hats, for working with eyelet or shadow 

 embroidery — the daintiest hat a summer girl 

 cot Id wear. 50c and 65c each. 



Stamped Shirtwaists — sheer linen and very fine 

 lawn, to be worked in shadow or eyelet embroi- 

 dery. Sufiioient material for the waist included. 

 $1.50 and $2 GO each. Nothing more dressy. 



Stamped and tinted Sofa Pillows— floral, conven- 

 tional, lodge designs, on art ticking. 25c and EOc. 



Lawn and Empire Shams and Scarfs— beautifully 

 braided and stitched: some with net centers and 

 scalloped edges, others with hemstitched edge 

 and insertions of Renaissance braid. 25c. 



Ruffled Bureau Sets— made of dainty colored cre- 

 tonne; plain white ruffling: lining to match color- 

 ing of scarf. 50c value for 35c. 



Finished Table Covers and Cushion Covers— beauti- 

 fuly tinted and braided in floral designs; ready 

 for use. 50c value for 25c. 



