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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 15 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



A. I. Root 



Editor Home Department 



H. H. Root 



lAss't Editor 



E. R. Root 



Editor 

 Department Editors-DB. C. C. Millkb, J. A. Gbben, Phof. A. J. Cook, J. E Crank. Louis H. Scholl. 



ueparimeui, n-u l ^ ^ DOOMTTLE, R. F. HOLTEBMANN, "STENOG." 



CONTENTS OF FEBRUARY 15, 1907 



MARKET REPORTS 216 



STRAY STRAWS 231 



EDITORIAL 232 



Denatured Alcohol — *|>^ 



Foul-brood Law, Connecticut 233 



Bees of Africa 233, 240 



Prices of Honey -^o; „„«• S^.1 



Bees as a Specialty 234, 237, Zi6 



Honey Quotations Questioned ;• 235 



BEE-KEEPING IN THE SOUTHWEST 236 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE 237 



GLEANINGS FROM FOREIGN FIELDS 239 



FANCIES AND FALLACIES 241 



PICKINGS 242 



Bees as Fertilizers ^^ 



Bee-cellars, Wet 245 



Outdoor Wintering in Medina iw 



Rambler's Monument 251 



Cement Hive-stands 25- 



Sheets, Full, to Avoid Drone Comb 252 



Bee-keeper, Youngest • • 253 



Freight on Honey 254 



Brant Co. Convention 255 



Revolution in Cuba 2,56 



Honey Business in the Future 257 



Two Queens in a Hive 259 



Queens, Southern, Hardiness of 259 



High Prices a Detriment 259 



Hive-lift, New 260 



Laying Workers 260 



House Apiaries Without Hives 260 



Bench. Bee-keeper's 261 



Drill for End-bars 261 



Propolis, Source of 262 



Hives, Color of 262 



Pine, Worm-eaten 262 



Florida, Editor in 263 



Pockets 266 



Outdoors for Health 266 



Women Voting ..266 



Books Received. 



BiGGDE Farm Libbaby. Practical, up-to-date, 

 concise, comprehensive. Handsomely printed, and 

 beautifully illustrated, by Jacob Biggie. 



No. 1— Biggie Horse Book. All about Horses— a 

 common-sense Treatise, with more than 74 illustra- 

 tions; a standard work. Price 50 cts. 



No. 2 -Biggie Berry Book. All about growmg 

 small fruits— read and learn how. Beautiful colored 

 plates. Price 50 cts. 



No. 3— Biggie Poultry Book. All about poultry; 

 the best poultry book in existence: tells every thing. 

 Profusely illustrated. Price 50 cts. 



No. 4 -Biggie Cow Book. All about cows and the 

 dairy business; new edition. Colored plates; sound 

 common sense. Price 50 cts. 



No. 5— Biggie Swine Book. All about hogs— breed- 

 ing, feeding, butchery, diseases, etc. Covers tue 

 whole ground. Price 50 cts. 



No. 6— Biggie Health Book. Gives remedies and 

 up-to-date information. A household necessity. 

 Extremely practical. Price 50 cts. 



No. 7— Biggie Pet Book. For the boys and girls 

 particularly. Pets of all kinds and how to care "for 

 them. Price 50 cts. 



No. 8— Biggie Sheep Book. Covers the whole 

 ground. Every page full of good advice. Sheep 

 men praise it. Price 50 cts. 



(Wilmer Atkinson Co., Pub., Philadelphia, Pa.) 



Mink Tbapping.— A book of instruction giving 

 many methods of trapping. A valuable book for 

 trappers; 200 pages. Cloth bound, 60 cts., postage 

 included. 



Fox Tbapping.— A book of instructions telling 

 how to trap, snare, poison, and shoot. A valuable 

 book for trappers; 200 pages, 50 illustrations. Cloth 

 bound, 60 cts.. postage included. 



A. R. Harding Pub. Co., Columbus, Ohio. 



Exchanges. 



The Iron Age Farm and Garden News, Vol. I. No. 

 1, Feb., 1907, is before us. It is published by the 

 Bateman Mfg. Co., Greenloch, N. J., and is of inter- 

 est to all those who use, buy, or sell farm or garden 

 implements. Send for a copy to the above address. 

 Box 120. 



Catalogs Received. 



BEAUTIFUL HOUSB-PLANT.S FOB A VEBY LITTLE 

 MONEY. 



I have j ust received from our old friend S. W. Pike, 

 St. Charles, Ills., a lot of " rooted cuttings " for my 

 " Florida greenhouse," and they came this long dis- 

 tance in beautiful trim. If you love plants I would 

 advise you to send for his list of plants, postpaid by 

 mail, at only a few cents each. 



A BIG SUCCESS IN SELLING MANUBE-SPBBADBBS 

 FBOM FACTORY TO FABMEB. 



The American Harrow Company sell their spread- 

 ers on time and on trial, allowing any responsible 

 party 30 days in which lo test the machine on his 

 own farm. We believe that every farmer who is in- 

 terested should write this company and get their 

 big free book and full description of their complete 

 line of spreaders. W§ understand that they manu- 

 facture a greater variety of machines than any oth- 

 er manufacturer in the country. With their cata- 

 log they send other printed matter of value to every 

 farmer and quote direct delivered prices on their big 

 line of spreaders. We suggest that every one of our 

 readers, who is interested, write to the American 

 Harrow Company for this literature. Their address 

 is American Harrow Company, 0000 Hastings St., 

 Petroit, Mich. 



OUB FUTUBE OBCHABDS. 



A veteran among nursery oaen is Carl Sonderegger, 

 of Beatrice, Neb. Any farmer who contemplates set- 

 ting out a new orchard, or just a few trees; a new 

 fruit-farm, or just a little p^tch; or is planning to 

 reforest any part of his holdings, or wants just a few 

 shade trees, will get dollars added to his bank ac- 

 count and years of experience added to his knowl- 

 edge if he would write Mr. Sonderegger for counsel. 

 This is free. But because it is free, don't think for 

 a moment that it is not valuable. Mr. Sonderegger 

 is offering a big line of nursery stock, field, garden, 

 and flower seeds, etc. The seeds are all tested be- 

 fore shipping; all fresh, clean, and vigorous. His 

 prices are attractively low. Mr. Sonderegger gives 

 for this season a packet of a new variety of head let- 

 tuce called ■■ May King " to every person who writes 

 for his large illustrated catalog and asks for sam- 

 ple packet, and mentions Gleanings. 



