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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



[Established in 1873.] 



Devoted to Bees, Honey, and Home Interests. 



Published Semi-monthly by 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



A. I. ROOT, Editor of Home and Gardening Dep'ts. 



E. R. ROOT, Editor of Apicultural Dep't. 



J. T. CAI^VERT, Bus. Mgr. 



A. t,. BOYDEN, Sec. 



F. J. ROOT, Eastern Advertising Representative, 

 90 West Broadway, New York City. 



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 years, $2.00; five years, $3.00, in advance. The terms 

 apply to the United States, Canada, and Mexico. To 

 all other countries, 48 cents per year for postage. 



Uiscoiitinuaneesf The journal is sent until 

 orders are received for its discontinuance. We give 

 notice just before the subscription expires, and further 

 notice if the first is not heeded. Any subscriber whose 

 subscription has expired, wishing his journal discon- 

 , tinued, will please drop us a card at once ; otherwise 

 we shall assume that he wishes his journal continued, 

 and will pay for it soon. Any one who does not like 

 this plan may have his journal stopped after the time 

 paid for by making his request when ordering. 



The National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. 



Objects of The Association. 



To promote and protect the interests of its members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 



Annual Membership, $1.00. 



Send dues to the Treasurer. 



Officers: 



J. U. Harris, Grand Junction. Col., President. 

 C. P Dadant, Hamilton. Ill , Vice-president. 

 "W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Michigan. Secretary 

 N. E. France, Platteville, Wis., Gen. Mgr. and Treas. 



Board of Directors : 



K. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebraska 

 W. Z. Hutchinson. Flint, Michigan. 

 W A. Selser, 10 Vine St., Philadelphia. Pa. 

 R. C. AiKiN, lyoveland, Colorado. 

 P H. Elwood. Starkville, N. Y. 

 Udo ToEPPERWEiN. San Antonio, Texas. 

 G. M. DooLiTTLE, Borodino, N. Y. 

 W F. Marks, Chapinville, N. Y. 

 J M Hambaugh. Escpndido, Cal. 

 C. A. Hatch, Richland Center, Wis 

 C C Miller. Marengo. Illinois. 

 Wm. McEvoy, Woodstock, Ont. 



We have just received a copy of the. February number 

 of The Fruit-Grower. This number is of special in- 

 terest to fruit-growers, having some very valuable arti- 

 cles on spraying. The March issue promises even great- 

 er value being a special " Gardening " number. See an- 

 nouncement made by the publishers on page 248 of this 



The writer has before him a copy of the Dollar-making 

 Incubator proposition. This is the title of the booklet 

 recently issued by the Iowa Incubator Company, of Des 

 Moines. It contains an entertaining discourse on the 

 profits of poultry-raising in its various branches. Any 

 one who has studied the poultry proposition with a view 

 to engaging in it at some future time, or any one who 

 is now interested in the business, would do well to 

 secure a copy of this book. The publishers send it upon 



request. Please mention Gleanings in Bee Culture 

 when writing to the Iowa Incubator Company, of Des 

 Moines, Iowa. 



The attention of our readers is especially called to the 

 advertising of the Bateman Mfg. Co., Box 120, Grenloch, 

 N. J., on page 247 of this issue. The " Iron Age " farm 

 and garden implements have a worldwide reputation. 

 Only a few weeks ago this firm received an order for 

 twelve carloads of their goods from one concern alone, 

 which shows how favorably they are known, and what 

 a tremendous sale they have. Any one in need of one 

 of these tools would do well to write to the company for 

 their catalog. They have selling agencies all over the 

 country, and can supply their tools promptly and at low 

 cost. 



The Petaluma Incubator Factory. 



Of beautiful, interesting, and valuable catalogs, the 

 poultry and incubator men seem to be in the lead. Our 

 attention has just been directed to that of the Petaluma, 

 advertised on page 255. 



The Superior Jury of Awards at the St. Louis exposi- 

 tion, awarded the gold medal to the Petaluma incuba- 

 tor. The Petaluma possesses features not t > be found 

 in any other machine; and everywhere, in all countries, 

 in all climates, and at all altitudes, the same satisfac- 

 tory results are obtained. 



Besides the large factory and main office at Petaluma, 

 California, branch stores are operated at 33 Market St., 

 San Francisco, Calif., and 147 No. Delaware St., Indian- 

 apolis, Ind. A beautiful catalog can be had for writing 

 to any of these places. 



A Musical Note. 



Twenty years of successful business, with a record of 

 continuous growth and expansion, certainly signifies 

 something. It means that merit and fair dealing must 

 have been back of every transaction. Twenty years 

 ago there was established in Cleveland, Ohio, a music 

 house by a practical music man, with a fixed determina- 

 tion to build success strictly on quality; to sell only the 

 highest class of goods at as low a price as such goods 

 could possibly be sold for direct to the customer, with 

 only one small profit from maker to user. 



Being a practical man he knew that musical 'instru- 

 ments can not be judged from the outside. Their merit 

 is on the inside, and, unless made with care, will be 

 without quality, while they may look all right. His 

 success, and the fact that he daily receives cash orders 

 from all over the world, proves that his instruments are 

 made with the care that is required to give them true 

 musical quality, as well as handsome appearance. 



H. E. McMillin, Cleveland, Ohio, manufactures, im- 

 ports, and retails "Everything Musical." Therefore 

 his customers get the goods direct from headquarters 

 with the guarantee that they will be just as satisfactory 

 as if the customer came direct to the store and made 

 his purchase in person. Mr. McMillin looks back over 

 his twenty prosperous years with pardonable pride, and 

 forward to the future for a continuation of his business. 

 His numerous customers always have a good word for 

 his house. Mr. McMillin makes it a point to have every 

 customer a pleased, satisfied customer. Write to him 

 for catalogs of any thing you may need in the music 

 line, and you will readily understand why his business 

 has grown to such proportions. 



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