1907 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



513 



Convention Notices. 



The North Texas Bee-keepers' Association will hold 

 its annual meeting at Ladonia, Texas, on the first 

 Wednesday and Thursday in April. All bee-keepers 

 are invited to attend. No hotel bills to pay. 



W. H. White, Sec. 



The Northern Michigan Bee-keepers' Association 

 will hold its next annual convention at East Jordan, 

 Mich.. Wednesday and Thursday, April 10 and 11. 

 Special rates secured at the Russell House, of $1.00 

 per day. Iba D. Baktlett, Sec. 



The annual meeting of the Connecticut Bee-keepers' 

 Association will be held in the State Capitol, Hartford, 

 room 50, April 6, 1907. Interest in bee culture has 

 been given an impetus through the recent effort to se- 

 cure good foul-brood legislation, and this meeting will 

 not only give every bee-keeper in the State an op- 

 portunity to increase his knowledge of be-; s and their 

 diseases, but an interesting program has been prepar- 

 ed touching many other important phases of the 

 science of apiculture. A cordial invitation is extend- 

 ed to both ladies and gentlemen. Please bring choice 

 samples of honey, or any thing of an apiarian nature, 

 for the honey exhibit. J. Arthur Smith, Sec'y. 



Hartford, Ct. 



IMPROVED BINGHAM KNIFE. 



After waiting a year we have finally secured a sup- 

 ply of the improved Bingham knife with flanged 

 shank, and are now filling orders. For some time we 

 were obliged to send orders forward without these 

 knives. Any who have been disappointed in this 

 way can now get all they want. 



POWER EXTRACTORS, 



There is a lively interest in many quarters in the 

 power-driven extractors. We received orders for four 

 engines with large extractors in a period of one week, 

 all from California. One man puts an engine between 

 two large extractors on a low-wheel wagon, driving 

 both extractors with the same engine. He can easily 

 move his rig from one apiary to another. 



METAL SPACER FOR HOFFMAN FRAME. 



A patent has been allowed on this device, which 

 was issued March 5th. It broadly covers all devices 

 of a similar nature, though differing in design from 

 the one we make. We shall be v>leased to hear from 

 any who have tested this spacer to a considerable ex- 

 tent the past season, as to how it compares in use 

 with other frames with different means for spacing. 

 From the limited trial in our own yards we believe it 

 to be a valuable device. 



SECOND-HAND FOUND ATION-MII.TjS. 



We have the following second-hand comb-founda- 

 tion mills to offer. We give a brief description of 

 each, and shall be pleased to mail a sample of founda- 

 tion, representing any one or more of these mills, to 

 those interested, on application: 



No. 077, 2x 10-inch round-cell brood mill in old-style 

 high frame, in good condition. Price 12.00. 



No. 082, 2/4x10 medium-brood mill, round cell, late- 

 style frame, in good condition. Price $15.00. 



No. (-83 254x10 medium-brood hex. mill, late-style 

 frame, in good condition. Price $16.00. 



No. 084 2x10 medium-brood round-cell mill, old- 

 style frame, in fair condition. Price $11.00. 



No. 075, 2x9 hex. brood mill in the oldest-style wood- 

 base frame. Original price of this machine was $80.00. 

 We offer it for $10.00. 



BUSINESS OUTLOOK. 



Carload orders from our jobbing agents are crowd- 

 ing us much more than they were at this time last 

 year, and our shipments so far this year are some- 

 what ahead of last year, same date. The outlook in 

 many directions is quite promising, and a hopeful 

 spirit prevails. The supply of choice honey, both 

 comb and extracted, especially the latter, is pretty 

 well sold up, and what is available is bringing good 

 prices The price of lumber and other materials con- 

 tinues to stiffen, and many things are sold so far 

 ahead that it is almost impossible to get deliveries 

 for months to come. There seems to be little pros- 

 pect of a let-up in this respect. 



ALUMINUM-COATED SMOKER. 



The greatly increased price of brass and copper 

 made it necessary to make an advance of 50 cents for 

 a copper smoker over the price of a tin one of same 

 size. Our attention has been called to a new metal 

 which is rust-proof, and does not blacken by being 

 overheated. It is aluminum-coated steel. We secur- 

 ed some of it to test for bee-smokers, and are now 

 prepared to offer Jumbo and standard Root smokers 

 made of this metal, to those who wish to try them, at 

 an advance of 15 cts. each on the standard, 25 cts. on 

 the Jumbo. This makes the standard cost $1,00 with 

 other goods, or $1.25 by mail; the Jumbo at $1.50 with 

 other goods, or $1.80 by mail. We should be glad to 

 have these tested by those living in the vicinity of 

 salt air, where tin smokers are subject to rust, and 

 report how they stand in comparison with tin and 

 copper. 



SWEET-CLOVER SEED. 



We Still have a good stock of unhulled white-sweet- 

 clover seed here and in Chicago, the price of which is 

 22 cts. per lb. by mail, vwstpaid; not prepaid, 12 cts. 

 per lb.; 10 lbs., $1.00; UX) lbs., *8.00. We have here at 

 Medina a limited quantity of hulled white at 8 cents a 

 pound advance over the unhulled. We are sold out of 

 the yellow variety entirely, and hardly expect to have 

 any more of this to offer till the new crop is gathered. 

 If any of our readers know of any seed of the yellow 

 variety available we should be pleased to get the in- 

 formation. 



Mr. W. T. Davidson, of Indiana, who had an article 

 regarding the value of sweet clover, in a recent issue, 

 of Gleanings, wishes us to say to our readers that 

 he has no seed for sale, but that he is selling hives 

 and other bee-fixtures. 



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STEEL 

 WHEELS 



with wide tires double the nse- 

 fulness of the farm wagon. 

 We furnish them any size to 

 fit any axle. Cheaper than re- 

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Old-Fashioned Flowers 



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 and Ornamental Trees, Rost-s. 

 Full line. Wliolesale prices, huy^ 

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 67 Trust Bide. 

 Rochester, N. V . 



