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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 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 Depts 



E. R. ROOT, Editor of Apicultural Dept. 



J. T. CAI^VERT. Bus. Mgr. 



A. t,. 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, 

 and Mexico. To all other countries 48 cents per year 

 €xtra 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. 



The National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. 



Objects of The Association : 



To promote and protect the interests of its members. 

 To prevent the adulteration of honey. 



Annua,! Membership, $1.00. 



Send dues to the Treasurer. 



Officers : 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich., President. 



J. U. Harris, Grand Junction, Col., Vice president. 



Georgk W. York, Chicago, 111., Secretary,- 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis., Gen. Mgr. and Treas. 



Board of Directors: 



E. Whitcomb, Friend, Nebraska. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Michigan. 

 W. A. Selser. 10 Vine St., Phiidadelphia, Pa. 

 R. C. AiKiN, I,oveland, Colorado. 

 P. H. Elwood. Starkville. N. Y. 

 E. R. Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 Udo Toeppkrwein, San Antonio. Texas. 

 G. M. DooLlTTLE Borodino, N. Y. 

 W. F. Marks, Chapinville, N. V. 

 J. M. Hambaugh, Escondido, Cal. 

 C. A. Hatch, Richland Center. Wis. 

 C. C. Miller, Marengo, Illinois. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



THE automobile; ITS likeness to animal life. 

 The thought embodied in my Home paper for Aug. 

 15 finds an echo in one of the automobile periodicals. 

 A certain machine, we are told, had an acute attack 

 of appendicitis, and a surgical operation was per- 

 formed; but the only surgical instruments required 

 were a wrench and an oil can. 



our grapes over the bee-hives. 

 This year our Concord grapes little less than a ton, 

 ■\vere all sold at 2 cts. per lb., customers coming right 

 here for them. It is very seldom that we fail to get a 

 crop, and usually it is much larger than this year, and 

 the vines received no attention whatever except to 

 prune them and tie them up to the stakes. Quite a 

 piofitable ciop, and little or no attention is required. 



CALIFORNIA BEE RANCH, ETC., FOR SALE. 



Mr. J. S. Harbison offers for sale 300 colonies of bees 

 and quite a tract of land near San Diego, Cal. He 

 will send full particulars on application. Address 

 J. S Harbison, 1065 Twelfth St., San Diego, Cal. 



THE KING OF MICHIGAN POTATO. 



Here in our Medina clay soil this potato is not only 

 king in looks but this year it is king in quality — the 

 best potato we can get hold of, grown in this lotalitv. 

 After I dig my potatoes in Northern Michigan, which 

 will be in about two weeks, I will make a further re- 

 port. 



THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW FOR SEPTEMBER. 



I' not taking the /Review right along, I would ad- 

 vise every reader of Gleanings to send for the Sep- 

 tember issue as a specimen copy, even if they do not 

 do any thing more; and after reading the Review I 

 hope they will decide to take it right along. The ed- 

 itorials in regard to the California convention are 

 worih the price of the journal for a year. 



SHALLOTS — new CROP READY TO SEND OUT. 



We have have harvested a limited quantity of shal- 

 lots that we are ready to send out at 10 cents a quart 

 or 1)0 cents a peck. If wanted by mail, add 10 cents a 

 quatt extra for postage. In many loccalities they are 

 better planted in the fall; but as they keep better than 

 any other variety of onicns, j'ou can plant them in the 

 .'pring for early bunch onions or at any time you get 

 ready. Our Egyptian or winter onion-sets are all sold 

 for this season. 



SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY — A NEW BOOK. 



You might think that the above book, by F. A. 

 Waugh, told something about growing apples; but in 

 reality the whole book is written in regard to a scien- 

 tific and sj'stematic method of classifying and naming 

 our apples and other fruits. Of couTse. it describes as 

 well as names the different varieties; and it discusses 

 what kinds we should plant, and what well-known 

 varieties we should drop. I know there is very much 

 need of such a book; but I am afraid the average 

 fruit-grower will hardly want to take the time to go 

 through the matter as the author of this book does. 

 We can furnish it postpaid for SI. 00 If it is well 

 studied I think it will assist greatly in growing better 

 varieties, and, as a consequence, secure better prices. 

 While the book is devoted particularly to apples it dis- 

 cusses in the same waj- strawberries, raspberries, 

 goo.seberries. grapes, plums, cheiries, and miscellane- 

 ous fruits. There are 300 pages, and the book is fairly 

 illustrated. 



LETTUCE-GROWING UNDER GLASS FOR A WINTER 

 OCCUPATION. 



Now is the time to get in your lettuce seed for win- 

 ter-growing under glass. Make as nice a bed as you 

 know how, of the richest dirt you can hunt up having 

 a prettj' good mixture of sand, and sow your seeds in 

 the open air. Don't have them too close together. One 

 plant to every square inch will be close enough. 

 Plants started in the open air, and hardened off by a 

 light frost or two, are much hardier and stronger than 

 plants grown under glass. It is a good plan to have 

 your bed made so that you can put your sash over the 

 plants if very severe weather comes before j-ou are 

 ready to take them up and put them into the green- 

 house. The first thing is to get some seed in the 

 ground as .soon as pos^itsle. We have a splendid stock 

 of Grand Rapids lettuce seed grown specially for us. 

 If you have not been in the habit of using seed of our 

 growing, I wish you would tiy about a nickel's worth 

 side by side with seeds you get in the ordinary mar- 

 ket, and see which furnishes the nicest plants true to 

 name. \\ ith every order for seeds we will (if you 

 mention it) send two little pamphlets giving the very 

 latest information in regard to growing lettuce under 

 glass. I have visited and personally examined some 

 of the largest and most successful growers in the coun- 

 try, and these pamphlets tell all about it. We also 

 have a fine stock of seed of the Big Boston, grown spe- 

 cially for us, at the same price as the Grand Rapids. 

 Ounce, 5 cts.; 1 lb , 50 cts; 5 lbs. for $2 00. If wanted 

 by mail, add 10 cents per lb. for postage and packing. 



HKALTH NOTES. 



In our Health Notes in this issue I omitted to say 

 that, where people keep well on a fruit and vegetable 

 diet, of course it is all right. I have no quarrel with 

 vegetarians — that is, where one keeps strong and well 



