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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 15. 



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 Dept. 



J. T. CALVERT, Bus. Mgr. 



A. L. BOYDEN, Sec. 



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

 years, $2.00; five years, $3.00, in advance; or two copies 

 to one address, $1.50 ; three copies, $2.00 ; five copies, 

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

 «nd 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 coatinued, 

 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. 



SECOND-HAND OO-LB. CANS FOR HONEY. 



We have a good stock of very good second-hand 60-lb. 

 cans, two in a case, which we offer in 25-case lots or 

 more at 40 cts. a ca.se ; 10-case lots at 45 cts. The most 

 of these cans have been used but once ; are bright, and 

 practically free from rust, and are a bargain at the 

 price. 



• BEESWAX MARKET. 



We have secured, during the past two or three 

 weeks, nearly ten tor.s of beeswax, and now have a 

 very good stock on hand. .Still at the rate we are 

 now making it up into foundation this will not last us 

 through May, and we are prepaied to take in all you 

 can send us until further notice, at 30 cts. cash, 32 cts. 

 trade, delivered here. 



HONEY JARS AND BOTTLES. 



W^e have received here a carload of over 200 gross of 

 honey-jars, consi>-ting of 5 oz., ;<, 1, and 2 lb square 

 jars with corks; 1 and 2 lb. squaie jars with spring-top 

 fastener ; ^ and 1 lb. Tiptop jars with spring top fa<- 

 tener ; also 1-lb. octagon jar furnished with spring-top 

 fasteners. Prices on these various jars are given in 

 our catalog. Those who use them in larger quantities 

 will do well to write us for prices, stating quantity, 

 style, and size used. We are expecting very soon a 

 carload of No 25 jars and Mason jars. A car of these 

 jars has been delivered at Mechanic Falls, Me., where 

 large quantities are used by H B. Phillips, of Auburn, 

 Me., and by C G Turner, of Mechanic Falls, Me., in 

 putting up honey for the retail trade. Others in the 

 East, using these jars, can order from our branch at 

 Mechanic Falls, Me., J B. Mason, manager. 



PAPER BAGS FOR CANDIED HONEY. 



We now have a supply of paraffine-c att d bags, ox 

 7^, right size for 2 'bs. of candied honey. These we 

 can supply in small or large quantities at the same 

 price as the folding cartons for 1 lb. sections listed in 

 our catalog with the same extras for printing The 

 po.stage on 100 bags would be 30 cts. Price of the baes 



plain is 60c per 100; 500 for $2 50: $4 50 per 1000. .See 

 page 25 of catalog for table of prices of cartons, and 

 apply same prices to bags in same quantities and 

 styles of printing. 



FOUR-BEEWAY NO. 2 SECTIONS. 



We have a surplus stock of No. 2 sections, 1}^ and 2 

 inches wide, with four openings, which we should be 

 glad to dispose of to those who can use them If too 

 wide we can reduce them to 1%, We are turning out 

 sections at the rate of about half a million a week, and 

 our visible supply of basswood is becoming exceeding- 

 ly limited. We have a furthersupply engaged to keep 

 us goitig full blast till the new stock is plenty dry 

 enough to use, and trust the railroads will not fail us 

 to get it here as fast as we need it Should we run out 

 we have cream-colored lumber to fall back upon, 

 which will make just as good .sections as any we ever 

 made, if no one would object to the off color. 



SPECIAL C.4PS FOR BOARDMAN FEEDERS. 



We have just adopted a new cap for Mason jars, to 

 use in the Boardman feeder It is on the pepper-box 

 principle instead of the Hains principl'- heretofore 

 used. We have a special tin screw without lining, 

 which fits any standard Ma.son jar. This cap is perfo- 

 rated with t>8 vei V fine holes. The jar filled with syr- 

 up, and fitted wfth this cap, is inverted and placed 

 in the feeder-box, the hole in the top of the box being 

 of such size as to hold the jar y^ inch t) % above the 

 bottom. This allows the bees to sip the feed fiom the 

 fine holes. With the old cap if the jar was tipped 

 very much the feed would leak out ; but with the new 

 style it will not leak. We are able to offer these caps 

 at ju^t half the price the old ones are listed — 5 cents 

 each ; 40 cents for 10. By mail, 1 cent each extra. 



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, 2.x6, 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, 2i4x6, hex. cell, e,x. thin super. Price $10. 



No. 050, 2}^xl2, round cell, medium. Price $12. 



No. 014, 2x10 Pelhara, nearly new. Price $6 



No. 034, 2j^xl2%, round cell, verj' old style, in fair 

 condition. Price $10, 



No. 051, 2x:0, round cell, medium brood. Price 810. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



WHITTON'S WHITE MAMMOTH POTATOES. 



By a blunder the above new and valuable potato 

 was omitted from our table of seed potatoes in our 

 issue of March 15, although we did describe them. 

 The price is $2,50 per barrel, $1.00 per bushel; 60c per 

 half-bushel, and 35c per peck. .Seconds at oiif-half 

 the above prices. Red Triumphs same prices as above. 



SHALLOTS. 



Once more we have obtained about 4 bushels of 

 this desirable kind of onions that have been so hard 

 to get. Price $2 50 per bushel; 75c per peck, or 15c 

 per quart. Quart by mail, 25c. 



Convention Notices. 



ANNOUNCEMENT. 



Bee-keepers of Missouri will meet in convention at 

 Moberly, in the Commercial Club rooms, at 2 o'clock 

 p. m on the 22nd day of April, 1903, to organize a 

 Missouri State Bee-keepers' Association. We expect 

 to complete our organization on that day and have 

 some bee-talks the next day following Ever}body is 

 invited who is interested in bees and honey. Let us 

 have a good turnout and a good time. Good hotel 

 accommodations can be had at $1,00 and $2,00 a day. 

 The Monitor Printing Companj' will tell you where 

 the Commercial Club rooms are located. 



W. T. Cary, Acting Secretary. 



Wakenda, Mo., March 18. 



