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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



Apr. 1 



[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 Dept. 



J. T. CALVERT. Bus. Mgr. 



A. L. BOYDEN, Sec. 



TERMS. $1.00 per annum ; two years, $1.50; three 

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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 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. 



ST. PAUL BRANCH. 



Mr. Acklin, in charge of our St. Paul Branch, al- 

 though obliged to be absent two months the past win- 

 ter, is taking care of the business at .St. Paul as usual, 

 and will soon be joined by Mrs. Acklin and Ethel, 

 who have been spending the winter in California, and 

 are returning much improved in health and strength. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Acklin have served the bee-keepers of 

 Minnesota so well during the years since they began 

 handling Root's goods that they are held in high es- 

 teem, which is well merited. 



BEES'KVAX WANTED. 



We are still in need of beeswax, and have decided 

 to raise our offer a cent a pound. We will pay, until 

 further notice, 30 cents cash, 32 cents trade, for aver- 

 age wax delivered here. We shall be very much sur- 

 prised if the price goes any higher this season. We 

 are using considerable imported wax this year. As a 

 rule the price in Europe is .so much higher than it is 

 here that little imported wax comes to the United 

 States: but this year the tables seem to be turned. 

 The importation of wax will tend to keep the price 

 from going any higher. If it does go higher the price 

 of comb foundation will have to be advanced again. 



A SHORTAGE OF SECTIONS. 



So far as we can learn, all manufacturers of sections 

 are in about the same fix. The supply of dry white 

 basswood suitable for making .'■ections has been very 

 short. We have paid fancy prices for quite a time to 

 keep our :nachinery going at a moderate rate. Our 

 surplus stock of sections is about all gone, and we can 

 not crowd our section machinery for over a month 

 yet. or until the new cut of lumber is dry enough to 

 iise We have tried to buy from .several other manu- 

 facturers in order not to get liehind on orders for sec 

 tions. but find they are likewise short of sections and 

 dry lumber. It is early in the season yet, and few 

 orders have been delayed as yet; but if we should have 

 an old-lime houej'-flow this summer, as we have every 



prospect of having, there is bound to be more or less 

 disappointment in getting sections later in the season. 

 We do not believe there will be enough to go aiound. 

 We have quite a little colored basswood which will 

 make just as good sections as the white; but we would 

 not dare to send them out as No 1. although they 

 would be far belter than sections made of new lumber 

 not properly seasoned, or of lumber dried in the kiln. 

 Bee-keepers ate too fasid ous in the matter of color. 

 Were it not for this senseless fad there would be 

 plenty of lumber for sections. 



BUSINESS BOOMING. 



If the volume of business handled is a fair indica- 

 tion, this bids fair fo be one of the heaviest sea.sons we 

 ever knew. We got started early last fall, loading up 

 our dealers in the hope that, when spring came we 

 would be in better shape Id take care of orders 

 promptly. But. notwithstanding the fact that, up to 

 Jan. 1 we had shipped two dozen more cars than we 

 had the year previous, we are at this date as far be- 

 hind as ever on carload orders. Since September last 

 we have shipped 87 cars, and we have orders ahead 

 of us for over fifteen more, most of them urgently 

 needed. The reports from dealers indicate a large 

 increase in the amount of goods sold over former 

 years in most cases We are doing our best to tirrn out 

 the goods as needed; but there is more or less delay 

 on carload orders from dealers. 



SECOND-HAND FOUNDATION-MILLS. 



We still have on hand a good assortment of second- 

 hand foundation-mills, which we list as follows. Any 

 one desiring samples from these mills, or further par- 

 ticulars, we shall be pleased to supply on application. 



No. 014, 2x6, hex. cell, extra-thin super. Price $8.00. 



No. 0;^7. 2x6, hex cell, ex thin super, good. Price $10. 



No 2132, 2x6, hex. cell, thin super. Price $10. 



No. 2227, 2x6, hex. cell, thin super. Price $10, 



No. 2275, 2J^x6, hex. cell, ex. thin super, Price $10. 



No. 0.')0, 2%xl2, round cell, medium. Price $12. 



No. 044, 2x10 Pelham, nearly new. Price $6. 



No. 034, 2\ixV2}4. round cell, very old style, in fair 

 condition. Price 110. 



No. 051, 2x10, round cell, medium brood. Price $10. 



Wants and Exchange. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at 10 cts. per line. 

 \fou must SAT you want your adv't in this department, or we 

 *ill not be responsible for any error. You can have the no- 

 rice as many lines as yon please ; but all over ten lines will 

 sost you according to our regular rates. We can not be re- 

 iponsible for dissatisfaction arising from these " swaps." 



117 ANTED. — To sell bees and queens. 



O. H. Hyatt. Shenandoah, Iowa. 



117ANTED.— Comb to render into wax; will pay cash. 

 ' ' A. P. Lawrence, HicTiory Corners, Mich. 



WANTED.— To sell or lease for this season, 47 col- 

 onies of bees in good location. 



J. B, Summers, Berthoud, Larimer Co., Col. 



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ANTED.— John, some new ginseng seed. Mine 

 are the oldest that can be found. 



A P. Young. Cave City, Ky. 



ANTED.— Having facilities for rendering wax by 

 steam, I will pay cash for old comb. 



N. L- Stevens, R. D. 6, Moravia, N. Y. 



WANTED.— To exchange 15 S. C. White Leghorn 

 eggs, for tested Italian queens. 



C. L- Brooks, Deansboro, N. Y. 



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ANTED.— To exchange or sell 50 colonies of Ital- 

 ian bees, for honey or cash. 



David Daniel, Hawthorn; Pa. 



ANTED.— To sell single comb White Lechorn 

 eggs for hatching at $1.00 for 26; 53.00 per 100 



J. P. Watts, Kerrmoor, Pa. 



