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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 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 (iardening Dep'ts. 



E. R. ROOT. Editor of AvicuUural Dept 



J. T. CALVERT Bus Mgr. 



A. L. BOYDEN. Sec. 



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 to one address, $1..50 : three copies, $2.00 ; five copies, 

 $3.75. The terms apply to the United States, Canada, 

 and Mexico. To all other countries 48 cents per year 

 extra for postage. 



DISCONTINUANCES. The journal is sent until 

 orders are received for its discontinuance. We give 

 notice just before the subscription expires, and further 

 notice if the fi rst is not heeded. Any subscriber whose 

 subscription has exp'red, 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 rnaking his request when ordering. 



SWEET CORN ADVANCED. 



There seems to be a shortage of sweet corn; and our 

 stock could not be replaced ac much higher prices; we 

 therefore quote, till further notice, pint, 9 cts ; quart, 

 15 cts.; peck, Jl.CO bushel. S3. 75. Please note, also, 

 that a misprint occurred in the price of Hubbard 

 squash seed. The price of a single pound should read 

 75 cents. 



SUPER- SPRINGS. 



Referring to the new-style super-spring shown in 

 our catalog, we have been greatly hindeied and de- 

 layed in securing wire and tools for bending, and we 

 now find that we can produce more easily a flat steel 

 tempered spring curled up with a small hook on each 

 end, which will be very much better than either the 

 old or the new wire spring, in that it will more surely 

 s ay where it is placed, and i> not so liable to get out 

 of place as the wire. It can be very easily inserted or 

 removed. We expect to be ready to furnish them 

 within a few days. ;Most of the supers which we have 

 sent out so far in this j'ear's shipments have contained 

 the old-style springs. If any wish *o try the new we 

 will mail enough for 5 super.* for 15 cents in stamps. 

 Then you can determine for yourselves whether you 

 like the new or the old better. 



NEW-STYLE SMOKERS. 



As will be seen from our new catalog, the standard 

 Cornell smoker, which has become so popular with 

 those who have tried it in comparis-on with others, has 

 been modified somewhat in design, and two new sizes 

 added — a Jumbo with 4 inch barrel, and a Junior with 

 2^-inch barrel. We have also added the new breech- 

 loading smoker Vesuvius to our family of smokers. 

 The new dies for these new designs have been com- 

 pleted only within the past few days, and a good many 

 of the standard Corneils of the old style, and of part 

 old and part new, are in the hands of dealers, and will 

 be used in filling orders till they are disposed of. If 

 vou must have the latest style you will need so to spec- 

 ify in your order or you may get one of the old as long 

 as any of this stock remains. 



COLD-FRAME OR HOT-BED SASH OF CYPRESS. 



We are now prepared to furnish sash of cypress, 

 having secured a supply of this lumber for the pur- 

 pose. It is one of the most durable of woods for out- 

 side use. and is largely used for greenhouse bars and 

 sash. It is light and strong, as well as durable. We 

 are changing the dimensions of the bars so that thej' 

 will shut off less light from the seed-bed. The thick- 

 ness will be W-i inches instead of Iris, as formerly, 

 with tenons ^ inch thick instead of Ji inch. The out- 

 side bar-i are 'IVi inches wide instead of 3'/^. The sash 

 will still be (i feet long, but 3 ft. 2^ inches, or 6 ft. 3 

 will still be 6 feet long, but 3 ft 3 inches wide, instead 

 of 3 ft. 4 inches, and, as regularly furnished, will take 

 four lows of 8x10 glass We can also supply them for 

 3 rows of 11-inch glass. The price shipped, knocked 

 down, will be 80 cents each; j3.7o for 5, or $7.00 for 10. 



We still have the old-sljle pine sish, 3 ft. 4 by 6 ft., 

 which we will sell at the same price if any prefer 

 them. At the present price of pine lumber they are 

 worth more money, but we will close them out at this 

 price to any who may want them. Glass, 8x10, for 

 sash at $3.00 per box; 5 boxes at $2 85; 10 boxes at $2.70. 



Great Pouhry Book Free. 



Those of Our People who are interested in In- 

 cubators, Brooders, all kinds of Poultry Supplies 

 and the poultry industry in general, should send 

 at once for a copy of the new 1903 book — 

 "How to Make Money with Poultry and Incubat- 

 ors." It is published bv the Cyphers Incubator 

 Co., of Buffalo, N. Y. It will be 

 mailed free to all of our people 

 who will write to them asking 

 for it. The greatest recommendation 

 we can give this book is to say that it is 

 Ihe best thing the Cyphers people ha- e 

 yet p .blished. It's the only book we know 

 of that treats the wliolesubjectofprofital le 

 poultry growing, etc. There are special 

 chapters on the different branches of the 

 poultry business — duck growing, broiler 

 raisin;, etju farming, winter production of chickens, broilers, 

 e c. These sulyects are treated by the best experts in the 

 country. Tliere are hvmdreds of photographic views of the 

 largest poultry plants all over the t_lnited States, England, Ger- 

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 There is too much that is good to tell it all in this small space. 

 Send for the book. FREE, postage paid during the next 

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