1907 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



507 



Poultry Fence Economy- 



Let us show you now we can save you 



40 TO 70 PER CENT ON YOUR POULTRY FENCES 



Suppose a rod of four-foot netting costs you 40c. Two posts at 15c each will cos* 

 30c. A 2x4 railini; at the top, and a 1x6 board at the bottom will cost you at least 35c 

 per rod, or a total cost of $1.05 per rod. 



SQUARE DEAL POULTRY FENCE will cost you about .50c per rod delivered at 

 your place (depends somewhat ho\^ far you are located from factory). One post per 

 rod is plenty with our fence because it can be stretched and won't sag. Railings are 

 absolutely unnecessary. At 15c per post that would make the whole business costCrc 

 per rod as compared with $1.05 for flimsy netting. 



That means a saving of about 40 Per Cent in first 

 cost. Now, if you further consider that our Square 

 Deal Poultry Pence will last about four times as long, 

 you will realize the astounding fact that 70 Per Cent 

 of your fence expense can be saved by using our new 

 heavy weight, long lived, close spaced Square Deal 

 Poultry Fence. These are facts and figures which 

 cannot be disputed. 



CLOSER SPACING It has four li^-inch spaces 

 at the bottom (closer than ordinary netting) then gradu- 

 ally increases to 4 inch at the top. We give close 

 spacing at the bottom where it is needed. The top 

 strand is No. 11 wire, the bottom No. 12, and the inter- 

 mediate strands and stays arc No. U. 



The lightest wire used in our fence is POCR times 

 as heavy as that used in netting. That gives long life 

 to our fence. If you consider 70 per cent of your 

 fence money worth saving write foi our catalogue and 

 ryrices TO-DAY. 



KEYSTONE FENCE CO., 



509 RUSH ST., PEORIA, ILL. 



,NOT IN THE TRUST. 



TO THE BEE-KEEPERS OF 



NORTH CAROLINA 



This oifice is gathering information concerning the bee-keeping industry in this State, 

 and we wish to continue the enquiry until we get the following blank filled out by practi- 

 cally every bee-keeper in the State who keeps more than a dozen hives of bees. After we 

 know something of the extent and condition of the industry, it may be possilile for us to 

 undertake some line of work of direct benefit to our bee-keepers. We shall therefore appre- 

 ciate it if you will carefully fill out the blank form below and return it at once. We will be 

 especially glad if you will give us as large a list as you canof other bee-keepei's whom you know. 



By attending to this promptly you will greatly aid and oblige us. 



Franklin Sherman, Jr., 



Division of Entomology. Dept. of Agriculture, 

 Raleigh, N. C. 



1. How many hives of bees have you ? 



2. Do you sell honey or use it only for home use ? 



3. What breed, race, strain, or variety of bees do 

 you keep y 



4. What is your average yield per hive each year ? 



5. Do you mind statingthe highest and lowest prices 

 commonly paid for your honey per pound ? 



6. What are the principal plants from which your 

 honey is made in your locality y 



7. What plant do you consider makes the best 

 ciuality of honey in your locality V 



8. What plant do you consider yields the largest 

 quantity of honey in your locality ? 



9. Do you keep your bees in hollow-log gums or in 

 hives? if in hives, what type of hive do you use ? 



10. Are your bees troubled with Foul-brood, IJee- 

 moth. Paralysis, or other enemies, and, if so, state the 

 nature of the trouble ? 



11. Do you subscribe for any of the bee-keeping 

 journals, and, if so, for which ones V 



12. Please give the names and addresses of persons 

 in this State whom you know keep bees in (luantities 

 of ten or more hives. 



Please answer by number, repeating the number, but do not repeat the question. 



Your Name. 



(31762) 



R. F. 1). and P. O. Address. 



Date. 



County N . C. 



