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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Concrete Building Blocks 



for building purposes are everlasting. Where cement can be had for 

 a reasonable price, they make a cheaper wall than wood, brick, or 

 stone. They are fire and frost proof. 



The "Handy" concrete building-block machine makes them 

 Price, complete, $50.00, f . o. b. Medina. 



Write for descriptive circular and price list. 



MEDINA CONCRETE CO., MEDINA, OHIO. 



The Root 

 Observation Hive. 



To meet the increasing demand for a moderate-priced 

 Observatory Hive, for use in schools and homes, we 

 have decided to manufacture the style illustrated 

 herew^ith. It is identical with our reg-ular hive, 

 with the exception of the body and super sides, which 

 are fitted with glass, together with wooden shutters for 

 closing the hive while not observing. This hive per- 

 mits the keeping of a regular colony of bees in a nor- 

 mal condition so that every pliase of bee-keeping may 

 be studied. 



PRICES 



THK ROOT OBSERVATION HIVE. 



Ten-frame hive, L. size, with super, in flat $4 00 



do. nailed, varnished, glass, no bees 7 50 



do. ready for use, Italian bees, brood, queen.. 15 00 



One-frame hive, no super, with case, in flat I 00 



do. nailed, varnished, glass, no bees 2 00 



do. ready for use, Italian bees, brood, queen.. 5 00 



One-frame hive, with case and super, in flat 1 SO 



do. nailed, varnished, glass, no bees 3 00 



do. ready for use, Italian bees, brood, queen . . 6 00 



A. I. Root Company, 



Factory and Main Office, 

 MEDINA, - OHIO. 



