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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



June 15 



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-—"If Goods are Wanted Quick, Send to Pouder." 



Established 1889. 



BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES 



Distributor of Root's goods from the best shipping-point in the Country. 



My prices are at all times identical with those of the A. I. Root Company, 



and I can save you money by way of transportation charges. 



Dovetailed Hives, Section Honey=boxes, Weed=Process Comb 



Foundation, Honey and Wax Extractors, Bee-smokers, 



Bee-veils, Pouder Honey=Jars, and, in fact, 



EVERYTHING USED BY BEE=KEEPERS. 



Headquarters for the Danzenbaker Hive. 





New Metal=spaced ^ 

 Hoffman Frames -^ 

 are Here in Stock ?^ 



Conversation 



"Hallo, Mr. Wilson! Have you been to din- 

 ner ? " 



"Yes. thank you, Mr. Smith; just got up 

 from the table, and thought I'd come over for 

 a little talk while the horses are feeding. Say. 

 Mr. Smith, I am going to have a big crop of 

 honey, and 1 have a notion to send it to Pou- 

 der as soon as I take it off the hives. What 

 do you think about it?" 



" Well, Pouder wnll buy your honey if you 

 wish to ship it to Indianapolis; but I believe 

 that you can establish a home trade for every 

 pound that you can produce. I get 20 cents 

 for every section of my comb honey, and 15 

 cents a pound for all of my extracted. Of 

 course, where my neighbors want a little for 

 sickness I never charge any thing; but do you 

 know, Mr. Wilson, that I do not have enough 

 to go around, and I had to send to Pouder my- 

 self for several cans to supply my home trade? 

 It is a long time till honey comes again, and 

 you will be surprised how they will come for 

 miles when they once learn that you have it 

 on hand " 



" I am aware that the market is now almost 

 bare of honey; but don't you think there ■will 

 be a big crop of honey this year ? It looks as 



with Wilson 



if California would have a big crop of honey 

 this year, and won't that affect the price of 

 honey here ? The other evening Bob was 

 reading in the Indianapolis News about one of 

 those big prizefights being postponed on 

 account of a down-pour of rain. Bob will read 

 all that stuff in spite of all I can say. I just 

 thought that, when California has those heavy 

 rains, it means lots of honey." 



" I'll tell you about that, Mr. Wilson. You 

 and I need never fear any thing about any 

 overproduction. This is a great country, and 

 we shall have a demand that exceeds our sup- 

 ply every season. Haven't heard of any one 

 having any more corn than he could dispose 

 of, have you ? Another thing, considering the 

 modem hives and equipment that we now 

 have, we could even afford to reduce the price 

 on honey, for we get twice as much honey now 

 as we did ten years ago from a single hive, 

 and at the same time honey is growing in bet- 

 ter demand every day." 



" I guess you are right about this matter. I 

 must be going. Let me know when you are 

 ready to send your order to Pouder again, and 

 I will have some brood foundation and some of 

 those new metal - spaced Hoffman frames 

 included with your order." 



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BEESWAX WANTED. 



I pay highest market price for beeswax, d'^livered here, at any time, cash or trade. Make small 

 shipments by express: large shipments by freight: always be sure to attach name to package. 



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WALTER 5. POUDER, 



513-=5I5 Massachusetts Ave., - INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 5^ 



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