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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURK 



June 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 Dept. 



J. T. CAIvVERT, Bus. Mgr. 



A. Iv. BOYDEN, Sec. 



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

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

 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, wi.shing his journal discon- 

 tinued, will plea.se drop us a card at once; otherwise 

 we shall assume that he wishes his journal coutinued, 

 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. 



BEESW.\X DECLINED. 



Uii'^il further notice we will pay 29c cash, or 31 in 

 trade, for average wax de'ivered here. We have a 

 large supply on hand, and the market is somewhat 

 easier than it was a few weeks ago. By July 1st the 

 price will likely go still lower. 



GLASS HONEY- JARS. 



Bear in mind we are supplied with a 'arge stock of 

 honey-jars of the various styles listed in our catalog, 

 and can fill orders for these, both large and small, 

 with promptness Those using large quantities will 

 do well to write us for prices, stating quantities and 

 stj'le used. 



SECOND-HAND 60-LB C.\NS. 



We have on hand several hundred boxes of two 60 

 lb. cans, second hand, but in good condition, which we 

 offer in ten-box lots at 45 cts.; 25 boxes or more at 40 

 cts. per box. Most of th pe cans have been used but 

 once, and are bright inside, and in good condition. 

 They %/ill need washing out before being filled. 



NEW BOARDMAN I'EEDER-CAPS. 



On another page we show the Boardman feeder 

 with the new perforated cap on the pepper-box prin- 

 ciple. These caps fit anv standard Mason jars, being 

 2>i inches in diameter. Price of caps only 5 cts. each ; 

 40 cts. for 10 ; by mail. 1 ct. each extra. No change in 

 price of feeder complete with jar, or in flat without 

 jar. 



BUSINESS BOOMING. 



There is very little change to report on the condition 

 of ord rs. We are still behind to the extent of 10 or 12 

 carloads for our dealers, some of whom are awaiting 

 cars to assort up their .stock so as to fill orders com- 

 pletely. We are crowded worst on sections. If any 

 can use No. 2 in 4J4' x 2 or IJ^ x IjS, four heeways. or 

 4KxlH plain, gs/g x 5 x 1^ plain, or 4 x 5x1 Ja plain, we 

 have a surplus of these sizes, especially ihe two tirst 

 mentioned, which we should like to dispose of. There 



are few places where a four-beeway section could not 

 be used instead of a two-beeway, with the result that 

 the more free communication by the extra openings 

 would encourage the bees to enter more promptly the 

 super. Over in Great Britain there are a great many 

 more sections used with four beeways than with two, 

 for this very reason. 



GERMAN WAX-PRESS COVER. 



To those who have had trouble with breakage to 

 cover-casting of the German wax-pre.ss, we can sup- 

 ply for $1 00 the new oak cross-bar reinforced with 

 metal casting threaded to fit a Ji-inch screw 10 threads 

 to inch, single lead, or 8 threads to inch, double lead, 

 together with the lugs for attaching to the can and 

 cover to fit each side of the bar to close the top of the 

 can. This price is less than half what we would ordi- 

 narily charge for these parts, but is made with the 

 view of our .'■haring in the cost of replacing the covers 

 which have been broken in use. Although we tested 

 the cast cover carefully before adopting it, we later 

 found that too many of them broke in the hands of 

 users to warrant continuing to furnish that style. To 

 attach the new bar it will be necessary to drill four 

 holes through the rim for riveting on the new lugs for 

 clamping the bar to the can. The plunger-plate must 

 be removed to insert the screw through the new bar, 

 when it may be replaced The first presses sent out 

 had single lead screw 10 threads to the inch, while the 

 later machines had double lead screw 8 threads to the 

 inch. In ordering, be sure to specify for which stj'le 

 of screw you want the bar threaded to fit. 



PAPER-BAG HONEV-P.'VCKAGES — AN EXPLANATION. 



Readers of Gleanings will please take notice that 

 we have turned over to The A, I. Root Co. the paper- 

 bag business. Our reason for doing this is that we 

 were under difficulties as to printing and di'-tribution. 

 vVhen we took up the matter of supplying bags to bee- 

 keepers, for putting up extracted 1 oney, we did not 

 expect to have any demand worth while this year from 

 eastern territory, and intended to put in a stock here 

 and ship to western producers from l,oveland this sea- 

 son, but w" find a demand from the East as well as 

 from the West, including Canada, 



The Root Co is .situated nearer the factory than we, 

 and has all necessary facilities for printing and ship- 

 ping to bee-keepers, and can give a better service than 

 we could, so we have decided to turn over Ihe entire 

 business to them .so all orders now in our bands will 

 be filled from Medina : and all those contemplating 

 ordering will direct to The .\ I Root Co instead of to 

 us. The senior member of this firm would al~o take 

 occas'on to thank the many bee keepers who have 

 written kind and complimentary letters relating to 

 his article, in Gleanings for March 1. That article 

 and the little advertisement in the " Wants " column 

 broueht replies from the United States and Canada, 

 and from Mexico, England, P'rance, and Holland, 



Loveland, Col. R. C. & E. Aikin. 



AIKI.N H0NEV-B.\GS. 



Th?se are made of tough paper, straw color, printed 

 in two co'ors, with blank space for name and ar'dress 

 of producer or dealer, and extra-coated with paraffine. 

 They have been thoroughlv tested, and proven to be a 

 success for candied extracted honey. See article in our 

 March 1st issue for illustration and full particulars. 

 We have four sizes which we can supplj' at the follow- 

 ing prices : 



2 lb size, 5x7^. 5-lb. SIZE, 7 X 10, 



ion S 80 I 100 <;i.20 



500 3,75 1 .500 5 50 



1000 7.01 I loot 10,50 



5000 @ 6,f0 I 5000 <& 10.00 



3^-LB. SIZE, 6x95^. 10-LB SIZE, 10x10^, 



100 S'.OO 1 100 $1,.50 



■500 4 75 .500 7,00 



lOCW 8 75 I 1000 1350 



.5000 @ 8,25 I 5000 (d 13.00 



We will print in name and address of producer or 

 dealer, in different quantities, at the following sched- 

 ule of prices for any size : 



Lots of lot 30 cts, 



Lots of 250 ,=0 cts. 



Lots of .500 75 cts. 



Lots of 1000 Sl.OO. 



For each additional 1000, add .50 cents. Each change 

 of name and address counts as a separa'e order. For 

 iustince. 1000 bags printed with four different names 

 and addresses, 2.50 of each, would be 92,00 : with ten 

 different names, $3,00, etc. As the bags must be print- 



